Bait
| Bait | |
|---|---|
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| Class | Covert Quickhack |
| Tier | Tier 1 |
| RAM Cost | T1 2 / T2 3 / T4 4 |
| Upload Time | 0.3 s |
| Duration | 15 s |
Bait pulls a single enemy away from the group and walks them toward V. A lone guard who comes looking is easy to take down quietly. It costs little RAM, and it leaves no trace. It suits a stealth build that likes to thin out a camp one guard at a time. At higher tiers it also drags enemies out of cover during a fight. Bait is an early game quickhack that every netrunner vendor sells from the start.
Effect
Bait is a covert quickhack. V uploads it to an enemy, and that enemy walks to V's current position. It is untraceable, so the upload does not start a trace. At Tier 1 the enemy arrives in an Alerted state and is already on guard. From Tier 2 the enemy comes over without being alerted. That makes a quiet takedown much easier.
Tier 3 lets V use Bait during combat. In a fight it forces the target out of cover. An enemy who hides behind a wall must then step into the open.
Tier 4 changes the destination when V uploads Bait through a camera. The enemy then walks to the camera instead of to V. V can send guards toward a spot far away from the real route.
Tier 5 adds a way to cancel the lure. If V uploads Bait a second time to the same enemy outside combat, the enemy stops and turns back. This helps when the lure goes wrong or another guard is watching.
Bait combos with Request Backup. Request Backup at Tier 5 calls up to four enemies over when V uploads it to an enemy already affected by Bait. The pair can pull several guards to one spot.
How to Get Bait Guide
- Buy Bait or its crafting spec from any netrunner vendor.
- Breach Access Points with Breach Protocol for a chance at quickhacks.
- With Phantom Liberty, watch for the Iconic crafting spec from around level 51.
Bait Map Location
The map shows the netrunner vendor in Kabuki, one of the netrunner vendors that sell it.
Bait map location:
Map credit by Map Genie.
Crafting Spec
Netrunner vendors sell the Bait spec. The spec lets V craft Bait in the crafting menu. Every spec in the game is listed on the Crafting Specs page.
Upgrades
Bait comes in Tiers 1 to 5, plus an Iconic variant. Tier 2 removes the Alerted state. Tier 3 allows use in combat. Tier 4 redirects the enemy to a camera. Tier 5 lets a second upload send the enemy back. The Iconic variant keeps every effect and costs one less RAM.
Netrunner vendors sell Bait and its crafting specs. Higher tiers need quickhack components of the matching tier to craft. Breach Protocol on an Access Point can also reward quickhacks. Enemy netrunners can drop quickhacks and specs as well. The Iconic variant needs Phantom Liberty. Netrunners begin to offer Iconic quickhacks at around level 51. Enemy netrunners can drop the Iconic crafting spec too, and crafting it takes Tier 5 quickhack components.
Character Builds
Bait belongs in a stealth build with points in Intelligence. Eye In The Sky highlights nearby cameras. It also lowers the RAM cost and raises the duration of Covert quickhacks that V uploads through a camera. Bait at Tier 4 and above sends the enemy to that camera, so the two fit well together.
Hack Queue lets V queue a second quickhack on the same enemy. Embedded Exploit adds quickhack damage against enemies affected by Covert quickhacks. A lured enemy therefore takes more damage if the plan turns loud. Icepick lowers the RAM cost of Combat quickhacks on enemies affected by Covert quickhacks.
Bait pairs well with takedowns. Shadowrunner removes all trace progress after a Takedown. Request Backup and Sonic Shock are other Covert quickhacks that move or hide enemies.
Select a Build
Quickhacks such as Synapse Burnout and Cyberware Malfunction do the main damage. Two pistols held at once cover the gaps while RAM recovers. Overclock spends Health in place of RAM when a fight drags on.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deadeye | Cool 15 | More headshot and weak spot damage | |
| Long Shot | 
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Cool 15 | Full damage at any range during Deadeye |
| California Reaper | 
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Cool 15 | Stamina back after a headshot kill |
| Optimization | 
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Intelligence 4 | Faster RAM recovery |
| Eye In The Sky | 
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Intelligence 4 | Highlights cameras and makes camera quickhacks cheaper |
| Proximate Propagation | 
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Intelligence 4 | Cheaper quickhacks at close range |
| Embedded Exploit | 
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Intelligence 9 | Quickhacks hit harder on controlled enemies |
| Hack Queue | 
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Intelligence 9 | Queue two quickhacks on one enemy |
| 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 |
| Data Recycler | 
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Intelligence 9 | RAM back from queued quickhacks after a kill |
| 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 |
| Sublimation | 
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Intelligence 15 | RAM recovery heals during Overclock |
| Queue Hack Root | 
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Intelligence 15 | Cheaper quickhacks when the queue mixes categories |
| Power Surge | 
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Intelligence 15 | Overclock heals on activation |
| Queue Prioritization | 
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Intelligence 15 | Faster upload for the first quickhack in a queue |
| Spillover | 
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Intelligence 20 | Quickhacks spread during Overclock |
| Queue Mastery | 
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Intelligence 20 | A longer quickhack queue that can be locked |
| Air Dash | 
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Reflexes 15 | Dash in midair |
| Pyromania | 
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Technical Ability 15 | Faster Health item and grenade recharge and bigger blasts |
| License To Chrome | 
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Technical Ability 15 | Stronger cyberware, more armor and a Skeleton slot |
| Ambidextrous | 
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Technical Ability 15 | A second Hands cyberware slot |
| Cyborg | Technical Ability 15 | Shorter cyberware cooldowns with every slot filled |
| Name | Image | Slot | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thermal Projectile Launch System | 
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Arms | Arm launcher that fires explosive Thermal shots |
| Blood Pump | 
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Circulatory System | A Health item that heals over time |
| Heal-On-Kill | 
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Circulatory System | Health on each kill |
| Behavioral Imprint-Synced Faceplate | 
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Face | A disguise that escapes the police |
| Ex-Disk | 
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Frontal Cortex | More max RAM and faster uploads |
| Chitin | 
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Integumentary System | Extra Health regeneration |
| Reinforced Tendons | 
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Legs | Double jump |
| RAM Recoup | 
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Skeleton | Damage taken restores RAM |
Errata is the main weapon, a katana that leaps at enemies and always crits Burning targets. Synapse Burnout and Memory Wipe come from the cyberdeck between sword attacks. Overclock spends Health in place of RAM, and Adrenaline Rush adds more Health.
Attributes: Body 20, Reflexes 20, Technical Ability 15, Intelligence 20, Cool 6.
The perks, cyberware and weapon mods for this build are listed below.
| Name | Image | Level | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calm Mind | 
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Body 15 | Adrenaline lasts longer before it decays |
| 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 |
| Optimization |
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Intelligence 4 | Faster RAM recovery |
| Eye In The Sky |
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Intelligence 4 | Highlights cameras and makes camera quickhacks cheaper |
| Embedded Exploit |
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Intelligence 9 | Quickhacks hit harder on controlled enemies |
| Hack Queue |
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Intelligence 9 | Queue two quickhacks on one enemy |
| Shadowrunner | 
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Intelligence 9 | Takedowns clear trace progress |
| Icepick | 
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Intelligence 9 | Cheaper Combat quickhacks on distracted or controlled enemies |
| Speculation |
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Intelligence 9 | Combat quickhack kills recover RAM |
| Data Recycler |
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Intelligence 9 | RAM back from queued quickhacks after a kill |
| Feedback Loop | 
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Intelligence 9 | Faster RAM recovery for each queued quickhack |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Finisher: Bladerunner | 
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Reflexes 15 | Faster blade attacks and a finisher that restores Health |
| Going The Distance | 
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Reflexes 15 | Double finisher range |
| Opportunist | 
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Reflexes 15 | Easier finishers on stunned, blinded or bleeding enemies |
| Flash Of Steel | 
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Reflexes 15 | Speed and attack speed after a finisher |
| Aerodynamic | 
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Reflexes 15 | Stronger Mitigation in midair |
| Air Dash |
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Reflexes 15 | Dash in midair |
| Aerial Acrobat | 
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Reflexes 15 | Better control in midair |
| License To Chrome |
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Technical Ability 15 | Stronger cyberware, more armor and a Skeleton slot |
| Name | Image | Slot | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| RAM Upgrade | 
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Frontal Cortex | Faster RAM recovery |
A baseball bat and quickhacks share the work. Quake slams break groups up close, while Contagion and Short Circuit hit enemies further away. Adrenaline Rush and Overclock both run to keep the character alive.
Attributes: Body 20, Reflexes 6, Technical Ability 20, Intelligence 20, Cool 15.
The perks, cyberware and weapon mods for this build are listed below.
| Name | Image | Level | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Unstoppable Force | 
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Body 15 | Immunity to knockdown and blinding during Adrenaline Rush |
| Juggernaut |
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Body 15 | More speed and damage during Adrenaline Rush |
| Ripple Effect | 
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Body 15 | Health back for each enemy hit by Quake |
| Aftershock | 
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Body 15 | Stamina back for each enemy hit by Quake |
| Quake | 
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Body 15 | Faster Blunt attacks and a ground slam that staggers |
| Pain To Gain | 
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Body 20 | Kills recharge Health items during Adrenaline Rush |
| Finisher: Savage Sling | 
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Body 20 | A Blunt Finisher that heals |
| Optimization |
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Intelligence 4 | Faster RAM recovery |
| Eye In The Sky |
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Intelligence 4 | Highlights cameras and makes camera quickhacks cheaper |
| Subordination | 
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Intelligence 4 | Control quickhacks last longer on enemies at full Health |
| Encryption | 
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Intelligence 4 | Quickhacks are harder to trace |
| Embedded Exploit |
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Intelligence 9 | Quickhacks hit harder on controlled enemies |
| Hack Queue |
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Intelligence 9 | Queue two quickhacks on one enemy |
| 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 |
| Icepick |
|
Intelligence 9 | Cheaper Combat quickhacks on distracted or controlled enemies |
| Shadowrunner |
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Intelligence 9 | Takedowns clear trace progress |
| System Overwhelm |
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Intelligence 9 | More quickhack damage for each effect on the target |
| Speculation |
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Intelligence 9 | Combat quickhack kills recover RAM |
| Overclock |
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Intelligence 15 | More quickhack damage and the Overclock mode |
| Blood Daemon | 
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Intelligence 15 | Health back for each queued quickhack on a kill during Overclock |
| Queue Hack Root |
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Intelligence 15 | Cheaper quickhacks when the queue mixes categories |
| Sublimation |
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Intelligence 15 | RAM recovery heals during Overclock |
| Queue Acceleration |
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Intelligence 15 | More RAM and cheaper device quickhacks |
| Spillover |
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Intelligence 20 | Quickhacks spread during Overclock |
| Queue Mastery |
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Intelligence 20 | A longer quickhack queue that can be locked |
| Name | Image | Slot | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| RAM Reallocator | 
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Frontal Cortex | Refills RAM when it runs low |
| 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 |
| 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
The in-game description quotes Cracker Jack. By the time the lured enemy arrives, the line says, the hacker is already gone. Cracker Jack adds that advanced tech often looks a lot like magic.
Notes
- Bait at Tier 1 brings the enemy over already alerted, so a quiet approach works best from Tier 2.
Quickhack Categories
All Covert Quickhacks
Every covert quickhack is listed below.
| Name | Image | RAM | Upload | Perks | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bait | 
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T1 2 / T2 3 / T4 4 | 0.3 | Eye In The Sky, Embedded Exploit, Icepick, Queue Hack Root | |
| Memory Wipe | 
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T3 8 / T4 10 / T5 32 | T3 1.5 / T5 10 | Eye In The Sky, Embedded Exploit, Icepick, Queue Hack Root | |
| Ping | 
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T1 4 / T3 5 / T5 7 | 1 | Eye In The Sky, Embedded Exploit, Icepick, Queue Hack Root | Little China |
| Request Backup | 
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T2 3 / T4 4 / T5 6 | 2 | Eye In The Sky, Embedded Exploit, Icepick, Queue Hack Root | |
| Sonic Shock | 
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T2 3 / T3 4 / T4 5 / T5 6 | T2 1 / T5 2 | Queue Hack Root |