Short Circuit
Cyberpunk 2077 Quickhack
+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.
Overloads an enemy's microcircuits, producing a devastating electrical current of almost 2 million Volts.
Short Circuit is a combat quickhack in Cyberpunk 2077. It deals electric damage.
It comes at Tiers 1 through 5, costing 3 RAM at Tier 1 and 4 at Tier 5, and uploads in 1.5 seconds.
Short Circuit 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 Short CircuitTiers
+3 sec. duration for all Control quickhacks currently affecting the target.
+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.
+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.
+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.
More Combat Quickhacks
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.
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.
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.