Our Starfield Weapons: Types & Damage Explained guide will breakdown everything you need to know about the best weapons, weapon types, and damage.
Types of Weapons in Starfield
Weaponsin Starfield are divided into three main types: Ballisticweapons, Energy weapons, and Electromagnetic. Ballisticweaponsuse gunpowder to propel projectiles, while energyweaponsuse a variety of different energy sources to create beams or projectiles. And finally, we have Electromagneticweaponsor Mag weapons.
Weapon Stats & Damage Type
All three types ofweaponshave their own advantages and disadvantages. In addition to the type ofweapon, players will also need to consider the weapon’s stats when choosing weapons. These stats include damage, range, accuracy, rate of fire, and ammo type. Below is a list of eachweaponstat and what to expect onweapons.
On the Hard Targetweaponin the above screen shot you see Bashing and Handloading weapon features. These are random perks and traits giving to weapons of rare or higher quality. Blue is rare (one trait), purple very rare (two traits), gold is legendary (three traits). These are typically random but some quest related weapons can drop specific weapon effects.
Players will also be able to customize theirweaponsin Starfield. This includes addingmodsand attachments to improve the weapon’s stats.Modsare most likely to be found throughout the game world, or the player can craft them. Attachments are likely to be purchased from merchants or found in loot chests.
Weapons are an essential part of combat in Starfield. Players can create a powerful arsenal that will help them survive in the Settled Systems by choosing the rightweaponsand customizing them to their liking.
Weapon Modification
Starfield features the most robustmodsof any Bethesda game. There are up to eight possiblemodslots based on theweaponbut require a weapon workbench and theskill.Weaponsare very unique with some having no mods or up to eight so don’t expect this will be universal. Selecting aweaponthat has moremodscould prove valuable assuming you have the materials tocraftit.
Modified Weapon
To get a sense forweaponcustomization andmodifications, take a look at the Legendary Hegotiator Heavyweapon. It fires 40mm grenades with a massive burst damage potential and radius. This is one of the most powerful and fun weapons in the game. Since it’s legendary, it comes with three randomweaponeffects and take of 6 traits. Using ourDemolitionist build, here’s a table with a sample weaponmodificationsetup:
Each slot listed above has 2-5 options available and require at least rank one in Weapon Engineering which takes awhile to unlock.
TheResearch Laboratory Stationhas been shown on yourStarshipas well asOutpost, in addition to the Lodge after starting themain story. You will harvest and collect materials similar to other games in order to createmodificationsto your existingweapons.Researchtakes a massive amount of materials and storage can be difficult. you may use yourshipstorage and create containers at youroutpost. You can also buy materials from general vendors and mineral merchants.
Weapon Critical Strikes & Sneak Damage
Starfieldweaponswill be able to critical strike and also have a stealth damage modifier. Critical striking headshots with extraweaponpassives in theCombatskill tree. You can stealth via the passive stealth in thePhysicalskill tree. Thisskillis required in order to use the mechanic while critically striking is dependent on your aim,skillpassives and randomness. Sneak bonus damage is a base for 2.0x and can ramp up to 4x with the Concealmentskill.
Skills to Boost Weapon Damage
Starfield’sskillsare broken into five categoriesPhysical,Social,Combat,Science,andTech. TheCombatskill tree is the obvious choice for increased effectiveness ofweapons. In this section, we see individualweapontypes like Shotguns and Pistols, but also Lasers and Ballistics. Most likely, you will be able to “stack” or double up the effectiveness of not only aweaponbut a type.
Once you’ve unlocked theskillby leveling or throughcharacter creationbackgroundstartingskills, you’re able to progress until rank four by completing challenges.
Customized Starfield Builds
There is a lot toweaponsin Starfield and we suggest checking out our customized build templates. Here’s a list of completed and updated builds currently:
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