Cyberpunk 2077 has a fun and lore-friendly progression system that allows players to gradually increase their capabilities throughout the course of the game by installing a variety of cyberware upgrades. There are many useful upgrades in the game, but if you value defense over all else you’ll want to eventually get your hands on the Rara Avis.
Rara Avis is a skeleton slot upgrade that increases V’s armor by a massive amount while also giving them a bunch of health to boot. Percentages vary depending on certain factors, but you can expect the armor increase to be anywhere between 35 and 42%. Even at the low end, that’s still a ton of armor. Keep reading to find out how to get a Rara Avis cyberware upgrade.
Where To Buy The Rara Avis
The Rara Avis is a new item introduced alongside the Phantom Liberty expansion. Like most of the similar items that came with the expansion, the upgrade can only be purchased from Ripperdocs in Dogtown. In other words, you’ll need to own Phantom Liberty in order to acquire one of these bad boys. A Rara Avis will set you back around 220K eddies at max Street Cred. Definitely not cheap, but the price is worth it considering this is one of the best cyberware upgrades in Cyberpunk 2077.
Dogtown is a new area located in the southwestern part of Night City and can be accessed after completing the main job called Transmission. Just make sure to tackle the new content sometime before you start Nocturne Op55N1 because you’ll miss out on it otherwise.
How To Find The Rara Avis
If the thought of spending a small fortune on a single upgrade – even a powerful one like the Rara Avis – sends shivers down your spine, you’ll be happy to know that you can also find the Rara Avis as a random drop. Of course, the random part might be a bit of a turn-off for some players since there’s no guaranteed way of finding one.
The good news is that the Rara Avis can only be found in Airdrops, which only show up in Dogtown. Dogtown is a sizeable area, but it still beats searching every container on the entire map for the upgrade. To unlock Airdrops, you’ll first need to start the Lucretia My Reflection main quest in Phantom Liberty. Once unlocked, Airdrops will spawn at random around Dogtown, so keep an eye out for them because there’s a chance they will contain not just a Rara Avis but also other valuable cyberware upgrades, weapons, mods, and more.