Skills are passive upgrades which are divided into five sub-categories, each providing benefits to their associated attribute.
Skills can be leveled through performing actions related to their attributes, or through using Progression Shards.
Associated with the Cool Attribute. Gain experience by:
- Neutralizing enemies with Pistols, Revolvers, Sniper Rifles, and throwable weapons.
- Attacking enemies while undetected.
- Performing Takedowns.
| Rank | Effect(s) |
|---|---|
| 5 | Decreases Visibility to Enemies by 10% |
| 10 | 10% Headshot Damage and 10% Damage against Vulnerabilities |
| 15 | +1 Perk Point |
| 20 | No weapon sway when crouched. |
| 25 | Decreases Visibility to Enemies by 10% |
| 30 | 15% Headshot Damage and 15% Damage against Vulnerabilities |
| 35 | Gain a perk point |
| 40 | Optical Camo is active while grappling enemies. |
| 45 | Decreases recovery time after a throw by 30%. |
| 50 | 30% faster when crouch-walking and crouch-sprinting. |
| 55 | Damage bonuses from being undetected outside of combat persist for 3 Seconds after entering combat. |
| 60 | 15% Optical Camo Charge when neutralizing an enemy in one of the following ways: While undetected. During Focus mode. During Deadeye mode. With a thrown weapon. |
Associated with the Intelligence attribute. Gain experience by:
- Neutralizing enemies with Smart weapons and Monowire cyberware.
- Quickhacking enemies, devices and vehicles.
- Uploading daemons to Access Points.
- Crafting quickhacks.
| Rank | Effect(s) |
|---|---|
| 5 | Increases RAM Recovery Rate by 5%. |
| 10 | Increases RAM by 1. |
| 15 | +1 Perk Point |
| 20 | +20% lock-on range with Smart weapons. |
| 25 | Increases RAM Recovery Rate by 5%. |
| 30 | Increases RAM by 1. |
| 35 | +1 Perk Point |
| 40 | -20% RAM cost for quickhacks used on devices and vehicles. |
| 45 | +15% duration for Control and Convert quickhacks. +5% damage with Combat quickhacks. |
| 50 | +40% duration for Overclock |
| 55 | -10% Health loss from using quickhacks during Overclock. |
| 60 | When active, Overlock now reveals enemies within 10 meters and allows you to quickhack non-netrunner enemies through cover. |
Associated with the Reflexes attribute. Gain experience by:
- Neutralizing enemies with Assault Rifles, SMGs, and Blades.
- Performing certain movements (Dashing, dodging, vaulting, climbing).
| Rank | Effect(s) |
|---|---|
| 5 | Increases Movement Speed by 5% |
| 10 | -5% Stamina Cost From Dodging and Dashing |
| 15 | +1 Perk Point |
| 20 | Better accuracy after dodging or dashing |
| 25 | Increased Accuracy For a Short Time After Dodging and Dashing |
| 30 | Decreased stamina cost for dodging and dashing |
| 35 | +1 Perk Point |
| 40 | Increased Mitigation Chance The Faster You Move[Notes 1] |
| 45 | +25 Damage With Fast Attacks |
| 50 | Air Dashing and Sliding Automatically Reload 20% of Your Equipped Weapon |
| 55 | When Attacking From Midair or While Time Is Slowed, Low Stamina Does Not Affect Ranged Accuracy or Melee Attack Speed |
| 60 | When Sandevistan is Active: +40 Crit Chance and No Stamina Cost For Any Type of Movement |
Notes[]
- ↑ Up to 10%.
Associated with the Body attribute. Gain experience by:
- Neutralizing enemies with Shotguns, LMGs, HMGs, and Blunt Weapons.
- Hitting enemies with special Blunt Weapon attacks.
- Performing Body Attribute checks.
| Rank | Effect(s) |
|---|---|
| 5 | Increases Carrying Capacity by 50 |
| 10 | Increases Health by 10 |
| 15 | +1 Perk Point |
| 20 | Fists and Gorilla Arms Have: +20% Damage and +20% Attack Speed. Fists also have a Chance to Apply Bleeding |
| 25 | Increases Carrying Capacity by 100 |
| 30 | Increases Health by 15 |
| 35 | +1 Perk Point |
| 40 | +10% Crit Chance Against Enemies Within 5 meters |
| 45 | +25% Damage With Strong Attacks and Quick Melee Attacks |
| 50 | +25 Health After Performing a Finisher |
| 55 | When Adrenaline Rush is Active, Adrenaline Decays 50% Slower and Cannot Decay Below 10% |
| 60 | When Berserk Is Active: +30% Enemy Health Threshold to Perform Finishers, +50% Health From Performing Finishers, and +30% Bersker Duration |
Associated with the Technical Ability attribute. Gain experience by:
- Neutralizing enemies with Tech weapons, grenades, the Projectile Launch System, and Bolt shots.
- Neutralizing enemies while certain cyberware and Perk abilities are active (Sandevistan, Berserk, Optical Camo, Overclock mode, Fury mode).
- Crafting, upgrading and disassembling items.
- Performing Technical Ability Attribute checks.
| Rank | Effect(s) |
|---|---|
| 5 | Increases Armor by 15 |
| 10 | Increases Cyberware Capacity by 5 |
| 15 | +1 Perk Point |
| 20 | +10 Grenade Damage and Explosion Radius |
| 25 | Increases Armor by 25 |
| 30 | Increases Cyberware Capacity by 10 |
| 35 | +1 Perk Point |
| 40 | Increased Shock Chance From Charging a Tech Weapon or Electric Baton |
| 45 | +15% Item Health Effectiveness |
| 50 | +30% To All Cyberware Stat Modifiers |
| 55 | 10% Damage With Bolt Shots and +40% Burn Chance With Bolt Shots. Chain Lightning Now Sets Enemies on Fire. |
| 60 | When Fury is Active, You Occasionally Release an EMP Blast |