Corpo NetgunnerCyberpunk 2077Netrunner, SmartgunsbuildThis is a guide with 6 notesPublished
You were trained by Arasaka Counter-Intel to solve problems quickly, efficiently, and mercilessly. You take those skills to the streets of Night City with brutal swagger while wearing the scent of blood, ozone, and burning rubber like cologne. Subtlety doesn't leave any kind of message the way a smart-SMG and your gold-plated brain can.
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Perks are chosen to make you a fast, versatile netrunner who uses smart weapons for running and gunning. A monowire rounds out the skill set, allowing you to handle things up close and even use melee finishers for quick RAM recovery. For more focus on the SMGs, the shotgun, Monowire, and some of the dash perks can be pulled and reallocated. This is a fairly forgiving build when it comes to perk adjusting.
For those who want more stealth options, pulling a single point from Body will give you access to the more important anti-detection perks. Any more than that would require going up to 15 point Cool investment, which I found to be excessive as someone who tends to avoid stealth after being detected the first time.
Points
Cyberware
Cyberware was chosen to emphasize open combat that mixes smart weapons and the monowire with netrunning. Rather than crits or spamming nonstop hacks, you're set up to be nimble, decently armored, and have plenty of mitigation while using all the tools in your kit. For those who want to focus more on the Monowire's damage, Heal-on-Kill and the Biomonitor or Blood Pump can be swapped out for Microrotors and an Adrenaline Booster.
Allows you to perform quickhacks on enemies and devices while scanning.
+10% quickhack damage
+2% Monowire damage per used RAM unit (max. +30%).
When an uploading a quickhack to an enemy, shooting them with a Smart weapon will accelerate upload speed.
When Overclock is active: Smart weapons and Monowire deal bonus Electrical damage equal to 60% of normal attack damage.
+6 Max RAM +35% upload speed for quickhacks
intelligence · +0.05% to all dealt damage per Attribute Point.
Increases RAM recovery rate by +0.3 unit(s) per sec.
+2 Max RAM
intelligence · +0.05% to all dealt damage per Attribute Point.
+1.35 RAM when you neutralize an enemy.
+1 Max RAM
intelligence · +0.05% to all dealt damage per Attribute Point.
+11% Mitigation Chance +11% Mitigation Strength
Mitigation grants a chance to reduce incoming damage by current Mitigation Strength (default: 50%).
reflexes · +0.1% Crit Chance per Attribute Point.
Slows time by 60% for 4.5 sec. when your Health drops below 25%.
Cooldown: 35 sec.
cool · +0.2% headshot and weakspot damage per Attribute Point.
Slows time by 50% for 4.5 sec. when enemy detection reaches 50%.
Cooldown: 60 sec.
cool · +0.2% headshot and weakspot damage per Attribute Point.
Effect active when scanning: Highlights cameras and turrets within 39 m. The effect remains active for 60 sec. after scanning.
10x optical zoom when scanning or aiming.
intelligence · +0.05% to all dealt damage per Attribute Point.
Monowire is arm replacement cyberware that allows you to whip multiple enemies at once from a distance.
Deals Physical damage.
intelligence · +0.5% damage with this cyberware per Attribute Point.
Enables the use of smart-targeting in Smart weapons. +20% target lock duration +15% Crit Damage with Smart weapons.
Directly links the user's optical implant to the weapon's system, offering real-time weapon info.
+2 Max RAM
intelligence · +0.1% Smart weapon damage per Attribute Point.
Reloading an empty weapon causes the next shot to release an electroshock that deals up to 250 Electrical damage to enemies near the point of impact. Electroshock damage increases with the number of bullets reloaded (max. 5 bullets).
intelligence · +0.05% to all dealt damage per Attribute Point.
+50% Mitigation Chance for 4 sec. if you lose 35% Health within 3 sec.
Cooldown: 6 sec.
reflexes · +0.1% Crit Chance per Attribute Point.
+250% Armor from this cyberware when available RAM is below 12. Requires an installed cyberdeck.
intelligence · +2 Armor per Attribute Point.
Converts 30% of damage taken into damage-over-time.
body · +0.5% damage-over-time resistance per Attribute Point.
+19% Mitigation Strength (Total Mitigation Strength cannot exceed 90%)
Mitigation grants a chance to reduce incoming damage by current Mitigation Strength (default: 50%).
body · +0.5 Health per Attribute Point.
+15% Max Health
body · +0.5 Health per Attribute Point.
+250% RAM Regen Rate when available RAM is below 7.
intelligence · +0.1% damage reduction per Attribute Point.
Press the jump button in midair to perform a double jump.
reflexes · +0.1% Crit Chance per Attribute Point.
Automatically heals you with your equipped Health Item when your Health drops below 50%. +16% Health Item effectiveness
technical · +0.1% Health Item efficiency per Attribute Point.
Functions as a powerful Health Item. Instantly restores 110 Health, then regenerates 23 Health per second for 6 sec.
technical · +0.1% Health Item efficiency per Attribute Point.
+7.5% Health when you neutralize an enemy.
intelligence · +0.05% to all dealt damage per Attribute Point.
Activating a faceplate alters both your physical and digital identity, making you virtually unrecognizable. Outside of combat, you can easily escape the Law (up to Bounty level 4).
Assign cyberware to the quickslot and activate it with the combat gadget button.
Cooldown: 900 sec.
intelligence · +0.05% to all dealt damage per Attribute Point.
Weapons
3/3 + 6This is a solid build for playing with any and all smart weapons, though I typically run with the three at the top for a mix of solid single-enemy and AoE damage. Other weapons, like the Pizdets or Yasha, are good for more stealthy play. Weapons like the Hercules and Divided We Stand are great for spreading poison about in large areas. The pistols I tend to only use when I feel like a change of pace, with Genjiroh handling groups well and Ogou doing a good job at killing single targets.
Fires explosive rounds. The modified automated targeting system guides bullets to up to 3 targets while aiming. Perfect for when you're outnumbered.
Deals additional Electrical damage with a small chance to apply an EMP on impact.
Heavy weapon. Slightly reduces movement speed and jump height.
A rocket launcher that fires explosive rounds. This weapon can smart-target up to six enemies simultaneously. Everything caught in the blast radius is torn to shreds. Be careful - that goes for you too. At low Health, reload speed and Burn chance is increased.
Fire rate increases with each consecutive shot.
Thanks to Boris's mods, the longer this weapon fires, the greater the Crit chance. Comes with its own custom silencer.
Rounds deal increased damage, but have a chance to lose target-lock and miss.
You can smart-target up to five enemies simultaneously, though at the cost of accuracy. Bullets may cause Chemical explosions that apply heavy Poison effects.
Has a chance to severely Poison enemies. Poisoned enemies are more susceptible to Crit Damage. Neutralizing an enemy causes them to explode and leave a pool of acid.
Rounds per burst increased to 4. Increases magazine size and projectile speed. When aiming, can lock onto 4 targets simultaneously. Projectiles deal additional Electrical damage with an increased chance to apply Shock.
Fires a burst of two explosive rounds. Hits have a higher chance of dismemberment. Each dismemberment increases Crit Chance and chance to apply Bleeding.
Locks onto only one enemy at a time.
A special version of the weapon capable of additional modification. Optimized design also allows for improved handling.
+2 lock-on target(s) +30% lock-on speed +20% headshot damage
+20% damage against Elite enemies.
Grenades
1/1 + 4I normally use grenades for buying time to heal or escape with flashbangs, but they have multiple other applications. Incendiary Grenades are excellent for detonating enemies who have Contagion applied, while recon grenades can set you up for a group-wiping spread of Contagion. Frag grenades are great for hitting enemies behind cover, and the Gash Antipersonnel Grenade leaves a hazard that smart enemies will avoid, enabling you to limit their options.
Applies Burn for 5 sec.
Deals additional damage to armored enemies.
Applies Blinding for 12 sec.
-90% accuracy for affected human enemies for 15 sec.
Hits enemies with an explosive blast and shrapnel.
Activates 32 lasers that deal damage for 8 sec.
Decapitates non-Boss enemies who have less than 30% Health.
Emits a sound that lures enemies.
+80% lock-on speed with Smart weapons against affected enemies.
Quickhacks
8/8 + 4Quickhacks are easily interchangeable, and I encourage you to play with that. Reboot Optice and Cyberware Malfunction go a long way towards increasing smartgun damage to single targets, while applying Contagion to enemies makes entire groups susceptible to exploding when affected by the burn status that the Prototype: Shingen Mk V applies. System Collapse is great for disabling Cyberpsychos without killing them, though most of the time I run with Cyberpsychosis slotted in order to make enemies cause chaos before I walk in the door.
I recommend slotting Cripple Movement into the Monowire in order to severely weaken enemy damage and movement in melee.
Allows you to perform quickhacks on enemies and devices while scanning.
+10% quickhack damage
+2% Monowire damage per used RAM unit (max. +30%).
When an uploading a quickhack to an enemy, shooting them with a Smart weapon will accelerate upload speed.
When Overclock is active: Smart weapons and Monowire deal bonus Electrical damage equal to 60% of normal attack damage.
Forces the enemy to attack the nearest friendly or hostile. If no one is nearby, they will commit suicide instead.
-6 RAM cost for a short time after applying a stack of Cyberware Malfunction or an EMP effect. Stacks 3 times.
+25% duration and +25% damage dealt by the affected enemy for each other quickhack affecting them.
Infects the enemy with a virus that causes toxic cyberware substances to leak. This deals poison damage over time and can spread to 4 enemy(-ies) within 8 m. Effective against closely grouped enemies. Ineffective against mechs, robots, drones and turrets. Stacks 2 times.
Applying a Burn or Overheat effect against an affected enemy will cause the leaked toxic substance to detonate. The explosion removes Contagion's effect.
+15% damage with this quickhack against each subsequent enemy it spreads to.
Deals damage. Mechs, robots, drones and turrets receive additional damage.
+3 sec. duration for all Control quickhacks currently affecting the target.
+10% damage for each stack of Cyberware Malfunction affecting the enemy. This increased damage also causes the affected enemy's weakspot to explode.
Applies an EMP effect that deals additional damage over time.
+20% damage against enemies below a High threat level.
Deals heavy damage. Damage increases by 10% for each RAM unit currently spent (max. +300%).
-2 RAM cost for 15 sec. after neutralizing an enemy with this quickhack. Stacks 3 times.
When Overclock is active, the damage bonus for Synapse Burnout (based on spent RAM) increases by 100%. Neutralizing an enemy with this quickhack extends Overclock's duration by 3 sec.
Disables enemy cyberware for 10 sec. and increases all damage against the affected enemy by 5%.
Stacks up to 8 times.
At 2 stacks, permanently disables enemy cyberware.
At 3 stacks, deals Electrical damage over time. Each application refreshes the effect's duration or reapplies the effect.
At maximum stacks, enemy cyberware overloads, dealing massive damage. Cyberware Malfunction cannot be used on the same enemy again.
Disables enemy movement and cyberware that supports movement and dodging.
+15% melee damage against affected enemies.
Affected enemies are more susceptible to melee Finishers.
+5% Health and +2 RAM after performing Finishers on affected enemies.
Untraceable
Reveals enemies and devices connected to the local network.
+25% lock-on speed with Smart weapons against Pinged enemies.
Highlights devices and allows you to quickhack them through walls.
Causes a weapon malfunction that reduces enemy accuracy and disables Smart-targeting and cover-penetration.
Locking onto the affected enemy with a Smart weapon will extend Weapon Glitch's duration until target-lock is released.
Detonates the enemy's primary weapon, forcing them to switch to their secondary weapon which will be affected by the quickhack's core effects.
+6% Crit Chance with Smart weapons for 10 sec. whenever you upload this quickhack. Stacks 5 times.
+15% headshot and weakspot damage against the affected enemy.
Blinds the enemy for the duration of the quickhack. In combat, it greatly reduces enemy accuracy.
Neutralizing the affected enemy via headshot or weakspot replenishes +3 RAM units and spreads the quickhack to the nearest enemy.
Untraceable
Prevents the target enemy from noticing you for a short time. -35% trace progress when uploaded outside of combat.
Quickhacks queued after Memory Wipe are not traceable.
Forces all enemies to exit combat state.
Untraceable
Knocks out the enemy without making noise by crippling their nervous system.
-12 RAM cost for a short time after reducing trace progress. Stacks 2 times.
Neutralizing an enemy with this quickhack reduces trace progress by 20%. Neutralizing an enemy netrunner this way removes all trace progress.
Forces the enemy to put a gun to their head and pull the trigger, neutralizing them.
-10 RAM cost for 30 sec. after performing a melee Finisher. Stacks 2 times.
+10% Health from neutralizing an enemy with Suicide.
Skills
I had very little trouble leveling skills for this character. While Netrunner leveled lightning fast, Shinobi and Engineer were close behind. Keeping a smart shotgun on you will help keep Solo up to speed with the other skills. Headhunter leveled fine by killing enemies with hacks from stealth hiding bodies whenever I saw a container.
Decreases Visibility to Enemies by 10%.
+10% headshot damage. +10% damage against vulnerabilities.
+1 Perk Point.
No weapon sway when crouched.
Decreases Visibility to Enemies by 10%.
+15% headshot damage +15% damage against Vulnerabilities
+1 Perk Point.
Optical Camo is active while grappling enemies.
Decreases Recovery time after a throw by 30%.
30% faster when crouch-walking and crouch-sprinting.
Damage bonuses from being undetected outside of combat persist for 3 sec. after entering combat.
+15% Optical Camo charge when neutralizing an enemy in one of the following ways:
- While undetected.
- During Focus mode.
- During Deadeye mode.
- With a thrown weapon.
Increases RAM Recovery Rate by 5%.
Increases RAM by 1.
+1 Perk Point.
Increases RAM Recovery Rate by 5%.
Increases RAM Recovery Rate by 5%.
Increases RAM by 1.
+1 Perk Point.
-20% RAM cost for quickhacks used on devices and vehicles.
+15% duration for Control and Covert quickhacks. +5% damage with Combat quickhacks.
+40% duration for Overclock.
-10% Health loss from using quickhacks during Overclock.
When active, Overclock now reveals enemies within 10 m, and allows you to quickhack non-netrunner enemies through cover.
Increases Movement Speed by 5%.
-5% Stamina cost from dodging and Dashing.
+1 Perk Point.
Increased accuracy for a short time after dodging or Dashing.
Increases Movement Speed by 5%.
-5% Stamina cost from dodging and Dashing.
+1 Perk Point.
Increased Mitigation Chance the faster you move.
+25% damage with Fast Attacks.
Air Dashing and sliding automatically reload 20% of your equipped weapon.
When attacking from midair or while time is slowed, low Stamina does not affect ranged accuracy or melee attack speed.
When Sandevistan is active:
- +40% Crit Chance.
- No Stamina cost for any type of movement.
Increases Carrying Capacity by 50.
Increases Health by 10.
+1 Perk Point.
Fists and Gorilla Arms have:
- +20% damage
- +20% attack speed
- Fists also have a chance to apply Bleeding.
Increases Carrying Capacity by 100.
Increases Health by 15.
+1 Perk Point.
+10% Crit Chance against enemies within 5 m.
+25% damage with Strong Attacks and Quick Melee Attacks.
+25% Health after performing a Finisher.
When Adrenaline Rush is active, Adrenaline decays 50% slower and cannot decay below 10%.
When Berserk is active:
- +30% enemy Health threshold to perform Finishers
- +50% Health from performing Finishers
- +30% Berserk duration
Increases Armor by 15.
Increases Cyberware Capacity by 5.
+1 Perk Point.
+10% grenade damage and explosion radius
Increases Armor by 25.
Increases Cyberware Capacity by 10.
+1 Perk Point.
Increased Shock chance from charging a Tech weapon or electric baton.
+15% Health Item effectiveness.
+30% to all cyberware stat modifiers.
+10% damage with Bolt shots. +40% Burn chance with Bolt shots. Chain Lightning now also sets enemies on fire.
When Fury is active, you occasionally release an EMP blast.