Weapons within Starfield can be categorized into different classes, including pistols, rifles, shotguns, heavy weapons, melee weapons, and explosives. These guns inflict different damage types: physical, energy, electromagnetic, or a blend of these.

Starfield has four weapon tiers: Common, Calibrated, Refined sand Advanced (Only armor sets go up to Superior tier). The higher the weapon tier, the better the base damage of the weapon. As you level up in Starfield, your chances of finding better weapons increase. Apart from regular weapons there are also Unique Weapons which are uniquely named and have predetermined sets of attachments and Weapon Effects.

If you click the Weapon Name you want to find in the table below, you will be taken to a separate page that will show you how to find that weapon location in Starfield. All the common and common and unique weapons are listed. You can also find all weapon IDs that can be used to add the weapon to your inventory using console commands.

All Weapon Categories

Pistols

Pistols in Starfield are capable of outputting the most damage in the game if you build your characters Combat Skills around using them. The best Starfield Pistol build relies on stealth multipliers, headshots, critical hits, to achieve a high level of consistent critical damage.

Compared to any other weapon type in Starfield, Pistols have the most unique variants to collect. Unique Weapons range from; rare, epic, legendary and come with pre-defined rarity modifiers that increase your damage output. By using the science skills: weapon engineering you can modify your pistol with everything from silencers to scopes. This will affect the damage, fire rate, magazine capacity, range, mass and accuracy of the weapon. Each gun has a limited number of mod slots to utilize.

Name	Image	Damage	Fire Rate	DPS	Ammo	Mag Capacity	Accuracy	Range	Mass	Mod Slots	Value	Type	Item ID	Unique
Ace Sidearm		10	40	10	.27 Caliber	17	72.0%	20	1.7	5/7	9468	Ballistic Pistol	002E073B	Yes
Ambassador		35	109	63.6	.43 Ultramag	8	75.2%	28	2	4/7	13127	Ballistic Pistol	001EEE4F	Yes
Deadeye		61	12	12.2	7.5mm Whitehot	6	68.9%	31	2.4	0/3	11130	Ballistic Pistol	001BBF2A	Yes
Elegance		48	109	8.2	7.77mm Caseless	8	73.7%	17	1.5	5/7	18244	Ballistic Pistol	002E0725	Yes
Ember		12	25	5	1.5KV LZR Cartridge	16	73.6%	24	2.9	7/7	2735	Laser Pistol	002F99FF	Yes
Eon		10	50	8.3	7.77mm Caseless	12	67.50%	20	0.55	6	750	Ballistic Pistol	000476C4	-
Haphazard Handgun		40	67	44.6	.45 Caliber ACP	9	70.8%	24	1.6	4/5	29111	Ballistic Pistol	008AF5D	Yes
Keelhauler		53	140	123.7	.43 MI Array	6	70.1%	24	3.5	4/6	43244	Ballistic Pistol	008d850	Yes
Kraken		3	150	8.3	7.77mm Caseless	12	67.5%	20	0.6	6	750	Ballistic Pistol	000476C4	-
Magshot		53	25	22.1	.43 MI Array	6	62.8%	20	2	6	11380	Ballistic Pistol	002EB42	-
Marathon		39	33	21.45	.43 Ultramag	7	71.4%	18	0.49	5/7	17280	Ballistic Pistol	002E82A2	Yes
Memento Mori		17	40	11.3	.27 Caliber	17	69.%	20	0.49	4/7	3917	Ballistic Pistol	00316416	Yes
Novalight		8 + 25	22	12.1	Light Particle Fuse	12	68.6%	30	1.3	7	1960	Particle Beam Pistol	0026D967	-
Old Earth Pistol		28	67	31.3	.45 Caliber ACP	9	66.9%	20	1.1	4	4350	Ballistic Pistol	002EB42	-
Radburn		7 + 1	114	15.2	7.77mm Caseless	12	67.9%	20	0.65	4/6	2099	Ballistic Pistol	00207711	Yes
Rattler		10	50	8.3	.27 Caliber	12	68.0%	20	0.85	7	942	Ballistic Pistol	0040826	-
Razorback		51	12	10.2	7.5mm Whitehot	6	67.1%	40	2.3	8	5300	Ballistic Pistol	000FD6	-
Regulator		35	18	10.5	.43 Ultramag	8	71.3%	20	0.7	7	4450	Ballistic Pistol	002CB5F	-
Short Circuit		10	29	4.8	1.5KV LZR Cartridge	22	75.8%	32	4.5	3/7	8742	Laser Pistol	002E7C9C	Yes
Sidestar		12	40	8	.27 Caliber	17	67.9%	20	0.65	7	825	Ballistic Pistol	0026D95D	-
Sir Livingstone's Pistol		28	67	31.3	45. Caliber ACP	15	69.2%	24	1.8	2/4	7612	Ballistic Pistol	001F27F5	Yes
Solace		39	30	19.5	.43 Ultramag	7	73%	24	3.15	6/7	10320	Ballistic Pistol	00AF68	Yes
Solstice		10	25	4.2	1.5KV LZR Cartridge	16	69.3%	30	1.3	7	1960	Laser Pistol	0026D961	-
Street Sweeper		3	180	9	6.5mm MI Array	25	74.7%	24	2.85	3/6	1723	Ballistic Pistol	002F3B1A	Yes
Terror Inflictor		21 + 65	34	48.7	Light Particle Fuse	12	71.7%	47	2.8	4/7	55662	Particle Beam Pistol	0022A90C	Yes
The Mutineer		181	161	485.68	.43 MI Array	6	63.1%	30	5.2	4/6	40967	Ballistic Pistol	00CAB0	Yes
The Prime		61	12	12.2	7.5mm Whitehot	6	69.8%	31	3.6	5/8	21730	Ballistic Pistol	002DFD41	Yes
The Spacer		9 + 30	25	16.25	Light Particle Fuse	12	70.2%	36	3.05	5/7	15207	Particle Beam Pistol	001AC6C0	Yes
The Zapper		12	104	20.8	.27 Caliber	28	71.6%	24	2.85	6/7	9284	Ballistic Pistol	002D7913	Yes
Trickshot		67	34	38.1	.43 MI Array	6	63.6%	30	5.1	4/7	37554	Ballistic Pistol	001AC6B1	Yes
Unfair Advantage		51	75	63.8	7.5mm Whitehot	6	63.3%	36	2.05	6/8	16430	Ballistic Pistol	003CE4B1	Yes
Urban Eagle		39	25	16.25	.43 Ultramag	7	67.7%	20	1.75	7	4800	Ballistic Pistol	0026D96D	-
Va'ruun Starshard		26 + 80	12	21.2	Light Particle Fuse	12	30.1%	30	1	7	18250	Particle Beam Pistol	002D8A4	-
Vampire's Sidearm		28	80	37.3	.45 Caliber ACP	15	68.5%	18	1.75	3/4	207739	Ballistic Pistol	0207739	Yes
XM-2311		36	67	40.2	.45 Caliber ACP	9	66.9%	20	1.1	6	8200	Ballistic Pistol	0024561C	-

Rifles

Rifles in Starfield are some of the most versatile weapons available ranging from semi-automatic sniper rifles, to fully automatic rifles. Rifles are also one of the most common weapon types in the game, so if you decide to build a character around using rifles you will be spoilt for weapon options.

There are numerous Unique Rifles to collect. Unique Weapons range from; rare, epic, legendary and come with pre-defined rarity modifiers that increase your damage output. Using the science skill: weapon engineering you can modify your rifle with the best mods for your playstyle. This will affect the damage, fire rate, magazine capacity, range, mass and accuracy of the weapon. Each gun has a limited number of mod slots to utilise.

Name	Image	Damage	Fire Rate	DPS	Ammo	Mag Capacity	Accuracy	Range	Mass	Mod Slots	Value	Type	Item ID	Unique
AA-99		17	112	31.73	11mm Caseless	30	65.7%	40	3	8	7865	Ballistic Rifle	000476C4	-
Acid Rain		3	170	8.5	7.77mm Caseless	50	70.3%	17	2.4	6/8	9079	Ballistic Rifle	002E3E85	Yes
Avatar		256	19	81	6.5mm MI Array	20	83.4%	100	13.6	4/7	744375	Ballistic Rifle	001AC6B4	Yes
Beowulf		3	150	8.3	7.77mm Caseless	12	67.5%	30	0.6	6	750	Ballistic Rifle	000476C4	-
Davis Wilson's Rifle		19	90	28.5	11mm Caseless	36	68.8%	40	4.65	3/6	11480	Ballistic Rifle	00367C5	Yes
Desperation		17	134	38.1	11mm Caseless	15	71.9%	34	3.2	6/8	23594	Ballistic Rifle	000EC2F1	Yes
Despondent Assassin		34	40	22.6	9x39mm Caseless	12	86.8%	100	2.95	2/3	15228	Ballistic Rifle	001492OB	Yes
Drum Beat		8	160	21.3	11mm Caseless	60	65.6%	39	4.3	7	4922	Ballistic Rifle	0018DE2C	-
Equinox		13	50	10.8	3KV LZR Cartridge	20	70.2%	50	3.2	7	2408	Laser Rifle	0001BC4F	-
Eternity's Gate		17 + 50	25	27.92	Heavy Particle Fuse	20	81.6%	60	5.1	4/6	11249	Particle Beam Rifle	00329ABB	Yes
Feather		19	117	37.1	11mm Caseless	36	78.2%	48	2.19	5/6	14555	Ballistic Rifle	002E82A0	Yes
Fiscal Quarter		5	180	15	6.5mm CT	40	73.5%	40	2.15	5/7	3740	Ballistic Rifle	00019F5	Yes
Fury		20	150	50	7.62x39mm	100	68.9%	44	5.15	5/7	33189	Ballistic Rifle	0008AF62	Yes
Gallow's Reach		18	150	45	7.62x39mm	30	70.6%	40	4.25	5/7	33189	Ballistic Rifle	0032046C	Yes
Grendel		3	170	8.5	7.77mm Caseless	50	66.2%	20	2.56	8	1402	Ballistic Rifle	00028A02	-
Hard Target		116	25	48.3	.50 Caliber Caseless	5	74.2%	20	9.15	7	20510	Ballistic Rifle	00028A02	-
Head Ranger		37	14	8.6	.50 Caliber Caseless	6	79.6%	48	5.5	5/6	9219	Ballistic Rifle	002FAD3F	Yes
Hunterwulf		14	120	28	7.77mm Caseless	30	88.7%	56	5	5/8	16246	Ballistic Rifle	002E383	Yes
Justifier		31	12	6.2	.50 Caliber Caseless	6	82.3%	58	4.55	5/6	5627	Ballistic Rifle	001BAA3C	Yes
Kodama		13	170	36.8	7.77mm Caseless	30	65.7%	20	2.3	7	5632	Ballistic Rifle	00253A16	-
Lawgiver		31	10	5.17	.50 Calibers	6	68%	40	3.6	6	2395	Ballistic Rifle	0002D7F4	-
Maelstrom		4	150	10	6.5mm CT	40	58.6%	40	3.7	5	13560	Ballistic Rifle	0023606	-
Magpulse		71	17	20.12	6.5mm MI Array	40	58.6%	40	3.7	5	13560	Ballistic Rifle	0002EB3C	-
Magshear		10	300	32.75	.50 MI Array	75	65.5%	40	3.9	5	17721	Ballistic Rifle	0002EB3C	-
Magsniper		223	17	63.2	6.5mm MI Array	12	86.1%	100	9.6	6	27790	Ballistic Rifle	0002EB45	-
Mindtear		13	345	74.75	.50 MI Array	75	66.4%	50	6.9	2/5	49941	Ballistic Rifle	002AC049	Yes
Novablast Disruptor		100	20	33.3	Heavy Particle Fuse	5	70.2%	20	2.7	5	5700	Particle Beam Rifle	0026D968	-
Old Earth Assault Rifle		15	150	37.5	7.62×39mm	30	64.7%	40	3.5	7	10582	Ballistic Rifle	0026ED2A	-
Old Earth Hunting Rifle		30	40	20	9x39mm Caseless	20	86.8%	100	3.15	3	5264	Ballistic Rifle	0021BBCD	-
Orion		27	33	14.6	3KV LZR Cartridge	35	77%	50	5.3	7	5227	Laser Rifle	002773C8	-
Peacekeeper		17	112	31.7	11mm Caseless	50	72.2%	41	4.5	4/8	18947	Ballistic Rifle	002A52E5	Yes
Peacemaker		37	12	7.4	.50 Caliber Caseless	6	82.1%	56	5.9	6/6	11853	Ballistic Rifle	000E7ED1	Yes
Pirate Legend		4	180	12	6.5mm CT	70	68.0%	40	6.6	4/7	9095	Ballistic Rifle	002FAC64	Yes
Power Beat		66	39	42.9	11mm Caseless	60	44.5%	39	4.1	4/7	9298	Ballistic Rifle	0022A8E1	Yes
Reflection		41 + 137	29	86.5	Heavy Particle Fuse	20	78.0%	70	6.45	4/6	94500	Particle Beam Rifle	0022A90D	Yes
Revenant		14	330	77	.50 MI Array	150	69.8%	44	3.69	3/5	62022	Ballistic Rifle	0008AF62	Yes
Speechless Fire		33	48	26.4	9x39mm Caseless	20	87.5%	100	3.15	3/3	11092	Ballistic Rifle	002E0731	Yes
Tempest		19	90	28.5	11mm Caseless	36	68.8%	40	4.65	4/6	11480	Ballistic Rifle	003CE4B0	Yes
The Buzzcut		3	212	10.6	7.77mm Caseless	50	70.2%	22	2.85	6/8	4524	Ballistic Rifle	0020772C	Yes
The First Shot		46	50	38.3	7.77mm Caseless	30	73.38%	34	3.45	6/8	17459	Ballistic Rifle	002E1929	Yes
The Last Breath		139	25	57.9	.50 Caliber Caseless	5	83.8%	120	10.05	4/7	53105	Ballistic Rifle	0022A8E2	Yes
Tombstone		19	90	28.5	11mm Caseless	20	72.8%	40	4.2	6	6150	Ballistic Rifle	0002EB36	-
Unmitigated Violence		21	33	35.6	3KV LZR Cartridge	30	74.2%	68	6.85	4/7	12361	Laser Rifle	0011381D	Yes
Unrestrained Vengeance		18	33	9.9	3KV LZR Cartridge	30	81.2%	60	6.55	2/7	5227	Laser Rifle	0019F7	Yes
Va'ruun Inflictor		38 + 113	25	33.3	Heavy Particle Fuse	20	70%	50	3.75	6	22500	Laser Rifle	0026D8A0	-
Vampire's Gift		18	120	36	7.77mm Caseless	66	75.3%	21	4.85	6/7	18432	Ballistic Rifle	002FAC66	Yes

Shotguns

Shotguns in Starfield are one of the best weapons to use early game since they deal high damage at close range with very little Combat Skills investment. To get the most damage out of a shotgun you must ensure that all the pellets fired hit the target. The better the accuracy of a shotgun the tighter the spread of pellets will be.

There are a number of Unique Shotguns to collect. Unique Weapons range from; rare, epic, legendary and come with pre-defined rarity modifiers that increase your damage output.

Using the science skill: weapon engineering you can modify your Shotguns with the best mods for your playstyle. This will affect the damage, fire rate, magazine capacity, range, mass and accuracy of the weapon.

Name	Image	Damage	Fire Rate	DPS	Ammo	Mag Capacity	Accuracy	Range	Mass	Mod Slots	Value	Type	Item ID	Unique
Big Bang		32 + 94	14	29.4	Heavy Particle Fuse	8	54.7%	20	7	7	12870	Particle Beam Shotgun	0026D963	-
Boom Boom		50	60	50	Caseless Shotgun Shell	20	44.1%	24	3.75	3/8	18113	Ballistic Shotgun	001AC6BB	Yes
Breach		99	10	16.5	15x25 CLL Shotgun Shell	7	55.3%	20	7.3	8	6780	Ballistic Shotgun	000547A3	-
Brute Force		68	20	22.6	15x25 CLL Shotgun Shell	7	57.1%	20	4.4	5/6	15146	Ballistic Shotgun	001AC6E0	Yes
Coachman		52	47	40.7	Caseless Shotgun Shell	2	38.4%	20	3	7	1650	Ballistic Shotgun	0026D96B	-
Experiment A-7		119	10	19.83	15x25 CLL Shotgun Shell	6	50.6%	20	6.9	3/8	19662	Ballistic Shotgun	0031F257	Yes
Jake's Hangover Cure		32 + 94	14	29.4	Heavy Fuse	8	54.6%	20	7.0	0/7	12870	Particle Beam Shotgun	002BD871	Yes
Old Earth Shotgun		73	6	7.3	12G Shotgun Shell	6	56.3%	20	3.6	5	2870	Ballistic Shotgun	00278F74	-
Pacifier		59	20	19.7	15x25 CLL Shotgun Shell	9	45%	20	2.8	6	4590	Ballistic Shotgun	002953F8	-
Rapidshot		99	18	29.7	15x25 CLL Shotgun Shell	6	56.9%	24	7.45	6/8	23730	Ballistic Shotgun	0016CFA	Yes
Riot Shotgun		25	10	19.83	15x25 CLL Shotgun Shell	6	50.6%	20	6.9	7/8	14965	EM Shotgun	0031F257	Yes
Shotty		50	60	50	Caseless Shotgun Shell	12	35.2%	20	3	8	7368	Ballistic Shotgun	0026D960	-
The Cursed Shotgun		73	6	7.3	12G Shotgun Shell	6	67.9%	24	4.8	4/5	10391	Ballistic Shotgun	001AC6E7	Yes

Heavy Weapons

Heavy Weapons in Starfield either have high damage explosive rounds or large ammo magazines with a high fire rate. This makes Heavy Weapons capable of taking on multiple targets.

There are a number of Unique Heavy Weapons to collect. Unique Weapons range from; rare, epic, legendary and come with pre-defined rarity modifiers that increase your damage output. Using the science skill: weapon engineering you can modify your heavy weapons with the best mods for your playstyle. This will affect the damage, fire rate, magazine capacity, range, mass and accuracy of the weapon. Each gun has a limited number of mod slots to utilise.

Below you will find a list of all the common and unique heavy weapon locations in Starfield along with the weapon ID which can be used to add the weapon to your inventory using console commands.

Name	Image	Damage	Fire Rate	DPS	Ammo	Mag Capacity	Accuracy	Range	Mass	Mod Slots	Value	Type	Item ID	Unique
Arc Welder		16	76	20.3	3KV LZR Cartridge	100	45.6%	20	4.2	4	2450	Energy Heavy Weapon	0026D965	-
Ashta Tamer		127	5	10.58	40mm XPL	4	63.4%	40	4.9	1/6	15561	Ballistic Heavy Weapon	0031FCBF	Yes
Auto-Rivet		100	15	25	12.5mm ST Rivet	20	63.1%	20	4.5	4	7640	Ballistic Heavy Weapon	0026D964	-
Bridger		127	4	10.6	40mm XPL	40	63.4%	40	5.5	6	8190	Ballistic Heavy Weapon	0026D96A	-
Cutter		4	76	5.1	Energy	100	76.7%	20	4.5	4	475	Energy Heavy Weapon	0016758	-
Heller's Cutter		4	76	5.07	Energy	-	76.7%	3	4	0	712	Energy Heavy Weapon	0032046A	Yes
Magstorm		9	160	60	50 MI Array	40	50.5%	40	12	2	19129	Ballistic Heavy Weapon	0026035E	-
Microgun		9	350	52.5	7.77mm Caseless	40	47.2%	40	11.4	6	13519	Ballistic Heavy Weapon	000546CD	-
N67 Smartgun		10	350	58.3	7.77mm Caseless	300	49.3%	40	15.1	2/6	3713	Ballistic Heavy Weapon	001AC6BB	Yes
Negotiator		165	12	33	40mm XPL	48	67%	48	10	6	21200	Ballistic Heavy Weapon	0026D970	-
Poisonstorm		10	400	66.7	50 MI Array	160	56.1%	58	12.2	2/2	46083	Ballistic Heavy Weapon	00AC6B8	Yes
Reckless Bombardment		120	12	24	40mm XPL	8	65.5%	40	14.15	5/6	89040	Ballistic Heavy Weapon	002D970	Yes
Shattered Shock		127	5	20.6	40mm XPL	6	76.3%	48	4.9	4/6	15561	Ballistic Heavy Weapon	000ECF9	Yes
X-989 Microgun		9	350	52.5	7.77mm Caseless	300	67.0%	42	12.3	4/6	39327	Ballistic Heavy Weapon	008AF5D	Yes

Melee Weapons

Melee Weapons deal physical damage. Melee weapons are the weakest weapon in Starfield and fall off quite rapidly in damage later in the game, even if you build your character around using them. That said melee weapons are quite useful for stealth builds with rank 4 of the Concealment skill to x10 your damage with sneak attacks.

You can increase the damage that melee weapons do by investing skill points into the following Combat Skills: Dueling, Armor Penetration, Crippling and Concealment.

Name	Image	Damage	Fire Rate	DPS	Ammo	Mag Capacity	Accuracy	Range	Mass	Mod Slots	Value	Type	Item ID	Unique
Barrow Knife		11	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.34	-	1220	Melee Weapon	0026F181	-
Combat Knife		16	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.36	-	505	Melee Weapon	00035A48	-
Fortune's Glory		28	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.7	-	3832	Melee Weapon	00328727	Yes
Osmium Dagger		28	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.7	-	2395	Melee Weapon	0026D966	-
Rescue Axe		17	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.4	-	650	Melee Weapon	0004F760	-
Ripshank		12	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4	-	365	Melee Weapon	0026D95E	-
Syndicate Enforcer		49	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.35	-	12894	Melee Weapon	0026D8A1	Yes
Tanto		40	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.45	-	3075	Melee Weapon	0026D8A3	-
The Last Priest		85	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.8	-	20268	Melee Weapon	0031F25A	Yes
UC Naval Cutlass		20	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.4	-	935	Melee Weapon	0026D8A5	-
Va'ruun Painblade		62	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.8	-	11260	Melee Weapon	0026D8A2	-
Wakizashi		49	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.35	-	6140	Melee Weapon	0026D8A1	-

Explosives

Explosives in Starfield come in the form of throwable explosives such as Grenades or mines that you can be set on the floor. They have 3 damage variants that deal either physical damage, energy damage and Electromagnetic Damage or a combination.

The gravity of the planet you are on will influence how far you can throw grenades and how high they bounce. It’s also worth noting that if you give your companion a single grenade they will never run out.

Name	Image	Damage	Fire Rate	DPS	Ammo	Mag Capacity	Accuracy	Range	Mass	Mod Slots	Value	Type	Item ID	Unique
Cryo Mine		1 + 35	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4	-	575	Mine	00389F34	-
Frag Grenade		101	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.2	-	350	Grenade	000115EF	-
Fragmentation Mine		101	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3	-	415	Mine	0004A41A	-
Impact Grenade		101	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.2	-	450	Grenade	00389F34	-
Inferno Mine		1 + 35	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3	-	510	Mine	00389F33	-
Particle Grenade		61 + 60	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4	-	575	Grenade	0026D89D	-
Shrapnel Grenade		51	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3	-	450	Grenade	0026D89D	-
Stun Mine		1 + 25	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4	-	510	Mine	003C23E3	-
Tesla Pylon		1 + 58	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4	-	675	Mine	00389F37	-
Toxic Gas Mine		1 + 20	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4	-	575	Mine	003C23E4	-