Iconic Cyberware

Iconic cyberware is the rare chrome of Night City. Each Iconic implant has an effect that no common implant matches, or a much stronger form of a common effect. Most of them belong to Phantom Liberty and come from Dogtown. They cost far more Cyberware Capacity than common implants, so a build can only carry a few. Picking the right ones is the final step of a late game build.

Effects

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Stronger variants make up most of the list. Many Iconic implants are the Iconic variant of a common implant. They keep the same idea and push it much further. The table pairs each one with its common relative.

Iconic	Slot	Common Variant
Axolotl	Frontal Cortex	Newton Module
COX-2 Cybersomatic Optimizer	Frontal Cortex	Bioconductor
RAM Reallocator	Frontal Cortex	Camillo RAM Manager
Adreno-Trigger	Nervous System	Adrenaline Converter
Deep-Field Visual Interface	Nervous System	Visual Cortex Support
Revulsor	Nervous System	Reflex Tuner
Electromag Recycler	Circulatory System	Feedback Circuit
Isometric Stabilizer	Circulatory System	Clutch Padding
Chitin	Integumentary System	Subdermal Armor
Peripheral Inverse	Integumentary System	ProxiShield
Rara Avis	Skeleton	Para Bellum

The gap is large. The COX-2 reaches a sure quickhack crit, while the Bioconductor stays below 40%. The Peripheral Inverse cuts close-range damage by up to 45%, while the ProxiShield stops at 20%. The Adreno-Trigger keeps its speed bonus many times longer than the Adrenaline Converter. Some pairs also add a new effect. The Electromag Recycler restores Stamina as well as Health, and the Isometric Stabilizer cuts the cost of melee attacks too.

Unique effects belong to the rest. The Militech Apogee slows time by 85%, more than any other Sandevistan. The Militech Falcon heals on every kill while time is slowed. The Militech Berserk makes its user fully invulnerable. The Kiroshi Cockatrice Optics add up to 35% Crit Chance to every attack. Immovable Force switches on cover bonuses anywhere. The Quantum Tuner wipes most of another implant's cooldown once per fight. The Chrome Compressor gives up the operating system for up to 70 extra Cyberware Capacity. The NetWatch Netdriver and the Militech Canto are Iconic cyberdecks. The Canto is the only deck that carries Blackwall Gateway.

Pros

• The Iconic variants beat their common relatives by a wide margin.
• Most Iconic implants keep the same capacity cost at every tier, so an upgrade never needs more capacity.
• The Leeroy Ligament System is cheap at 8 capacity and appears early, from level 10.
• The Chrome Compressor costs nothing and makes room for the others.

Cons

• Capacity costs are heavy. The COX-2 and Chitin take about 50 each, and the Apogee takes 44.
• Most Iconic implants are found only in Dogtown, which needs Phantom Liberty.
• Several need a specific story path. The Quantum Tuner needs the King of Wands ending. The Canto needs Reed's side of the story, and it rules out the Erebus.

Cyberware Categories

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Best Iconic Cyberware

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Name	Image	Why
Militech Apogee Sandevistan		The best Sandevistan, with an 85% time slow
COX-2 Cybersomatic Optimizer		Sure quickhack crits at Tier 5
Axolotl		Cooldown cut on every kill
Quantum Tuner		Instant cooldown refund once per fight
Kiroshi Cockatrice Optics		Up to 35% Crit Chance on every attack
Deep-Field Visual Interface		Crit Chance out to 100 meters
Rara Avis		Up to 42% more total Armor
Chrome Compressor		Up to 70 extra capacity for free

The Militech Apogee is the best Sandevistan in the game. Axolotl and the Quantum Tuner suit almost any build with active cyberware. The rest are the top picks for the build each one serves.

Character Builds

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Capacity is the real limit, so an Iconic build starts there. The Edgerunner perk allows going 50 points over capacity, at a cost of 0.5% max Health per point. Cyberware Capacity Shards raise capacity for good. The Chrome Compressor adds up to 70 more, at the price of the operating system slot.

• Reflexes and slowed time. The Militech Apogee is the core. The Cockatrice adds Crit Chance, and Axolotl or the Quantum Tuner brings the Sandevistan back sooner. The Adreno-Trigger and the Isometric Stabilizer suit a Reflexes fighter who never stops moving.
• Netrunner. The COX-2 turns damaging quickhacks into crits. The RAM Reallocator refills RAM when it runs low. The Netdriver or the Canto fills the Operating System slot.
• Tank. Chitin adds a large block of Armor and faster Health Regen. The Rara Avis multiplies that Armor. The Peripheral Inverse and the Militech Berserk suit a tank who fights in melee.
• Sniper. The Deep-Field Visual Interface raises Crit Chance out to 100 meters. The Cockatrice adds more Crit Chance on top. The Revulsor slows time on its own when Health falls low.
• Tech weapons. The Electromag Recycler restores Health and Stamina on every fully charged hit.

Perks raise the value of the whole set. Cyborg cuts every cooldown by 15% when all slots are filled. All Things Cyber lowers the cost of Skeleton and Integumentary System implants by 20%, which helps Chitin and the Rara Avis. Renaissance Punk adds 4 capacity for each attribute at 9 or higher.

Notes

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• Most Iconic implants are sold by the Dogtown ripperdocs once the level allows. They also drop from Dogtown airdrops, which are marked by red smoke.
• A few are sold by every ripperdoc in the city. The Militech Falcon and the Militech Berserk appear from level 30, and the Apogee and the Netdriver from level 40.
• Carol Emeka gives a Militech Falcon during Black Steel In The Hour of Chaos, if she is the netrunner V calls.
• Axolotl is also the reward of Last Call, the job Regina Jones offers once all her Watson gigs are done.
• A ripperdoc upgrade with item components is the only way to reach Tier 5++.
• The Iconic Items page lists every Iconic weapon, implant, supplement and piece of clothing together.

All Iconic Cyberware

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Every Iconic implant is listed below by slot. Each one also has its own page under its slot.

Operating System

The Iconic Operating System implants, with their attribute and where to find them.

Name	Image	Type	Attribute	Capacity	Location
Chrome Compressor				0	Dogtown
Militech "Apogee" Sandevistan		Sandevistan	Reflexes	44	Northside
Militech "Falcon" Sandevistan		Sandevistan	Reflexes	39	Northside
Militech Berserk		Berserk	Body	35	Northside
Militech Canto Mk.6		Cyberdeck
NetWatch Netdriver		Cyberdeck			Northside

Frontal Cortex

The Iconic Frontal Cortex implants, with their attribute and where to find them.

Name	Image	Attribute	Capacity	Location
Axolotl				Little China
COX-2 Cybersomatic Optimizer		Intelligence	50	Dogtown
Quantum Tuner
RAM Reallocator		Intelligence	40	Dogtown

Arms

The Iconic Arms implants, with their attribute and where to find them.

Name	Image	Attribute	Capacity	Location
MaxTac Mantis Blades

Skeleton

The Iconic Skeleton implants, with their attribute and where to find them.

Name	Image	Attribute	Capacity	Location
Rara Avis		Body		Dogtown

Nervous System

The Iconic Nervous System implants, with their attribute and where to find them.

Name	Image	Attribute	Capacity	Location
Adreno-Trigger		Reflexes	20	Dogtown
Deep-Field Visual Interface		Cool	40	Dogtown
Revulsor		Cool	35	Dogtown

Circulatory System

The Iconic Circulatory System implants, with their attribute and where to find them.

Name	Image	Attribute	Capacity	Location
Electromag Recycler		Technical Ability	40	Dogtown
Isometric Stabilizer		Reflexes	40	Dogtown

Integumentary System

The Iconic Integumentary System implants, with their attribute and where to find them.

Name	Image	Attribute	Capacity	Location
Chitin		Body		Dogtown
Peripheral Inverse				Dogtown

Face

The Iconic Face implants, with their attribute and where to find them.

Name	Image	Attribute	Capacity	Location
Behavioral Imprint-Synced Faceplate		Intelligence	0
Kiroshi "Cockatrice" Optics			30	Dogtown

Hands

The Iconic Hands implants, with their attribute and where to find them.

Name	Image	Attribute	Capacity	Location
Immovable Force			35	Dogtown

Legs

The Iconic Legs implants, with their attribute and where to find them.

Name	Image	Attribute	Capacity	Location
Leeroy Ligament System			8	Dogtown