And with thePhantom LibertyDLC, you’re able to directly upload quickhacks to your hapless victims.
Here’s everything you better know to replicate this build in Cyberpunk 2077.
If youre ready to give your arms a wildly lethal weapon, read on to find out how.
We’ve updated the information found below to be accurate as of the date listed.
It’s one of the reasons this tool has stayed a secret for as long as it has.
But players are learning that there is more to it than meets the eye.
Those whomaster using melee weaponswill end uploving the monowire just as much.
Though V holds the weapon like a garrote wire, it’s deployed more like a whip in practice.
Thestamina drain is also much more friendlythan a sleek and lightweight katana.
How To Use The Monowire Effectively
Using the monowire is relatively straightforward.
Simplyequip the monowire at a ripperdoc, thenactivate your arm weaponthrough the weapon select tool.
Now, you’re ready to start slicing and dicing.
Thequick attack swings the monowire in a wide arcthat can hit multiple enemies at once.
Hold the attack button to unleasha charged attack that swings the monowire in a downward arcin front of you.
This attack has less potential to hit adjacent enemies but will do massive damage to a single target.
Like all melee weapons,the monowire requires stamina to wield.
Even with a few points into Body, you’ll be able to wield the monowire to deadly effect.
The monowire is also completely silent, making it the ideal weapon for sneaky jobs and assassinations.
A useful strategy is toattack individual enemies from stealth.
How To Get The Monowire
The Monowire can beobtained from any ripperdoc starting at level 10.
The rarirty of the monowires available increases every five levels.
It requires eight cyberware capacity to equip.
Each monowire is also attuned to a different attribute which provides a 0.5-percent damage bonus for each point.
That said, there area few perks that enhance the monowire.
Body
Perk
Effect
Juggernaut
When Adrenaline Rush is active: +20% movement and +10% damage.
There’s only one perk that affects the monowire in the Body tree, and that’s Juggernaut.
This perk requires at least 15 points into Bodyand to havefully unlocked the Adrenaline Rush perk.
Finisher: Live Wire
Unlocks the monowire finisher.
Recover 15% health and 5 RAM after performing finisher.
Siphon
Recover 0.5 RAM upon striking an enemy with the monowire.
Increases to 1.0 RAM if the enemy is affected by a quickhack.
Intelligence is likely where most monowire users spend most of their attribute points.
The monowire is akey weapon in a netrunner’s arsenaland receivestwo big perks in the Intelligence tree.
All Things Cyber
+10% to all cyberware stat modifiers.
Driver Update
All cyberware gain an additional stat modifier.
Chipware Connoisseur
Upgrading cyberware allows you to choose between stat modifiers.
At tier 3 and higher, a third modifier becomes available.
Duration 12 seconds +3 seconds for each kill while in Fury.
All types of monowire will provide different stat modifiers.
Edgerunner unlocks the Fury condition, which provides a massive damage increase for a limited time.
The damage boost of Fury will improve your monowire immensely, allowing you to tear through enemies with ease.
Data Tunneling
Enemies affected by a monowire-uploaded quickhacks can spread their quickhack to nearby enemies that are struck simultaneously.
Dealing enough damage to the vulnerability causes an EMP explosion.
Those with thePhantom Liberty DLCwill want tounlock the Jailbreak perk first.
This upgrades the monowire to inflict a control quickhack with a fully-charged heavy attack.
The best control quickhacks to pair with Jailbreak are Cyberware Malfunction and Cripple Movement.
These cyberware in particular willimprove the monowire by the statistics listed.
From main jobs to powerful builds, here’s everything you oughta know about Cyberpunk 2077!
