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Cyberpunk 2077 Quickhacking

The Cyberpunk 2077 Quickhacking Skill is influenced by leveling your Intelligence Stat. The Quickhacking skill improves the effectiveness of Quickhacking Enemies. When you level up this skill from Quickhacking enemies. You will gain access to Quickhacking Perks that Quickhacks deal 10% / 20% / 30% more damage, and or Enables RAM to recover during combat (at a rate of 4 / 8 /12 RAM unit(s) per minute)..

Quickhacking

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How To Level Up Quickhacking Skill in Cyberpunk 2077

The Quickhacking skill is leveled up by using Quickhacking on enemies

How To Gain XP Skill XP
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Best Quickhacking Perks in Cyberpunk 2077

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

  • S Tier - (Best) The Strongest Perks You can choose in this Cyberpunk 2077 Quickhacking 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
B
1BLOODWAREQuickhacks deal 10% / 20% / 30% more damage
A
1BIOSYNERGYEnables RAM to recover during combat (at a rate of 4 / 8 /12 RAM unit(s) per minute).
B
5HACKER'S MANUALUnlocks diagrams for crafting Uncommon quickhacks
A
5I SPYReveals an enemy netrunner when they're attempting to hack you
A
5FORGET-ME-NOTEliminating a target affected by a quickhack instantly recovers 1 RAM unit(s)
A
7WEAK LINKReduces the required cyberdeck RAM for quickhacks used on devices by 1 / 2 / 3 unit(s)
A
7DAISY CHAINEliminating a target that was a quickhacked reduces the cooldown for all other active quickhacks by 10% / 35% / 50%
A
9SIGNAL SUPPORTIncreases quickhack duration by 25% / 50%
A
11SUBLIMINAL MESSAGEQuickhacks deal 25% / 50% more damage to unaware targets
S
12DIFFUSIONQuickhack spread distance is increased by 2 times
A
12MNEMONICReduces the cost of quickhacks used against an enemy already affected by a quickhack by 1 RAM units
A
12SCHOOL OF HARD HACKSUnlocks diagrams for crafting advanced quickhacks
A
14PLAGUEQuickhacks that spread can jump to 1 / 2 / 3 additional targets
S
16CRITICAL ERRORQuickhacks can now deal crit hits based on your crit chance and crit damage stats
A
16HACKER OVERLORDUnlocks diagrams for crafting specialized quickhacks
A
18ANAMNESISAvailable cyberdeck RAM cannot drop below 2 / 3 / 4 unit(s)
S
20OPTIMIZATIONReduces the cost of quickhacks by 1 RAM unit(s)
S
20BARTMOSS' LEGACYUnlocks diagrams for crafting superior quickhacks
S
20Master RAM LiberatorIncreases RAM Recovery rate by 50%. +1% per Perk Level.

List of Quickhacking Skill Level Rewards

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

Level Reward
1-
21 Perk Points.
3Increases Quickhack Duration by 5%.
41 Perk Points.
5Increases RAM by 1.
6Decreases Quickhack Cooldown by 1.
7Increases Quickhack Duration by 5%.
8Decreases Quickhack Cooldown by 5%.
91 Perk Points.
10Increases RAM by 1.
111 Perk Points.
12Decreases Quickhack Cooldown by 5%.
13Increases Quickhack Duration by 5%.
141 Perk Points.
15Increases RAM by 1.
16Decreases Quickhack Cooldown by 5%.
17Increases Quickhack Duration by 5%.
18Decreases Quickhack Cooldown by 5%.
191 Perk Points.
20Unlocks the last perk in the Quickhacking Skill Tree.
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Cyberpunk 2077 Quickhacking Builds

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

B-Tier
Neural Netrunner Quickhacking 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 Quickhacking 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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