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Phantom Liberty Relic perks — what to take first

Phantom Liberty adds a Relic skill tree separate from your main perks. Order matters.

Phantom Liberty Relic perks — priority order

The DLC adds a fifth perk tree, the Relic tree, separate from your normal attribute perks. You earn Relic Points from collecting Relic shards scattered across Dogtown.

How shards work

  • Shards spawn at Dogtown landmarks marked on your map.
  • 1 shard = 1 Relic Point.
  • ~16 shards available across the DLC; another ~10 from gigs.

Recommended unlock order

  1. Sensory Protocol (Tier 1) — sees enemies through walls when stationary. Cheap and game-changing.
  2. Vulnerability Analytics (Tier 1) — auto-tags enemy weak points. Stack with weapon-tagging mods.
  3. Emergency Cloaking (Tier 2) — go invisible when health is critical. Lifesaver.
  4. Limiter Removal (Tier 2) — unlocks 2-cyberware-capacity buffer.
  5. Spatial Mapping (Tier 3) — extends Sensory Protocol radius and adds ping-on-walk-into-room.
  6. Jailbreak (Tier 3) — Sandevistan and Berserk no longer trigger HUD lockout.

Avoid

  • Machine Empath — niche, only useful for full-netrunner builds.

If stuck: if you can't unlock Tier 2 perks, you don't have enough shards. Complete Phantom Liberty's main story progression — the gigs unlock more.