Cyberware Malfunction
Cyberpunk 2077 Quickhack
Disables enemy cyberware for 10 sec. and increases all damage against the affected enemy by 5%.
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.
What better way to discourage an enemy than by making them carry around literal pounds of dead weight?
Cyberware Malfunction is a control quickhack in Cyberpunk 2077. Quickhacks are governed by Intelligence and level the Netrunner skill.
It comes at Tiers 2 through 5, costing 3 RAM at Tier 2 and 4 at Tier 5, and uploads in 0.3 seconds. At Tier 5, 24 cyberdecks have the RAM for it at top tier.
Cyberware Malfunction 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 Cyberware MalfunctionTiers
| Tier | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAM | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Upload | 0.3s | 0.3s | 0.3s | 0.3s |
Disables enemy cyberware for 10 sec. and increases all damage against the affected enemy by 5%.
At 2 stacks, permanently disables enemy cyberware.
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 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.
Cyberdecks
Every cyberdeck at its top tier. A deck marked "too little RAM" cannot upload Cyberware Malfunction 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 |