Cyberware plays a big role in Cyberpunk 2077 2.0, and Cyberdecks are particularly important if a player plans to focus on hacking. Indeed, fans that want to maximize the efficacy of their quickhacks will need to equip the best Cyberdeck that they can find, as those pieces of Cyberware provide significant bonuses. This guide is here to help players track down the best Cyberdeck in Cyberpunk 2077 2.0, and they should see the benefits immediately upon equipping it.
Cyberpunk 2077: Best Cyberdeck in 2.0
While there is certainly room for discussion, the Tetratronic Rippler MK.5 is generally considered to be the best Cyberdeck in Cyberpunk 2077 2.0, and it can be purchased from any Ripperdoc upon reaching Level 40. For full clarity, here are the Rippler's stats and bonuses at Tier 5++, and players are sure to notice that it incentivizes using Combat and non-Combat quickhacks alongside one another:
- Cyberware Capacity: 16 | RAM: 20 | Slots: 8 | Buffer: 12
- Allows you to perform quickhacks on enemies and devices while scanning.
- +15% weapon damage against enemies affected by non-Combat quickhacks.
- +40% damage with Combat quickhacks when immediately followed by a non-Combat quickhack in the queue.
- +12 Max RAM
- When activating Overclock, automatically upload Reboot Optics and Weapon Glitch to all enemies within 8m.
Alternatively, Cyberpunk 2077 players can try out the Raven Microcyber MK.3, which focuses on spreading quickhacks to nearby enemies and can be purchased from any Ripperdoc upon reaching Level 40. Indeed, while this Cyberdeck may not be quite as good as the Tetratronic Rippler MK.5, it is definitely powerful, and here are the stats and bonuses that it provides at Tier 5++:
- Cyberware Capacity: 20 | RAM: 9 | Slots: 8 | Buffer: 12
- Allows you to perform quickhacks on enemies and devices while scanning.
- 100% spread distance with quickhacks.
- Quickhacks spread to all valid enemies immediately instead of waiting for the initial upload to finish.
- When Overclock is active: +15% chance for any quickhack to spread to 2 nearby enemies.
While it is recommended that players use one of the two aforementioned Cyberdecks, the others are nothing to sneeze at, particularly if a stealth- or Monowire-focused playstyle is being employed. Here are details on those remaining Cyberdecks at Tier 5++, and fans should not be afraid to pick them up from a Ripperdoc at Level 40:
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Netwatch Netdriver MK.1
- Cyberware Capacity: 25 | RAM: 13 | Slots: 8 | Buffer: 12
- Allows you to perform quickhacks on enemies and devices while scanning .
- -20% traceability for quickhacks uploaded through cameras.
- -50% RAM cost for Device and Vehicle quickhacks.
- Combat quickhacks uploaded through devices gain: +30% damage, +50% effect damage
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Biotech E MK.4
- Cyberware Capacity: 16 | RAM: 9 | Slots: 8 | Buffer: 12
- Allows you to perform quickhacks on enemies and devices while scanning.
- 60% duration for Combat quickhacks.
- 10% damage-over-time with quickhacks.
- +25% Monowire damage against enemies affected by a damage-over-time effect.
- Activating Overclock resets the duration of quickhack damage-over-time effects.
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Arasaka MK.5
- Cyberware Capacity: 14 | RAM: 9 | Slots: 8 | Buffer: 12
- Allows you to perform quickhacks on enemies and devices while scanning.
- Enemies take 100% longer to trace your location.
- -2 RAM cost for Covert quickhacks.
- +5 RAM after performing a Takedown.
- When Overclock is active, quickhacks will not increase trace progress (but they will still initiate it).
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Militech Paraline MK.4
- Cyberware Capacity: 14 | RAM: 9 | Slots: 8 | Buffer: 12
- Allows you to perform quickhacks on enemies and devices while scanning.
- +10% quickhack damage.
- 2% Monowire damage per used RAM unit (max +30%).
- When upload a quickhack to an enemy, shooting them with a Smart weapon will accelerate upload speed.
- When Overclock is active: Smart weapons and Monowire deal bonus Electrical damage equal to 40% of normal attack damage.
One final thing to mention is that players can obtain a Crafting Spec for an Iconic Cyberdeck during Somewhat Damaged, a main mission in Cyberpunk 2077's Phantom Liberty DLC. That Cyberdeck is the Militech Canto MK.6, and it allows fans to use Blackwall Gateway, a spreading quickhack that deals lethal damage to cyberware and neural systems. While this item is unlikely to replace the Tetratronic Rippler MK.5 or Raven Microcyber MK.3, fans may still want to grab the schematic when they have the chance to do so.
Cyberpunk 2077 is available for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.