Clutch Padding
| Clutch Padding | |
|---|---|
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| Class | Circulatory System |
| Tier | Tier 1 |
| Attribute | Body |
| Capacity | 12 |
Clutch Padding lets V shoot longer before Stamina runs low. Every shot from a ranged weapon drains a little Stamina, and low Stamina makes guns harder to handle. Clutch Padding cuts that drain, so long bursts stay steady. It suits any gun build, and it is cheap and available from the very start. A Body character also gets a little extra Health from it. Clutch Padding is an early game implant that ripperdocs sell as soon as V can visit a clinic.
Effect
Clutch Padding lowers the Stamina cost of shooting. Each shot from a ranged weapon uses Stamina, and the cost adds up during long bursts. Weapon handling gets worse as Stamina drops. With the implant, V can fire more rounds before that happens. The effect is always on and needs no trigger.
Clutch Padding is attuned to Body. Each point of Body adds half a point of max Health through the implant.
How to Get Clutch Padding Guide
- Visit any ripperdoc clinic and open the Circulatory System slot.
- Buy and install Clutch Padding.
Clutch Padding Map Location
The map shows Viktor Vektor's clinic in Little China, one of the ripperdocs that sell it.
Clutch Padding map location:
Map credit by Map Genie.
Upgrades
Ripperdocs sell Clutch Padding at Tier 1 at the start, then at Tier 2 from level 10, Tier 3 from level 20, Tier 4 from level 30 and Tier 5 from level 40. An installed copy can be raised a tier at a ripperdoc with the matching item components. Each tier lowers the Stamina cost of shooting a little more. Each implant costs Cyberware Capacity. V gains capacity with each level and from Cyberware Capacity Shards. The Edgerunner perk lets V go over the limit by up to 50 points, at the cost of some max Health.
The table shows what each tier step of Clutch Padding costs at a ripperdoc.
| Upgrade | Components | Requirement |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 to Tier 1+ | 20 Tier 1 components | - |
| Tier 1+ to Tier 2 | 15 Tier 2 components | - |
| Tier 2 to Tier 2+ | 20 Tier 2 components | - |
| Tier 2+ to Tier 3 | 15 Tier 3 components | - |
| Tier 3 to Tier 3+ | 20 Tier 3 components | - |
| Tier 3+ to Tier 4 | 15 Tier 4 components | - |
| Tier 4 to Tier 4+ | 20 Tier 4 components | - |
| Tier 4+ to Tier 5 | 15 Tier 5 components | - |
| Tier 5 to Tier 5+ | 20 Tier 5 components | - |
| Tier 5+ to Tier 5++ | 50 Tier 5 components | Phantom Liberty |
Character Builds
Several perks cut the Stamina cost of shooting in other ways. Ready, Rested, Reloaded lowers the Stamina cost of assault rifles and submachine guns. Spray And Pray lowers the cost of hip-firing. Run 'N' Gun in the Cool tree removes the Stamina cost of hip-firing pistols. Focus, also in Cool, removes the Stamina cost of shooting while it is active. Sharpshooter in Reflexes grants stacks that improve Stamina regen and lower Stamina cost.
Kinetic Frame raises Mitigation Chance while Stamina stays above 85%. Clutch Padding keeps Stamina high for longer, so the two implants work together. Kerenzikov Boost System removes the Stamina cost of shooting completely while Kerenzikov is active.
Some perks reward low Stamina instead. Die! Die! Die! raises Crit Chance at low Stamina. Don't Stop Me Now adds Mitigation when Stamina is below 33%.
Select a Build
Headshots deal most of the damage, and Focus and Deadeye only work at full Stamina, so each fight starts with a full Stamina bar. The Sandevistan slows time so a whole group can drop one headshot at a time. A silenced pistol handles quiet kills before a fight, and a shotgun deals with enemies that get close.
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 |
| Comeback Kid | 
|
Body 4 | Faster Health regeneration at low Health |
| Dorph-Head | 
|
Body 4 | Brief full Mitigation after using a Health item |
| Adrenaline Rush | 
|
Body 15 | More Health and the Adrenaline Rush mode |
| Juggernaut | 
|
Body 15 | More speed and damage during Adrenaline Rush |
| Calm Mind | 
|
Body 15 | Adrenaline lasts longer before it decays |
| Focus | 
|
Cool 9 | More headshot damage and free shots while aiming |
| No Sweat | 
|
Cool 9 | Kills cut the Stamina cost of Focus |
| Rinse And Reload | 
|
Cool 9 | Faster reload after a kill while aiming |
| Head To Head | 
|
Cool 9 | Kills reset Focus |
| Deep Breath | 
|
Cool 9 | Time slows while Focus is active |
| Pull! | 
|
Cool 9 | Easier to shoot grenades out of the air |
| Deadeye | Cool 15 | More headshot damage and no spread at high Stamina | |
| California Reaper | 
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Cool 15 | Stamina back after a headshot kill |
| High Noon | 
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Cool 15 | Fast slowed reload after a headshot kill |
| Long Shot | 
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Cool 15 | Full damage at any range during Deadeye |
| Quick Draw | 
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Cool 15 | Faster swaps to pistols and rifles |
| Nerves Of Tungsten-Steel | 
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Cool 20 | Guaranteed crits on headshots during Deadeye |
| Run 'N' Gun | 
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Cool 20 | Free hip fire and faster movement during Focus |
| Slippery | 
|
Reflexes 4 | Harder to hit while moving fast |
| Muscle Memory | 
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Reflexes 4 | Reload while sprinting, sliding and vaulting |
| Dash | 
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Reflexes 9 | Unlocks the Dash and makes it cheaper |
| Steady Grip | 
|
Reflexes 9 | Shoot while Dashing |
| Can't Touch This | 
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Reflexes 9 | Full Mitigation Chance while Dashing |
| Glutton For War | 
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Technical Ability 4 | Kills recharge Health items and grenades |
| Health Freak | 
|
Technical Ability 9 | One more Health item charge and faster recharge |
| All Things Cyber | 
|
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blood Pump | 
|
Circulatory System | A Health item that heals over time |
| Kiroshi The Oracle Optics | 
|
Face | Scanning highlights enemies behind cover |
| Mechatronic Core | 
|
Frontal Cortex | More damage against drones, robots and mechs |
| Ballistic Coprocessor | 
|
Hands | More ricochets with Power weapons |
| Shock Absorber | 
|
Hands | Less recoil |
| Subdermal Armor | 
|
Integumentary System | More armor |
| Reinforced Tendons | 
|
Legs | Double jump |
| NeoFiber | 
|
Nervous System | More Mitigation Chance and Strength |
| Militech Apogee Sandevistan | Operating System | Slows time by 85% with crit bonuses | |
| Spring Joints | 
|
Skeleton | Stronger Mitigation |
| Bionic Joints | 
|
Skeleton | More armor |
The build deals huge damage at close range with shotguns and obliterates enemies outright. Health regen and Adrenaline Rush keep the character alive, and stacked cyberware regularly triggers Fury from Edgerunner. A Tech pistol and a heavy sniper cover anything further away.
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 |
|
Body 4 | Slow Health regeneration in combat |
| Bullet Ballet | 
|
Body 9 | Tighter bullet spread while moving |
| Die! Die! Die! | 
|
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 | 
|
Body 9 | No movement penalty with shotguns and machine guns |
| Bloodlust | 
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Body 15 | Dismemberments refill Adrenaline |
| Close-Quarters Carnage | 
|
Body 15 | Higher Obliterate chance at close range |
| Dread | 
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Body 15 | Ranged hits lower enemy Armor |
| Rush Of Blood | 
|
Body 15 | Faster reload after a dismemberment |
| Skullcracker | 
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Body 15 | Quick melee hits harder at low Stamina |
| Spontaneous Obliteration | 
|
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 | 
|
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 |
|
Technical Ability 9 | Stronger cyberware stats |
| Chrome Constitution | 
|
Technical Ability 9 | Less damage taken with full Skeleton and Integumentary slots |
| Ambidextrous | 
|
Technical Ability 15 | A second Hands cyberware slot |
| Built Different | 
|
Technical Ability 15 | Unlocks the Cellular Adapter cyberware |
| Name | Image | Slot | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heal-On-Kill | 
|
Circulatory System | Health on each kill |
| Self-ICE | 
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Frontal Cortex | Blocks an enemy quickhack |
| Mechatronic Core |
|
Frontal Cortex | More damage against drones, robots and turrets |
| Shock Absorber |
|
Hands | Less recoil |
| Cellular Adapter | 
|
Integumentary System | Tech weapon damage and resistances from Technical Ability |
| NeoFiber |
|
Nervous System | More mitigation chance and strength |
| Epimorphic Skeleton | 
|
Skeleton | More max Health |
Modelled on David from the anime, the build packs in as much cyberware as it can carry. The Sandevistan slows time while pistols and Gorilla Arms tear through enemies. Technical Ability perks cut cyberware cooldowns so the Sandevistan comes back fast.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dorph-Head |
|
Body 4 | Brief full Mitigation after using a Health item |
| Painkiller |
|
Body 4 | Slow Health regeneration in combat |
| Die! Die! Die! |
|
Body 9 | Higher crit chance and fire rate at low Stamina |
| Don't Stop Me Now |
|
Body 9 | Damage mitigation at low Stamina |
| Like A Feather |
|
Body 9 | No movement penalty with shotguns and machine guns |
| Wrecking Ball | 
|
Body 9 | Cheaper blunt attacks and a sprinting shoulder charge |
| Adrenaline Rush |
|
Body 15 | More Health and the Adrenaline Rush mode |
| Calm Mind |
|
Body 15 | Adrenaline lasts longer before it decays |
| Close-Quarters Carnage |
|
Body 15 | Higher Obliterate chance at close range |
| Juggernaut |
|
Body 15 | More speed and damage during Adrenaline Rush |
| Quake | 
|
Body 15 | Faster blunt attacks and a ground slam |
| Rush Of Blood |
|
Body 15 | Faster reload after a dismemberment |
| Spontaneous Obliteration |
|
Body 15 | Chance to instantly kill enemies at low Health |
| Pain To Gain |
|
Body 20 | Kills recharge Health items during Adrenaline Rush |
| Deep Breath |
|
Cool 9 | Time slows while Focus is active |
| Focus |
|
Cool 9 | Focus mode for free Stamina aimed shots |
| Head To Head |
|
Cool 9 | Kills in Focus reset its duration |
| No Sweat |
|
Cool 9 | Kills in Focus lower its Stamina cost |
| Rinse And Reload |
|
Cool 9 | Faster reload after an aimed kill |
| Deadeye | Cool 15 | More headshot and weak spot damage | |
| High Noon |
|
Cool 15 | Faster reload and slowed time after a headshot kill in Deadeye |
| Long Shot |
|
Cool 15 | Full damage at any range during Deadeye |
| Muscle Memory |
|
Reflexes 4 | Reload while sprinting, sliding 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 |
| Mad Dash | 
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Reflexes 9 | Double Dash range toward enemies |
| Steady Grip |
|
Reflexes 9 | Shooting while dashing |
| Aerodynamic | 
|
Reflexes 15 | Stronger Mitigation in midair |
| Air Dash |
|
Reflexes 15 | Dash in midair |
| Jailbreak | 
|
Relic | New abilities for every Arms cyberware |
| Launch Capacity Override | 
|
Relic | One more Projectile Launch System charge |
| Limiter Removal | 
|
Relic | Charged Gorilla Arms attacks knock down nearby enemies |
| Machine Learning | 
|
Relic | Crit damage builds on enemy Vulnerabilities |
| Vulnerability Analytics | 
|
Relic | Hits on enemy Vulnerabilities always crit |
| Glutton For War |
|
Technical Ability 4 | Kills recharge Health items and grenades |
| All Things Cyber |
|
Technical Ability 9 | Stronger cyberware stats |
| Borrowed Time | 
|
Technical Ability 9 | A Health item refills after a kill at low Health |
| Chipware Connoisseur | 
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Technical Ability 9 | A choice of stat bonus when upgrading cyberware |
| Chrome Constitution |
|
Technical Ability 9 | Less damage taken with full Skeleton and Integumentary slots |
| Driver Update | 
|
Technical Ability 9 | An extra stat bonus on every cyberware |
| 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 |
| Ambidextrous |
|
Technical Ability 15 | A second Hands cyberware slot |
| Bolt | 
|
Technical Ability 15 | Faster charge and Bolt shots that hit harder |
| Burn This City | 
|
Technical Ability 15 | Five Pyromania stacks refill a grenade charge |
| Cyborg | Technical Ability 15 | Shorter cyberware cooldowns with every slot filled | |
| Doomlauncher | 
|
Technical Ability 15 | An extra Projectile Launch System charge and faster recharge |
| Extended Warranty | 
|
Technical Ability 15 | Cyberware effects last longer |
| Friendlier Fire | 
|
Technical Ability 15 | Less damage from the character's own explosions |
| Heat Shield | 
|
Technical Ability 15 | More Mitigation Chance for each Pyromania stack |
| Internal Clock | 
|
Technical Ability 15 | Wider timing window for a Bolt shot |
| License To Chrome |
|
Technical Ability 15 | Stronger cyberware, more armor and a Skeleton slot |
| Lightning Storm | 
|
Technical Ability 15 | Faster charge after each Bolt |
| Pyromania | 
|
Technical Ability 15 | Faster Health item and grenade recharge and bigger blasts |
| Shock Value | 
|
Technical Ability 15 | Bolt shots ignore armor |
| Chain Lightning | 
|
Technical Ability 20 | Bolt shots arc Electrical damage to 3 nearby enemies |
| Edgerunner | Technical Ability 20 | Cyberware past the capacity limit for a small Health cost |
| Name | Image | Slot | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gorilla Arms | 
|
Arms | Hard hitting fists |
| Mantis Blades | 
|
Arms | Arm blades that slash and leap at enemies |
| Projectile Launch System | 
|
Arms | Arm launcher that fires explosive shots |
| Blood Pump |
|
Circulatory System | A Health item that heals over time |
| Axolotl | 
|
Frontal Cortex | Kills cut all cyberware cooldowns |
| Painducer | 
|
Integumentary System | Spreads damage taken over time |
| Fortified Ankles | 
|
Legs | Charged jumps |
| NeoFiber |
|
Nervous System | More mitigation chance and strength |
| Militech Apogee Sandevistan | Operating System | Slows time by 85% with crit bonuses | |
| Epimorphic Skeleton |
|
Skeleton | More max Health |
Lore
The in-game description promises that after emptying a full clip, V will still have the energy to take cover.
Notes
- Clutch Padding shares the Circulatory System with implants such as Heal-On-Kill, Microrotors and Feedback Circuit.
Cyberware Categories
All Circulatory System Cyberware
Every Circulatory System implant is listed below. The Iconic ones come first, then the standard ones.
Iconic Circulatory System Cyberware
| Name | Image | Attribute | Capacity | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electromag Recycler | 
|
Technical Ability | 40 | Dogtown |
| Isometric Stabilizer | 
|
Reflexes | 40 | Dogtown |
Standard Circulatory System Cyberware
| Name | Image | Attribute | Capacity | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrenaline Booster | 
|
Reflexes | 14 | |
| Biomonitor | 
|
Technical Ability | 14 | |
| Black Mamba | 
|
Reflexes | 16 | |
| Blood Pump | 
|
Technical Ability | 15 | |
| Clutch Padding | 
|
Body | 12 | |
| Feedback Circuit | 
|
Technical Ability | 14 | |
| Heal-On-Kill | 
|
Intelligence | 10 | |
| Microrotors | 
|
Reflexes | 12 | Northside |
| Second Heart | 
|
Body | 30 | |
| ThreatEvac | 
|
Intelligence | 5 |