Starfield: All Weapons & How To Get Them

Here’s a complete breakdown of Starfield’s firearm and melee weapons and how to get them.

Starfield is filled with content, from its detailed planets to its story; there is no shortage of things to do in Bethesda’s sci-fi epic. This extends to its combat, where you can use various weapons to take on pirates, bandits, and monsters.

Weapons are important no matter how you want to spend your time in the Settled Systems. Whether completing side quests or experiencing the main story, you will find that many people in the universe love shooting at you, so you will want something to fire back with.

This guide aims to inform you about all the weapons you can come across and how to add them to your arsenal.

List of All Weapons in Starfield

Starfield has 11 ranged weapon types categorized by class of weapon, such as rifles, and damage type, such as ballistic. There are also melee weapons and explosives.

Below is a list of all weapons with their stats, including damage, ammo, fire rate, range, mod slots, etc.

Pistols

Ballistic Pistols

Weapon Name	Damage	Ammo	MAG	Fire Rate	Range	Accuracy	Mass	Mod Slots	Value
Ecliptic Pistol	PHYS 35	11MM XPL	10	25	20	65.3%	1.00	0	45
Eon	PHYS 10	7.77MM	12	50	20	67.5%	0.55	6	750
Calibrated Eon	PHYS 21	7.77MM	12	50	20	67.5%	0.55	6	2437
Kraken	PHYS 3	6.5MM	25	150	20	69.6%	1.00	6	748
Magshot	PHYS 53	.43 MI	6	25	20	62.8%	2.00	6	11380
Rattler	PHYS 10	.27 CALIBER	12	50	20	68.1%	0.85	7	942
Calibrated Rattler	PHYS 17	.27 CALIBER	12	50	20	68.1%	0.85	7	1530
Razorback	PHYS 51	7.5MM	6	12	40	67.1%	2.3	8	5300
Regulator	Phys 35	.43 ULTRAMAG	8	18	20	71.3%	0.70	7	4450
Advanced Regulator	PHYS 100	.43 ULTRAMAG	8	18	20	71.3%	0.70	7	11124
Sidestar	PHYS 12	.27 CALIBER	17	40	20	67.9%	0.65	7	825
Urban Eagle	PHYS 39	.43 ULTRAMAG	7	25	20	67.7%	1.75	7	4800

Laser Pistols

Weapon Name	Damage	Ammo	MAG	Fire Rate	Range	Accuracy	Mass	Mod Slots	Value
Solstice	ENGY 10	1.5kV LZR	16	25	30	69.3%	1.30	7	1960
Calibrated Solstice	ENGY 18	1.5kV LZR	16	25	30	69.3%	1.30	7	2485
Ember	ENGY 12	1.5kV LZR	16	25	24	73.6%	2.90	7	2735

Particle Beam Pistols

Weapon Name	Damage	Ammo	MAG	Fire Rate	Range	Accuracy	Mass	Mod Slots	Value
Novalight	PHYS 8 ENGY 25	LIGHT FUSE	12	22	30	68.6%	1.35	7	4620
Va’Ruun Starshard	PHYS 26 ENGY 80	LIGHT FUSE	12	12	30	70.1%	1	7	18250

Rifles

Ballistic Rifles

Weapon Name	Damage	Ammo	MAG	Fire Rate	Range	Accuracy	Mass	Mod Slots	Value
AA-99	PHYS 17	11MM	30	112	40	65.7%	3.00	8	7865
Beowulf	PHYS 36	7.77MM	30	50	40	69.1%	2.80	8	4850
Drum Beat	PHYS 8	11MM	60	160	39	65.6%	4.3	7	4922
Grendel	PHYS 3	7.77MM	50	170	20	66.2%	2.65	8	1402
Calibrated Grendel	PHYS 5	7.77MM	50	170	20	66.2%	2.65	8	1720
Advanced Grendel	PHYS 13	7.77MM	50	170	20	66.2%	2.65	8	6501
Hard Target	PHYS 116	.50 CALIBER	5	25	100	74.2%	9.15	7	20510
Kodama	PHYS 13	7.77MM	30	170	20	65.7%	2.25	7	5632
Lawgiver	PHYS 31	.50 CALIBER	6	10	40	68%	3.6	6	2395
Maelstrom	PHYS 4	6.5MM	40	150	40	65.8%	4.15	7	1210
Magpulse	PHYS 71	6.5MM MI	20	17	40	58.6%	3.70	5	13560
Magshear	PHYS 10	.50 MI	75	300	40	65.5%	3.90	5	17721
Magsniper	PHYS 223	6.5MM MI	12	17	100	86.1%	9.55	6	27790
Old Earth Assault Rifle	PHYS 15	7.62MM	30	150	40	64.7%	3.5	7	10582
Old Earth Hunting Rifle	PHYS 30	9X39MM	20	40	100	86.8%	3.15	3	5264
Tombstone	PHYS 19	11MM	20	90	40	72.8%	4.15	6	6150

Laser Rifles

Weapon Name	Damage	Ammo	MAG	Fire Rate	Range	Accuracy	Mass	Mod Slots	Value
Equinox	ENGY 13	3KV LZR	20	50	50	70.2%	3.2	7	2408
Orion	ENGY 27	3KV LZR	35	33	50	77%	5.25	7	5227

Particle Beam Rifles

Weapon Name	Damage	Ammo	Mag	Fire Rate	Range	Accuracy	Mass	Mod Slots	Value
Va’Ruun Inflictor	PHYS 38 ENGY 113	HEAVY FUSE	20	25	50	70%	3.75	6	22500

Electromagnetic Rifles

Weapon Name	Damage	Ammo	MAG	Fire Rate	Range	Accuracy	Mass	Mod Slots	Value
Novablast Disruptor	EM 100	HEAVY FUSE	5	20	20	70.2%	2.70	5	5700

Shotguns

Ballistic Shotguns

Weapon Name	Damage	Ammo	MAG	Fire Rate	Range	Accuracy	Mass	Mod Slots	Value
Breach	PHYS 99	15X25	7	10	20	55.3%	7.3	8	6780
Coachman	PHYS 52	CASELESS SHELL	2	47	20	38.4%	3.00	7	1650
Advanced Coachman	PHYS 200	CASELESS SHELL	2	47	20	38.4%	3.00	7	7425
Old Earth Shotgun	PHYS 73	12G SHELL	6	6	20	56.3%	3.60	5	2870
Pacifier	PHYS 59	15X25 CLL SHELL	9	20	20	45%	2.75	6	4590
Shotty	PHYS 50	CASELESS SHELL	12	60	20	35.2%	2.95	8	7368

Particle Beam Shotguns

Weapon Name	Damage	Ammo	MAG	Fire Rate	Range	Accuracy	Mass	Mod Slots	Value
Big Bang	PHYS 32 ENGY94	HEAVY FUSE	8	14	20	54.7%	7	7	12870

Heavy Weapons

Ballistic Heavy Weapons

Weapon Name	Damage	Ammo	MAG	Fire Rate	Range	Accuracy	Mass	Mod Slots	Value
Auto-Rivet	PHYS 100	RIVET	10	15	20	63.1%	4.5	4	7640
Bridger	PHYS 127	40MM XPL	4	5	40	63.4%	5.5	6	8190
Magstorm	PHYS 9	.50 MI	160	400	40	50.5%	12	2	19129
Microgun	PHYS 9	7.77MM	320	350	40	47.2%	11.4	6	13519

Energy Heavy Weapons

Weapon Name	Damage	Ammo	MAG	Fire Rate	Range	Accuracy	Mass	Mod Slots	Value
Arc Welder	ENGY 17	3KV LZR	100	76	20	45.6%	4.2	2	2450
Cutter	ENGY 4	Cutter	—	76	3	76.7%	4	0	475

Melee Weapons

Weapon Name	Damage	Mass	Value
Barrow Knife	PHYS 22	0.34	1220
Combat Knife	PHYS 16	0.36	505
Osmium Dagger	PHYS 28	2.7	2395
Rescue Axe	PHYS 17	1.4	650
Ripshank	PHYS 12	0.4	365
Tanto	PHYS 40	0.45	3075
UC Naval Cutlass	PHYS 20	1.4	935
Va’Ruun Painblade	PHYS 62	1.8	11260
Wakizashi	PHYS 49	1.35	6140

Explosives

Ballistic Explosives

Weapon Name	Damage	Mass	Value
Frag Grenade	PHYS 101	0.2	350
Fragmentation Mine	PHYS 101	0.3	415
Shrapnel Grenade	PHYS 51	0.3	450

Energy Explosives

Weapon Name	Damage	Mass	Value
Cryo Mine	PHYS 1 ENGY 35	0.4	575
Inferno Mine	PHYS 1 ENGY 35	0.4	510
Tesla Pylon	PHYS 1 ENGY 25	0.5	675

How to Get Weapons in Starfield

Throughout your journey in the Settled Systems, you’ll encounter many weapons; some are new, while others are variants of existing archetypes. You can primarily find them by looting humanoid enemies, exploring points of interest, searching crates, etc.

Moreover, you can also buy weapons from shops. Furthermore, the weapons collected from drops have randomized stats that vary, but there are unique weapons you can get as rewards for finishing various quests.

Additionally, you can also buy unique weapons from vendors. However, you must ensure not to hoard weapons so you don’t get encumbered.