Starfield:Cutter
| Cutter | |
|---|---|
| Base Damage | |
| Fire Rate | 76 |
| DPS | 5.1 |
| Ammo | Energy |
| Mag Capacity | 100 |
| Accuracy | 76.7% |
| Range | 20 |
| Mass | 4.5 |
| Mod Slots | 4 |
| Base Value | 475 |
| Type | Energy Heavy Weapon |
| Item ID | 0016758 |
| Variants | Heller's Cutter |
The Cutter is an energy heavy weapon manufactured by B.R.A.C.E in Starfield. Its primary function is as a mining tool but its also caperble of inflicting the most damage over time of any weapon in Starfield. It uses Energy ammo which recharges overtime.
Weapon Effects
This weapon can randomly get any effect compatible with its category.
See full breakdown and information of all Weapon Effects.
How to Get Guide
Location/Quest
- You can find this weapon in randomised loot in Starfield.
- You can obtain this weapon from most weapon vendors. It’s possible to reset a vendor’s inventory by waiting 48 hours, this can be done by sleeping or sitting for 24 hours twice and then checking back at the weapon vendor.
Weapon Tier Level
Starfield have four Weapon tier levels: Base, Calibrated, Refined and Advanced (in ascending order). Only armor sets go up to Superior tier. The higher the tier, the better the damage of the weapon. Some weapons in Starfield only have three tier levels available or none at all. Typically 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.
Unique Weapons in Starfield also scale in damage depending on their weapon tier, but they keep the same unique name. You can find out more information on the unique weapon scaling system page.
The best weapons in Starfield are Legendary Advanced weapons which come with 3 Weapon Effects.
| Tier | Loot Level | Damage Change | Damage | Fire Rate | DPS | Tier ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Tiers Available | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Weapon Categories
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 caperble of taking on multiple targets effusively. There are a number of Unique Heavy Weapons to collect. Unique Weapons range from; rare, epic, legendary and come with pre-defined Weapon Effects 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.
Ballistic Heavy Weapons
Heavy Weapons deal physical damage. Heavy weapons use both explosive ammo and normal ammo which while easy to acquire is spent rapidly by the heavy weapon. Explosive Ammo on the other hand is much harder to find and more costly to buy from vendors. This means you will often end up using heavy weapons in addition to other weapon types in Starfield.
You can increase the damage that Heavy Weapons do by investing skill points into the following Combat Skills: Demolitions, Ballistics, Heavy Weapons Certification, Marksmanship, Rapid Reloading, Armor Penetration, Crippling and Sharpshooting.
| Name | Image | Damage | Fire Rate | DPS | Ammo | Mag Capacity | Accuracy | Range | Mass | Mod Slots | Value | Item ID | Unique |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashta Tamer | 5 | 10.58 | 40mm XPL | 4 | 63.4% | 40 | 4.9 | 1/6 | 15561 | 0031FCBF | Yes | ||
| Auto-Rivet | 15 | 25 | 12.5mm ST Rivet | 20 | 63.1% | 20 | 4.5 | 4 | 7640 | 0026D964 | - | ||
| Bridger | 4 | 10.6 | 40mm XPL | 40 | 63.4% | 40 | 5.5 | 6 | 8190 | 0026D96A | - | ||
| Magstorm | 160 | 60 | 50 MI Array | 40 | 50.5% | 40 | 12 | 2 | 19129 | 0026035E | - | ||
| Microgun | 350 | 52.5 | 7.77mm Caseless | 40 | 47.2% | 40 | 11.4 | 6 | 13519 | 000546CD | - | ||
| N67 Smartgun | 350 | 58.3 | 7.77mm Caseless | 300 | 49.3% | 40 | 15.1 | 2/6 | 3713 | 001AC6BB | Yes | ||
| Negotiator | 12 | 33 | 40mm XPL | 48 | 67% | 48 | 10 | 6 | 21200 | 0026D970 | - | ||
| Poisonstorm | 400 | 66.7 | 50 MI Array | 160 | 56.1% | 58 | 12.2 | 2/2 | 46083 | 00AC6B8 | Yes | ||
| Reckless Bombardment | 12 | 24 | 40mm XPL | 8 | 65.5% | 40 | 14.15 | 5/6 | 89040 | 002D970 | Yes | ||
| Shattered Shock | 5 | 20.6 | 40mm XPL | 6 | 76.3% | 48 | 4.9 | 4/6 | 15561 | 000ECF9 | Yes | ||
| X-989 Microgun | 350 | 52.5 | 7.77mm Caseless | 300 | 67.0% | 42 | 12.3 | 4/6 | 39327 | 008AF5D | Yes |
Energy Heavy Weapons
Heavy Energy Weapons deal energy damage. If you also pair this with rank 4 of the Lasers Skill you’ll find that the Cutter has the highest damage per second of any weapon in Starfield. This is because it hits multiple times per second and stacks multiple points fire damage on your target. Both Cutters have unlimited Energy Ammo which recharges over time.
You can increase the damage that heavy energy weapons, do by investing skill points into the following Combat Skills: Lasers, Heavy Weapons Certification, Marksmanship, Rapid Reloading, Armor Penetration and Crippling.
| Name | Image | Damage | Fire Rate | DPS | Ammo | Mag Capacity | Accuracy | Range | Mass | Mod Slots | Value | Item ID | Unique |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arc Welder | 76 | 20.3 | 3KV LZR Cartridge | 100 | 45.6% | 20 | 4.2 | 4 | 2450 | 0026D965 | - | ||
| Cutter | 76 | 5.1 | Energy | 100 | 76.7% | 20 | 4.5 | 4 | 475 | 0016758 | - | ||
| Heller's Cutter | 76 | 5.07 | Energy | - | 76.7% | 3 | 4 | 0 | 712 | 0032046A | Yes |


