PAYDAY 3: THE Stealth Build for Overkill [Updated for 2.2.1]

Steam Community guide by Roniton.

SKILLS

Here is my go to skill setup. You can use it for pretty much every heist in the game

SKILL EXPLANATION

Skills from the build

Infiltrator (Aced) + Quick Fingers:
With these 2 skills you can pretty much lock pick every lock in the game even if a guard is looking right at you. Also you can quickly pick many locks in a row
Escapist + Swift:
Nice for some extra movement speed
Grifter:
A nice source of Rush
Walk the Walk + Social Engineering:
Let's you be basically invisible to everything beside guards
Open Mic:
Kind of a quality of life skill that in some situations also may save your ass
Slippery:
Saves you if you get cuffed by accident. Also enables cheesy tactics like speedrunning Rock the Cradle in under 2min
Hacker + Secure Loop + Routed Ping:
Hack cams, loop cams, mark guards
Appliance Breach:
It's really usefull to be able to lure a guard away and not be at that specific place where he will go
Glitch Protocol:
A guard saw you in a private area? Hack him and walk away.
A guard blocks your way and you don't want to kill him? Hack him
Also usefull if you need a QR-Code and the guard you are trying to hack wants to walk away.
Easily one of the strongest stealth skills in the game
Strategist (Aced):
Marking just 1 guard is pretty low. How about 3?
Cover-Up:
Usefull if you don't want to wait for a radio to finally trigger
Transporter + Beast of Burden + Power Lifter + Bagger:
These skills let you pickup 2 bag and move without having a movement penalty as long as you have rush. You gain rush by picking up a bag. So if rush runs out just drop a bag and pick it up again.

Other skills you might consider

Scrambler:
For hacking drones
all Scrambler skills:
If you like the ECM and want to use it you might want to take a look at these skills. There are some pretty strong options aswell
CQC Specialist + Groundskeeper:
If you are into takedowns these might come in handy
Signal Catch:
I really don't see the use in this skill. Needing a line of sight makes this skill so usefull for me. But maybe there are some who like it

WEAPONS

Choosing your weapons is almost entirely up to you. Since PD3 has no detection risk you can choose your favorite weapon. I'd only recommend to have a pistol with supresssor. However here is my personal setup

PRIMARY [VF-7S]

I choose this weapon because it's super powerful and may save you when something goes wrong while stealthing. There is no reason to use it while you are still in stealth

Sight: Sheath RDS
Barrel Extension: Cylindric Silencer
Barrel: CQC Barrel
Grip: Biofit Grip
Magazine: Quick-Pull Mag
Stock: Light Frame
Vertical Grip: Angled Ghost Grip

SECONDARY [Signature 403]

I choose this weapon because it has the highest damage among all the pistols a big magazine and you can equip a supressor on it.

Magazine: Quick-Pull Mag
Barrel Extension: Snub Silencer
Sight: LED RDS
Grip: Ribbed Grip

ARMOR

This section is currently outdated and will be updated for the next update
Standard Lining is simply the best for stealth since you dont need armor and it gives you the most movement speed

THROWABLE

There is only one choise for stealth throwable in stealth and it's the Throwing Knifes. These are really useful if you want distract a guard. Simply throw them somewhere and the nearest guard will hear it and go to investigate

TOOL

Looking at the tools there are actually some tools to consider.

Motion Sensor

Stealthing on Overkill adds the Lead Guard and you NEVER want to get caught by this dude. Simply put a Motion Sensor on his back and you will alway know where he is at. You can also place it somewhere on the ground if you want to spy on a specific place

ECM

Easily disable cams

Other Guides

Also check out my other guides:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3296814661