Whereas there are numerous alternatives to speak your method out of a doubtlessly hostile scenario in Starfield, there are additionally plenty of encounters the place violence is the one reply, and for these you’ll want the finest weapons.
Not like Starfield’s finest ships — the place you’ll have to rank up the Piloting talent earlier than you possibly can even use them — there are not any prerequisite expertise you want earlier than you should use the finest weapons. That stated, expertise might help. You may can enhance your effectivity with numerous weapons sorts by getting numerous expertise within the Fight talent tree; particularly, many weapons profit from funding within the Ballistics talent.
It’s price making an allowance for that apart from the distinctive weapons listed right here, most simple weapons will be improved by the extra of mods. You can even discover pre-modded variations of primary weapons, a lot of which go toe to toe with the distinctive weapons we’ve listed right here. However in case you’re seeking to monitor down a assured dependable arsenal, listed here are the finest weapons in Starfield.
Sir Livingstone’s Pistol
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Weapon kind: Pistol
Easy methods to get it: Present from dad and mom
It might seem to be an odd selection kicking off a listing of the very best weapons in Starfield with maybe essentially the most primary pistol you’ve ever seen, however this is a wonderful selection for anybody who picks the Child Stuff trait at the beginning of the sport. After you’ve executed a important mission or two — and when you’ve met your dad and mom for the primary time and instructed them you’re a part of Constellation now — they’ll present up uninvited at The Lodge after Noel lets them in. Your dad will current Sir Livingstone’s Pistol to you as a present.
There’s nothing too particular about this gun aside from it being a really dependable sidearm that does a good quantity of injury whilst you’re nonetheless a reasonably low degree, largely as a result of it’s outfitted with a compensator, giant journal, and excessive velocity ammo by default. It does use .45 caliber rounds, although, which aren’t essentially the most frequent to come upon, so you could have to fill up at a vendor from time to time.
Magshot
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Weapon kind: Pistol
Easy methods to get it: Loot
By far the very best primary pistol I’ve used within the recreation, the Magshot is basically a futuristic revolver that may kill many frequent enemies with one shot. It’s the definition of a hand cannon and, in lieu of Starfield not having many glorious long-range weapons, any Magshot pistol can basically double as a rifle.
There’s a distinctive model of the Magshot known as Trickshot, which is acquired by looting a fallen mech throughout the United Colonies faction mission “Warfare Relics. The Trickshot’s particular perk there’s that each fourth shot fires two bullets without delay. If you will get the Trickshot, it’s undoubtedly the very best Magshot out there, however any Magshot can be a worthy addition to your arsenal.
Experiment A-7
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Weapon kind: Shotgun
Easy methods to get it: Cross a persuasion examine throughout the primary mission “Entangled”
The Experiment A-7 shotgun is so good, it’s a marvel the way it’s really easy to accumulate. Pretty late in the primary story, you’ll play probably the most compelling missions in all the recreation, “Entangled.” Once you part behind Ethan in his safety workplace, you possibly can ask him if he has any instruments for coping with the aliens. Cross a persuasion examine and he’ll present you Experiment A-7, the strongest shotgun I’ve had the pleasure of utilizing.
This distinctive shotgun offers 131 harm and already comes with six out of eight mods put in, together with a reflex sight, tactical inventory, totally computerized, and flechette rounds. It additionally has the Exterminator perk, which offers +30% harm in opposition to aliens — a no brainer given the context you obtain the weapon — however don’t let that idiot you, as this shotgun is greater than appropriate to cope with human foes too.
Gallow’s Attain
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Weapon kind: Rifle
Easy methods to get it: Loot from Captain Petrov’s vault on The Scow ship
There’s nothing higher than a trusty AK-47. Gallow’s Attain is the distinctive model of the Outdated Earth Assault Rifle, which isn’t a nasty weapon by itself, however the distinctive providing blows it out of the water. Once you’re on The Scow throughout the primary mission “No Sudden Strikes,” it’s essential to get into Captain Petrov’s private quarters. That is simply executed after you steal the artifact and shoot Petrov sufficient to the purpose the place he calls off his guards. Then you possibly can wander spherical The Scow, looting something you please. Gallow’s Attain is in Captain Petrov’s room, in a locked protected.
What makes Gallow’s Attain so good is the Poison perk. It “randomly offers poison harm and slows the goal,” making it the best choice when coping with excessive degree enemies that take extra than simply a few photographs to go down. Moreover, it comes full of 5 mods, together with armor-piercing rounds, an ergonomic grip, and a reflex sight.
The Final Priest
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Weapon kind: Melee
Easy methods to get it: Full the “Infinity’s Finish” facet quest and perform The Hunter’s orders
This may’t be a listing of the very best weapons and not using a melee choice, so to that finish, now we have The Final Priest. This one isn’t out there to everybody — it’s essential to facet with The Hunter over The Emissary throughout “Unearthed,” which gives you the search “Infinity’s Finish.” With out spoiling an excessive amount of, The Hunter will ask you to do one thing. You may both do it. Or you cannot do it however go a persuasion examine with The Hunter afterwards telling him you probably did do it. Both of those choices will get you The Final Priest as a reward.
There’s not an excessive amount of to say about The Final Priest aside from the actual fact it has excessive harm and the Elemental perk, which does a variety of heavy lifting. Elemental “randomly offers corrosive, radiation, poison, and incendiary harm,” for an actual cocktail of enjoyable. Excellent for anybody doing a melee-only playthrough.
[Ed. note: Spoiler follow for Starfield.]
Eternity’s Gate
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Weapon kind: Particle Beam Rifle
Easy methods to get it: Defeat The Emissary on the finish of ‘Revelation’
Lastly, now we have arguably the very best weapon in all the recreation, Eternity’s Gate. Once more, this one requires siding with The Hunter in Unearthed, then if you ultimately make it to the stand-off in opposition to The Emissary throughout the “Revelation” mission, it’s essential to defeat them. There’s an choice to finish this peacefully by passing a persuasion examine — which is the route I foolishly took the primary time round — and doing so means you don’t obtain Eternity’s Gate, so bear that in thoughts.
Eternity’s Gate is a legendary particle beam rifle that has three perks and 6 mods, all of which mixed make this a pressure to be reckoned with. Just like the aforementioned Trickshot, the fourth shot of Eternity’s Gate fires two projectiles without delay, it has unstable rounds that pack an even bigger punch (although do have the prospect to fail), and it does +10% harm in opposition to people. It’s price noting that siding with The Emissary and defeating The Hunter does provide a counterpart to Eternity’s Gate — a legendary laser rifle known as Unmitigated Violence — however we discovered Eternity’s Gate to be barely higher.