What's New in the Cyberpunk 2077 DLC: Phantom Liberty?
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What's New in the Cyberpunk 2077 DLC: Phantom Liberty
Cyberpunk 2077 DLC: Phantom Liberty is the first expansion of Cyberpunk 2077. The DLC is available only on the PS5, Xbox, and PC platforms. You can start playing the DLC anytime after completing the Transmission Quest from the base game. It was released on September 26, 2023, and consists of a brand-new story, location, characters, items, and features for players to explore. This article talks about all the new content from the DLC.
Cyberpunk 2077 DLC: Phantom Liberty
Cyberpunk 2077 DLC: Phantom Liberty puts V, your character, into a spy-thrill story set in a new area in Night City. The mission is to rescue and keep the President of NUSA, Rosalind Myers, safe from the dangerous people who reside in Dogtown.
Phantom Liberty Locations
Dogtown
The story of Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty takes place in a new area called Dogtown. It is a Combat Zone and a subdistrict of Pacifica in southern Night City. Dogtown is a walled-off place full of criminals, gang members, and smugglers— making it the most dangerous area in Night City, and getting in won't be easy.
Kress Street Hideout
Kress Street Hideout is an apartment that the player can unlock in Cyberpunk 2077 DLC: Phantom Liberty. In here, you can rest and change outfits or appearances at your convenience.
Phantom Liberty Characters
The DLC features new characters who will accompany you during your adventures in Dogtown. Below is a list of all the Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty Characters you will encounter, including a short profile, image, and voice actors.
Songbird
Song So Mi, also known as Songbird, is one of the main characters in Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty. She is a talented Netrunner for the New United States of America (NUSA) and works under President Rosalind Myers. She is voiced by Minji Chang, known for her role in Lisa Mania and Honestly.
Solomon Reed
Solomon Reed is one of the major characters and the main companion for V in Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty. He is an agent for the Federal Intelligence Agency (FIA). He is portrayed by Idris Elba, known for his role in the Thor Film Series, and voice characters from The Jungle Book and Finding Dory.
Rosalind Myers
Rosalind Myers is the President of NUSA and the former CEO of Militech. V is tasked to keep her safe and gather her subordinates. She is voiced by Kay Bess, known for her roles in Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous and Star Trek Picard.
Alex
Alena Xenakis, also known as Alex, is one of the main characters in Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty. She works as an undercover agent for the FIA, who got stuck in Dogtown after the Unification War. She is voiced by Yvonne Senat Jones.
No Romance Options
Interactions with all of the new characters do not lead to any romance routes. The farthest the relationship can go is having a close friendship where the characters respect you. The closest romance scene that you can get is the dancing scene with Alex.
Kurt Hansen
Kurt Hansen is one of the antagonists in Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty. He is the leader and founder of a militia called the Barghest. He is voiced by Eliah Mountjoy, known for providing the English voice of Bastian in Fire Emblem Heroes.
Stella Ramos
Stella Ramos is a minor character in Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty. She is associated with the Sphere Hunter side quest. She is voiced by Suzi Hunter, known for her role as Alisa in Devil May Cry: Peak of Combat.
Ash
Ash is a side character that appears in Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty. A Radio DJ and host of 89.7 Growl GM. She is voiced by Sasha Grey.
Herold Lowe
Herold Lowe is the Black Market Vendor in Dogtown. His shop is at the EBM Petrochem Stadium, where you can buy the Iconic Weapons you missed in the game.
Phantom Liberty Story Quests
Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty length is around 30 to 40 hours of gameplay to finish the game. It includes doing the main story, side quests, and gigs in the DLC. Depending on how you play the game, there should be 18 Main Story Quests, 21 Side Jobs, and 10 Gigs.
| Phantom Liberty Main Quests |
|---|
| Dog Eat Dog |
| Hole in the Sky |
| Spider and the Fly |
| Lucretia My Reflection |
| The Damned |
| Get it Together |
| You Know My Name |
| Birds with Broken Wings |
| I've Seen That Face Before |
| Firestarter |
| Run This Town |
| The Killing Moon |
| Through Pain to Heaven |
| Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos |
| Somewhat Damaged |
| Leave in Silence |
| Four Score and Seven |
| Who Wants to Live Forever |
| Phantom Liberty Side Jobs |
|---|
| Tomorrow Never Knows |
| No Easy Way Out |
| Balls to the Wall |
| Push it to the Limit |
| Money for Nothing |
| Dazed and Confused |
| Shot by Both Sides |
| Baby Let Me Take You |
| Dirty Second Hands |
| Money for Nothing |
| Just Another Story |
| Addicted to Chaos |
| Corpo of the Month |
| New Person, Same Old Mistakes |
| The Show Must Go On |
| Voodoo Treasure |
| Run This Town |
| One Way Or Another |
| Moving Heat |
| Hi Ho Silver Lining |
| Phantom Liberty Gigs |
|---|
| Dogtown Saints |
| Treating Symptoms |
| Prototype in the Scraper |
| Waiting for Dodger |
| Spy in the Jungle |
| The Man Who Killed Jason Foreman |
| Two Wrongs Makes Us Right |
| Talent Academy |
| Heaviest of Hearts |
| Roads to Redemption |
Phantom Liberty Achievements
An additional 13 new achievements are available for players to earn from playing the DLC.
Phantom Liberty Items
New Iconic Weapons
The Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty DLC offers a variety of Iconic Weapons that can be picked up by the player in Dogtown or bought from Herold Lowe's shop. There are 10 New Weapons added in the DLC, these are pistols, revolvers, rifles, and melee weapons.
| Iconic Weapon | Type |
|---|---|
| Ambition | Tech Pistol |
| Baby Boomer | Two-Handed Club |
| Cheetah | Power Pistol |
| Her Majesty | Power Pistol |
| Mancinella | Power Revolver |
| Murphy's Law | One-Handed Club |
| Oujou | Smart Pistol |
| Riskit | Power Pistol |
| Rasetsu | Tech Sniper Rifle |
| Volkodav | Machete |
New Iconic Cyberware
Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty's Cyberwares are body augmentations that enhance your skills and abilities. You can equip multiple Cyberwares, but having too much will give you a debuff. Iconic Cyberware can be purchased from Ripperdogs in Dogtown or as a random drop in Phantom Liberty.
| Iconic Cyberware | Type and Effects |
|---|---|
| Axolotl | Frontal Cortex Cyberware • -10.5% Cooldown instantly for all cyberware after neutralizing an enemy. |
| COX-2 Cybersomatic Optimizer | Frontal Cortex Cyberware • 100% Crit Chance with quickhacks • -6 Max Ram |
| Ram Reallocator | Frontal Cortex Cyberware • Instantly recovers 23% Max Ram when available Ram falls to 20% • +2 Max Ram • Cooldown: 85 Seconds |
| Rara Avis | Skeleton Cyberware • +35% Armor |
| Adreno-Trigger | Nervous System Cyberware • +30% movement speed for 50 sec. when entering combat. |
| Deep-Field Visual Interface | Nervous System Cyberware • Crit Chance increases the further you are from the enemy (max. 95% at 90 meters) |
| Revulsor | Nervous System Cyberware • Slows Time by 60% for 4 sec. when your Health drops below 25%. |
| Chitin | Integumentary System Cyberware • Extremely durable subcutaneous shell made of genetically modified chitin. • Provides additional Health Regen. |
| Peripheral Inverse | Integumentary System Cyberware • The closer an attacking enemy is, the less damage they deal to you. • -40% incoming damage at 3 meters • Damage reduction tapers off to 0% at 6 meters. |
| Chrome Compressor | Operating System Cyberware • +38 Cyberware Capacity |
| Kiroshi "Cockatrice" Optics | Face Cyberware • Increases Crit. Chance by 30% • 10x optical zoom when scanning or aiming. |
| Immovable Force | Hands Cyberware • -30% Recoil • -25% Bullet Spread • Automatically activates effects for ranged weapons that otherwise may only occur when behind cover. |
| Electromag Recycler | Circulatory System Cyberware • +4% Health and Stamina when you hit an enemy with a fully charged Tech weapon shot. |
| Isometric Stabilizer | Circulatory System Cyberware • -18% Stamina cost for all attacks |
| Leeroy Ligament System | Legs Cyberware • +18 % Movement Speed |
Phantom Liberty Features
Relic Perks
Relic Perks are a new set of Perks exclusive to the Phantom Liberty DLC. It can be used as an additional upgrade to the players' Cyberware, granting V incredible abilities. To unlock these perks, you will have to gather enough Relic Points. You can find these scattered around the area. If you are close to a Relic Point, a blue Relic Point icon will appear on the map.
| Relic | Effect |
|---|---|
| Jailbreak | • Unlocks new abilities for Arm Cyberware: Mantis Blades, Gorilla Arms, Projectile Launch System and Monowire • Dismembering an enemy or performing a Finisher with Mantis Blades will charge the next Leap Attack. |
| Spatial Mapping | • Jailbreak is required to unlock this skill • All Leap attacks using Mantis Blades will cripple enemies and increase dismemberment for 10 seconds. |
| Limiter Removal | • Jailbreak is required to unlock this skill • Gorilla Arms charged attacks can knock down enemies within range. |
| Launch Capacity Override | • Jailbreak is required to unlock this skill • Increases the number of Projectile Launch System by 1 |
| Data Tunneling | • Jailbreak is required to unlock this skill • Enemies affected by a Monowire-uploaded quickhack, normal Monowire attacks that hit that enemy and other enemies simultaneously will spread the quickhack to them. |
| Emergency Cloaking | • Improves Optical Camo Cyberware • Equip Optical Camo to use this ability. |
| Sensory Protocol | • Emergency Cloaking is required to unlock this skill • When crouching, time slows down when enemies detect you. • Cooldown 120 seconds. |
| Vulnerability Analytics | • Detect Vulnerabilities in enemies' armor and cyberware • Hitting Vulnerabilities give: +100% Crit Chance, +25% Armor penetration, Damage Bonus. |
| Machine Learning | • Vulnerability Analytics is required to unlock this skill • Destroying an enemy’s Vulnerability grants: +10% frequency of new Vulnerabilities appearing, +5% Crit Damage against Vulnerabilities • Duration: 25 seconds • Effect and duration can stack 5 times. Doubled when reached max stacks. |
Vehicle Combat
Players can now fight enemies even while driving. These features include players being able to fire at enemies or use weapons like machine guns or rockets mounted on cars to fight. Netrunner builds can also do quickhacks on enemy vehicles and players can also wield Katanas while riding a bike.
