Death and Taxes

Death and Taxes is an Iconic variant of the Tsunami Nue in Cyberpunk 2077.

Overview

This iconic Nue is the signature weapon of Maiko Maeda. It is painted in two different tones of purple, in a tiger print motif.

Death and Taxes has an iconic modifier that makes each shot fired by the weapon cost the user 5% Health. When Health is below 40%, enemies hit by rounds fired by Death and Taxes become Poisoned for 7 seconds, dealing 8% Chemical damage as Health per second, and resulting in them to be unable to double-jump, dodge, dash and sprint.

Acquisition

• Ex-Factor - Can be found in Maiko Maeda's office in Clouds.
  • If not obtained during Ex-Factor, it can be picked up from Judy's Apartment after Maiko sends a message to the former's computer.
• Can be purchased from Herold Lowe at the EBM Petrochem Stadium if not looted from the above location.

Notes

• According to the Cyberpunk 2077 - The Complete Official Guide, this iconic weapon was originally named Second Opinion, and it was to be obtained during Automatic Love; from Maiko's office.
• Although it was originally in the base game, the weapon didn't appear until Patch 1.3.
• Prior to Patch 2.0, each individual round fired would split into 2 projectiles, rather than the current 2-round burst. Each projectile would also be counted individually in terms of damage, crit chance, and rounds fired, essentially allowing the weapon to fire 20 projectiles from a 10-round magazine.

Trivia

• The name of the weapon and its description are a reference to the famous quote by Benjamin Franklin, in which he stated that the only two certainties in life are "death and taxes."
• Like Plan B, the weapon's relies on consuming resources other than ammunition, being Eddies and Health, respectively.