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CYBERPUNK 2077 NETRUNNER BUILD – THE GHOST

by Hack The Minotaur

INTRODUCTION TO THE GHOST NETRUNNER BUILD

Welcome to a brand new Cyberpunk 2077 Build called The Ghost! If you’ve ever
wanted to experience the best options being a Netrunner in Night City has to
offer then this is the build for you! As an expert in Breach Protocol and
Quickhacking, the Ghost Netrunner can completely avoid most combat situations as
needed, or for a more devious approach, hack into our enemies’ Cyberware causing
all kinds of insane damage in the process!

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In this guide we’ll cover everything you need to know to stalk Night City as an
elusive and mysterious Netrunner, including the primary attributes, best
weapons, armor, cyberware, and all the best perks you’ll want to pick up, so
let’s get started.

STARTING ATTRIBUTES

Our primary focuses on this build will of course be Breach Protocol and
Quickhacking, which luckily both stem from the same Attribute: Intelligence. So
stacking that INT stat early will be important to get a solid start as a
Netrunner. When first creating your Netrunner add 3 Attribute points here for a
total of 6 Intelligence to start.

The next primary attribute we’ll want to invest in is the Cool Attribute. This
powers both the Ninjutsu (formerly Stealth) Skill Tree and the Cold Blood Skill
Tree making this build elusive and destructive in combat if need be. We will
want to add three more starting attributes into Cool for a total of 6 points in
this attribute as well.

Your final starting attribute point is up to you but I recommend placing that
point into the Reflexes attribute. Reflexes in Cyberpunk 2077 is linked to both
the Handguns Skill Tree and the Assault Skill Tree which will let us use a wide
variety of weapons that are easy to find in the early game.

Suggested Starting Stats.

ATTRIBUTE PROGRESSION

You’ll earn 49 additional Attribute points throughout your journey to level 50
in Cyberpunk 2077. The recommended distribution for The Netrunner Ghost Build is
as follows:

Body: 11 (+8)
Reflexes: 14 (+10)
Tech: 6 (+3)
Int: 20 (+14)
Cool: 20 (+14)

LIFE PATH

Your Life Path choice is up to you, but for me, in my mind, the Ghost Netrunner
playstyle works best with a Corpo Life Path character. I imagine you learned
quite a few Corporate secrets being so close to Arasaka tech for so long – all
the more reason to destroy them from the inside out!

Starting as a Corpo will give you access to some unique Corporation themed
dialog options. Great for those that want to roleplay a dark personality with a
chip on their shoulder and something to prove.

WEAPONS AND GEAR

Let’s talk Weapons and Gear next.

In terms of weaponry, this build does nearly all of its devastating damage
without firing a single shot – that’s how powerful the Netrunner playstyle can
be!

However, when starting out you won’t have access to all the higher-level hacker
Perks, so it will be best to have something that can fire off a few bullets when
you need the extra protection. I recommend a Pistol or SMG for close to
mid-range combat and a Sniper Rifle for finishing off enemies from a distance.

MODS

The Ghost Netrunner Build doesn’t require much in the way of fancy gear to be
powerful, however, some armor mods can actually increase our Quickhacking
damage!. My favorite armor mod by far for this build is the Fortuna, which
increases your overall Crit Chance. Another great option is the Bully Mod which
increases your overeall Crit Damage. Note that these won’t be fully usable until
you unlock the Critical Error perk in Quickhacking which allows your quickhacks
to critically strike.

CYBERWARE

The most important piece of Cyberware for any Netrunner build in Cyberpunk 2077
will be the Cyberdeck. Cyberdecks allows you to slot various Quickhacks to
control and damage your enemies. Unfortunately, the base model Militech Paraline
that V comes equipped with does not have much RAM, and will need to be upgraded
quickly if you plan on doing any serious hacks. You’ll want to upgrade this as
soon as possible with something like the Biotech Mark 2 to extend V’s Base RAM.

Once your Street Cred is Level 40 or above, you can start shopping for Legendary
Cyberdecks like the Raven Microcyber Mark 4. This Cyberdeck can be purchased
from Robert, the Ripperdoc near Kabuki Market.

Another powerful Cyberware option for this build you will want to pick up is the
Sandevistan. Multiple different forms and rarities of the Sandevistan exist in
Cyberpunk 2077, available from different manufacturers. The exact model you pick
up does not make a huge difference, though higher quality pieces will grant you
better stats and more time spent in Time Dilation mode. Time Dilation allows us
to slow down time to deliver more Quickhacks to obliterate our enemies.

Within the Skeletal System, titanium bones and the Synaptic Signal Optimizer are
great options for the increased Carrying Weight and Bonus Health.

The Sandevistan is one of the most powerful types of active cyberware in the
game.

BEST QUICKHACKS OPTIONS

The key to eliminating targets as a Netrunner in Cyberpunk 2077 is choosing the
right Quickhack for the job. Based on the quality of your Cyberdeck, you can
have up to 6 Quickhacks slotted at once. Also, be advised that many Quickhacks
have bonus effects if you use Legendary Quality versions. Both the basic and
legendary effects for some of my favorite Quickhacks are listed below.

PING

* Basic Effect: Reveals enemies and devices connected to the local network.
* Legendary Effect: Highlights devices and allows to quickhack them through
walls.

OVERHEAT

* Basic Effect: Applies Burn to the target, dealing high damage over time. Less
effective against drones, mechs and robots.
* Legendary Effect: Targets affected by Burn from Overheat are unable to use
cyberware abilities.

SYSTEM RESET

* Basic Effect: Cripples a target’s nervous system, causing them to lose
consciousness.
* Legendary Effect: Passive while equipped: Defeating an enemy reduces the RAM
cost of the next quickhack by 1. Stacks up to 6 times.

SHORT CIRCUIT

* Basic Effect: Deals moderate damage to the target. Very effective against
drones, mechs, robots and targets with a Weakspot.
* Legendary Effect: Passive While Equipped: Crit Hits with any weapon apply
this quickhack’s Tier 1 effect.

SUICIDE

* Basic Effect: Forces a target to commit suicide.
* Legendary Effect: Passive While Equipped. Causing an enemy to panic reduces
the RAM cost of your next Ultimate quickhack by 2.

CONTAGION

* Basic Effect: Deals low damage that applies Poison to the target. Spreads to
2 targets within a 8-meter radius. Effective against closely grouped targets.
* Legendary Effect: Passive While Equipped: All quickhacks capable of spreading
to multiple targets can jump 1 additional time.

SKILLS AND PERKS

Moving on to Skills and Perks next, we have a LOT to cover in this section
including Quickhacking, Breach Protocol, Ninjutsu (formerly Stealth), and Cold
Blood. I’m going to go through what I think are the most important Perks to pick
up so you can plan ahead. Keep in mind that this is just what I recommend and
you can obviously mix and match the Perks you prefer to suit your playstyle.

RECOMMENDED QUICKHACKING PERKS

The Quickhacking Skill Tree is focused on damaging enemies and inflicting status
effects. Many Perks in this Skill Tree are essential to becoming a powerful
Netrunner in Cyberpunk 2077.

For the complete list of updated Quickhacking Perks be sure to check out our
Quickhacking Perk Guide.

LEVEL 1 NAME EFFECT Bloodware Quickhacks deal (10% | 20% | 30%) more damage. (3
Ranks) Biosynergy Allows RAM to recover during combat. Recover (4 | 8 | 12) RAM
units every 60 seconds. (3 Ranks) LEVEL 5 NAME EFFECT Forget-Me-Not Eliminating
a target affected by a quickhack instantly recovers 1 RAM unit(s). Hacker’s
Manual Unlocks Crafting Specs for Uncommon quickhacks. LEVEL 7 NAME EFFECT Daisy
Chain Eliminating a target affected by a quickhack reduces the existing
cooldowns for all other active quickhacks by (10% | 35% | 50%). (3 Ranks) LEVEL
9 NAME EFFECT Signal Support Increases quickhack duration by (25% | 50%). (2
Ranks) LEVEL 11 NAME EFFECT Subliminal Message Quickhacks deal (50% | 100%) more
damage to unaware targets. (2 Ranks) LEVEL 12 NAME EFFECT Diffusion Quickhack
spread distance is 2 times larger. Mnemonic Reduces the cost of quickhacks used
against an enemy already effected by a quickhack by 2 RAM units. School Of Hard
Hacks Unlocks Crafting Specs for Rare quickhacks. LEVEL 14 NAME EFFECT Plague
Quickhacks that spread can jump to (1 | 2 | 3) additional target(s). (3 Ranks)
LEVEL 16 NAME EFFECT Critical Error Quickhacks can now deal Crit Hits based on
your Crit Chance and Crit Damage stats. Hacker Overlord Unlocks Crafting Specs
for Epic quickhacks. LEVEL 20 NAME EFFECT Optimization Reduces the cost of
quickhacks by 1 RAM unit(s). Bartmoss’ Legacy Unlocks Crafting Specs for
Legendary quickhacks. Master RAM Liberator

Increases RAM recovery rate by 50%.

+1% per Perk level.

RECOMMENDED BREACH PROTOCOL PERKS

The Breach Protocol Skill Tree allows Netrunners to access enemy Networks and
lower their defenses, allowing for more offensive options and comboing well with
Quick Hacks.

For the complete list of updated Breach Protocol Perks be sure to check out our
Breach Protocol Perk Guide.

LEVEL 1 NAME EFFECT Mass Vulnerability Unlocks the Mass Vulnerability daemon,
which reduces the Physical Resistance for all enemies in the network by 30% for
(3 | 6) minutes. (2 Ranks) Big Sleep Unlocks the Big Sleep daemon, which
disables all cameras in the network for (3 | 6) minutes. (2 Ranks) LEVEL 7 NAME
EFFECT Mass Vulnerability: Resistances Upgrades the Mass Vulnerability daemon,
reducing all Resistances for enemies in the network by 30%. Extended Network
Interface Automatically highlights nearby Access Points. LEVEL 9 NAME EFFECT
Datamine Mastermind Upgrades the Datamine daemon, increasing the amount of
components acquired from Access Points by (50% | 100%). (2 Ranks) Turret
Shutdown Unlocks the Turret Shutdown daemon, which disables security turrets in
the network for (3 | 6) minutes. (2 Ranks) LEVEL 11 NAME EFFECT Total Recall The
ICEpick daemon reduces all quickhack costs by an additional 1 RAM unit(s). LEVEL
12 NAME EFFECT Turret Tamer Unlocks the Turret Tamer daemon, which sets the
status of every turret in the network to friendly for (3 | 6) minutes. (2 Ranks)
LEVEL 14 NAME EFFECT Efficiency Uploading 3 or more daemons in the same Breach
Protocol increases cyberdeck RAM recovery rate by (3 | 6) unit(s) per 60
seconds. Last 5 minutes. (2 Ranks) Cloud Cache Competing a Breach Protocol
reduces the RAM cost of your next quickhack by (1 | 2) time(s) the number of
daemons uploaded. (2 Ranks) LEVEL 16 NAME EFFECT Mass Vulnerability: Quickhacks
Upgrades the Mass Vulnerability daemon, causing enemies in the network to also
take 30% more damage from quickhacks. Totaler Recall The ICEpick daemon reduces
all quickhack costs by an additional 1 RAM unit(s). LEVEL 18 NAME EFFECT Head
Start Automatically uploads the first daemon in the list at the start of Breach
Protocol. Hackathon Uploading 3 or more daemons in the same Breach Protocol
shortens quickhack cooldowns by 33% for 5 minutes. LEVEL 20 NAME EFFECT
Compression Reduces the lengths of the sequences required to upload daemons by
1. Cannot be reduced below 2.

RECOMMENDED NINJUTSU PERKS

The Ninjutsu (formerly Stealth) Skill Tree allows the Ghost Netrunner build to
unleash powerful Stealth Attack combos, often killing most enemies before being
detected.

For the complete list of updated Ninjutus Perks be sure to check out our
Ninjutsu Perk Guide.

LEVEL 1 NAME EFFECT Crouching Tiger Increases movement speed while sneaking by
(20% | 40%). (2 Ranks) LEVEL 7 NAME EFFECT Strike From The Shadows Increases
your Crit Chance by 15% while sneaking. Assassin Deal 15% more damage to human
enemies. LEVEL 12 NAME EFFECT From The Shadows Upon entering combat, Crit Chance
increases by (25% | 50%) for 7 seconds. (2 Ranks) Ghost Detection time is
increased by (20% | 40%). (2 Ranks)

RECOMMENDED COLD BLOOD PERKS

The Cold Blood Skill Tree will add to the overall speed, durability and damage
of this build. With Cold Blood, the more kills you rack up in combat, the
stronger you get!

For the complete list of updated Cold Blood Perks be sure to check out our Cold
Blood Perks Guide.

LEVEL 1 NAME EFFECT Cold Blood After defeating an enemy, gain Cold Blood for 10
seconds and increase movement speed by 2%. Stacks up to (1 | 2 | 3) time(s). (3
Ranks) LEVEL 7 NAME EFFECT Frosty Synapses Reduces quickhack cooldowns by (3% |
6%) per stack of Cold Blood. (2 Ranks) LEVEL 9 NAME EFFECT Rapid Bloodflow
Increase Health regeneration inside and outside of combat by (50% | 100%) per
stack of Cold Blood. (2 Ranks) LEVEL 11 NAME EFFECT Coagulant Stacks of Cold
Blood are removed one by one, not all at once. LEVEL 12 NAME EFFECT Quick
Transfer Reduces quickhack upload time by (2% | 3%) per stack of Cold Blood. (2
Ranks) LEVEL 14 NAME EFFECT Cold And Calculating Landing a Crit Hit has a 50%
chance of applying a stack of Cold Blood. LEVEL 16 NAME EFFECT Critical
Condition Increases duration of Cold Blood by (25% | 50%). (2 Ranks) Coldest
Blood Increases max stack for Cold Blood by (1 | 2). (2 Ranks) LEVEL 18 NAME
EFFECT Immunity Grants immunity to Bleeding, Poison, Burn and Shock when at
least 4 stacks of Cold Blood are active. LEVEL 20 NAME EFFECT Bloodswell Upon
receiving lethal damage while Cold Blood is active, prevents death, consumes all
stacks of Cold Blood, restoring 10% Health per stack and grants Damage Immunity
for 5 seconds. Player cannot gain Cold Blood while perk is active. Cooldown 15
seconds. Merciless

While Cold Blood is active, increases Crit Chance by 5% and Crit Damage by 25%.

+1% Crit Chance and +3% Crit Damage per Perk level.

PROS AND CONS

Let’s discuss what works well on this build as well as the potential challenges
you will face.

PROS

This build has insane damage potential once all of your Perks and Quickhacks are
fully maxed out! Most combat situations will be no problem once you realize your
full Netrunner potential!

CONS

In terms of disadvantages keep in mind that it takes some time to fully realize
this build. Some of the best Cyberdecks cannot be unlocked without a high Street
Cred for example, plus to get the best Quickhack effects you will want to
upgrade your quickhacks to Legendary quality.

COMBAT TIPS

Finally, a few additional combat tips before you head out.

1) Attack from stealth around the edges of the battlefield at the start of an
encounter to remove as many potential enemies as possible and to take advantage
of those Ninjutsu Perks.

2) Use Breach Protocol, Ping, then as many quickhacks as possible until all your
enemies are dead!

3) For longer boss encounters try using Overheat and keep shooting to trigger
the Short Circuit passive effect.

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