Unlock the full potential of Cyberpunk 2077's Phantom Liberty with our guide to the Relic Skill Tree. Learn about abilities like Emergency Cloaking, Jailbreak, and Vulnerability Analytics.
Alright, so you're diving into Cyberpunk 2077's Phantom Liberty expansion, and you've heard about this new Relic Skill Tree? It's a pretty cool addition that gives you a whole new set of abilities to play around with. Unlike the regular skill points you get from leveling up, these Relic points are earned by progressing the story and, more importantly, by finding them hidden around Dogtown. Let's break down what's new and what's worth grabbing first.
You'll actually get access to the Relic Skill Tree pretty early on, right during the very first mission of Phantom Liberty. A character named Songbird, who's a skilled Netrunner, will hook you up with some new Militech Combat software. This not only unlocks the tree for you but also gives you three skill points to spend right away. After that, the real treasure hunt begins – you'll need to start searching Dogtown for hidden Militech restricted data terminals. Hacking into these terminals is how you'll earn more skill points, one at a time. If you're aiming to max out the tree quickly, keep an eye out for our guide on all the Relic Skill Point locations, because these terminals are tucked away pretty well.
Relic Skill Tree Abilities
Here's a rundown of all the abilities you can unlock in the Relic Skill Tree. They're listed from bottom to top, so you can see how they build up.
| Icon | Ability | Description | Cost (Skill Points) |
| Emergency Cloaking | Improves your Optical Camo cyberware. When you activate Optical Camo during combat, enemies will lose track of you, giving you a chance to disengage. You need to have Optical Camo equipped to use this. | 3 | |
| Vulnerability Analytics | While in combat, you can now spot weak points in enemy Armor and Cyberware. Hitting these Vulnerabilities guarantees a 100% Crit Chance, adds +25% Armor penetration, and boosts weakspot damage. If you deal enough damage to a Vulnerability, it'll explode, creating an EMP blast that damages nearby enemies within 3 meters. | 3 | |
| Jailbreak | This unlocks new abilities for your Arm cyberware, specifically for Mantis Blades, Gorilla Arms, Projectile Launch System, and Monowire. We'll get into the specifics below. | 3 | |
| Sensory Protocol | When you're crouched and an enemy spots you, time will temporarily slow down. You can then dodge or Dash out of their line of sight to immediately end the combat encounter. This has a 120-second cooldown. | 1 | |
| Machine Learning | When you destroy an enemy's Vulnerability, you'll gain +10% frequency of new Vulnerabilities appearing and +5% Crit Damage against Vulnerabilities. This buff lasts for 25 seconds and can stack up to 5 times. Hitting the maximum stacks doubles these effects. | 1 | |
| Spatial Mapping | All Leap attacks you perform with Mantis Blades will now cripple enemies and increase the chance of dismemberment against them for 10 seconds. | 1 | |
| Limiter Removal | The shockwave generated by a charged Gorilla Arms attack will now knock down all enemies caught in its range. | 1 | |
| Launch Capacity Override | This simply gives you one additional charge for your Projectile Launch System. | 1 | |
| Data Tunneling | If an enemy is already affected by a quickhack you've uploaded using your Monowire, your normal Monowire attacks that hit that enemy and others simultaneously will spread the quickhack to them. | 1 |
Best Starting Relic Ability
Choosing your first Relic ability really comes down to how you like to play. If you're more of a stealthy operative, Emergency Cloaking is a solid pick. It enhances your Optical Camo, making it easier to disappear from enemy sightlines and reset combat. For those who prefer getting up close and personal with melee, Jailbreak is fantastic. It adds a unique new ability depending on which arm cyberware you're using – whether it's Mantis Blades, Gorilla Arms, Monowire, or the Projectile Launch System. If you're all about guns, then Vulnerability Analytics is the way to go. It's especially powerful against tougher enemies and bosses, particularly when you pair it with Machine Learning later on. Don't stress too much about the first choice, though, because you can eventually unlock all of them. Just pick what suits your immediate playstyle best. Remember, Emergency Cloaking, Jailbreak, and Vulnerability Analytics each cost three Relic skill points, while the others only cost one.
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