DB-4 Palica
| DB-4 Palica | |
|---|---|
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| Class | Shotgun |
| Type | Smart |
| Ammo | Shotgun Ammo |
| Headshot | +35% |
| Attack Speed | 5 |
| Range | 12 m |
| Lock-On Time | 1.1 s |
| Projectiles | 16 |
| Weight | 9.6 |
The DB-4 Palica is a smart double-barrel shotgun, Rostović's attempt to put homing rounds in a cheap gun. Each blast sends a spray of guided projectiles after the locked target. V can fire from the hip around a corner and still hit. Its built-in trait makes every round hit harder, but some rounds lose their lock. The Palica is a close-range smart gun that works in a build mixing Body shotguns and Intelligence smart weapons. It is sold in shops across Night City. The DB-4 Palica is sold in shops from the early game onward. Robert Wilson in Little China stocks it, and so do vendors in Kabuki, Japantown, Vista del Rey and Rancho Coronado.
Combat
The Palica needs a Smart Link to work as intended. With one installed, it locks onto an enemy, and each blast sends its projectiles curving toward that target. Smart rounds can bend around low cover, so an enemy crouched behind a crate can still be hit.
Its trait raises the damage of every round, but each one can lose its lock and miss. Each blast fires a whole spray of rounds at the target. With only two shells, it needs a reload after every second shot.
Smart rounds fly slower than normal pellets, and shotguns are short-range guns. The Palica is at its best inside buildings, where enemies duck behind furniture and doorways. A normal rifle is better against a target far away.
How to Get DB-4 Palica Guide
- Buy the DB-4 Palica from weapon vendors, such as Robert Wilson in Little China or the shops in Kabuki, Japantown and Rancho Coronado.
- Buy the military variant from the Aldecaldos vendor in Rocky Ridge or Marty Jenklow in Biotechnica Flats.
- Loot it from enemies who carry one.
- Craft it from its crafting spec.
DB-4 Palica Map Location
The map shows Robert Wilson's 2nd Amendment shop in Little China.
DB-4 Palica map location:
Map credit by Map Genie.
Compatible Mods
11 weapon mods are compatible with DB-4 Palica.
| Name | Image | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Better Half | 
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Raises crit chance with the second half of the magazine |
| Condenser | 
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Tighter pellet spread, less damage per pellet |
| Equalizer | 
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More damage against Elite enemies |
| Gambiteer | 
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Faster bullets and more armor penetration, less homing |
| Hackatomy | 
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Hits can apply a quickhack effect based on the body part hit |
| Headhopper | 
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More lock-on targets, faster lock-on and more headshot damage |
| Kneel! | 
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Leg shots can dismember and kill instantly |
| Panorama | 
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Larger smart reticle that holds a lock longer, slower lock-on |
| Pax | 
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Makes the weapon non-lethal, more damage outside combat |
| Shuffler | 
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Drawing the weapon refills part of the magazine |
| Vivisector | 
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More dismemberment, then more torso damage for a short time |
Crafting Spec
Weapon vendors sell the DB-4 Palica spec. The spec lets V craft DB-4 Palica in the crafting menu. Every spec in the game is listed on the Crafting Specs page.
The table shows what crafting DB-4 Palica costs at each tier.
| Tier | Components |
|---|---|
| Tier 2 | 30 Tier 2 components |
| Tier 3 | 30 Tier 3 components |
| Tier 4 | 30 Tier 4 components |
| Tier 5 | 30 Tier 5 components |
Upgrades
A stronger Palica comes from a higher tier. It can be bought from a vendor or crafted from its spec. Crafting costs components and is done in the crafting menu.
Character Builds
The Palica uses perks from two attribute trees, Body and Intelligence. In Body, Like A Feather removes the movement penalty for shotguns. Bullet Ballet reduces the spread while moving. Die! Die! Die! adds crit chance at low Stamina. Rush Of Blood speeds up the reload after a dismemberment.
In Intelligence, No Escape resets a lock that is about to run out when V shoots the target. Targeting Prism allows several target locks and adds one more target for every smart weapon. Terminal Velocity speeds up smart rounds after each smart kill, which helps a gun with slow projectiles. Recirculation returns RAM after a smart kill.
Smart Link is the key cyberware, because it turns on smart targeting. Its mod slots take smart and shotgun mods. Panorama widens the smart targeting circle. It also keeps a lock for a moment after the target leaves the circle. Vivisector raises dismemberment chance and adds torso damage afterwards. Kneel! adds a chance to dismember and kill on a leg shot. Hackatomy, an Iconic mod, gives each hit a chance to apply a quickhack effect based on the body part hit. Equalizer adds damage against Elite enemies.
Select a Build
Each fight starts with Overclock, then a control quickhack, then a combat quickhack. Smart guns lock on and finish the hacked enemies while Dashes and air Dashes keep the character moving. Silenced Smart guns and stealthy quickhacks also handle quiet gigs.
Attributes: Body 18, Reflexes 20, Technical Ability 20, Intelligence 20, Cool 3.
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 |
| Optimization | 
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Intelligence 4 | Faster RAM recovery |
| Embedded Exploit | 
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Intelligence 9 | Quickhacks hit harder on controlled enemies |
| Precision Subroutines | 
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Intelligence 9 | Smart weapon accuracy scales with max RAM |
| No Escape | 
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Intelligence 9 | Shooting a fading lock resets it |
| Recirculation | 
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Intelligence 9 | Smart weapon kills restore RAM |
| Acquisition Specialist | 
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Intelligence 15 | Wider Smart reticle and lock kept through reloads |
| Overclock | 
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Intelligence 15 | More quickhack damage and the Overclock mode |
| Power Surge | 
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Intelligence 15 | Overclock heals on activation |
| Sublimation | 
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Intelligence 15 | RAM recovery heals during Overclock |
| Target Lock Transfer | 
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Intelligence 15 | Wider Smart reticle and locks kept on swap |
| Targeting Prism | 
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Intelligence 15 | Lock onto more targets |
| Terminal Velocity | 
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Intelligence 15 | Faster Smart rounds after a kill |
| Smart Synergy | 
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Intelligence 20 | Instant lock and more damage during Overclock |
| Spillover | 
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Intelligence 20 | Quickhacks spread during Overclock |
| 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 |
| Sharpshooter | 
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Reflexes 15 | Faster aim and stacks that ease Stamina use |
| Air Dash | 
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Reflexes 15 | Dash in midair |
| Submachine Fun | 
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Reflexes 20 | SMG swaps reload and raise fire rate |
| Tailwind | 
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Reflexes 20 | Stamina back from Air Dashes and double jumps |
| Glutton For War | 
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Technical Ability 4 | Kills recharge Health items and grenades |
| Health Freak | 
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Technical Ability 9 | One more Health item charge and faster recharge |
| All Things Cyber | 
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Technical Ability 9 | Stronger cyberware stats |
| License To Chrome | 
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Technical Ability 15 | Stronger cyberware, more armor and a Skeleton slot |
| Edgerunner | Technical Ability 20 | Cyberware past the capacity limit for a small Health cost |
| Name | Image | Slot | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blood Pump | 
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Circulatory System | A Health item that heals over time |
| Heal-On-Kill | 
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Circulatory System | Health back from each kill |
| Memory Boost | 
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Frontal Cortex | Kills restore RAM |
| Smart Link | 
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Hands | Turns on Smart weapon tracking |
| Defenzikov | 
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Integumentary System | Mitigation after Kerenzikov ends |
| Reinforced Tendons | 
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Legs | Double jump |
| Kerenzikov | 
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Nervous System | Slows time when aiming during a slide or dodge |
| NeoFiber | 
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Nervous System | More Mitigation Chance and Strength |
| Visual Cortex Support | 
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Nervous System | More crit chance at long range |
| Militech Paraline | 
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Operating System | Cyberdeck with Smart weapon bonuses |
| RAM Recoup | 
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Skeleton | Damage taken restores RAM |
| Name | Image | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Headhopper | 
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More lock-on targets and more headshot damage |
Lore
The Palica's in-game line sums up its pitch: "smart" does not equal "expensive". Its database entry explains that Rostović, based in Serbia, set out to prove a smart gun could be cheap. The company built the Palica on its trusted old Igla.
It is unclear whether the experiment worked. The price is lower than the competition, and so is the quality. The entry says it offers the basics of a smart shotgun but falls well short of Arasaka or Tsunami guns. Still, for anyone short of money, the entry calls the Palica the smart choice.
Notes
Weapon Categories
All Shotguns
Every shotgun is listed below. The Iconic weapons come first, then the standard ones.
Iconic Shotguns
| Name | Image | Headshot | Armor Pen | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabai | 
|
+85% | 25% | Dogtown |
| Amstaff | 
|
+150% | 25% | |
| Ba Xing Chong | 
|
Northside | ||
| Bloody Maria | 
|
+85% | 25% | Little China |
| Dezerter | 
|
+85% | 75% | Dogtown |
| Guts | 
|
+85% | 75% | Corpo Plaza |
| Mox | 
|
+85% | 25% | Kabuki |
| Order | 
|
+50% | 100% | Dogtown |
| Pozhar x-MOD2 | 
|
+85% | 25% | Dogtown |
| Sovereign | 
|
+85% | 75% | Japantown |
| The Headsman | 
|
25% | North Oak |
Standard Shotguns
| Name | Image | Headshot | Armor Pen | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carnage | 
|
+85% | 50% | Downtown |
| Crusher | 
|
+135% | ||
| DB-2 Satara | 
|
+85% | 50% | |
| DB-2 Testera | 
|
+85% | 50% | |
| DB-4 Igla | 
|
+85% | 25% | Northside |
| DB-4 Palica | 
|
+35% | ||
| L-69 Zhuo | 
|
+35% | 25% | |
| M2038 Tactician | 
|
+85% | 25% | |
| VST-37 Pozhar | 
|
+85% | 25% |