Bioconductor

Bioconductor

Class	Frontal Cortex
Tier	Tier 1

The Bioconductor lets V's quickhacks land critical hits. With this implant, each damaging quickhack has a solid chance to crit. The price is a permanent cut to V's Max RAM. It suits a netrunner who relies on damaging quickhacks and can spare the lost RAM. The Bioconductor is an early to late game implant, sold by every ripperdoc in Night City and Dogtown from the start of the game.

Effect

The Bioconductor is a passive implant. It gives quickhacks the ability to deal critical hits. At Tier 1, quickhacks have a fifteen percent Crit Chance. The chance rises at each step, to well over a third at the highest tiers. A critical hit deals extra damage based on V's Crit Damage.

The implant also lowers V's Max RAM by four at every tier. Fewer RAM units mean fewer quickhacks before V must wait for RAM to recover. A large cyberdeck makes that loss easier to absorb.

The implant is attuned to Intelligence. Each Intelligence point adds a very small bonus to all damage V deals. A character with full Intelligence gains about one percent of extra damage.

How to Get Bioconductor 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.

Bioconductor Map Location

The map shows Viktor Vektor's clinic in Little China, one of the ripperdocs that sell it.

Bioconductor map location:

Map credit by Map Genie.

Upgrades

The Bioconductor comes in every tier from Tier 1 to Tier 5++. Each step raises the quickhack Crit Chance. The RAM penalty and the capacity cost stay 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 Bioconductor costs at a ripperdoc.

Upgrade	Components	Requirement
Tier 1 to Tier 1+	30 Tier 1 components	-
Tier 1+ to Tier 2	22 Tier 2 components	-
Tier 2 to Tier 2+	30 Tier 2 components	-
Tier 2+ to Tier 3	22 Tier 3 components	-
Tier 3 to Tier 3+	30 Tier 3 components	-
Tier 3+ to Tier 4	22 Tier 4 components	-
Tier 4 to Tier 4+	30 Tier 4 components	-
Tier 4+ to Tier 5	22 Tier 5 components	-
Tier 5 to Tier 5+	30 Tier 5 components	-
Tier 5+ to Tier 5++	75 Tier 5 components	Phantom Liberty

Character Builds

The Bioconductor belongs in an Intelligence build that uses Combat quickhacks. Overclock lets V keep hacking with too little RAM by paying with Health. Hack Queue and Queue Acceleration each add one Max RAM, which offsets part of the loss. Embedded Exploit raises quickhack damage against enemies affected by Control quickhacks, Covert quickhacks or Distract Enemies. System Overwhelm adds quickhack damage for each unique quickhack and damage-over-time effect on the target.

For other cyberware, the Camillo RAM Manager and the RAM Reallocator each add two Max RAM. They also refill RAM when it runs low. Both sit in the Frontal Cortex next to the Bioconductor. Cyberdecks with large RAM pools, such as the NetWatch Netdriver, also soften the cost.

Select a Build

Monowire BuildLucy 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.

PerksCyberware

Name	Level	Effect
Comeback Kid	Body 4	Faster Health regeneration at low Health
Painkiller	Body 4	Slow Health regeneration in combat
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
Eye In The Sky	Intelligence 4	Highlights cameras and makes camera quickhacks cheaper
Optimization	Intelligence 4	Faster RAM recovery
Copy-Paste	Intelligence 9	Quickhacks on an enemy netrunner spread to their allies
Counter-A-Hack	Intelligence 9	Counter quickhacks on enemy netrunners through walls
Embedded Exploit	Intelligence 9	Quickhacks hit harder on controlled enemies
Feedback Loop	Intelligence 9	Faster RAM recovery for each queued quickhack
Hack Queue	Intelligence 9	Queue two quickhacks on one enemy
Icepick	Intelligence 9	Cheaper Combat quickhacks on distracted or controlled enemies
Siphon	Intelligence 9	Monowire hits recover RAM
Finisher: Live Wire	Intelligence 15	A Monowire Finisher that restores Health and RAM
Overclock	Intelligence 15	More quickhack damage and the Overclock mode
Queue Acceleration	Intelligence 15	More RAM and cheaper device quickhacks
Queue Prioritization	Intelligence 15	Faster upload for the first quickhack in a queue
Sublimation	Intelligence 15	RAM recovery heals during Overclock
Queue Mastery	Intelligence 20	A longer quickhack queue that can be locked
Spillover	Intelligence 20	Quickhacks spread during Overclock
Parkour!	Reflexes 4	Faster climbing and vaulting
Slippery	Reflexes 4	Harder to hit while moving fast
Can't Touch This	Reflexes 9	Full Mitigation Chance while Dashing
Dash	Reflexes 9	Dash replaces the dodge
Data Tunneling	Relic	Monowire hits spread an uploaded quickhack to other enemies
Emergency Cloaking	Relic	Optical Camo can break enemy tracking in combat
Jailbreak	Relic	New abilities for every Arms cyberware
Vulnerability Analytics	Relic	Hits on enemy Vulnerabilities always crit
First Aid	Technical Ability 4	Faster Health item recharge after one use
Glutton For War	Technical Ability 4	Kills recharge Health items and grenades
Transfusion	Technical Ability 4	More Health from the last Health item charge
All Things Cyber	Technical Ability 9	Stronger cyberware stats
Health Freak	Technical Ability 9	One more Health item charge and faster recharge
Renaissance Punk	Technical Ability 9	More cyberware capacity for each attribute at 9 or higher

Name	Slot	Effect
Monowire	Arms	Arm whip that hits several enemies from a distance
Thermal Monowire	Arms	Monowire that deals Thermal damage and can burn
Heal-On-Kill	Circulatory System	Health on each kill
Kiroshi Cockatrice Optics	Face	More crit chance
Kiroshi Sentry Optics	Face	Scanning highlights cameras and turrets
Optical Camo	Integumentary System	Near invisibility for a few seconds
Pain Editor	Integumentary System	Less damage taken
Subdermal Armor	Integumentary System	More armor
Reinforced Tendons	Legs	Double jump
Adrenaline Converter	Nervous System	Faster movement when combat starts
Militech Paraline	Operating System	Cyberdeck with Smart weapon bonuses
Dense Marrow	Skeleton	More melee damage for a higher Stamina cost

Modelled on Lucy from the anime, the build mixes quickhacks with the Monowire. Quickhacks spread through groups, then Monowire hits finish the weakened enemies. A power pistol covers enemies at range.

Attributes: Body 18, Reflexes 20, Technical Ability 3, Intelligence 20, Cool 20.

The perks, cyberware and weapon mods for this build are listed below.

PerksCyberware

Name	Level	Effect
Comeback Kid	Body 4	Faster Health regeneration at low Health
Painkiller	Body 4	Slow Health regeneration in combat
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
Eye In The Sky	Intelligence 4	Highlights cameras and makes camera quickhacks cheaper
Optimization	Intelligence 4	Faster RAM recovery
Warning: Explosion Hazard	Intelligence 4	Stronger explosions from hacked devices
Copy-Paste	Intelligence 9	Quickhacks on an enemy netrunner spread to their allies
Counter-A-Hack	Intelligence 9	Counter quickhacks on enemy netrunners through walls
Data Recycler	Intelligence 9	RAM back from queued quickhacks after a kill
Embedded Exploit	Intelligence 9	Quickhacks hit harder on controlled enemies
Feedback Loop	Intelligence 9	Faster RAM recovery for each queued quickhack
Hack Queue	Intelligence 9	Queue two quickhacks on one enemy
Icepick	Intelligence 9	Cheaper Combat quickhacks on distracted or controlled enemies
Siphon	Intelligence 9	Monowire hits recover RAM
Blood Daemon	Intelligence 15	Health back for each queued quickhack on a kill during Overclock
Finisher: Live Wire	Intelligence 15	A Monowire Finisher that restores Health and RAM
Overclock	Intelligence 15	More quickhack damage and the Overclock mode
Queue Acceleration	Intelligence 15	More RAM and cheaper device quickhacks
Queue Prioritization	Intelligence 15	Faster upload for the first quickhack in a queue
Race Against Mind	Intelligence 15	More quickhack damage at lower Health during Overclock
Sublimation	Intelligence 15	RAM recovery heals during Overclock
Queue Mastery	Intelligence 20	A longer quickhack queue that can be locked
Spillover	Intelligence 20	Quickhacks spread during Overclock
Slippery	Reflexes 4	Harder to hit while moving fast
Dash	Reflexes 9	Dash replaces the dodge
Air Dash	Reflexes 15	Dash in midair
Data Tunneling	Relic	Monowire hits spread an uploaded quickhack to other enemies
Jailbreak	Relic	New abilities for every Arms cyberware
Machine Learning	Relic	Crit damage builds on enemy Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Analytics	Relic	Hits on enemy Vulnerabilities always crit
Edgerunner	Technical Ability 20	Cyberware past the capacity limit for a small Health cost

Name	Slot	Effect
Monowire	Arms	Arm whip that hits several enemies from a distance
Kiroshi Sentry Optics	Face	Scanning highlights cameras and turrets
Camillo RAM Manager	Frontal Cortex	Restores RAM when it runs low
Subdermal Armor	Integumentary System	More armor
Reinforced Tendons	Legs	Double jump
Militech Paraline	Operating System	Cyberdeck with Smart weapon bonuses
Dense Marrow	Skeleton	More melee damage for a higher Stamina cost

Lore

The Bioconductor's in-game line says it facilitates superconductivity in the circuitry that connects the body's cyberware. The implant goes into one of the three Frontal Cortex slots. The COX-2 Cybersomatic Optimizer from Phantom Liberty is its Iconic variant.