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Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty endings explainedPlus a handy flowchart for how to reach every ending in Phantom Liberty
Plus a handy flowchart for how to reach every ending in Phantom Liberty
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Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/CD Projekt RED
Looking for a walkthrough of all the different Phantom Liberty endings and how they differ from one another?Cyberpunk 2077already had a selection of different endings to choose from when it launched back in 2020, but part of the incredible scope of the newPhantom Libertyexpansion is that it adds even more endings to both the DLC storyline and the base game.
There’s a wealth of different choices to make in Phantom Liberty, but only a couple of key choices matter when it comes to deciding which of the four (technically five) endings you’ll receive. In this guide we’ll walk you through each of the Phantom Liberty endings in great detail, including how to reach each ending, and the consequences of your choices for each of the characters involved.
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All Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty endings
The story of Phantom Liberty can end in five different ways (including an unnamed early ending), depending on the choices you make regarding the two main characters of the DLC: Solomon Reed, and Song So Mi (Songbird).
To help you visualise the path and choices you have to take to reach each ending, we’ve put together a handy flowchart of all the different Phantom Liberty endings:
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The five possible Phantom Liberty endings are:
Below we’ll go over each of these endings in more detail, explaining exactly how to reach each ending and what the endings mean for the various characters involved in both Phantom Liberty’s story and the wider world ofCyberpunk 2077.
How to get the King Of Wands ending
To get the King Of Wands ending, follow these steps:
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King Of Wands ending explained
The King Of Wands ending is not exactlypositivein outlook, but it’s perhapsmore positivethan any of the other endings in Phantom Liberty. In this ending,you side fully with So Miand help her to both escape Reed’s clutches and begin a new life free from control and persecution.
The downside is of course thatyou are forced to kill Reedduring your standoff at the end of the mission Killing Moon. But honestly, he didn’t give you much of a choice. Neither he nor V were gonna back down. On the bright side,you get Reed’s iconic tech pistol, the Pariah.
After killing Reed you’ll carry So Mi into the shuttle and prep her for a Luna-bound takeoff. Then you’ll watch the rocket disappear, chatting to Johnny about the choices you all made that led to this point. Following this are two short missions: Unfinished Sympathy, where you talk to Alex and she reveals that her last job was to kill V, but she won’t bother because she knows V will die within half a year anyway; and From Her To Eternity, where So Mi gets in contact and leads you to a Metal Pin from Tycho on Luna, confirming thatSo Mi is alive and well. You also can pick upSo Mi’s iconic Quantum Tuner.
How to get the King Of Swords ending
To get the King Of Swords ending, here’s what to do:
Alternatively:
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King Of Swords ending explained
The King Of Swords ending is the one that takes place when youhelp So Mi escapeduring the Firestarter mission, but thenhand her over to Reedduring Killing Moon. You’ll watch Reed carry So Mi over to the NUSA shuttle and disappear.
A few days later, V will receive a call from Reed asking to meet face-to-face. He’ll say that he’s leaving Night City but wanted to first ask why Songbird contacted V rather than him at the beginning. V’s choice of response doesn’t change anything except how that conversation pans out. Reed will then leave with a promise that the surgery to cure your Johhnification Syndrome will happen soon.
With this done, you’ll receive the King Of Swords achievement and officially end the Phantom Liberty expansion. However, that’s not all there is to the story, because your actions in this path have unlocked an optional alternative ending to the base Cyberpunk 2077 game, calledThe Tower.
How to get the King Of Pentacles ending
To get the King Of Pentacles ending, here are the steps to follow:
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King Of Pentacles ending explained
The King Of Pentacles ending is a very… heavy ending. In this story path,V helps Reed to capture So Miduring Firestarter, and thenrefuses to help So Mi diewhen they find her as essentially an enslaved piece of Blackwall machinery.
After this, you’ll talk to Reed in the mission Four Score And Seven, where Reed will question everything that has happened and what it says about himself. He’ll ask V whether they think Reed should return to DC.
Either way, V can choose whether to progress with the Cyberpunk 2077 base story as normal, or to complete the optional missions progress to the missions Who Wants To Live Forever and Things Done Changed in order to unlock the secretTower endingto Cyberpunk 2077.
How to get the King Of Cups ending
To get the King Of Cups ending, here’s what you must do:
Alternatively:
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King Of Cups ending explained
The last Phantom Liberty mission you receive after killing So Mi in Somewhat Damaged is Leave In Silence. During this mission, V drives with Reed to a meet with Myers, where V is awarded aNUSA badge of honorfor their work capturing Songbird, And a scant 5,000 credits, indicating just how disappointed Myers is with V’s actions helping So Mi die.
After that, V has one last conversation with Reed before the end credits for Phantom Liberty roll. But don’t worry - you’ll be plopped back in Night City afterwards,free to continue the base Cyberpunk 2077 storyline.
How to get the fifth “ending”
To get the unnamed fifth ending in Phantom Liberty, here’s what to do:
Fifth “ending” explained
All this means is that Reed won’t contact you after he disappears with So Mi. So you won’t get access to the next mission in Phantom Liberty, effectively ending the DLC early. Not exactly a satisfying ending, and one that you’ll probably want to avoid if you want to experience everything that Phantom Liberty has to offer.
Cyberpunk 2077 Tower ending
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If you opt for either theKing Of Swordsor theKing Of Pentaclesending to Phantom Liberty, then after the credits roll for the DLC you’ll be able to access an optional extra ending to the entire Cyberpunk 2077 story, replacing the traditional ending which begins with the missionNocturne OP55N1. This is known as the “Tower ending”, and includes two optional Phantom Liberty missions:
Over the course of these two missions, V leaves Night City for the surgery to cure them of their terminal Johnny-virus. When they awake, Reed explains to them thattwo years have passed, and that thesurgery was a success, but they have lost all their cyberware,ending their career as a mercenary.
V is given the chance to contact various old friends, including the fourCyberpunk 2077 romance options: Judy, Panam, River, and Kerry. They’ve all moved on in different ways over the past two years, leaving V behind:
Only Viktor agrees to see Vat his clinic, where he catches V up a bit more about the state of the world since two years ago, and confirms that nothing can be done about V’s inability to use cyberware going forward.
That’s all four (or five) of the unique Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty endings explained, along with the exact choices you need to make to reach each one. If you want to start a new game, check out our guide onhow to start Phantom Liberty. Or for more information on Cyberpunk in general, consult ourCyberpunk 2077 walkthrough.
