Overheat
Cyberpunk 2077 Quickhack
Uploading Overheat to an enemy already affected by it will extend its duration.
Successful attacks on enemies affected by Overheat slightly extend its duration.
Melts enemy armor over time (max. -40%).
Attacks on the affected enemy also deal Thermal damage equal 10% of the normal physical damage.
When your bodily fluids begin to boil, it becomes pretty difficult to focus on much else.
Overheat is a combat quickhack in Cyberpunk 2077. It deals thermal damage, as do CHAR Incendiary Grenade and GASH Antipersonnel Grenade. Quickhacks are governed by Intelligence and level the Netrunner skill.
It comes at Tiers 1 through 5, costing 3 RAM at Tier 1 and 9 at Tier 5, and uploads in 2 seconds. At Tier 5, 8 cyberdecks have the RAM for it at top tier.
Overheat 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 OverheatTiers
| Tier | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAM | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 |
| Upload | 2s | 2s | 2s | 2s | 2s |
Uploading Overheat to an enemy already affected by it will extend its duration.
Uploading Overheat to an enemy already affected by it will extend its duration.
Successful attacks on enemies affected by Overheat slightly extend its duration.
Uploading Overheat to an enemy already affected by it will extend its duration.
Successful attacks on enemies affected by Overheat slightly extend its duration.
Melts enemy armor over time (max. -40%).
Uploading Overheat to an enemy already affected by it will extend its duration.
Successful attacks on enemies affected by Overheat slightly extend its duration.
Melts enemy armor over time (max. -40%).
Attacks on the affected enemy also deal Thermal damage equal 10% of the normal physical damage.
Cyberdecks
Every cyberdeck at its top tier. A deck marked "too little RAM" cannot upload Overheat 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 |