Pariah
| Pariah | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Pistol |
| Type | Tech |
| Ammo | Handgun Ammo |
| Tier | Iconic |
Pariah is Solomon Reed's personal pistol, an Iconic Militech Ticon. V can only take it from him at the end of the Songbird path in Phantom Liberty. Reed's modifications make it silent. Its charged shots fire three rounds at once, each at full damage. Headshots then cut the charge time and speed up reloads. Several headshots in a row make the pistol faster and faster. It is a quiet, precise Tech sidearm for a stealth or Technical Ability build. It also comes with the hardest choice in the expansion. Pariah is a late Phantom Liberty reward from the main job The Killing Moon at the NCX Spaceport. Reed drops it if V sides with Songbird.
Combat
Pariah is a Tech pistol with a built-in silencer. Uncharged shots work like a quiet, accurate sidearm. Holding the trigger charges the pistol. The charged shot fires three rounds at once, each dealing full damage. As a Tech weapon, a charged shot can also go through cover.
The Iconic effect rewards headshots. Each headshot cuts the charge time and speeds up reloads for a while, and the bonus stacks. Steady headshots therefore make the charged triple shot come out faster and faster. In stealth, the silencer lets V start fights without raising the alarm. In open combat, a charged triple shot to the head is a strong way to finish a tough target.
How to Get Pariah Guide
- In Firestarter, choose to help Songbird escape instead of handing her to Reed.
- Play The Killing Moon and fight through the NCX Spaceport with Songbird.
- Carry Songbird to the shuttle, where Reed is waiting.
- Defeat Reed and take Pariah from his body.
Pariah Quest Guide
- Help Songbird escape in Firestarter, then finish Run This Town to reach the main job The Killing Moon. Handing her to Reed loses Pariah.
- Answer Songbird's message and meet her.
- Drive to the NCX Spaceport and stall to give Songbird time to hack the database.
- Escort Songbird through the spaceport and fight off the enemies along the way.
- Carry Songbird toward the shuttle until Reed blocks the way.
- Refuse to hand her over and draw a weapon on Reed. Calling Reed to make a deal loses Pariah.
- Defeat Reed and loot Pariah from his body.
Compatible Mods
7 scopes are compatible with Pariah.
| Name | Image | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Add-Vantage | 
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Adds zoom and effective range |
| CQO Kanone MINI Mk.72 | 
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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
Reed's pistol comes very late in Phantom Liberty, but it can still be raised in the Upgrades tab of the crafting menu. Each tier costs crafting components from looting, crafting or disassembly. Pariah has to be in V's inventory for the tab to offer the upgrade.
The table shows what each tier step of Pariah 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
Pariah uses perks from two attribute trees, Technical Ability and Cool. Bolt raises charge speed and charged-shot damage. It also makes a shot count as fully charged if the trigger is released just before full charge. Lightning Storm speeds up the next charge after each Bolt, which adds to the headshot bonus. Shock Value lets Bolts ignore Armor. In Charge stops Tech weapons from firing automatically at full charge. V can then hold the triple shot until a head is in the sights.
From Cool, Focus and Deadeye add headshot damage. Killer Instinct adds damage with silenced guns outside combat. Feedback Circuit restores Health when a fully charged Tech shot hits. Electromag Recycler restores both Health and Stamina on the same kind of hit. Kiroshi Stalker Optics link to the equipped Tech weapon and show enemies behind cover.
Select a Build
Pistols and Tech weapons take out targets from cover with controlled, accurate shots. Grenades control the battlefield. When stealth fails, steady firepower and tough cyberware finish the mission.
Attributes: Body 20, Reflexes 18, Technical Ability 20, Intelligence 3, 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 |
| Calm Mind | 
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Body 15 | Adrenaline lasts longer before it decays |
| Juggernaut | 
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Body 15 | More speed and damage during Adrenaline Rush |
| Unstoppable Force | 
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Body 15 | Immunity to knockdown and blinding during Adrenaline Rush |
| Blind Spot | 
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Cool 4 | Slower enemy detection while crouched |
| Feline Footwork | 
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Cool 4 | Faster and harder to hit while crouched |
| Focus | 
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Cool 9 | Focus mode for free Stamina aimed shots |
| Head To Head | 
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Cool 9 | Kills in Focus reset its duration |
| No Sweat | 
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Cool 9 | Kills in Focus lower its Stamina cost |
| Rinse And Reload | 
|
Cool 9 | Faster reload after an aimed kill |
| California Reaper | 
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Cool 15 | Stamina back after a headshot kill |
| Deadeye | Cool 15 | More headshot and weak spot damage | |
| High Noon | 
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Cool 15 | Faster reload and slowed time after a headshot kill in Deadeye |
| Long Shot | 
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Cool 15 | Full damage at any range during Deadeye |
| Quick Draw | 
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Cool 15 | Faster swap to handguns and rifles with a Stamina boost |
| Ninjutsu | 
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Cool 15 | Crouch sprinting and more mitigation while crouched |
| Nerves Of Tungsten-Steel | 
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Cool 20 | Guaranteed crits on headshots during Deadeye |
| Dash | 
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Reflexes 9 | Dash replaces the dodge |
| Bolt | 
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Technical Ability 15 | Faster charge and Bolt shots that hit harder |
| In Charge | 
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Technical Ability 15 | Tech weapons hold a full charge instead of firing |
| Internal Clock | 
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Technical Ability 15 | Wider timing window for a Bolt shot |
| Lightning Storm | 
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Technical Ability 15 | Each Bolt speeds up the next charge |
| Shock Value | 
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Technical Ability 15 | Bolt shots ignore armor |
| Name | Image | Slot | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electromag Recycler | 
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Circulatory System | Health and Stamina from charged Tech shots |
| Behavioral Imprint-Synced Faceplate | 
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Face | A disguise that escapes the police |
| Axolotl | 
|
Frontal Cortex | Kills cut all cyberware cooldowns |
| Self-ICE | 
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Frontal Cortex | Blocks an enemy quickhack |
| Shock Absorber | 
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Hands | Less recoil |
| Chitin | 
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Integumentary System | Extra Health regeneration |
| NeoFiber | 
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Nervous System | More mitigation chance and strength |
| Deep-Field Visual Interface | 
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Nervous System | Crit chance rises with distance |
| Chrome Compressor | 
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Operating System | More cyberware capacity |
| Epimorphic Skeleton | 
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Skeleton | More max Health |
| Bionic Joints | 
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Skeleton | More armor |
| Rara Avis | 
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Skeleton | More armor |
The build finds a quiet room and hacks everything around it. It works for stealth and for loud fights.
Attributes: Body 15, Reflexes 15, Technical Ability 16, Intelligence 20, Cool 15.
The perks, cyberware and weapon mods for this build are listed below.
| Name | Image | Level | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Painkiller |
|
Body 4 | Slow Health regeneration in combat |
| Adrenaline Rush |
|
Body 15 | More Health and the Adrenaline Rush mode |
| Calm Mind |
|
Body 15 | Adrenaline lasts longer before it decays |
| Juggernaut |
|
Body 15 | More speed and damage during Adrenaline Rush |
| Deep Breath | 
|
Cool 9 | Time slows while Focus is active |
| Focus |
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Cool 9 | Focus mode for free Stamina aimed shots |
| Head To Head |
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Cool 9 | Kills in Focus reset its duration |
| Rinse And Reload |
|
Cool 9 | Faster reload after an aimed kill |
| Deadeye | Cool 15 | More headshot and weak spot damage | |
| High Noon |
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Cool 15 | Faster reload and slowed time after a headshot kill in Deadeye |
| Long Shot |
|
Cool 15 | Full damage at any range during Deadeye |
| Dash |
|
Reflexes 9 | Dash replaces the dodge |
| Air Dash | 
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Reflexes 15 | Dash in midair |
| Emergency Cloaking | 
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Relic | Optical Camo can break enemy tracking in combat |
| Machine Learning | 
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Relic | Crit damage builds on enemy Vulnerabilities |
| Sensory Protocol | 
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Relic | Time slows when spotted while crouched |
| Vulnerability Analytics | 
|
Relic | Hits on enemy Vulnerabilities always crit |
| All Things Cyber | 
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Technical Ability 9 | Stronger cyberware stats |
| Chrome Constitution | 
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Technical Ability 9 | Less damage taken with full Skeleton and Integumentary slots |
| Built Different | 
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Technical Ability 15 | Unlocks the Cellular Adapter cyberware |
| Cyborg | Technical Ability 15 | Shorter cyberware cooldowns with every slot filled | |
| Extended Warranty | 
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Technical Ability 15 | Cyberware effects last longer |
| License To Chrome | 
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Technical Ability 15 | Stronger cyberware, more armor and a Skeleton slot |
| Name | Image | Slot | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biomonitor | 
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Circulatory System | Uses a Health item when Health runs low |
| Behavioral Imprint-Synced Faceplate |
|
Face | A disguise that escapes the police |
| Axolotl |
|
Frontal Cortex | Kills cut all cyberware cooldowns |
| Ballistic Coprocessor | 
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Hands | More ricochet chance and damage for Power weapons |
| Cellular Adapter | 
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Integumentary System | Tech weapon damage and resistances from Technical Ability |
| Epimorphic Skeleton |
|
Skeleton | More max Health |
Lore
Solomon Reed is an FIA sleeper agent and an old partner of Songbird. He is the one who brings V into the plan to free her from Kurt Hansen. In Firestarter, V has to choose between Reed and Songbird. Choosing Songbird turns Reed into an enemy and leads into The Killing Moon.
In The Killing Moon, V helps Songbird reach a shuttle at the Night City spaceport while the NUSA moves in, under Myers' direction. The route through the spaceport is long, with heavy fighting and room for stealth. When V finally carries Songbird to the shuttle, Reed is already waiting. He tells V to set her down and will shoot to kill if V comes too close. If the confrontation ends with Reed dead, Pariah can be taken from his body.
Notes
- Siding with Reed in Firestarter makes Pariah impossible to get.
- Pariah is the Iconic variant of the Militech Ticon.
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 | 
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+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% |