Monowire
| Monowire | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Arms |
| Tier | Tier 2 |
| Attribute | Intelligence |
| Capacity | 8 |
The Monowire is a cutting wire that V swings like a whip. It reaches further than any other melee weapon, and a single sweep can hit several enemies at once. Its hits deal Physical damage and can cause Bleeding. The standard Monowire grows stronger with Intelligence, which makes it the classic close-range weapon for a netrunner. With Phantom Liberty, it can even carry a quickhack and upload it with a strike. The Monowire is an early to mid game implant that ripperdocs sell from level 10, and it stays useful to the end through tier upgrades.
Effect
The Monowire replaces a normal melee weapon with a long, whip-like wire. Its range is the longest of any melee weapon in the game. Wide swings can hit several enemies at the same time, which helps against groups. In exchange, each hit deals less damage than the Mantis Blades or Gorilla Arms, and attacks are a little slower.
Every hit deals Physical damage and has a chance to cause Bleeding. The Bleeding chance rises with the tier.
The Monowire is attuned to Intelligence. Each point of Intelligence adds 0.5% damage with the wire. The Electrifying, Thermal and Toxic variants change the damage type and the attribute. All four share the same attack speed and Stamina cost.
The implant shows an empty quickhack slot. The Relic perk Jailbreak puts that slot to use.
How to Get Monowire Guide
- Reach level 10.
- Visit any ripperdoc clinic and open the Arms slot.
- Buy and install the Monowire.
Monowire Map Location
The map shows Viktor Vektor's clinic in Little China, one of the ripperdocs that sell it.
Monowire map location:
Map credit by Map Genie.
Upgrades
Ripperdocs sell the Monowire at Tier 2 from level 10, Tier 3 from level 20, Tier 4 from level 30 and Tier 5 from level 40. An installed Monowire can be raised a tier at a ripperdoc with the matching item components. Each tier raises the damage and the Bleeding chance. 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 Monowire costs at a ripperdoc.
| Upgrade | Components | Requirement |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Monowire belongs in an Intelligence build with a cyberdeck. Siphon makes every Monowire attack recover RAM. The amount doubles when the target is affected by a quickhack or targeted by one. That turns the wire into a way to refill RAM between hacks. Finisher: Live Wire unlocks a Monowire Finisher on low Health enemies. The more quickhacks are queued on the target, the easier the Finisher becomes. It restores Health and RAM.
Phantom Liberty adds Relic perks for arm cyberware. Songbird unlocks the Relic tree during the story, and Jailbreak costs three Relic points. Jailbreak gives the Monowire a dedicated slot for a Control quickhack. V charges the wire, and a fully charged attack uploads the installed quickhack without paying its RAM cost. Data Tunneling builds on this. When an enemy carries a quickhack uploaded through the Monowire, normal Monowire hits that strike that enemy and others at once spread the quickhack to them.
Queue perks such as Hack Queue work well alongside the wire, since Live Wire rewards queued quickhacks. Memory Boost restores RAM on each kill, and Camillo RAM Manager refills RAM when the pool runs low.
Select a 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.
| Name | Image | 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 | 
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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! | 
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Reflexes 4 | Faster climbing and vaulting |
| Slippery | 
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Reflexes 4 | Harder to hit while moving fast |
| Can't Touch This | 
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Reflexes 9 | Full Mitigation Chance while Dashing |
| Dash | 
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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 | 
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Technical Ability 4 | Kills recharge Health items and grenades |
| Transfusion | 
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Technical Ability 4 | More Health from the last Health item charge |
| All Things Cyber | 
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Technical Ability 9 | Stronger cyberware stats |
| Health Freak | 
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Technical Ability 9 | One more Health item charge and faster recharge |
| Renaissance Punk | 
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Technical Ability 9 | More cyberware capacity for each attribute at 9 or higher |
| Name | Image | Slot | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Bioconductor | 
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Frontal Cortex | Quickhacks can deal critical hits |
| 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 |
Quickhacks do most of the damage, chained from cover before enemies find the character. The Tetratronic Rippler cyberdeck adds quickhack damage, and Overclock spends Health in place of RAM. A smart weapon or the Monowire finishes anyone left standing.
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 |
|
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 |
| Acquisition Specialist | 
|
Intelligence | Wider Smart reticle and lock kept through reloads |
| Encryption | 
|
Intelligence 4 | Quickhacks are harder to trace |
| Eye In The Sky |
|
Intelligence 4 | Highlights cameras and makes camera quickhacks cheaper |
| Optimization |
|
Intelligence 4 | Faster RAM recovery |
| Proximate Propagation | 
|
Intelligence 4 | Cheaper quickhacks at close range |
| Subordination | 
|
Intelligence 4 | Control quickhacks last longer on enemies at full Health |
| Warning: Explosion Hazard | 
|
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 |
|
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 |
| 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 |
| Siphon |
|
Intelligence 9 | Monowire hits recover RAM |
| Speculation | 
|
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 |
|
Intelligence 15 | More quickhack damage and the Overclock mode |
| Power Surge | 
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Intelligence 15 | Overclock heals on activation |
| 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 |
| Target Lock Transfer | 
|
Intelligence 15 | Wider Smart reticle and locks kept on swap |
| Queue Mastery |
|
Intelligence 20 | A longer quickhack queue that can be locked |
| Smart Synergy | 
|
Intelligence 20 | Instant lock and more damage during Overclock |
| 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 | 
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Reflexes 15 | Dash in midair |
| Emergency Cloaking |
|
Relic | Optical Camo can break enemy tracking in combat |
| 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 |
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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 | 
|
Technical Ability 15 | Stronger cyberware, more armor and a Skeleton slot |
| Name | Image | Slot | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thermal Monowire |
|
Arms | Monowire that deals Thermal damage and can burn |
| Heal-On-Kill |
|
Circulatory System | Health on each kill |
| Kiroshi Sentry Optics |
|
Face | Scanning highlights cameras and turrets |
| Ex-Disk | 
|
Frontal Cortex | More max RAM and faster uploads |
| Smart Link | 
|
Hands | Turns on Smart weapon tracking |
| Optical Camo |
|
Integumentary System | Near invisibility for a few seconds |
| Reinforced Tendons |
|
Legs | Double jump |
| Kerenzikov | 
|
Nervous System | Slows time when aiming during a slide or dodge |
| Tetratronic Rippler | 
|
Operating System | Cyberdeck that raises quickhack and weapon damage |
| RAM Recoup | 
|
Skeleton | Damage taken restores RAM |
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.
| Name | Image | 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 | Image | Slot | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 in-game description calls the Monowire a whip-like monofilament wire. Its cutting edge is only a molecule wide.
Notes
- The Jailbreak quickhack slot takes Control quickhacks only.
- The Arms slot holds one implant, so the Monowire replaces any Mantis Blades, Gorilla Arms or Projectile Launch System.
- The Electrifying, Thermal and Toxic Monowire are the same wire with Electrical, Thermal and Chemical damage.
Cyberware Categories
All Arms Cyberware
Every Arms implant is listed below. The Iconic ones come first, then the standard ones.
Iconic Arms Cyberware
| Name | Image | Attribute | Capacity | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MaxTac Mantis Blades | 
|
Standard Arms Cyberware
| Name | Image | Attribute | Capacity | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrifying Gorilla Arms | 
|
Technical Ability | 8 | |
| Electrifying Mantis Blades | 
|
Intelligence | 8 | Northside |
| Electrifying Monowire | 
|
Reflexes | 8 | |
| Electrifying Projectile Launch System | 
|
Cool | 8 | |
| Gorilla Arms | 
|
Body | 8 | |
| Mantis Blades | 
|
Reflexes | 8 | |
| Monowire | 
|
Intelligence | 8 | |
| Projectile Launch System | 
|
Technical Ability | 8 | |
| Thermal Gorilla Arms | 
|
Reflexes | 8 | |
| Thermal Mantis Blades | 
|
Body | 8 | |
| Thermal Monowire | 
|
Cool | 8 | |
| Thermal Projectile Launch System | 
|
Intelligence | 8 | |
| Toxic Gorilla Arms | 
|
Cool | 8 | |
| Toxic Mantis Blades | 
|
Cool | 8 | |
| Toxic Monowire | 
|
Technical Ability | 8 | |
| Toxic Projectile Launch System | 
|
Body | 8 |