Cyberware

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To quickly defeat enemies using quickhacks in Cyberpunk 2077, prioritize combos like ContagionContagion Contagion is a quickhack in Cyberpunk 2077 that infects an enemy with a virus, dealing poison damage over time and spreading to other nearby enemies. It's particularly effective against closely grouped human enemies, as it can stack up to two times on a single target. The quickhack is ineffective against mechs, robots, drones, and turrets. + Overheat for massive damage, Sonic Shock + Synapse Burnout for instant kills, or Cyberware Malfunction + Short Circuit for cyber-enhanced foes. Always start by using Breach ProtocolBreach Protocol In Cyberpunk 2077, Breach Protocol is a hacking mini-game used to gain rewards from terminals and access points, or to debuff enemies by uploading "daemons" (programs) onto their network. To play, you enter sequences of codes on a grid within a time limit to match the required daemon codes, aiming to select sequences that complete multiple daemon goals for better loot or effects. to lower RAM costs for subsequent hacks, and consider a CyberdeckCyberdeck In Cyberpunk 2077, a Cyberdeck is a piece of cyberware that functions as a personal computer, acting as your primary interface for the game's hacking system, or "Netrunning". It allows players to use Quickhacks to remotely control devices, overload enemy cyberware, cause malfunctions, and even spread effects between enemies to deal damage, gain information, or distract them. Each Cyberdeck is designed for different playstyles and offers unique bonuses to RAM recovery, hack speed, or the spread and cost of Quickhacks. with a bonus to quickhack damage or duration to maximize your netrunner build. 

Essential Quickhack Combos

  • AoE Damage: Use the Contagion quickhack, which spreads to nearby enemies, and then follow up with Overheat to cause an explosion that eliminates multiple foes at once. 
  • Instant Kill (Stealth): For effective stealth, combine Sonic Shock to make an enemy untraceable and their quickhacks silent, then use Synapse Burnout for a quick and lethal takedown. 
  • Cyberware Disruption: Against heavily chromed enemies, apply Cyberware Malfunction to disable their cyberware and increase their damage weakness, then finish them off with Short Circuit. 
  • Stealth Takedown: A combo of Memory Wipe (to make the target oblivious), Reboot Optics (to obscure vision), and Sonic Shock can achieve a similar result to the more expensive System Collapse quickhack with lower RAM costs. 

Netrunner Strategies

  • Lower RAM Costs: Always perform Breach Protocol on the access point first; this reduces the RAM cost of all subsequent quickhacks in that encounter. 
  • Choose the Right Cyberdeck: Invest in a powerful Cyberdeck, such as the Tetronic Ripler, which offers significant damage bonuses for quickhacks, especially when used after a non-combat hack. 
  • Utilize the Intelligence Tree: Invest points in the Intelligence tree to make your quickhacks cheaper to deploy and upload them more quickly, especially those at the start of your queue. 

General Tips

  • Prioritize Key Hacks: Focus on damage-dealing quickhacks like Short Circuit and Overheat, alongside utility hacks like Cyberware Malfunction, for early to mid-game effectiveness. 
  • Break Line of Sight: To escape being hacked, try to break the line of sight with the netrunner; this can sometimes disrupt their attack, though shooting them or the camera they are using is more reliable. 

  • Capacity
  • Character
  • Cyberdeck
  • Materials

Increasing capacity and upgrading cyberware

To get the most out of your cyberware in Cyberpunk 2077, increase your Cyberware Capacity through leveling, the Technical Ability skill tree, and collecting Cyberware Capacity Shards found in the world. Visit a Ripperdoc to equip and upgrade your chosen cyberware to its highest tiers (including +5, +10, and +20), which requires crafting components obtained by disassembling items. Additionally, utilize the Chipware Connoisseur and Driver Update perks to add stat modifiers to upgraded cyberware for further specialization.

Increasing Cyberware Capacity

Your cyberware capacity dictates how many cyberware pieces you can have installed. You can increase it through several methods:

  • Leveling Up: Simply reaching higher character levels grants base capacity increases. 
  • Skill Progression: Invest in the Technical Ability tree to unlock perks like Renaissance Punk (+4 capacity per attribute at Lv9+) and Edgerunner (+50 capacity with health and fury drawbacks). 
  • Engineering Skill: Leveling up the Engineering skill also grants capacity bonuses, with specific points for reaching Lv10 and Lv30. 
  • Cyberware Capacity Shards: These are found as loot on enemies, in police scanner hustles, or as mission rewards. The Phantom Liberty expansion adds more shards to the game. 

Upgrading Cyberware

Once you have the capacity, you can improve your installed cyberware:

  • Visit a Ripperdoc: This is where you can equip iconic and unique cyberware and upgrade existing items. 
  • Crafting Components: Upgrading cyberware requires specific components, which are obtained by disassembling weapons, gear, and clothing. 
  • Upgrading Tiers: You can upgrade cyberware beyond Tier 5 to Tier 5 Plus for enhanced stats. 
  • Perk-Based Upgrades: The Technical Ability tree offers perks like Chipware Connoisseur and Driver Update, allowing you to add stat modifiers when upgrading certain cyberware. 

General Tips

  • Collect Shards: Make sure to loot all potential Cyberware Capacity Shards, even if a body seems unreachable. If a shard is missed, it is permanently gone. 
  • Don’t Ignore Cyberware: Installing and upgrading cyberware from the start is crucial for getting stronger and exploring the world effectively. 
  • Choose Your Operating System: There are three primary Operating System choices: Cyberdecks, Sandevistan, and Berserk, each with unique benefits for different playstyles. Cyberdecks are for hacking, Sandevistan slows time for enhanced combat, and Berserk boosts melee, defense, and temporary invulnerability. You can install and swap these at a Ripperdoc.

How your character and cyberware work together

In Cyberpunk 2077, cyberware directly integrates with your character by enhancing abilities, granting new skills, and modifying their physical appearance, but it’s limited by a “Cyberware Capacity” resource that must be managed by leveling up or finding upgrades. You choose cyberware that aligns with your desired playstyle, such as double jumping, enhanced combat prowess, or improved hacking, which then influences your character’s build and effectiveness. Your character’s attribute points, particularly those in the Tech tree, also affect your ability to equip more cyberware and reduce its capacity cost.  

Mechanics of Cyberware and Character Interaction

  • Cyberware Capacity: This is a core resource that determines how much cyberware your character can be equipped with.
    • Increasing Capacity: You can increase Cyberware Capacity by leveling up your character or finding specific “Cyberware Capacity shards” in the world. 
    • Attribute Synergy: Points invested in the Tech attribute can also increase your Cyberware Capacity or reduce the capacity cost of certain cyberware, allowing for a more heavily augmented character. 
  • Playstyle and Builds: Your character’s build is defined by the cyberware they equip.
    • Examples:
      • Double Jumping: Reinforced Tendons in the legs provide a double jump ability, which is useful for navigation. 
      • Combat Enhancements: Cyberware like the Second Heart can revive you on low health, while Gorilla Arms offer melee bonuses. 
      • Hacking: Netrunners can use Cyberdecks and specific skills tied to the Intelligence attribute to use quickhacks on enemies. 
  • Cyberware Enhancements: These are mods you can install into your existing cyberware to grant additional effects.
    • Slot Limitation: Only one Cyberware Enhancement can be installed per piece of physical cyberware. 
  • Cosmetic and Narrative Integration:
    • Appearance: Cyberware directly changes your character’s appearance, with options for facial features and full-body conversions. 
    • Cyberpsychosis: As you install more cyberware, especially full-body conversions, you risk cyberpsychosis, a state where the character loses their humanity and control due to excessive augmentation. 

How to Plan Your Character with Cyberware

  1. Decide on a Playstyle: Consider if you want to be a melee brawler, a stealthy hacker, or something else. 
  2. Allocate Attribute Points: Distribute attribute points, particularly in Tech, to help you equip the desired cyberware. 
  3. Visit a Ripperdoc: Find a Ripperdoc to purchase and install new cyberware. 
  4. Manage Capacity: Keep an eye on your Cyberware Capacity and level up to increase it as you install more pieces of cyberware. 

Which cyberdeck should you choose to use

Cyberdeck comparison is a popular topic among players of Cyberpunk 2077, with the best deck depending on your playstyle, such as the Tetronic Ripper for hybrid or multi-use builds, the Militech Paraline for smart weapon and monowire users, and the Netwatch Netdriver for powerful spread-focused quickhacks. Each deck offers unique bonuses to RAM, quickhack damage, spread distance, or recovery rate, allowing for different approaches to combat and stealth.

Top Cyberdeck Choices

  • Tetronic Ripper (e.g., Mk.4)
    • Best For: Hybrid builds or those unsure of their playstyle. 
    • Benefits: Larger RAM pool, increased quickhack damage and weapon damage, and the ability to spread ultimate quickhacks to more targets. 
  • Militech Paraline
    • Best For: Smart weapon and Monowire users. 
    • Benefits: Provides a damage bonus to these weapon types during Overclock mode, making it excellent for hybrid builds. 
  • Netwatch Netdriver (e.g., Mk.5)
    • Best For: Pure Netrunners focused on damaging multiple enemies simultaneously. 
    • Benefits: Greatly increases quickhack damage, spread distance, and RAM recovery speed, allowing hacks to automatically upload to multiple targets. 
  • Arasaka Shadow
    • Best For: Stealth-focused netrunners. 
    • Benefits: While niche, it’s considered the best for a purely stealth approach to quickhacking, particularly for effects like Memory Wipe. 
  • Raven Microcyber
    • Best For: Players who want to spread and detonate powerful quickhacks like Contagion. 
    • Benefits: Enhances quickhack spread distance and increases RAM recovery, making it effective for area-of-effect strategies. 

How to Choose

  • Consider your primary weapon and fighting style: The Militech Paraline is best for Smart Weapons, while the Tetronic Ripper offers a general boost. 
  • Think about your preferred hacking method: Use the Netwatch Netdriver for maximum impact on groups or Arasaka for stealth. 
  • Balance RAM and other attributes: More RAM is always beneficial, but higher-tier decks provide specialized abilities that can change your overall strategy. 
  • Experiment with different quickhack combinations: Cyberdecks are versatile, and pairing them with specific quickhacks and perks can lead to powerful synergies. 

How to obtain cyberware materials

To get materials for cyberware, you should dismantle unwanted weapons, clothing, and armor you find throughout Night City. Higher-tier items yield higher-tier crafting components, so prioritize dismantling gear with better rarities.

What to Dismantle

  • Weapons: Any weapon you aren’t using or keeping can be dismantled. 
  • Clothing and Armor: Since the 2.0 update, clothing is primarily cosmetic and provides no stats, making them excellent sources of components when dismantled. 
  • Mods: Dismantling weapons and mods can also yield valuable crafting components. 

What to Dismantle

  • Weapons: Any weapon you aren’t using or keeping can be dismantled. 
  • Clothing and Armor: Since the 2.0 update, clothing is primarily cosmetic and provides no stats, making them excellent sources of components when dismantled. 
  • Mods: Dismantling weapons and mods can also yield valuable crafting components. 

Why Dismantle?

  • Crafting Components: Dismantling provides the necessary crafting components to upgrade your existing cyberware and weapons to higher tiers. 
  • Inventory Space: Dismantling helps clear out unwanted items, freeing up carrying capacity in your inventory. 
  • Tiering Up: Higher-tier items (like Tier 3 or Tier 5) will provide the higher-tier components you need to upgrade your cyberware to match your current level. 


Questions and answers

Do I need cyberware capacity for armour? Yes, in Cyberpunk 2077 after the 2.0 update, armor is primarily derived from your installed cyberware, so you do need cyberware capacity to have high armor values. You cannot equip a large number of cyberware pieces, which are the source of most armor, without sufficient cyberware capacity. Increasing your capacity allows you to equip more powerful and numerous cyberware, thus increasing your overall armor and ability to withstand damage.

How do I move up tiers in Cyberpunk 2077? To move up tiers, you must upgrade individual items (only iconic weapons and all cyberware) at a Ripperdoc or via the crafting menu using the necessary components. You can obtain higher-tier components by disassembling items of that tier, and you can convert lower-tier components into higher-tier ones through the crafting menu. Your character’s level also influences the tier of loot that drops in the world.