Cyberpunk 2077 offers an open-world game full of possibilities. In Night City, having the best weapons, the best clothes, and the finest Cyberware can be the difference between succeeding and failing. Every upgrade and piece of gear you get will make you a better fit for Cyberpunk's harsh environment. While there are many unique weapons and different types of cool clothing, nothing makes you feel more special than getting your hands on some legendary items.
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PostsTo get these legendary items, you'll first have to find them, either by searching all over the map, completing certain missions, buying them from specific vendors, or looting enemies. These items will make V look cool while allowing you to become an almost unbeatable force in Night City.
Updated February 3, 2025, by Sean Murray: It's been a while since we took a stroll through Night City. While the items on this list remain some of the best in the game, we thought to add a few more to pique your interest. We've also refreshed the links to other Cyberpunk 2077 topics you might find interesting.
15 Scorch
Type
Tech pistol
Price
Free
How To Get It
Own Gwent: The Witcher Card Game and Phantom Liberty DLC, link your Steam and GOG accounts (if not already owned on GOG)
Why You Need It
Powerful early-game weapon that outclasses everything else
The Militech Ticon is already a powerful tech pistol in its own right thanks to its ability to fire a three-round burst. The weapon isn't found in the base Cyberpunk loot tables, so you won't find one of these weapons until you enter content found in the Phantom Liberty DLC.
Unless, that is, you happen to own Gwent: The Witcher Card Game. Then you can start your Cyberpunk 2077 playthrough with Scorch, an iconic version of the Ticon that deals extra damage to burning targets.
Pair this with an Overheat quickhack or the Char grenade, and you've got an early-game powerhouse.
14 Yasha
Type
Smart Sniper Rifle
Price
Free
How To Get It
Twitch event, Mods
Why You Need It
A unique, hard-to-acquire weapon
The Yasha is honestly not that much better than a standard Tsunami Ashura. It has slightly better handling and reload speed but still suffers from having a single round in the magazine. That round will almost certainly kill whoever you shoot at, and from long-range too.
Getting the Yasha is a little tricky (and best accomplished with mods), but having it is like possessing a little piece of Cyberpunk 2077 history. A piece of history that also takes people's heads off, but history nonetheless.
13 Quadra Type-66 "Hoon"
Type
Vehicle
Price
Free
How To Get It
Head to an empty warehouse at the north end of Night City, find the keys in a box hidden by rubble nearby
Why You Need It
It’s fast, and it’s got guns
Cyberpunk 2077’s 2.0 update revamped the game's vehicles. Some got faster, some brake better, some became more maneuverable, and a few received built-in armaments. You usually have to pay El Capitan for one of these expensive rides, but there’s one machine gun-toting car just sitting out in an abandoned warehouse. All you gotta do is go out and find it.
The Type-66 "Hoon”, as it is affectionately referred to, is pretty much the same as the Type-66 “Javelina.” It’s just as fast and capable of off-road driving, but it comes with guns capable of ripping Raffens to shreds. It’s also quite possibly the fastest car V can get their hands on in the early parts of the game.
The Type-66 “Hoon” doesn’t become available until the beginning of Act 2, so don’t try to find it until you’ve finished the botched heist for Dexter DeShawn. After that, finding the warehouse starts the “I’m In Love With My Car” side job.
12 Ozob's Nose
Type
Frag Grenade
Price
Free
How To Get It
Complete Ozob Bozo's side quest, 'Send in the Clowns'
Why You Need It
Whimsical colors and big booms
Ozob Bozo is a merc who just happens to appear like a clown thanks to his red hair, white face paint, and a big red grenade in the center of his face replacing his nose. Pair up with Ozob for a few whimsical side jobs, and he’ll eventually give you his nose as a parting gift.
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PostsOzob’s Nose is really no different from the F-GX Frag Grenade, but you can often acquire it at a higher level than you’d otherwise be able to craft grenades if you find him early enough. Ozob’s Nose also explodes with color and confetti, which makes it great for birthday parties.
11 Kiroshi "Cocaktrice" Optics
Type
Face Cyberware
Price
€$25,438 at tier 5, or free
How To Get It
Available at Dogtown Ripperdocs at level 35 and above, or found in airdrops
Why You Need It
35 percent crit chance boost at tier 5
Damage is always king, and being able to increase your damage through critical hits can be an excellent way to achieve more damage. Unfortunately, boosting your crit chance is relatively more difficult now than when Cyberpunk 2077 was first released.
Enter the Kiroshi "Cockatrice" optics. These eyeballs provide a whopping 35 percent increased crit chance merely for existing in your head. This does mean giving up all the benefits of "The Oracle" eyeballs, but it's a small price to pay for more than a third of your shots being critical hits.
The "Cockatrice" requires 30 cyberware capacity to install, so you might not be able to install these eyes until later in your Phantom Liberty playthrough.
10 BFC 9000
Type
One-Handed Club
Price
Free
How To Get It
Acquired from Hugo Selvig at the Coronado Dam
Why You Need It
Feel the vibrations
One of the few new weapons added since the launch of Phantom Liberty, the BFC 9000 is a reference to a certain Big F*@#ing Gun from a shooter of yore. It's also... unsuitable for children under the age of 18 (or 19 depending on your state/country).
But if you're looking for unparalleled melee excellence, the BFC 9000 provides a 69-percent (nice) increased crit chance while the user is above 50-percent stamina, 69-percent increased attack speed all the time, and 50-increased range. Oh, and strong attacks deal 10 percent more damage. Likely because of this implement's hefty girth.
9 Erebus
Type
Submachine gun
Price
Free
How To Get It
Obtain the crafting spec from the Cynosure Facility's engineering quarters during the "Somewhat Damaged" job. Craft the weapon using the behavioral system component during the "This Corrosion" job
Why You Need It
Instant-kills after targets’ health reaches 33 percent
Whether your build uses submachine guns or not, you'll be tempted by the terrible power of Erebus. This prototype SMG has a Blackwall AI inside that provides this weapon's iconic effect. Any target hit by Erebus at or below 33 percent health dies instantly. This effectively cuts every enemy's health bar by 33 percent.
It doesn't hurt that Erebus also performs more like a shotgun submachine gun by firing six projectiles instead of one. It also has a five percent chance of uploading the Cyberware Malfunction quickhack with every hit, making bosses and cyberpsychos easier to deal with.
To get Erebus, you'll need to have looted the crafting spec at the Cynosure Facility's engineering quarters in the "Somewhat Damaged" main job. Then you'll need the Behavioral System Component from the Militech Cerberus during "This Corrosion."
8 Guts
Type
Power Shotgun
Price
Free
How To Get It
Go pick it up in Memorial Park—it's just lying on the ground in the bushes near three praying monks
Why You Need It
Unmatched early-game firepower
Rebecca's signature shotgun is one of the best weapons in the game, but it's definitely the best weapon you can acquire for zero eddies. It's just lying on the ground in Memorial Park, apparently having been discarded by the petite but potent Edgerunner.
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PostsGuts is a weapon that takes some effort to control due to its intense recoil, but if you ever find yourself right up next to some unfortunate gangoon, just pull the trigger and watch as they completely come apart. You may want to bring an extra outfit—you'll definitely get messy using this thing.
7 Chitin
Type
Integumentary System Cyberware
Price
€$33,915 at tier 5, or free
How To Get It
Available at Dogtown Ripperdocs at level 35 and above, or found in airdrops
Why You Need It
Become an unstoppable tank with this cyberware
There are many ways to prevent V from receiving damage in Cyberpunk 2077. The Pain Editor, for example, reduces all incoming damage by 7 percent at tier five. But the best way to prevent damage is to increase V's armor, and the best way to do that is with Chitin.
Not only does Chitin provide 200 armor at tier five, but it also provides additional health regeneration the higher your Body attribute. This means you're both preventing damage and regaining whatever health you lose faster.
Combine this with cyberware that offers a percentage increase in armor, such as the Para Bellum or Rara Avis skeleton cyberware, and V can become virtually invincible.
6 Pizdets
Type
Smart SMG
Price
Free
How To Get It
Complete 'Spy in the Jungle' job in Dogtown
Why You Need It
The only silenced Smart SMG in the game
Smart weapons are just incredible. Once you get a lock, just hold down the trigger until the other guy falls over. Bullets (actually miniature rockets) home in with unerring accuracy to end gonks without fail.
The only problem is you can’t attach barrel mods to Smart weapons, so if you want to be a stealthy Smart weapon user, you’re out of luck. That is, unless, you get the Pizdets from one of Phantom Liberty’s many side jobs. With the Pizdetz, you get all the sublime accuracy of a weapon that aims itself without any of those pesky loud noises. Just remember that most enemies will turn towards the path of incoming fire, so make sure your victim is dead before you let off the trigger.
