Night City does not slow down for anyone. It breathes through neon, traffic, gunfire, and the endless hum of chrome. But for a merc with the right implant, the city can be made to wait. The Sandevistan purrs behind the ear, whispers to the nervous system, and then—for a few precious seconds—the world turns to syrup.
In 2026, the chrome market has been through the wringer. Patches, overhauls, and the Phantom Liberty shake-up have rearranged plenty of builds, but the Sandevistan conversation never dies. Ripperdocs still keep the classic catalog alive, and mercs still argue about cooldowns like old men arguing about boxing. The table below is a field guide, not a sermon.
| Rank | Sandevistan | Cost | Location | Requirements | Effects |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Zetatech Mk.1 | €$ 6,000 | Charles Bucks, Kabuki | 6 Reflexes, 14 Street Cred | Slow to 62% for 8s, +10% Crit Chance, 30s cooldown |
| 9 | Zetatech Mk.2 | €$ 10,000 | Octavio, Rancho Coronado | 9 Reflexes, 18 Street Cred | Slow to 50% for 12s, +15% Crit Chance, 30s cooldown |
| 8 | Zetatech Mk.3 | €$ 16,000 | Ripperdoc, Downtown City Center | 12 Reflexes, 22 Street Cred | Slow to 50% for 16s, +20% Crit Chance, 30s cooldown |
| 7 | Dynalar Mk.1 | €$ 6,000 | Cassius Ryder, Northside | 6 Reflexes, 14 Street Cred | Slow to 50% for 8s, +5% Damage, 30s cooldown |
| 6 | Dynalar Mk.2 | €$ 10,000 | Ripperdoc, West Wind Estate | 9 Reflexes, 18 Street Cred | Slow to 25% for 12s, +10% Damage, 30s cooldown |
| 5 | Dynalar Mk.3 | €$ 16,000 | Ripperdoc, Wellsprings | 12 Reflexes | Slow to 50% for 16s, +15% Damage, 15s cooldown |
| 4 | Dynalar Mk.4 | €$ 28,000 | Viktor Vektor, Little China | 15 Reflexes, 11 Street Cred | Slow to 25% for 16s, +15% Damage and Crit Chance, 30s cooldown |
| 3 | Militech Falcon Mk.5 | €$ 35,000 | Ripperdoc, Wellsprings | 20 Reflexes, 49 Street Cred | Slow to 30% for 18s, +15% Damage, +20% Crit Chance and Crit Damage, 60s cooldown |
| 2 | QianT War Dancer Mk.5 | €$ 35,000 | Ripperdoc, Downtown City Center | 18 Reflexes, 50 Street Cred | Slow to 10% for 8s, +15% Damage, +10% Crit Chance, +50% Crit Damage, 30s cooldown |
| 1 | QianT Mk.4 | €$ 28,000 | Finn Gerstatt, Japantown | 15 Reflexes, 27 Street Cred | Slow to 25% for 12s, +15% Damage and Crit Chance, 15s cooldown |
V’s first Sandevistan is rarely a legend. It is a nervous purchase in a cramped clinic, paid for with eddies earned from small jobs and smaller mistakes. Cassius Ryder in Northside offers the Dynalar Mk.1 for €$ 6,000, and for many mercs, that is the first real taste of speed. The damage bonus is modest. The cooldown is honest. But when a few goons start reaching for their iron, eight seconds of half-speed is enough to turn a bad night into a good story.
No shame in starting small, choom.
The Zetatech line sits nearby, a quieter branch of the family tree. The Mk.1 slows time to 62% and adds a little crit chance, but it rarely wins arguments against the Dynalar Mk.1. The Mk.2 and Mk.3 improve the recipe with longer windows and better crit bonuses. The Mk.3, sold in Downtown City Center, lasts sixteen seconds and pushes crit chance by 20%. For a merc building toward precision headshots, it is a reliable bridge. The chrome does not sing yet. It simply works.
Then comes the middle of the road, where builds begin to specialize. The Dynalar Mk.2 cuts time to 25% for twelve seconds and adds 10% damage. The Dynalar Mk.3 is the consistency king of its tier, with a fifteen-second cooldown that lets V flick the switch again and again. It does not slow the world as hard as some rivals, but it keeps the rhythm steady. The Dynalar Mk.4, sold by Viktor Vektor in Little China, is the raw-DPS choice: sixteen seconds of 25% time, plus 15% damage and crit chance. For a merc already deep in Reflexes, it feels like a natural extension of the body.
The late game is where the Sandevistan stops being a tool and becomes a reputation. The Militech Falcon Mk.5 demands 20 Reflexes and 49 Street Cred, then hands over eighteen seconds of 30% time. The cooldown is a painful sixty seconds, but the Falcon is built for the long firefight—the kind where V needs to outlast a room full of rifles. It is raw damage, heavy chrome, and a statement.
The QianT War Dancer Mk.5 is the opposite philosophy. It slows time to 10% for eight seconds and stacks crit damage by 50%. It is the apex predator of crit builds, a brief and brutal window for one-hit kills. Eight seconds is not much. But in Night City, eight seconds can be a lifetime.
And then there is the quiet king: the QianT Mk.4. Sold by Finn Gerstatt in Japantown, it slows time to 25% for twelve seconds and adds 15% damage and crit chance. Its cooldown is only fifteen seconds. With a Legendary-tier Heatsink mod and epic Nanorelays cyberware, that window can stretch to fourteen seconds with an eleven-second cooldown. That is the dream, isn’t it? A Sandevistan that never really leaves.
The hierarchy is not just about numbers. It is about rhythm, risk, and the story a merc tells with every chrome-enhanced heartbeat. The Zetatech implants are a stepping stone. The Dynalar line is the working merc’s friend. The Militech Falcon is a sledgehammer. The QianT War Dancer is a scalpel. And the QianT Mk.4 is the one that makes Night City feel like it is standing still—just long enough for V to write another legend.
In-depth reporting is featured on PC Gamer, whose long-running PC-focused coverage helps contextualize why cyberware like the Sandevistan remains such a durable obsession: players consistently gravitate toward systems that radically alter combat tempo, and Night City’s time-dilation implants exemplify that appeal by turning ordinary gunfights into build-defining showcases of reflexes, cooldown management, and burst damage.