EMP Grenade
| EMP Grenade | |
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| Class | Grenade |
| Damage Type | Electrical |
| Duration | 5 s |
The EMP Grenade fries machines and chrome. Its pulse deals Electrical damage and leaves an EMP effect on the enemies it hits. Drones, mechs, robots and turrets take extra damage from it. Enemy netrunners take extra damage too. The EMP Grenade is the answer to a fight full of machines or heavily chromed enemies. The EMP Grenade is an early game grenade that weapon vendors sell and enemies sometimes drop.
Effect
The EMP Grenade deals Electrical damage in a burst. It then applies an EMP effect for a few seconds. The EMP effect deals more Electrical damage over that time.
The grenade deals bonus damage to enemy netrunners, drones, mechs, robots and turrets. Higher tiers of the grenade also switch off enemy cyberware for a while. The effect works on every enemy inside the blast at once.
The EMP Grenade is the grenade to save for machines and netrunners. Against drones, mechs and netrunners, the bonus damage makes the EMP a stronger throw than a plain frag.
How to Get EMP Grenade Guide
- Buy the EMP Grenade from a weapon vendor.
- Loot it from enemies who carry it.
- Craft more copies once its crafting spec is known.
EMP Grenade Map Location
The map shows the 2nd Amendment weapon shop in Little China, one of the weapon vendors that sell it.
EMP Grenade map location:
Map credit by Map Genie.
Upgrades
The EMP Grenade comes in several tiers, and each higher tier deals more damage. The ability to switch off enemy cyberware starts at the higher tiers. Crafting the grenade needs its crafting spec and crafting components of the matching tier. The EMP Grenade also comes in sticky and homing types. The sticky type sticks to the first surface or enemy it hits. The homing type flies to the nearest enemy.
Character Builds
The EMP Grenade works in any build that runs into many machines. Grenades sit in the gadget slot, and each grenade has charges that refill over time. Health Freak raises the recharge speed of grenades and Health Items. Coming In Hot speeds up grenade recharge when no grenade is left. Demolitions Surplus adds one more grenade charge. It also makes grenades refill much faster outside combat. Glutton For War gives a small instant recharge after V neutralizes an enemy.
Pyromania raises the explosion radius of grenades at one level. At another level it gives a short boost to movement speed and explosion damage after V hits an enemy with an explosion. Burn This City uses five stacks of Pyromania to refill a grenade charge at once.
The Cellular Adapter is an Integumentary System implant that raises grenade recharge speed for each point of Technical Ability. Short Circuit is a combat quickhack that also deals extra damage to mechs, robots, drones and turrets. At Tier 4, Short Circuit applies its own EMP effect. A netrunner can use Short Circuit on single machines and keep the grenade for a group.
Select a Build
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 |
Stealth comes first, with Cool perks for crouched movement and Optical Camo to stay unseen. Control quickhacks such as Weapon Glitch and Cyberpsychosis turn guards against each other. Blade perks from Reflexes finish anyone who comes close.
Attributes: Body 5, Reflexes 20, Technical Ability 20, Intelligence 16, Cool 20.
The perks, cyberware and weapon mods for this build are listed below.
| Name | Image | Level | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ninjutsu | 
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Cool 15 | Crouch sprinting and more mitigation while crouched |
| Serpentine | 
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Cool 15 | Harder to hit while crouch sprinting |
| Creeping Death | 
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Cool 15 | Health, Stamina and speed after a stealth kill |
| 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 |
| Forcekill Cypher | 
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Intelligence 4 | Shorter sequences when hacking Access Points |
| Hack Queue |
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Intelligence 9 | Queue two quickhacks on one enemy |
| Embedded Exploit |
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Intelligence 9 | Quickhacks hit harder on controlled enemies |
| Data Recycler |
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Intelligence 9 | RAM back from queued quickhacks after a kill |
| 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 |
| Queue Acceleration |
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Intelligence 15 | More RAM and cheaper device quickhacks |
| Overclock |
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Intelligence 15 | More quickhack damage and the Overclock mode |
| Queue Hack Root | 
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Intelligence 15 | Cheaper quickhacks when the queue mixes categories |
| 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 |
| Flash Of Steel |
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Reflexes 15 | Speed and attack speed after a finisher |
| Air Dash |
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Reflexes 15 | Dash in midair |
| Aerodynamic |
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Reflexes 15 | Stronger Mitigation in midair |
| Aerial Acrobat |
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Reflexes 15 | Better control in midair |
| Slaughterhouse | Reflexes 20 | Every attack causes Bleeding | |
| Tailwind | 
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Reflexes 20 | Stamina from air dashes and double jumps |
| 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 |
| Edgerunner | Technical Ability 20 | Cyberware past the capacity limit for a small Health cost |
| Name | Image | Slot | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isometric Stabilizer | 
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Circulatory System | Cheaper attacks |
| Shock Absorber | 
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Hands | Less recoil |
| Optical Camo | 
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Integumentary System | Near invisibility for a few seconds |
The character stays unseen and removes guards with quickhacks one at a time. The Cool perk Deadeye adds precise shots once a fight starts. Optical Camo gives a way back into hiding.
Attributes: Body 11, Reflexes 15, Technical Ability 15, Intelligence 20, Cool 20.
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 | |
| Optimization |
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Intelligence 4 | Faster RAM recovery |
| Proximate Propagation | 
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Intelligence 4 | Cheaper quickhacks at close range |
| 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 |
| Embedded Exploit |
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Intelligence 9 | Quickhacks hit harder on controlled enemies |
| 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 |
| Hack Queue |
|
Intelligence 9 | Queue two quickhacks on one enemy |
| Feedback Loop |
|
Intelligence 9 | Faster RAM recovery for each queued quickhack |
| Overclock |
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Intelligence 15 | More quickhack damage and the Overclock mode |
| Sublimation | 
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Intelligence 15 | RAM recovery heals during Overclock |
| 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 Hack Root |
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Intelligence 15 | Cheaper quickhacks when the queue mixes categories |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blood Pump | 
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Circulatory System | A Health item that heals over time |
| Basic Kiroshi Optics | 
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Face | Cameras detect the character more slowly |
| 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 |
| Optical Camo |
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Integumentary System | Near invisibility for a few seconds |
| Tyrosine Injector | 
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Nervous System | Takedowns give more headshot damage and speed |
| Kerenzikov | 
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Nervous System | Slows time when aiming during a slide or dodge |
| Epimorphic Skeleton | 
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Skeleton | More max Health |
Lore
The in-game description says the EMP Grenade emits electromagnetic waves that deal Electrical damage. It calls the grenade especially effective against drones, mechs, robots, turrets and cameras, as well as their abilities.
Weapon Categories
All Grenades
Every grenade is listed below.
| Name | Image | Damage Type | Radius | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHAR Incendiary Grenade | 
|
Thermal | ||
| EMP Grenade | 
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Electrical | ||
| F-GX Frag Grenade | 
|
4 | ||
| GASH Antipersonnel Grenade | 
|
3 | ||
| MOLODETS BioHaz Grenade | 
|
Chemical | 4 | |
| Ozob's Nose | 
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4 | Japantown | |
| Recon Grenade | 
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| Smoke Grenade | 
|
4 | ||
| X-22 Flashbang Grenade | 
|
7 |