Arasaka Shadow
| Arasaka Shadow | |
|---|---|
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| Class | Operating System |
| Type | Cyberdeck |
The Arasaka Shadow is the cyberdeck for netrunners who work unseen. Its bonuses slow down enemy netrunners who try to trace V. Covert quickhacks cost less RAM. Every takedown refills some RAM, so a quiet infiltrator can keep hacking between kills. At its highest tier, Overclock stops quickhacks from adding to the trace at all. It suits a stealth Intelligence build that sneaks, hacks and chokes out guards one by one. The Arasaka Shadow is an early to late game cyberdeck, sold by every ripperdoc in Night City and Dogtown from the start of the game.
Effect
A cyberdeck is an operating system that lets V use quickhacks. Each quickhack costs RAM, and the deck sets how much RAM V has. The deck also sets how many quickhacks V can carry and the size of its buffer. These grow with each tier.
Using quickhacks can start a trace, in which enemies try to find V's position. At Tier 2, the Arasaka Shadow makes that trace take forty percent longer. Upgrades raise this to sixty percent at Tier 5+ and to double the time at Tier 5++.
At Tier 3, Covert quickhacks cost two less RAM each. At Tier 4, every takedown restores five RAM. Quiet takedowns therefore keep V's RAM topped up.
At Tier 5, the deck works with Overclock, an Intelligence perk. While Overclock is active, quickhacks still start a trace, but they no longer add progress to it. V can hack hard during Overclock without being found any faster.
How to Get Arasaka Shadow 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.
Arasaka Shadow Map Location
The map shows Viktor Vektor's clinic in Little China, one of the ripperdocs that sell it.
Arasaka Shadow map location:
Map credit by Map Genie.
Upgrades
The Arasaka Shadow comes in every tier from Tier 1 to Tier 5++. Each tier up to Tier 5 unlocks a new bonus. Tier 5+ and Tier 5++ raise only the trace delay. The capacity cost stays 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 the installed deck with crafting components, which is the only way to reach Tier 5++.
The table shows what each tier step of Arasaka Shadow costs at a ripperdoc.
| Upgrade | Components | Requirement |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 to Tier 1+ | 75 Tier 1 components | - |
| Tier 1+ to Tier 2 | 37 Tier 2 components | - |
| Tier 2 to Tier 2+ | 75 Tier 2 components | - |
| Tier 2+ to Tier 3 | 37 Tier 3 components | - |
| Tier 3 to Tier 3+ | 75 Tier 3 components | - |
| Tier 3+ to Tier 4 | 37 Tier 4 components | - |
| Tier 4 to Tier 4+ | 75 Tier 4 components | - |
| Tier 4+ to Tier 5 | 37 Tier 5 components | - |
| Tier 5 to Tier 5+ | 75 Tier 5 components | - |
| Tier 5+ to Tier 5++ | 200 Tier 5 components | Phantom Liberty |
Character Builds
The Arasaka Shadow belongs in an Intelligence build with a stealthy style. Shadowrunner removes all trace progress after a takedown. Encryption lowers the traceability of all quickhacks. Eye In The Sky makes Covert quickhacks cheaper and longer when uploaded through a camera. Icepick lowers the RAM cost of Combat quickhacks against enemies affected by Covert quickhacks. Overclock unlocks the Tier 5 bonus and lets V hack with too little RAM by paying with Health.
Some Cool perks help with the sneaking side. Feline Footwork raises movement speed while crouched. Creeping Death restores Health and Stamina after a kill while V is undetected or cloaked. For cyberware, Basic Kiroshi Optics slow down camera detection. RAM implants such as the Camillo RAM Manager restore RAM when it runs low.
Select a Build
The character stays hidden and clears rooms with Covert quickhacks before anyone raises an alarm. Cool perks keep the character unseen while crouched. When a fight breaks out, Overclock and the Monowire finish it fast.
Attributes: Body 16, Reflexes 15, Technical Ability 15, Intelligence 20, Cool 15.
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 |
| 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 |
| Unstoppable Force | 
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Body 15 | Immunity to knockdown and blinding during Adrenaline Rush |
| Feline Footwork | 
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Cool 4 | Faster and harder to hit while crouched |
| Creeping Death | 
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Cool 15 | Health, Stamina and speed after a stealth kill |
| Ninjutsu | 
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Cool 15 | Crouch sprinting and more mitigation while crouched |
| Vanishing Act | 
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Cool 15 | Optical Camo turns on while crouch sprinting |
| Acquisition Specialist | 
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Intelligence | Wider Smart reticle and lock kept through reloads |
| Carhacker | 
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Intelligence 4 | Unlocks quickhacks for vehicles |
| Encryption | 
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Intelligence 4 | Quickhacks are harder to trace |
| 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 |
| Proximate Propagation | 
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Intelligence 4 | Cheaper quickhacks at close range |
| Subordination | 
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Intelligence 4 | Control quickhacks last longer on enemies at full Health |
| Warning: Explosion Hazard | 
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Intelligence 4 | Stronger explosions from hacked devices |
| Counter-A-Hack | 
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Intelligence 9 | Counter quickhacks on enemy netrunners through walls |
| Data Recycler | 
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Intelligence 9 | RAM back from queued quickhacks after a kill |
| 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 |
| Precision Subroutines | 
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Intelligence 9 | Smart weapon accuracy scales with max RAM |
| Recirculation | 
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Intelligence 9 | Smart weapon kills restore RAM |
| Shadowrunner | 
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Intelligence 9 | Takedowns clear trace progress |
| Speculation | 
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Intelligence 9 | Combat quickhack kills recover RAM |
| System Overwhelm | 
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Intelligence 9 | More quickhack damage for each effect on the target |
| Blood Daemon | 
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Intelligence 15 | Health back for each queued quickhack on a kill during Overclock |
| Overclock | 
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Intelligence 15 | More quickhack damage and the Overclock mode |
| Power Surge | 
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Intelligence 15 | Overclock heals on activation |
| 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 |
| Race Against Mind | 
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Intelligence 15 | More quickhack damage at lower Health during Overclock |
| Sublimation | 
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Intelligence 15 | RAM recovery heals during Overclock |
| Target Lock Transfer | 
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Intelligence 15 | Wider Smart reticle and locks kept on swap |
| Queue Mastery | 
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Intelligence 20 | A longer quickhack queue that can be locked |
| Smart Synergy | 
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Intelligence 20 | Instant lock and more damage during Overclock |
| Slippery | 
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Reflexes 4 | Harder to hit while moving fast |
| Dash | 
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Reflexes 9 | Dash replaces the dodge |
| Air Dash | 
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Reflexes 15 | Dash in midair |
| Emergency Cloaking | 
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Relic | Optical Camo can break enemy tracking in combat |
| Machine Learning | 
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Relic | Crit damage builds on enemy Vulnerabilities |
| Sensory Protocol | 
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Relic | Time slows when spotted while crouched |
| Vulnerability Analytics | 
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Relic | Hits on enemy Vulnerabilities always crit |
| Glutton For War | 
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Technical Ability 4 | Kills recharge Health items and grenades |
| All Things Cyber | 
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Technical Ability 9 | Stronger cyberware stats |
| Chipware Connoisseur | 
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Technical Ability 9 | A choice of stat bonus when upgrading cyberware |
| Driver Update | 
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Technical Ability 9 | An extra stat bonus on every cyberware |
| Renaissance Punk | 
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Technical Ability 9 | More cyberware capacity for each attribute at 9 or higher |
| Extended Warranty | 
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Technical Ability 15 | Cyberware effects last longer |
| License To Chrome | 
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Technical Ability 15 | Stronger cyberware, more armor and a Skeleton slot |
| Name | Image | Slot | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monowire | 
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Arms | Arm whip that hits several enemies from a distance |
| Heal-On-Kill | 
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Circulatory System | Health on each kill |
| Ex-Disk | 
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Frontal Cortex | More max RAM and faster uploads |
| RAM Upgrade | 
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Frontal Cortex | Faster RAM recovery |
| Smart Link | 
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Hands | Turns on Smart weapon tracking |
| Optical Camo | 
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Integumentary System | Near invisibility for a few seconds |
| Reinforced Tendons | 
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Legs | Double jump |
| Synaptic Accelerator | 
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Nervous System | Slows time when an enemy starts to notice |
| Feen-X | 
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Skeleton | Faster RAM recovery when RAM runs low |
Lore
Arasaka builds this deck. In the game it appears simply as Arasaka, with a model number for each tier, from Mk.1 at Tier 1 to Mk.5 at Tier 5. The name Arasaka Shadow comes from the game files. Its in-game description calls it a high-end cyberdeck. The text says netrunners who specialize in infiltration and corporate espionage use it widely.
Notes
- The Arasaka Shadow fills the operating system slot, so it replaces a Sandevistan or a Berserk.
Cyberware Categories
All Operating System Cyberware
Every Operating System implant is listed below. The Iconic ones come first, then the standard ones.
Iconic Operating System Cyberware
| Name | Image | Type | Attribute | Capacity | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome Compressor | 
|
0 | Dogtown | ||
| Militech "Apogee" Sandevistan | 
|
Sandevistan | Reflexes | 44 | Northside |
| Militech "Falcon" Sandevistan | 
|
Sandevistan | Reflexes | 39 | Northside |
| Militech Berserk | 
|
Berserk | Body | 35 | Northside |
| Militech Canto Mk.6 | 
|
Cyberdeck | |||
| NetWatch Netdriver | 
|
Cyberdeck | Northside |
Standard Operating System Cyberware
| Name | Image | Type | Attribute | Capacity | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arasaka Shadow | 
|
Cyberdeck | |||
| BioDyne Berserk | 
|
Berserk | Reflexes | 20 | |
| Biotech Σ | 
|
Cyberdeck | |||
| Dynalar Sandevistan | 
|
Sandevistan | Reflexes | 18 | |
| Militech Paraline | 
|
Cyberdeck | |||
| Moore Tech Berserk | 
|
Berserk | Body | 12 | |
| QianT "Warp Dancer" Sandevistan | 
|
Sandevistan | Reflexes | 14 | |
| Raven Microcyber | 
|
Cyberdeck | |||
| Tetratronic Rippler | 
|
Cyberdeck | |||
| Zetatech Berserk | 
|
Berserk | Body | 16 | |
| Zetatech Sandevistan | 
|
Sandevistan | Reflexes | 20 |