Thief
A Thief always keeps their eyes on the prize.
Use enhanced visors and piloted drones to remotely locate and acquire valuable loot. Steal from a zone or rival Runners. Then make an escape or push the advantage with the Thief's deployable grapple device.
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Abilities
Prime and tactical abilities recharge; traits are always on.
Pickpocket Drone
Prime abilityDeploy a remotely piloted flying drone with a limited lifespan.
While piloting the drone:
: Fire a hooked tether that can eject the highest-value item from target inventories, collect and store loose loot, and open doors.
: Exit the drone and return to your shell.
At any point while the drone is still active, activate the ability again to continue piloting the drone.
Grapple Device
Tactical abilityLaunch a grapple device in your aim direction, propelling yourself toward it.
X-Ray Visor
TraitActivate your visor, highlighting hostiles and containers in the color of the most valuable item they're storing. Containers are revealed through walls, while hostiles require line of sight.
While active, aiming at a hostile for a short time Hacks their optics, disrupting their vision until you look away.
The Finer Things
TraitGain increased weapon handling and accelerated Grapple Device recharge rate based on the number of items in your Backpack.
Cores
Cores that only Thief can equip.
The Finer Things also grants weapon reload speed and Agility based on the number of items in your Backpack.
Gain a second charge for your Grapple Device.
Your X-Ray Visor has increased vision range.
Each container you open increases your Loot Speed. This increase resets when you're downed.
When your Backpack is completely full, your sprint speed and slide distance are increased.
While piloting your Pickpocket Drone, you become invisible.
Striking a target with a melee or knife attack immediately after grappling Hacks them and knocks random looted items from their Backpack.
Hacking a hostile with your X-Ray Visor extends its duration.
While not being piloted, your Pickpocket Drone periodically releases a pulse that pings nearby hostiles.
Your Pickpocket Drone has increased lifetime and is more resistant to incoming damage.
Skins
Rendered from each skin's own models and textures (body, head and hood).