Bait
Cyberpunk 2077 Quickhack
Lures an enemy to your current position in an Alerted state.
Lures an enemy to your current position without putting them in an Alerted state.
Can be used during combat, forcing the affected enemy out of cover.
When uploaded through a camera, the enemy will be lured to the camera instead of you.
When uploaded a second time to same enemy outside of combat, they will stop their approach and turn back.
"By the time they reach you, you're already gone. You know, I've always said advanced tech looks a lot like magic." – Cracker Jack
Bait is a stealth quickhack in Cyberpunk 2077. Quickhacks are governed by Intelligence and level the Netrunner skill.
It comes at Tiers 1 through 5, costing 2 RAM at Tier 1 and 4 at Tier 5, and uploads in 0.3 seconds. At Tier 5, 24 cyberdecks have the RAM for it at top tier.
Bait Builds
Jump into the character build planner with this quickhack slotted, then add a cyberdeck, perks, and the rest of your netrunning kit around it.
Create a build with BaitTiers
| Tier | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAM | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Upload | 0.3s | 0.3s | 0.3s | 0.3s | 0.3s |
Lures an enemy to your current position in an Alerted state.
Lures an enemy to your current position without putting them in an Alerted state.
Lures an enemy to your current position without putting them in an Alerted state.
Can be used during combat, forcing the affected enemy out of cover.
Lures an enemy to your current position without putting them in an Alerted state.
Can be used during combat, forcing the affected enemy out of cover.
When uploaded through a camera, the enemy will be lured to the camera instead of you.
Lures an enemy to your current position without putting them in an Alerted state.
Can be used during combat, forcing the affected enemy out of cover.
When uploaded through a camera, the enemy will be lured to the camera instead of you.
When uploaded a second time to same enemy outside of combat, they will stop their approach and turn back.
Cyberdecks
Every cyberdeck at its top tier. A deck marked "too little RAM" cannot upload Bait at Tier 5 without extra RAM from Intelligence or other cyberware.
| NetWatch Netdriver Mk.1 Tier 5 | 13 | 8 | 4 |
| Tetratronic Rippler Mk.5 Tier 5 | 13 | 8 | 4 |
| Tetratronic Rippler Mk.4 Tier 4 | 12 | 7 | 3 |
| Arasaka Mk.5 Tier 5 | 9 | 8 | 4 |
| Biotech Σ Mk.4 Tier 5 | 9 | 8 | 4 |
| Militech Canto Mk.6 Tier 5 | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| Militech Paraline Mk.5 Tier 5 | 9 | 8 | 4 |
| Raven Microcyber Mk.3 Tier 5 | 9 | 8 | 4 |
| Arasaka Mk.4 Tier 4 | 8 | 7 | 3 |
| Biotech Σ Mk.3 Tier 4 | 8 | 7 | 3 |
| Militech Paraline Mk.4 Tier 4 | 8 | 7 | 3 |
| Raven Microcyber Mk.2 Tier 4 | 8 | 7 | 3 |
| Arasaka Mk.3 Tier 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
| Biotech Σ Mk.2 Tier 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
| Militech Paraline Mk.3 Tier 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
| Raven Microcyber Mk.1 Tier 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
| Tetratronic Rippler Mk.3 Tier 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
| Arasaka Mk.2 Tier 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Biotech Σ Mk.1 Tier 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Militech Paraline Mk.2 Tier 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Tetratronic Rippler Mk.2 Tier 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Arasaka Mk.1 Tier 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| Militech Paraline Mk.1 Tier 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| Tetratronic Rippler Mk.1 Tier 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 |