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Cyberpunk 2077

Relic Skill Tier List

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This is a tier list for relic skills in Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty. Learn more about which relic tier list is the best in the game, which skill to get first, and more!

Relic Skill Tier List

Relic Skills Tier List
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A Rank Icon
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Relic Skill Tree Guide and List

Tier List Explanation

S Tier Skills

Skill Explanation
Vulnerability Analytics Relic Icon Vulnerability Analytics ・Generally a great relic skill to get from the start.
・Exposes enemy weaknesses which improves overall damage, no matter what build the player is running.
・Improved with Machine Learning
Machine Learning Relic Icon Machine Learning ・Improves Vulnerability Analytics by introducing stacking crit damage while attacking weakspots
・Introduces new vulnerabilities while attacking the current vulnerability.
・Very good against bosses; weakpoint uptime is maintained.
Emergency Cloaking Relic Icon Emergency Cloaking ・Really great way to confuse enemies during fights.
・Invisibility is very helpful for regrouping and rethinking about your strategies.
・Can be used to exit combat that you don't want to fight.
・Useful when trying to escape the police.
Jailbreak Relic Icon Jailbreak ・Straight up improves all Arm Cyberwares
・All the current capabilities of the cyberwares were taken up a notch
・All Arm Cyberwares are now more capable and can hold on their own.

A Tier Skills

Skill Explanation
Data Tunneling Relic Icon Data Tunneling ・Improves the Monowire by adding the capability to spread quickhacks across multiple enemies.
・Limited to just the Monowire, and enemies need to be hit simultaneously to spread the hack.
Sensory Protocol Relic Icon Sensory Protocol ・Works as a supplement to Emergency Cloaking.
・Only provides a safety net in case you get detected by enemies.
Limiter Removal Relic Icon Limiter Removal ・Knocks down enemies with a charged Gorilla Arms.
・Very useful crowd control tool.
・Only works for the Gorilla Arms, and offers no increase in damage.
Spatial Mapping Relic Icon Spatial Mapping ・Only increases dismemberment chance and adds the capability to cripple enemies
・Leap Attack from Mantis Blades is required to cripple enemies
・Does not really increase the Mantis Blades' damage

B Tier Skill

Skill Explanation
Launch Capacity Override Relic Icon Launch Capacity Override ・Felt like a small upgrade for Projectile Launch Systems (PLS)
・Does not increase PLS' damage
・Great in maintaining uptime with projectile shots though

Tier List Criteria

Overall Builds Usability

We considered the overall usability of the Relic Skill across all builds. Relic Skills that can be easily slotted in any build will be higher up the list.

Level of Improvements

We also considered the overall effect of the Relic Skill, and how much it improved the capability of the related Cyberware.

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All Phantom Liberty Relic Skills

Relic Skills
Jailbreak Relic Icon - Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom LibertyJailbreak Spatial Mapping Relic Icon - Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom LibertySpatial Mapping Limiter Removal Relic Icon - Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom LibertyLimiter Removal
Launch Capacity Override Relic Icon - Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom LibertyLaunch Capacity Override Data Tunneling Relic Icon - Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom LibertyData Tunneling Emergency Cloaking Relic Icon - Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom LibertyEmergency Cloaking
Sensory Protocol Relic Icon - Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom LibertySensory Protocol Vulnerability Analytics Relic Icon - Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom LibertyVulnerability Analytics Machine Learning Relic Icon - Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom LibertyMachine Learning

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