Quickhacks in Cyberpunk 2077 are abilities that some characters can use to affect NPCS or surroundings. You need a Cyberdeck to allow you to use Quickhacks succesfully, when you scan Enemies or machines. You can do things such as deactivating or taking direct control.
Cyberdeck
Cyberdecks unlock Netrunner abilities that allow the user to quickhack people and devices as well as breach into networks.
Each cyberdeck comes with a base set of pre-installed quickhacks, a limited number of slots for equipped quickhacks and a certain amount of RAM which is required to execute them. Different cyberdeck models can vary in terms of their stats and power. Higher quality decks are able to perform more advanced quickhacks.
Cyberdeck RAM
RAM is a resource used when performing Quickhacks. When you upload a quickhack to an enemy or device, it uses up a certain amount of RAM units. A quickhack's RAM cost can be altered in different ways, such as certain cyberware abilities, Perks and differences in level.
Used RAM recovers outside of combat.
Your maximum RAM can be increased with a higher Intelligence attribute, certain cyberware abilities and Perks as well as by equipping a higher-quality cyberdeck.
Device Quickhacks
Every Cyberdeck comes with a pre-installed set of quickhacks. You can find specific details about them and about the cyberdeck in their descriptions.
To upload quickhacks, you must have enough RAM available on your cyberdeck.
Quickhacks Categories
Stealth Quickhacks: used in infiltration scenarios to elude or escape the attention of enemies.
Combat Quickhacks: the bread and butter of netrunners once enemies are aware of your presence. You can cast them to deal damage.
Control Quickhacks: used in combat situations, as they can greatly impede opponents. They can prove particularly decisive against bosses and mini-bosses when deployed to disable cyberware they rely on.
Ultimate Quickhacks: are the most powerful programs, but also the most costly in terms of RAM and upload time. Used correctly, they can potentially eliminate targets instantly.
Antipersonnel Quickhacks
Cyberdecks have special slots reserved for antipersonnel quickhacks to use against your Enemies, and can be customized to suit your playstyle.
To upload a quickhack into a target, you must have enough RAM available on your cyberdeck. RAM cost can be altered by different means, such as specific Perks and cyberware abilities.
New Quickhacks can be purchased from vendors, found throughout the world, earned as rewards for completing various activities, sometimes collected after uploading the Datamine daemon to network Access Points, and crafted if you have the necessary Crafting Spec. These quickhack Crafting Specs can also be purchased from vendors, found throughout the world, earned as rewards for completing various activities, and unlocked in the quickhacking Skill tree.
Breach Protocol
Every cyberdeck comes with Breach Protocol pre-installed, which gives it the ability to penetrate networks, and upload powerful programs called daemons that can infiltrate all connected Enemies and devices.
Every cyberdeck also comes pre-installed with the ICEpick daemon. Uploading it succesfully via Breach Protocol will decrease the RAM cost of all quickhacks used on Enemies and devices connected to the network.
New, powerful daemons can be unlocked in the Breach Protocol Skill tree.
Breach Protocol cannot be initiated without a cyberdeck equipped.
Access Points
Access Points are physical ports through which it is possible to access the local network. They can be found by exploring your surroundings or by performing the Ping quickhack on a device or person connected to the same network.
Succesfully uploading a Datamine daemon into an Access Point by using the Breach Protocol will grant you money, quickhack crafting components or sometimes even an entirely new quickhack.
All Quickhacks in Cyberpunk 2077
You can search by Name, Price, Bonuses, Ram Cost, Upload Time, Duration or Cooldown. Just type into the search box what you are looking for.
Quick Search of All Quickhacks
Name |
Price |
Bonus |
RAM Cost |
Upload Time |
Duration |
Cooldown |
 Sonic Shock |
300 600 1000 1400 |
Deafens the target, reducing their ability to detect you. |
3 4 5 6 |
2 | 30 | 10 |
 Whistle |
300 300 1000 |
The affected target will enter a heightened state of alertness and move to your current position. |
2 2 4 |
2 | 10 | 10 |
 Memory Wipe |
600 1000 |
Causes the target to exit combat mode and forget about your presence. Affects the target's entire squad. |
4 5 |
2 | 8 | 120 |
 Ping |
300 3000 4500 7000 |
Reveals enemies and devices connected to the local network. |
1 | 1 | 20 |
0 |
 Short Circuit |
60 600 1000 1400 |
Deals damage to the target. Very effective against mechanical enemies and targets with weak spots. Applies an EMP effect for a few seconds. Deals extra damage to enemies below a high threat level. Passive while equipped: Crit Hits with any weapon apply this quickhack's uncommon effect. |
3 4 5 6 |
3 | - 3 3 3 |
10 |
 Synapse Burnout |
600 1000 1400 |
Deals damage that scales higher based on how much health the target is missing. Less efficient against mechanical enemies. If a target is defeated by this quickhack, they burst into flames, causing nearby enemies to panic. Passive while equipped: defeating an enemy with any quickhack causes nearby enemies to panic. |
6 7 8 |
3 | - 2 2 |
10 |
 Overheat |
300 600 1000 1400 |
Applies Burn to the target, dealing damage over time. Less effective against mechanical enemies. Affected targets are temporarily unable to take any action. Burn from Overheat lasts significantly longer. Affected targets are unable to use cyberware abilities. |
3 |
3 | 4 4 8 8 |
10 |
 Contagion |
300 600 1000 1400 |
Applies Poison to the target. Spreads to nearby targets. Effective against closely grouped enemies. Poison lasts significantly longer. Each subsequent target receives more damage from Contagion. Passive while equipped: quickhacks with spread capability can reach additional targets. |
4 5 6 9 |
1 | 2 6 6 6 |
10 |
 Cyberware Malfunction |
300 600 1000 |
Disables the target's cyberware, potentially affecting their movement or resistances. Very effective against fast/moving targets and netrunners. Spreads to the nearest target within a set radius. Causes a random implant to explode once the effect's duration expires. |
4 5 6 |
5 | 30 | 0 |
 Cripple Movement |
300 600 1000 1400 |
Prevents the target from moving from their current position. Spreads to the nearest target within a set radius. Affected enemies are also unable to attack. Passive while equipped: enemies under the effect of any quickhack cannot sprint. |
4 5 6 7 |
5 | 8 | 0 |
 Weapon Glitch |
300 600 1000 1400 |
Causes the target's weapon to malfunction, reducing its accuracy and disabling Smart tracking and obstavle penetration. Spreads to the nearest target within a radius. Causes the target's weapon to explode, causing damage. Passive while equipped: enables the Weapons Jammer deamon during Breach Protocol |
4 5 6 7 |
5 | 30 30 30 50 |
0 |
 Reboot Optics |
300 600 1000 1400 |
Resets an enemy's optical cyberware, rendering them temporarily blind. Spreads to the nearest target within a set radius. Greatly increases the effect's duration. Enables the Optics Jammer deamon during Breach Protocol. |
4 5 6 7 |
5 | 16 16 32 32 |
10 |
 Suicide |
1000 1400 |
Greatly increases the effect's duration. Passive while equipped: Causing an enemy to panic reduces the RAM cost of your next Ultimate quickhack by 2 |
11 14 |
8 | - | 120 |
 Detonate Grenade |
1000 1400 |
Forces a target to trigger a carried grenade. The type of explosion and its effects are based on the target's grenade type. Passive while equipped: defeating an enemy with any explosion reduces the RAM cost of next Ultimate quickhacks. |
11 14 |
8 | - | 120 |
 System Reset |
1000 1400 |
Cripples a target's nervous system, causing them to lose consciousness. The affected target will not make any noise when passing out. Passive while equipped: defeating an enemy reduces the RAM cost of the next quickhack. |
10 13 |
8 | - | 120 |
 Cyberpsychosis |
1000 1400 |
Causes the target to attack enemies and allies indiscriminately. If no other allies are nearby, the target will commit suicide. Passive while equipped: enemies under the effect of any quickhack will no longer try to avoid friendly fire. |
12 15 |
8 | - | 120 |
 Request Backup |
300 |
Calls over 1 enemy squad memeber(s). Must NOT be in combat mode. Allows Request Backup to work against enemies in combat mode. |
4 | 2 | 10 | 10 |
AnonymousLegendary Quick hacks are overrated. Epics do everything you really need them to do. Many Epics can be bought, and you can craft them with a perk picked up at 16 Int. Also 16 Int is all you need to melt everything with Quick hacks, 12 if you really know what you're doing but keep in mind the Epic Quick hack crafting perk is at 16. You have all of the necessary Int perks available by 16.
20 Int is nice like Legendaries are nice but with 16 and Epics you should already be winning easily. Legendary Ping and Legendary Short Circuit are excellent, but the effects on others Legendaries are often buggy or interfere with each other.
- Anonymous
Crafting or buying these at any level is just a waste when you can get all of them for free by just Datamining vending machines and antennas. And none of those have any sort of intelligence requirements.
I have all the legendary ones and have only a 3 intelligence and can't craft them with this character.
- Anonymous
Getting the perks that unlock specs are one time use blueprints, so when you craft them you can later reroll perks and avoid those perks. It also means you can't spam craft the items for money or exp. Also when you unlock higher level quick hacks, lower level ones will no longer appear in your inventory.
- Anonymous
According to game descriptions, The exact name of category isn't Stealth Quickhack, but Covert Quickhack. Please edit it.
Arasaka MK4 cyberdeck decreases the RAM cost of covert quickhacks by 2.
'Request Backup' is also a covert quickhack. Arasaka MK4 CD decreases the RAM cost of Request Backup.
- Anonymous
easiest way to get legendary quickhacks is to get them from data mining using the perk Datamine Virtuoso. Just go to the location of the Gig serial suicide and savescum on every data pad in that zone until you get the legendaries you want. only 12 intelligence required and a lot of hacking
- Anonymous
Where does one get most of these legendaries? Are they crafted only?
- Anonymous
You CAN get legendary quickhacks randomly from access points in high level areas. Datamine virtuoso perk might be helping. Save scumming helps get you which quick hack you want. Need 2nd and 3rd line during the minigame to get the a quick hack to spawn consistently. Whatever rarity it dropped the first time is what you'll be getting even after save scumming so much. For some reason, the legendary sonic shock quick hack does not have the passive in its description. I don't know if its functional or not.
- Anonymous
Any high level peeps here can tell me if the epic quick hacks are being sold on shops? I am unable and don't want to craft it. Thanks.
- Anonymous
where can i find whistle with epic rarity?, crafting whistle quickhack just allow me craft the rare version, which is the highest
Main difference between Epic and Legendary rarity quickhacks; legendary variants of the former now include passive effects for just equipping them.
- Anonymous
So the explode granade quickhack we used in the tutorial is cut content eh?
the Suicide quickhack is Epic rarity. Requires the perk to craft.
Legendary sonic shock will prevent 'reveal position' passively
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