Adrenaline Converter
| Adrenaline Converter | |
|---|---|
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| Class | Nervous System |
| Tier | Tier 1 |
| Attribute | Cool |
| Capacity | 6 |
The Adrenaline Converter gives V a sharp burst of speed the moment a fight starts. For a few seconds, V moves much faster than normal. That burst helps V close the distance to an enemy or get out of a bad spot before the shooting gets going. It suits fast melee builds and any character who wants to act first. It costs very little capacity, so it fits almost any build. The Adrenaline Converter is an early to late game implant, sold by every ripperdoc in Night City and Dogtown from the start of the game.
Effect
The Adrenaline Converter triggers on its own when V enters combat. It raises movement speed for a short time. At Tier 1 the bonus is a fifth for three seconds. At Tier 5++ it reaches forty percent for nine seconds. Each step raises either the speed or the duration.
The burst comes at the very start of a fight. A melee fighter can use it to cross open ground and reach the first enemy. A gunfighter can use it to dash to cover before enemies take aim. Once the burst ends, V moves at normal speed again until the next fight.
The implant is attuned to Cool. Each Cool point adds a small bonus to headshot and weakspot damage. A character with full Cool gains a few percent of extra damage on every headshot.
How to Get Adrenaline Converter Guide
- Visit any ripperdoc from the start of the game to buy it at Tier 1.
- Return every ten levels for a higher tier.
- Upgrade it at a ripperdoc with crafting components.
Adrenaline Converter Map Location
The map shows Viktor Vektor's clinic in Little China, one of the ripperdocs that sell it.
Adrenaline Converter map location:
Map credit by Map Genie.
Upgrades
The Adrenaline Converter comes in every tier from Tier 1 to Tier 5++. Each step raises the speed bonus or lengthens the burst. The capacity cost stays low and the same at every tier. Ripperdocs stock a higher tier every ten levels, from Tier 2 at level 10 to Tier 5 at level 40. A ripperdoc can upgrade it with crafting components, which is the only way to reach Tier 5++.
The table shows what each tier step of Adrenaline Converter costs at a ripperdoc.
| Upgrade | Components | Requirement |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 to Tier 1+ | 10 Tier 1 components | - |
| Tier 1+ to Tier 2 | 7 Tier 2 components | - |
| Tier 2 to Tier 2+ | 10 Tier 2 components | - |
| Tier 2+ to Tier 3 | 7 Tier 3 components | - |
| Tier 3 to Tier 3+ | 10 Tier 3 components | - |
| Tier 3+ to Tier 4 | 7 Tier 4 components | - |
| Tier 4 to Tier 4+ | 10 Tier 4 components | - |
| Tier 4+ to Tier 5 | 7 Tier 5 components | - |
| Tier 5 to Tier 5+ | 10 Tier 5 components | - |
| Tier 5+ to Tier 5++ | 25 Tier 5 components | Phantom Liberty |
Character Builds
The Adrenaline Converter suits any build that moves a lot. Dash and Air Dash help V cover even more ground during the burst. Slippery makes V harder to shoot the faster V moves. Flash And Thunderclap makes Strong Attacks leap to nearby enemies, which pairs with a fast approach. In the Cool tree, Focus and Deadeye also raise headshot and weakspot damage.
For other cyberware, the Leeroy Ligament System adds a steady movement speed bonus in addition to the burst. The Adrenaline Converter sits in one of the three Nervous System slots, so it can share space with implants such as the Kerenzikov or the Revulsor.
Select a Build
The Monowire whips several enemies at once from a short distance, and quickhacks are uploaded between attacks. Intelligence perks give the Monowire more damage and return RAM on hits. Overclock spends Health in place of RAM when a fight drags on.
Attributes: Body 15, Reflexes 20, Technical Ability 11, Intelligence 20, Cool 15.
The perks, cyberware and weapon mods for this build are listed below.
| Name | Image | Level | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comeback Kid | 
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Body 4 | Faster Health regeneration at low Health |
| Painkiller | 
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Body 4 | Slow Health regeneration in combat |
| Adrenaline Rush | 
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Body 15 | More Health and the Adrenaline Rush mode |
| Calm Mind | 
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Body 15 | Adrenaline lasts longer before it decays |
| Juggernaut | 
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Body 15 | More speed and damage during Adrenaline Rush |
| Eye In The Sky | 
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Intelligence 4 | Highlights cameras and makes camera quickhacks cheaper |
| Optimization | 
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Intelligence 4 | Faster RAM recovery |
| Copy-Paste | 
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Intelligence 9 | Quickhacks on an enemy netrunner spread to their allies |
| Counter-A-Hack | 
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Intelligence 9 | Counter quickhacks on enemy netrunners through walls |
| Embedded Exploit | 
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Intelligence 9 | Quickhacks hit harder on controlled enemies |
| Feedback Loop | 
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Intelligence 9 | Faster RAM recovery for each queued quickhack |
| Hack Queue | 
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Intelligence 9 | Queue two quickhacks on one enemy |
| Icepick | 
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Intelligence 9 | Cheaper Combat quickhacks on distracted or controlled enemies |
| Siphon | 
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Intelligence 9 | Monowire hits recover RAM |
| Finisher: Live Wire | 
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Intelligence 15 | A Monowire Finisher that restores Health and RAM |
| Overclock | 
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Intelligence 15 | More quickhack damage and the Overclock mode |
| Queue Acceleration | 
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Intelligence 15 | More RAM and cheaper device quickhacks |
| Queue Prioritization | 
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Intelligence 15 | Faster upload for the first quickhack in a queue |
| Sublimation | 
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Intelligence 15 | RAM recovery heals during Overclock |
| Queue Mastery | 
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Intelligence 20 | A longer quickhack queue that can be locked |
| Spillover | 
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Intelligence 20 | Quickhacks spread during Overclock |
| Parkour! | 
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Reflexes 4 | Faster climbing and vaulting |
| Slippery | 
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Reflexes 4 | Harder to hit while moving fast |
| Can't Touch This | 
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Reflexes 9 | Full Mitigation Chance while Dashing |
| Dash | 
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Reflexes 9 | Dash replaces the dodge |
| Data Tunneling | 
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Relic | Monowire hits spread an uploaded quickhack to other enemies |
| Emergency Cloaking | 
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Relic | Optical Camo can break enemy tracking in combat |
| Jailbreak | 
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Relic | New abilities for every Arms cyberware |
| Vulnerability Analytics | 
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Relic | Hits on enemy Vulnerabilities always crit |
| First Aid | Technical Ability 4 | Faster Health item recharge after one use | |
| Glutton For War | 
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Technical Ability 4 | Kills recharge Health items and grenades |
| Transfusion | 
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Technical Ability 4 | More Health from the last Health item charge |
| All Things Cyber | 
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Technical Ability 9 | Stronger cyberware stats |
| Health Freak | 
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Technical Ability 9 | One more Health item charge and faster recharge |
| Renaissance Punk | 
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Technical Ability 9 | More cyberware capacity for each attribute at 9 or higher |
| Name | Image | Slot | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monowire | 
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Arms | Arm whip that hits several enemies from a distance |
| Thermal Monowire | 
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Arms | Monowire that deals Thermal damage and can burn |
| Heal-On-Kill | 
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Circulatory System | Health on each kill |
| Kiroshi Cockatrice Optics | 
|
Face | More crit chance |
| Kiroshi Sentry Optics | 
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Face | Scanning highlights cameras and turrets |
| Bioconductor | 
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Frontal Cortex | Quickhacks can deal critical hits |
| Optical Camo | 
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Integumentary System | Near invisibility for a few seconds |
| Pain Editor | 
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Integumentary System | Less damage taken |
| Subdermal Armor | 
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Integumentary System | More armor |
| Reinforced Tendons | 
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Legs | Double jump |
| Militech Paraline | 
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Operating System | Cyberdeck with Smart weapon bonuses |
| Dense Marrow | 
|
Skeleton | More melee damage for a higher Stamina cost |
A one-handed club and Dashes pick off enemies one by one while Berserk is on cooldown. Once Health drops, Berserk makes the character invulnerable and melee attacks cost no Stamina. Quake slams the ground whenever it is ready and staggers every enemy nearby.
Attributes: Body 20, Reflexes 20, Technical Ability 20, Intelligence 3, Cool 18.
The perks, cyberware and weapon mods for this build are listed below.
| Name | Image | Level | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Painkiller |
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Body 4 | Slow Health regeneration in combat |
| Comeback Kid |
|
Body 4 | Faster Health regeneration at low Health |
| Dorph-Head | 
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Body 4 | Brief full Mitigation after using a Health item |
| Wrecking Ball | 
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Body 9 | Cheaper Blunt attacks and a blocking charge |
| Fly Swatter | 
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Body 9 | Less ranged damage while blocking with a Blunt weapon |
| Breakthrough | 
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Body 9 | Strong attacks strip enemy armor |
| Quake | 
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Body 15 | Faster Blunt attacks and a ground slam that staggers |
| Aftershock | 
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Body 15 | Stamina back for each enemy hit by Quake |
| Epicenter | 
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Body 15 | Quake from midair grows with the fall |
| Ripple Effect | 
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Body 15 | Health back for each enemy hit by Quake |
| Adrenaline Rush |
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Body 15 | More Health and the Adrenaline Rush mode |
| Juggernaut |
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Body 15 | More speed and damage during Adrenaline Rush |
| Calm Mind |
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Body 15 | Adrenaline lasts longer before it decays |
| Finisher: Savage Sling | 
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Body 20 | A Blunt Finisher that heals |
| Pain To Gain | 
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Body 20 | Kills recharge Health items during Adrenaline Rush |
| Dash |
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Reflexes 9 | Unlocks the Dash and makes it cheaper |
| Mad Dash | 
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Reflexes 9 | Double Dash range toward enemies |
| Air Dash | 
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Reflexes 15 | Dash in midair |
| Glutton For War |
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Technical Ability 4 | Kills recharge Health items and grenades |
| Health Freak |
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Technical Ability 9 | One more Health item charge and faster recharge |
| All Things Cyber |
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Technical Ability 9 | Stronger cyberware stats |
| License To Chrome | 
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Technical Ability 15 | Stronger cyberware, more armor and a Skeleton slot |
| Edgerunner | Technical Ability 20 | Cyberware past the capacity limit for a small Health cost |
| Name | Image | Slot | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Projectile Launch System | 
|
Arms | Arm launcher that fires explosive shots |
| Biomonitor | 
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Circulatory System | Uses a Health item when Health runs low |
| Newton Module | 
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Frontal Cortex | Kills cut cyberware cooldowns |
| Mechatronic Core | 
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Frontal Cortex | More damage against drones, robots and mechs |
| NeoFiber | 
|
Nervous System | More Mitigation Chance and Strength |
| Reflex Tuner | 
|
Nervous System | Slows time at low Health |
| Militech Berserk | 
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Operating System | Invulnerable melee mode |
| Dense Marrow |
|
Skeleton | More melee damage |
A shotgun blows enemies apart, and a club, bat, hammer or bare fists beat down whatever survives. Gorilla Arms keep the character armed in high security areas.
Attributes: Body 20, Reflexes 18, Technical Ability 20, Intelligence 3, Cool 20.
The perks, cyberware and weapon mods for this build are listed below.
| Name | Image | Level | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Painkiller |
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Body 4 | Slow Health regeneration in combat |
| Bullet Ballet | 
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Body 9 | Tighter bullet spread while moving |
| Die! Die! Die! | 
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Body 9 | Higher crit chance and fire rate at low Stamina |
| Don't Stop Me Now | 
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Body 9 | Damage mitigation at low Stamina |
| Like A Feather | 
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Body 9 | No movement penalty with shotguns and machine guns |
| Bloodlust | 
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Body 15 | Dismemberments refill Adrenaline |
| Close-Quarters Carnage | 
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Body 15 | Higher Obliterate chance at close range |
| Dread | 
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Body 15 | Ranged hits lower enemy Armor |
| Rush Of Blood | 
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Body 15 | Faster reload after a dismemberment |
| Skullcracker | 
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Body 15 | Quick melee hits harder at low Stamina |
| Spontaneous Obliteration | 
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Body 15 | Chance to instantly kill enemies at low Health |
| Adrenaline Rush |
|
Body 15 | More Health and the Adrenaline Rush mode |
| Calm Mind |
|
Body 15 | Adrenaline lasts longer before it decays |
| Juggernaut |
|
Body 15 | More speed and damage during Adrenaline Rush |
| Unstoppable Force | 
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Body 15 | Immunity to knockdown and blinding during Adrenaline Rush |
| Onslaught | 
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Body 20 | Ammo refill after an LMG kill |
| Rip And Tear | 
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Body 20 | Shotgun shots and quick melee attacks boost each other |
| Pain To Gain |
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Body 20 | Kills recharge Health items during Adrenaline Rush |
| Dash |
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Reflexes 9 | Dash replaces the dodge |
| Air Dash |
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Reflexes 15 | Dash in midair |
| All Things Cyber |
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Technical Ability 9 | Stronger cyberware stats |
| Chrome Constitution | 
|
Technical Ability 9 | Less damage taken with full Skeleton and Integumentary slots |
| Cyborg | Technical Ability 15 | Shorter cyberware cooldowns with every slot filled | |
| Extended Warranty | 
|
Technical Ability 15 | Cyberware effects last longer |
| Name | Image | Slot | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biomonitor |
|
Circulatory System | Uses a Health item when Health runs low |
| Behavioral Imprint-Synced Faceplate | 
|
Face | A disguise that escapes the police |
| Mechatronic Core |
|
Frontal Cortex | More damage against drones, robots and turrets |
| Chitin | 
|
Integumentary System | Extra Health regeneration |
| ProxiShield | 
|
Integumentary System | Less damage from close enemies |
| Reinforced Tendons |
|
Legs | Double jump |
| Epimorphic Skeleton | 
|
Skeleton | More max Health |
| Universal Booster | 
|
Skeleton | Health items also give armor and Stamina |
| Para Bellum | 
|
Skeleton | More armor |
Lore
The Adrenaline Converter's in-game line is short: "Be in two places at once. Almost." The line points to the burst of speed at the start of a fight. The Adreno-Trigger from Phantom Liberty is its Iconic variant and shares the same line.
Notes
- The Adreno-Trigger is the Iconic variant. Its burst is smaller, but it lasts far longer.
Cyberware Categories
All Nervous System Cyberware
Every Nervous System implant is listed below. The Iconic ones come first, then the standard ones.
Iconic Nervous System Cyberware
| Name | Image | Attribute | Capacity | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adreno-Trigger | 
|
Reflexes | 20 | Dogtown |
| Deep-Field Visual Interface | 
|
Cool | 40 | Dogtown |
| Revulsor | 
|
Cool | 35 | Dogtown |
Standard Nervous System Cyberware
| Name | Image | Attribute | Capacity | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrenaline Converter | 
|
Cool | 6 | |
| Atomic Sensors | 
|
Cool | 5 | |
| Kerenzikov | 
|
Reflexes | 12 | |
| NeoFiber | 
|
Reflexes | 14 | |
| Reflex Tuner | 
|
Cool | ||
| Stabber | 
|
Reflexes | 12 | |
| Synaptic Accelerator | 
|
Cool | 5 | |
| Tyrosine Injector | 
|
Cool | 8 | |
| Visual Cortex Support | 
|
Cool | 20 |