Apparition
| Apparition | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Pistol |
| Type | Tech |
| Ammo | Handgun Ammo |
| Tier | Iconic |
| Headshot | +150% |
| Armor Pen | 50% |
| Attack Speed | 5 |
| Charge Time | 0.75 s |
| Weight | 4.3 |
| Location | Kabuki |
Apparition is a Tech pistol that fights hardest when V is close to death. It monitors its user's vitals. When Health drops to a critical level, its fire rate, reload speed and damage all rise. Its charged shots deal twice the normal damage at all times. Apparition is a pistol for risky play, and for builds that stay at low Health on purpose. Apparition is a mid-game reward from the Corpo-only side job War Pigs. The job opens after V first crosses the Blackwall with the Voodoo Boys.
Combat
Apparition fires like any Kenshin. A tap fires a normal shot, and holding the trigger charges a heavier round. Its charged shots deal double damage, so the charge is worth the wait in every fight. A fully charged Tech shot also goes through cover, so enemies hiding behind walls can still be hit. The high headshot bonus and strong armor penetration help against armoured targets.
The low Health bonus changes the pistol at the end of a hard fight. When V is badly hurt, Apparition fires faster, reloads faster and hits harder. The bonus can save a losing fight. However, the best damage only arrives when one more hit could kill V.
How to Get Apparition Guide
- Play as a Corpo V.
- Wait for Frank's call some time after the Voodoo Boys and the Blackwall.
- Follow the coordinates to the dumpster in Kabuki and move it.
- Open the briefcase and confront Frank.
- Kill Frank and loot Apparition from his body.
Apparition Map Location and Quest Guide
- Play as a Corpo V, because War Pigs only opens for that life path.
- Wait for Frank Nostra's call after meeting Alt Cunningham with the Voodoo Boys.
- Follow his coordinates to the dumpster in an alley in Kabuki.
- Push the dumpster aside and open the empty briefcase behind it.
- Face Frank when he steps out behind V.
- Draw a gun or pick a hostile reply to start the fight. Calming Frank down spares him and loses the drop.
- Kill Frank and loot Apparition from his body.
Apparition map location:
Map credit by Map Genie.
Compatible Mods
7 scopes are compatible with Apparition.
| Name | Image | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Add-Vantage | 
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Adds zoom and effective range |
| CQO Kanone MINI Mk.72 | 
|
Adds zoom and effective range |
| Handyman | 
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Adds zoom and effective range, more headshot crit chance at top tier |
| Hyakume | 
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Adds zoom and effective range |
| Kanetsugu | 
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Adds zoom, effective range and crit chance |
| OS-1 GimletEye | 
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Adds zoom and effective range |
| Type 2067 | 
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Adds zoom and effective range, lowers bullet spread |
Upgrades
Like every Iconic weapon, Apparition is raised through the tiers in the Upgrades section of the crafting menu. Each step costs crafting components from loot and disassembled weapons.
The table shows what each tier step of Apparition costs.
| Upgrade | Components | Requirement |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 to Tier 1+ | 75 Tier 1 components | - |
| Tier 1+ to Tier 2 | 40 components | - |
| Tier 2 to Tier 2+ | 75 Tier 2 components | - |
| Tier 2+ to Tier 3 | 40 components | - |
| Tier 3 to Tier 3+ | 75 Tier 3 components | - |
| Tier 3+ to Tier 4 | 40 components | - |
| Tier 4 to Tier 4+ | 75 Tier 4 components | - |
| Tier 4+ to Tier 5 | 40 components | - |
| Tier 5 to Tier 5+ | 75 Tier 5 components | - |
| Tier 5+ to Tier 5++ | 200 Tier 5 components | Phantom Liberty |
Character Builds
Apparition works best in a Technical Ability build. Bolt makes a shot count as fully charged if the trigger is released just before full charge. The double-damage shots then come faster. Shock Value makes Bolts ignore armor, and Lightning Storm speeds up the charge after each Bolt. In the Cool tree, Focus and Deadeye add headshot damage for pistols.
Cyberware can make low Health safer. The Revulsor and the Reflex Tuner slow time when Health drops below 25%. V then has a moment to aim while the pistol's bonus is active. Second Heart restores Health once Health reaches zero, which protects a build that stays close to death. Kiroshi Stalker Optics show enemies behind cover, so a charged shot can hit them through the wall.
Select a Build
Ping reveals enemies behind walls, and Tech weapon shots pierce the cover between them. A charged shot released at the click of Bolt deals the most damage. With a Militech Sandevistan, the charge starts first and time slows at half charge so the Bolt shot lands as a headshot.
Attributes: Body 17, Reflexes 20, Technical Ability 20, Intelligence 4, Cool 20.
The perks, cyberware and weapon mods for this build are listed below.
| Name | Image | Level | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Painkiller | 
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Body 4 | Slow Health regeneration in combat |
| Adrenaline Rush | 
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Body 15 | More Health and the Adrenaline Rush mode |
| Juggernaut | 
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Body 15 | More speed and damage during Adrenaline Rush |
| Calm Mind | 
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Body 15 | Adrenaline lasts longer before it decays |
| Focus | 
|
Cool 9 | More headshot damage and free shots while aiming |
| Head To Head | 
|
Cool 9 | Kills reset Focus |
| Deep Breath | 
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Cool 9 | Time slows while Focus is active |
| Rinse And Reload | 
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Cool 9 | Faster reload after a kill while aiming |
| Deadeye | Cool 15 | More headshot damage and no spread at high Stamina | |
| California Reaper | 
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Cool 15 | Stamina back after a headshot kill |
| Long Shot | 
|
Cool 15 | Full damage at any range during Deadeye |
| High Noon | 
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Cool 15 | Fast slowed reload after a headshot kill |
| Nerves Of Tungsten-Steel | 
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Cool 20 | Guaranteed crits on headshots during Deadeye |
| Slippery | 
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Reflexes 4 | Harder to hit while moving fast |
| Dash | 
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Reflexes 9 | Unlocks the Dash and makes it cheaper |
| Ready, Rested, Reloaded | 
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Reflexes 9 | Cheaper rifle and SMG fire and faster reloads |
| Air Dash | 
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Reflexes 15 | Dash in midair |
| Sharpshooter | 
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Reflexes 15 | Faster aim and stacks that ease Stamina use |
| Gundancer | 
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Reflexes 15 | No slowdown while aiming |
| Glutton For War | 
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Technical Ability 4 | Kills recharge Health items and grenades |
| All Things Cyber | 
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Technical Ability 9 | Stronger cyberware stats |
| Bolt | 
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Technical Ability 15 | Faster charge and Bolt shots that hit harder |
| In Charge | 
|
Technical Ability 15 | Tech weapons hold a full charge |
| Shock Value | 
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Technical Ability 15 | Bolt shots ignore armor |
| Lightning Storm | 
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Technical Ability 15 | Faster charge after each Bolt |
| Internal Clock | 
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Technical Ability 15 | Wider timing window for a Bolt shot |
| License To Chrome | 
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Technical Ability 15 | Stronger cyberware, more armor and a Skeleton slot |
| Chain Lightning | 
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Technical Ability 20 | Bolt shots arc Electrical damage to 3 nearby enemies |
| Name | Image | Slot | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heal-On-Kill | 
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Circulatory System | Health back from each kill |
| Kiroshi Cockatrice Optics | 
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Face | More crit chance |
| Microgenerator | 
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Hands | Reloading an empty gun charges an electroshock shot |
| Immovable Force | 
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Hands | Less recoil and tighter spread |
| Cellular Adapter | 
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Integumentary System | Tech weapon damage and resistances from Technical Ability |
| Optical Camo | 
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Integumentary System | Near invisibility for a few seconds |
| Reinforced Tendons | 
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Legs | Double jump |
| Para Bellum | 
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Skeleton | More armor |
Lore
Apparition is the Iconic variant of the Arasaka JKE-X2 Kenshin and the signature weapon of Frank Nostra. Frank once worked alongside a Corpo V at Arasaka. In War Pigs he sends V a recorded message as if from beyond the grave. He claims that Susan Abernathy is purging everyone who is not loyal to her. He says he hid a file on her for V to find. The coordinates lead to a dumpster in an alley in Kabuki. Behind it sits a briefcase, and the briefcase is empty. Frank is alive, desperate and armed. He lured V there to hand V over to Abernathy and buy his way back into the company.
The way the meeting ends depends on what V says to Frank. Some answers lead to a gunfight. Frank can also be talked down if V spoke with him earlier in the story. Apparition drops from Frank's body only when the meeting ends in his death.
Notes
- In Phantom Liberty, Herold Lowe at the EBM Petrochem Stadium sells Apparition. A Streetkid or Nomad V can buy it there, and so can a Corpo V who spares Frank.
Weapon Categories
All Pistols
Every pistol is listed below. The Iconic weapons come first, then the standard ones.
Iconic Pistols
| Name | Image | Headshot | Armor Pen | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambition | 
|
+150% | 25% | |
| Apparition | 
|
+150% | 50% | Kabuki |
| Catahoula | 
|
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| Chaos | 
|
+150% | 50% | Kabuki |
| Cheetah | 
|
+150% | Dogtown | |
| Crimestopper | 
|
+85% | Dogtown | |
| Death and Taxes | 
|
+125% | Japantown | |
| Dying Night | 
|
+125% | 25% | Little China |
| Genjiroh | 
|
+85% | Japantown | |
| Her Majesty | 
|
+150% | ||
| Kappa x-MOD2 | 
|
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| Kongou | 
|
+150% | Arasaka Waterfront | |
| La Chingona Dorada | 
|
+100% | 25% | The Glen |
| Lexington x-MOD2 | 
|
+175% | Little China | |
| Lizzie | 
|
+150% | Kabuki | |
| Malorian Arms 3516 | 
|
+150% | Northside | |
| Ogou | 
|
+50% | 25% | |
| Pariah | 
|
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| Plan B | 
|
+200% | Badlands East | |
| Pride | 
|
+150% | Corpo Plaza | |
| Riskit | 
|
+150% | 25% | |
| Rook | 
|
Dogtown | ||
| Scorch | 
|
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| Second Opinion | ||||
| Seraph | 
|
Little China | ||
| Skippy | 
|
+85% | Vista Del Rey |
Standard Pistols
| Name | Image | Headshot | Armor Pen | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A-22B Chao | 
|
+85% | ||
| AR Raygun Supreme 9000 | 
|
Badlands East | ||
| HA-4 Grit | 
|
+125% | ||
| HJKE-11 Yukimura | 
|
+85% | ||
| JKE-X2 Kenshin | 
|
50% | ||
| Kappa | 
|
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| Liberty | 
|
+150% | ||
| M-10AF Lexington | 
|
+125% | ||
| M-76e Omaha | 
|
50% | ||
| Nue | 
|
+125% | 25% | |
| Slaught-O-Matic | 
|
+150% | 25% | |
| Tamayura | 
|
+150% | 25% | |
| Ticon | 
|
50% | ||
| Unity | 
|
+150% |