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Those who are sick and tired of reloading autosaves in Cyberpunk 2077 should give serious consideration to ingesting or injecting more of their consumables. Many of these items are net negatives and only exist to provide flavor to the world. The alcohol is pretty much all debuffs and punishment. But there are a few core items that V will stock up on that are imperative to victory.
Updated on January 7th, 2021 by Hodey Johns: With so many players interested in these consumables, especially on harder difficulties, it felt unfair to not also give the information as to where these consumables might be acquired. Each section has been given a sub-heading to help players find where to get ahold of these items. Critical information has been highlighted in bold lettering throughout the article so readers easily skim for the consumables (like the RAM Jolt) that would be most relevant to them.
Oxy Booster
Allows V to breathe underwater.
This is an item that players won’t care about until they need one. Mainland Night City is one beast, but the offshore area is another and there are plenty of hidden items, side gigs, and secret locations in the water. Finding one of the game’s unique shotguns that works underwater is all well and good, but without the ability to breathe, it won’t be a smooth experience.
There’s no real segment of the game that forces V to go through a long stretch underwater, but it’s handy when looking for something on the ocean floor so gamers don’t have to constantly come back up for air. 1800 seconds translates to 30 minutes of underwater breathing, by the way, so one puff should be plenty.
Where To Find The Oxy Booster
Players have a couple of choices here; the easier of the two ways is to purchase the Oxy Booster from the dealer on Jig Jig Street. However, those who know crafting can make it from a schematic, which can be found in a briefcase hidden behind some vending machines at Corpo Plaza.
Bounce Back
Instantly restores 15%/20%/25% and then grants health regeneration of 3%/4%/6% per second for 30 seconds.
The very first level of this consumable does incredible amounts of healing, more than enough to get V back to full health from most any circumstance, even during the game’s best and most intense side quests. Higher levels of this craftable unit make V feel invincible in the middle of a bullet storm.
Where To Find The Bounce Back
The best news is that the common version of the Bounce Back can be found about anywhere in Night City. Even pedestrians seem to carry them wherever they go. So just make sure not to sell them in bulk and there will be a trove of them ready for use. If luck just isn’t panning out and the game is stingy with dropping these, visit the Med Vendor in Arroyo, Santo Domingo who is selling the crafting spec for cheap.
Maxdoc
Instantly restores 40%/60%/80% of health.
Players will recognize this as the default consumable when starting the game. There are plenty of things Cyberpunk 2077 does well, and giving starting players a few charges of this is perfect. The best pistols available don’t have unlimited range, so plan on taking a few hits here and there.
It’s just a basic heal for overall health, but it’s a huge number. And it’s the ideal unit to hotkey for quick use, as soon as the screen starts to flash red, there is no other item that V would rather have at the ready.
Where To Find The Maxdoc
While purchasing the blueprint for the Bounce Back, the exact same vendor in Arroyo has the Maxdoc crafting spec as well. He sells the tier three version, so this is the top-level stuff that crafters can put together.
Health Booster
Increases maximum health by 20%.
Considering how almost all healing is based on percentages and damage is based on flat numbers, mathematically anything that increases health by a percentage is going to feel extremely powerful.
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The Health Booster is a rare item and it doesn’t come cheap, but the effect lasts for 30 minutes, so it’s perfect to use right before a battle with a cyberpsycho or a boss. A 20% increase to maximum health is a bonus that usually requires some powerful mods to duplicate, so don’t take this boost lightly.
Where To Find The Health Booster
It’s no surprise that a medical professional holds most of these items. The pharmacist is Northside, Watson provides the Health Booster for around 1,000 eddies. That can be a tough price to pay, but taken directly before a hard mission, it can be the difference between winning and losing.
Stamina Booster
Increases maximum stamina by 50%.
Much like the Oxy Booster, V will either need this a lot or not at all. Players that go for a melee weapon build will be using it constantly, so a 30-minute buff to increase stamina by 50% becomes near-mandatory.
The Cool tree has some great skills for staying on top of stamina, but this consumable alone is about as good as all of those combined. In the “Beat the Brat” side gig, make sure to take some of this before really getting into it.
Where To Find The Stamina Booster
While some players may find that these drop in plentiful fashion just from playing the game, those who have strong stamina demands can make enough so that they’ll never have to run out. Find the crafting spec for the Stamina Booster in a white case in a parking garage in Rancho Coronado, Santo Domingo.
RAM Jolt
Increases maximum RAM by 2.
Odds are good that Vs who specialize in intelligence will only laugh at this boost with their nearly limitless RAM capacity. Players can grab ultra-fast cars, the RAM Jolt but the RAM Jolt is the consumable version of hacking quickly in combat.
For any other kind of build, however, adding two sticks of RAM to V’s pool is huge. Even if hacking isn’t a priority, V will probably run into some kind of boss fight where a perfect quickhack can significantly cripple the enemy, but the RAM required is just a little too high. This makes it so anybody can use at least one big quickhack on a problematic enemy.
Where To Find The Ram Jolt
Although it can be tempting to buy them at virtually any vending machine, Cyberpunk 2077 doesn’t exactly give away fistfuls of cash. Thrifty V gamers might want to consider crafting it, and the spec can be found in an alley of The Glen, Heywood.
Capacity Booster
Increases carrying capacity by 50%.
When beginners are learning about the game, they’ll be sure to see the “You’re carrying too much! Remove unnecessary items from your inventory,” message more than a few times. With how few eddies are given out, every item is necessary, to sell at the very least.
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Players that manage their inventory well will still need to use this consumable during longer main plot missions, which don’t allow time to place items in the vault. Don’t be afraid to take some of this powder anytime the message pops up to finish with a 50% increase in carrying capacity and then get to a sell-down station before the buff ends.
Where To Find The Capacity Booster
There’s an iconic building in the game with an eagle and “666th” spray-painted on it. Follow the side of the building just to the right of the 666th tag. On the left, find this spec in a crate next to the wall of this same building.
Skill Shards
Increases a skill tree’s experience by 500.
The game has been notoriously stingy with giving out experience, which makes this shard that gives out 500 experience in a given tree an extremely pleasant exception to that general rule. Players can’t choose which skill they get to increase, but it’s well worth it to collect them all, even the ones that aren’t for the player’s designated skill; these might be even more valuable because they can grant levels to be used elsewhere.
Where To Find The Skill Shards
Those who are wondering where this consumable is in the inventory will be searching for a long time. The item is used automatically when it is picked up. These valuable skill shards are found on cyberpsychos and in secret areas. Complete the quest “Psycho Killer” to nab all seventeen targets that potentially carry these shards.
Food
Applies the Nourishment status, giving V 5% max health and 0. 5% health regeneration per second outside of combat.
All food, whether it is gas station sushi or escargot in a box, will give V a Nourishment buff. Unlike some other action-adventure games, V does not appear to put on any pounds, so eat guilt-free.
Unlike some of the other buffs on this list, it only lasts for 7 minutes and 30 seconds. However, food is everywhere and, so long as V is doing missions expeditiously, this buff that adds 5% to max health and 0.5% to health regeneration should probably never need to fall off.
Where To Find Food
Find food anywhere and everywhere. From a vending machine or a street vendor, it’s all the same.
Drink
Applies the Hydration status, giving V 10% max stamina and 50% stamina regeneration per second.
While it might not be possible to survive on just soda in real life, in Night City, drink away. Everything from healthy, sparkling water to Blood Breeze cola will give this buff out as a reward.
Like the food buff, it lasts for seven and a half minutes, so it’s best to take food and drink in at the same time to keep them both refreshed. The soda vending machines are all over the place, so don’t worry too much about running out of beverages for that 10% max stamina and 50% stamina regeneration per second boost.
Where To Find Drink
Those who forget almost everything about Cyberpunk 2077 will probably always remember the audacious advertisements from the vending machines; buy them there!
Cyberpunk 2077 was released on December 10th, 2020, and is available on Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and PC.
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