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Speculation Perk Effects and How to Unlock

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Speculation is a Perk from the Intelligence attribute in Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition. See its basic information, effects, and how to unlock Speculation!

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Speculation Overview

Speculation Basic Information

Speculation Overview
Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty - Speculation
Attribute Attribute Level Requirement Max Level
Intelligence 9 1

Speculation Effects

Effects Neutralizing an enemy with a Combat quickhack recovers RAM equal to 25% of the total cost of all quickhacks affecting the target.

How to Unlock Speculation

Speculation Perk Pre-Requisites

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Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty - Acquisition Specialist Acquisition Specialist Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty - Blood Daemon Blood Daemon Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty - Carhacker Carhacker
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty - Copy-Paste Copy-Paste Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty - Counter-A-Hack Counter-A-Hack Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty - Data Recycler Data Recycler
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty - Embedded Exploit Embedded Exploit Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty - Encryption Encryption Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty - Eye in the Sky Eye in the Sky
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty - Feedback Loop Feedback Loop Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty - Finisher: Live Wire Finisher: Live Wire Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty - Forcekill Cypher Forcekill Cypher
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty - Hack Queue Hack Queue Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty - Icepick Icepick Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty - No Escape No Escape
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty - Optimization Optimization Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty - Overclock Overclock Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty - Power Surge Power Surge
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty - Precision Subroutines Precision Subroutines Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty - Proximate Propagation Proximate Propagation Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty - Queue Acceleration Queue Acceleration
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty - Queue Hack_Root Queue Hack_Root Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty - Queue Mastery Queue Mastery Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty - Queue Prioritization Queue Prioritization
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty - Race Against Mind Race Against Mind Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty - Recirculation Recirculation Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty - Shadowrunner Shadowrunner
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty - Siphon Siphon Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty - Smart Synergy Smart Synergy Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty - Speculation Speculation
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty - Spillover Spillover Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty - Sublimation Sublimation Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty - Subordination Subordination
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty - System Overwhelm System Overwhelm Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty - Target Lock Transfer Target Lock Transfer Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty - Targeting Prism Targeting Prism
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty - Terminal Velocity Terminal Velocity Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty - Warning: Explosion Hazard Warning: Explosion Hazard

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