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Cyberpunk 2077 Breach Protocol

The Cyberpunk 2077 Breach Protocol Skill is influenced by leveling your Intelligence Stat. The Breach Protocol skill improves the effectiveness of Hacking Enemies. When you level up this skill from Quickhacking devices. You will gain access to Breach Protocol Perks that Unlocks the Mass Vulnerability daemon, which reduces the physical resistance for all enemies in the network by 30% for 3 / 6 minute(s), and or Unlocks the Big Sleep daemon which disables all cameras in the network for 3 minute(s).

Breach Protocol

Intelligence

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How To Level Up Breach Protocol Skill in Cyberpunk 2077

The Breach Protocol skill is leveled up by Hacking Enemies with Breach Protocol.

How To Gain XP Skill XP
Quickhacking devices75
Performing actions that have a specific Intelligence attribute requirement100

Best Breach Protocol Perks in Cyberpunk 2077

List of the Best Breach Protocol Perks in Cyberpunk 2077, you can view what each perk does and how we rank them in our Breach Protocol Tier List.

  • S Tier - (Best) The Strongest Perks You can choose in this Cyberpunk 2077 Breach Protocol Tier List.
  • A Tier - (Strong) Very strong choice, but not on the same level as S Tier Choices.
  • B Tier - (Good) Solid Choice and can be viable with the right Builds.
  • C Tier - (Average) The middle of the pack neither good nor bad.
Rank Level Perks Effect
A
1MASS VULNERABILITYUnlocks the Mass Vulnerability daemon, which reduces the physical resistance for all enemies in the network by 30% for 3 / 6 minute(s)
B
1BIG SLEEPUnlocks the Big Sleep daemon which disables all cameras in the network for 3 minute(s)
B
5ADVANCED DATAMINEUpgrades the Datamine daemon, increasing the amount of eurodollars acquired from access points by 50% / 100%
C
5ALMOST IN!Increases the breach time for Breach Protocol by 20% / 40%
B
7EXTENDED NETWORK INTERFACEAutomatically highlights nearby access points
A
9DATAMINE MASTERMINDUpgrades the Datamine daemon, increasing the amount of components acquired from access points by 50% / 100%.
B
9TURRET SHUTDOWNUnlocks the Turret Shutdown daemon, which disables security turrets in the network for 3 / 6 minute(s)
A
11TOTAL RECALLThe ICEpick daemon reduces all quickhack costs by an additional 1 RAM unit(s)
A
12TURRET TAMERUnlocks the Turret Tamer daemon, which sets the status of every turret in the network to friendly for 3 / 6 minute(s)
A
12DATAMINE VIRTUOSOUpgrades the Datamine daemon, increasing the chance to acquire a quickhack from access points by 50% / 100%.
A
14CLOUD CACHECompleting Breach Protocol restores RAM unites equal to 1 / 2 times the number of daemons uploaded
S
14EFFICIENCYUploading 3 or more daemon in the same Breach Protocol increases cyberdeck RAM recovery rate by 3 / 6 unit(s) per 60 seconds. Lasts 5 minutes
A
16MASS VULNERABILITY: QUICKHACKSUpgrades the Mass Vulnerability daemon, causing enemies in the network to also take 30% more damage from quickhacks.
A
16TOTALER RECALLThe ICEpick daemon reduces all quickhack costs by an additional 1 RAM unit(s)
A
18HACKATHONUploading 3 or more daemons in the same Breach Protocol shortens quickhack cooldowns by 25% for 5 minutes
S
20COMPRESSIONReduces the lengths of the sequences required to upload daemons by 1. Cannot be reduced below 2
S
20BUFFER OPTIMIZATIONIncreases the duration of daemon effects by 100%
S
7Mass Vulnerability: ResistancesUpgrades the Mass Vulnerability daemon, reducing all Resistances for enemies in the network by 30%
S
18Head StartAutomatically uploads the first daemon in the list at the start of Breach Protocol
S
20TransmigrationIncreases the breach time of Breach Protocol by 50%. +5% per Perk Level.

List of Breach Protocol Skill Level Rewards

These are the level up bonus effect you will receive from simply leveling up the Breach Protocol skill.

Level Reward
1-
21 Perk Points.
3Increases Breach Protocol Time by 5%.
4Increases Components Acquired by 10%.
5Increases Breach Protocol Time by 5%.
61 Perk Points.
7Increases Breach Protocol Time by 5%.
8Increases RAM by 1.
9Increases Components Acquired by 10%.
101 Perk Points.
11Increases Breach Protocol Time by 5%.
12Increases Components Acquired by 10%.
13Increases RAM by 1.
141 Perk Points.
15Increases Breach Protocol Time by 5%.
161 Perk Points.
17Increases Components Acquired by 10%.
181 Perk Points.
19Increases Buffer Extension by 1
20Unlocks the last perk in the Breach Protocol Skill Tree.
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Cyberpunk 2077 Breach Protocol Builds

List of what we consider to be the Best Breach Protocol Builds in Cyberpunk 2077.

B-Tier
Neural Netrunner Breach Protocol Build
15
Body
20
Reflexes
3
Cool
20
Intelligence
3
Technical Ability

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The Best Cyberware we recommend for this build
Name Price Effect
Limbic System Enchancement
Common
Frontal Cortex
3,000
Increase Crit Chance by 7%
Int 6
Limbic System Enchancement
Rare
Frontal Cortex
9,000
Increases Crit Chance by 15%
Int 9

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The Best Cyberdecks you should use.
Name Price Specs Effect
BIOTECH MK.3
Epic
25000
RAM: 10
Buffer Size: 7
Slots: 5
Increases RAM recovery rate by 9 units per 60 seconds. Quickhacks deal 20% more damage.

The Best Quickhacks to use with this build
Name Price Specs Effect
Ping
Uncommon
60
RAM Cost: 1
Upload Time: 1
Duration: 20
Cooldown: 0
Reveals enemies and devices connected to the local network.
Ping
Legendary
280
RAM Cost: 1
Upload Time: 1
Duration: 20
Cooldown: 0
Highlighted targets can be scanned and quickhacked through solid obstacles.

Neural Netrunner Breach Protocol Best Perks You Should Use
Skill Lvl Perks Effects
1 Mass VulnerabilityUnlocks the Mass Vulnerability daemon, which reduces the physical resistance for all enemies in the network by 30% for 3 / 6 minute(s)
11 Total RecallThe ICEpick daemon reduces all quickhack costs by an additional 1 RAM unit(s)
12 Turret TamerUnlocks the Turret Tamer daemon, which sets the status of every turret in the network to friendly for 3 / 6 minute(s)
14 Cloud CacheCompleting Breach Protocol restores RAM unites equal to 1 / 2 times the number of daemons uploaded
16 Mass Vulnerability: QuickhacksUpgrades the Mass Vulnerability daemon, causing enemies in the network to also take 30% more damage from quickhacks.
16 Totaler RecallThe ICEpick daemon reduces all quickhack costs by an additional 1 RAM unit(s)
20 Buffer OptimizationIncreases the duration of daemon effects by 100%
1 BloodwareQuickhacks deal 10% / 20% / 30% more damage
1 BiosynergyEnables RAM to recover during combat (at a rate of 4 / 8 /12 RAM unit(s) per minute).
5 Forget-me-notEliminating a target affected by a quickhack instantly recovers 1 RAM unit(s)
9 Signal SupportIncreases quickhack duration by 25% / 50%
11 Subliminal MessageQuickhacks deal 25% / 50% more damage to unaware targets
12 MnemonicReduces the cost of quickhacks used against an enemy already affected by a quickhack by 1 RAM units
16 Critical ErrorQuickhacks can now deal crit hits based on your crit chance and crit damage stats
18 AnamnesisAvailable cyberdeck RAM cannot drop below 2 / 3 / 4 unit(s)
20 OptimizationReduces the cost of quickhacks by 1 RAM unit(s)
7 Mass Vulnerability: ResistancesUpgrades the Mass Vulnerability daemon, reducing all Resistances for enemies in the network by 30%
18 Head StartAutomatically uploads the first daemon in the list at the start of Breach Protocol
20 Master Ram LiberatorIncreases RAM Recovery rate by 50%. +1% per Perk Level.

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