Starfield:Ashta Tamer

Ashta Tamer
Base Damage	127
Fire Rate	5
DPS	10.58
Ammo	40mm XPL
Mag Capacity	4
Accuracy	63.4%
Range	40
Mass	4.9
Mod Slots	1/6
Base Value	15561
Type	Ballistic Heavy Weapon
Item ID	0031FCBF
Variants	Bridger

The Asta Tamer is a ballistic Heavy Weapon is a Unique version of the Bridger. It uses the very rare 40mm XPL ammo. Its unique weapon effect allows it to inflict the burning effect which does energy damage to all the enimies caught within the explosion.

Weapon Effects

See full breakdown and information of all Weapon Effects.

Name	Tier	Effect	Description
Incendiary	2	Randomly deals incendiary damage	12% weapon damage as Energy damage instantly 24% weapon damage as Energy damage over 4 seconds

Location/Quest

• You can obtain the Ashta Tamer location during the main story mission The Empty Nest in Akila City. The weapon can be easily missed during the quest, once you reach the Empty Nest cave you can find a weapon case that contains the Ashta Tamer. If you miss it you can return to pick it up.

Weapon Modification

Pre-Attached

Category	Available Mods	Effect
Stocks	Tactical Stock	Lighter stock for quicker Aim Down Sights speed and better Stability

Compatible Mods

Category	Available Mods	Effect
Barrels	Long Barrel	Increases Accuracy, Recoil Control and Range at the cost of Aim Down Sight speed
Barrels	Standard Barrel	Standard issue barrel
Batteries	Hornet Nest	Explosive rounds explode downwards into a cluster of mini-explosions
Batteries	Standard Explosive Rounds	Standard issue magazine
Batteries	Tesla Pylons	Pylons that can be fired into surfaces that arc electricity between them. Mainly used for area denial
Internal	Hair Trigger	Installs a lighter trigger pull for increased Fire Rate
Lasers	Laser Sight	Laser Sight attachment to help with target acquisition and increase Accuracy
Optic	Iron Sights	Standard issue iron sights
Optic	Reflex Sight	Reflex sights for quicker target acquisition and visibility
Optic	Short Scope	Short scope or 2x magnified view
Stocks	Tactical Stock	Lighter stock for quicker Aim Down Sights speed and better Stability

Weapon Tier Level

Starfield has four weapon tier levels: Base, Calibrated, Refined, Advanced (in ascending order). The higher the tier, the better the damage of the weapon. As you level up, your chances of finding higher tier weapons increase, defeating higher level enemies will also increase the drop chance of best weapons. Note that superior weapons do exist, but they are incorrectly named as advanced weapons despite dealing more damage.

Unique Weapons in Starfield scale in base damage depending on their weapon tier level (Base, Calibrated, Refined, Advanced), but they keep the same unique name without any prefixes being added. You can find out more information on how to get the best version of each unique weapon you come across on the unique weapon tier system page.

Below you can find the stats for each tier level of this unique weapon.

Tier	Loot Level	Damage Change	Damage	Fire Rate	DPS	Tier ID
Base	0	0.0%	127.0	5	10.6	0028F448
Calibrated	30	15+ Damage	142.0	5	11.8	0028F449
Refined	40	15+ Damage	157.0	5	13.1	0028F44A
Advanced	50	15+ Damage	172.0	5	14.3	0028F44B

Weapon Categories

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  Rifles

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  Heavy Weapons

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  Melee Weapons

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  Explosives

Unique Heavy Weapons

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Heavy Weapons in Starfield have a unique name, visual appearance, weapon mods and Depending on the unique weapon rarity (Rare, Epic or Legendary), it can have 1-3 pre-defined Weapon Effects that further enhance damage capabilities. For example, it may do double damage to targets who are full health.

Unlike the low chance of finding legendary weapons in loot, unique weapons have guaranteed locations where they can be found. This means you can prioritise on finding the best unique weapon location for your character build early on in your playthrough.

Below you will find a list of all the 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	Item ID
Ashta Tamer		127	5	10.58	40mm XPL	4	63.4%	40	4.9	1/6	15561	0031FCBF
Heller's Cutter		4	76	5.07	Energy	-	76.7%	3	4	0	712	0032046A
N67 Smartgun		10	350	58.3	7.77mm Caseless	300	49.3%	40	15.1	2/6	3713	001AC6BB
Poisonstorm		10	400	66.7	50 MI Array	160	56.1%	58	12.2	2/2	46083	00AC6B8
Reckless Bombardment		120	12	24	40mm XPL	8	65.5%	40	14.15	5/6	89040	002D970
Shattered Shock		127	5	20.6	40mm XPL	6	76.3%	48	4.9	4/6	15561	000ECF9
X-989 Microgun		9	350	52.5	7.77mm Caseless	300	67.0%	42	12.3	4/6	39327	008AF5D