Starfield:Magshot
| Magshot | |
|---|---|
| Base Damage | |
| Fire Rate | 25 |
| DPS | 22.1 |
| Ammo | .43 MI Array |
| Mag Capacity | 6 |
| Accuracy | 62.8% |
| Range | 20 |
| Mass | 2 |
| Mod Slots | 6 |
| Base Value | 11380 |
| Type | Ballistic Pistol |
| Item ID | 002EB42 |
| Variants | Keelhauler, The Mutineer, Trickshot |
The Magshot is a ballistic pistol produced by the Kore Kinetics. The Magshot boasts the highest base damage of any pistol but has significant recoil and a slow reload speed.
Weapon Effects
This weapon can randomly get any effect compatible with its category.
See full breakdown and information of all Weapon Effects.
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 Modification
| Category | Available Mods | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Barrels | Long Barrel | Increases Accuracy, Recoil Control and Range at the cost of Aim Down Sight speed |
| Barrels | Magnetic Rails | Increases the Rate of Fire and Damage at the cost of Aim Down Sights speed |
| Barrels | Standard Barrel | Standard issue barrel |
| Batteries | Armor-Piercing Rounds | More powerful casing can penetrate even the sturdiest armors |
| Batteries | Depleted Uranium Rounds | Built using depleted Uranium, these rounds can penetrate any armor |
| Internal | Hair Trigger | Installs a lighter trigger pull for increased Fire Rate |
| Internal | High Velocity | Internal module that increases accuracy and range |
| Lasers | Recon Laser Sight | Marks enemies while Aiming and greatly increases Accuracy |
| Magazines | Tactical Magazine | Lighter mag that vastly increases Aim Down Sight speed and Reload speed |
| Muzzles | Compensator | Increases Stability and Hip-Fire accuracy at the cost of long-range Accuracy |
| Muzzles | Muzzle Brake | Increases long-range Accuracy and Stability at the cost of Hip-Fire Accuracy |
| Muzzles | Shock Charge Band | Electrified device that attaches an electric burst of energy to rounds passed through it |
| Receivers | Fully Automatic | Receiver that fires continuously while the trigger is pulled |
| Receivers | Semi-Automatic | Receiver that fires once per trigger pull |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 0 | 0.0% | 25 | 22.1 | 0012FFAB | |
| Calibrated | 27 | 49.0% | 25 | 32.9 | 001301E7 | |
| Refined | 37 | 55.0% | 25 | 51.0 | 001301E8 | |
| Advanced | 47 | 66.0% | 25 | 84.7 | 001301E9 |
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 Uniques variants 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 skill you can modify your pistol with the best mods for your playstyle 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 utilise.
Ballistic 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 | Item ID | Unique |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ace Sidearm | 40 | 10 | .27 Caliber | 17 | 72.0% | 20 | 1.7 | 5/7 | 9468 | 002E073B | Yes | ||
| Ambassador | 109 | 63.6 | .43 Ultramag | 8 | 75.2% | 28 | 2 | 4/7 | 13127 | 001EEE4F | Yes | ||
| Deadeye | 12 | 12.2 | 7.5mm Whitehot | 6 | 68.9% | 31 | 2.4 | 0/3 | 11130 | 001BBF2A | Yes | ||
| Elegance | 109 | 8.2 | 7.77mm Caseless | 8 | 73.7% | 17 | 1.5 | 5/7 | 18244 | 002E0725 | Yes | ||
| Eon | 50 | 8.3 | 7.77mm Caseless | 12 | 67.50% | 20 | 0.55 | 6 | 750 | 000476C4 | - | ||
| Haphazard Handgun | 67 | 44.6 | .45 Caliber ACP | 9 | 70.8% | 24 | 1.6 | 4/5 | 29111 | 008AF5D | Yes | ||
| Keelhauler | 140 | 123.7 | .43 MI Array | 6 | 70.1% | 24 | 3.5 | 4/6 | 43244 | 008d850 | Yes | ||
| Kraken | 150 | 8.3 | 7.77mm Caseless | 12 | 67.5% | 20 | 0.6 | 6 | 750 | 000476C4 | - | ||
| Magshot | 25 | 22.1 | .43 MI Array | 6 | 62.8% | 20 | 2 | 6 | 11380 | 002EB42 | - | ||
| Marathon | 33 | 21.45 | .43 Ultramag | 7 | 71.4% | 18 | 0.49 | 5/7 | 17280 | 002E82A2 | Yes | ||
| Memento Mori | 40 | 11.3 | .27 Caliber | 17 | 69.% | 20 | 0.49 | 4/7 | 3917 | 00316416 | Yes | ||
| Old Earth Pistol | 67 | 31.3 | .45 Caliber ACP | 9 | 66.9% | 20 | 1.1 | 4 | 4350 | 002EB42 | - | ||
| Radburn | 114 | 15.2 | 7.77mm Caseless | 12 | 67.9% | 20 | 0.65 | 4/6 | 2099 | 00207711 | Yes | ||
| Rattler | 50 | 8.3 | .27 Caliber | 12 | 68.0% | 20 | 0.85 | 7 | 942 | 0040826 | - | ||
| Razorback | 12 | 10.2 | 7.5mm Whitehot | 6 | 67.1% | 40 | 2.3 | 8 | 5300 | 000FD6 | - | ||
| Regulator | 18 | 10.5 | .43 Ultramag | 8 | 71.3% | 20 | 0.7 | 7 | 4450 | 002CB5F | - | ||
| Sidestar | 40 | 8 | .27 Caliber | 17 | 67.9% | 20 | 0.65 | 7 | 825 | 0026D95D | - | ||
| Sir Livingstone's Pistol | 67 | 31.3 | 45. Caliber ACP | 15 | 69.2% | 24 | 1.8 | 2/4 | 7612 | 001F27F5 | Yes | ||
| Solace | 30 | 19.5 | .43 Ultramag | 7 | 73% | 24 | 3.15 | 6/7 | 10320 | 00AF68 | Yes | ||
| Street Sweeper | 180 | 9 | 6.5mm MI Array | 25 | 74.7% | 24 | 2.85 | 3/6 | 1723 | 002F3B1A | Yes | ||
| The Mutineer | 161 | 485.68 | .43 MI Array | 6 | 63.1% | 30 | 5.2 | 4/6 | 40967 | 00CAB0 | Yes | ||
| The Prime | 12 | 12.2 | 7.5mm Whitehot | 6 | 69.8% | 31 | 3.6 | 5/8 | 21730 | 002DFD41 | Yes | ||
| The Zapper | 104 | 20.8 | .27 Caliber | 28 | 71.6% | 24 | 2.85 | 6/7 | 9284 | 002D7913 | Yes | ||
| Trickshot | 34 | 38.1 | .43 MI Array | 6 | 63.6% | 30 | 5.1 | 4/7 | 37554 | 001AC6B1 | Yes | ||
| Unfair Advantage | 75 | 63.8 | 7.5mm Whitehot | 6 | 63.3% | 36 | 2.05 | 6/8 | 16430 | 003CE4B1 | Yes | ||
| Urban Eagle | 25 | 16.25 | .43 Ultramag | 7 | 67.7% | 20 | 1.75 | 7 | 4800 | 0026D96D | - | ||
| Vampire's Sidearm | 80 | 37.3 | .45 Caliber ACP | 15 | 68.5% | 18 | 1.75 | 3/4 | 207739 | 0207739 | Yes | ||
| XM-2311 | 67 | 40.2 | .45 Caliber ACP | 9 | 66.9% | 20 | 1.1 | 6 | 8200 | 0024561C | - |
Laser Pistols
Laser Pistols deal energy damage and all share the same ammunition which is relatively easy to acquire from vendors. Energy damage can be more effective against certain enemies who have a lower Energy damage resistance. Compared to ballistic pistols there are very few Laser Pistols to choose from.
You can increase the damage that Laser Pistols do by investing skill points into the following Combat Skills: Lasers, Pistol 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ember | 25 | 5 | 1.5KV LZR Cartridge | 16 | 73.6% | 24 | 2.9 | 7/7 | 2735 | 002F99FF | Yes | ||
| Short Circuit | 29 | 4.8 | 1.5KV LZR Cartridge | 22 | 75.8% | 32 | 4.5 | 3/7 | 8742 | 002E7C9C | Yes | ||
| Solstice | 25 | 4.2 | 1.5KV LZR Cartridge | 16 | 69.3% | 30 | 1.3 | 7 | 1960 | 0026D961 | - |
Particle Beam Pistols
Particle Beam Pistols deal both energy damage and Physical Damage combined. The advantages of dealing two damage types are that one of them will still be effective against even the most heavily armoured enemies. The disadvantage is that you will need to spread your character build over multiple Combat Skills to deal the maximum amount of damage with Particle Beam Pistols.
You can increase the damage that Particle Beam Pistols, do by investing skill points into the following Combat Skills: Particle Beams, Lasers, Ballistics, Pistol Certification, Marksmanship, Rapid Reloading, Armor Penetration, Sniper Certification, Crippling and Sharpshooting.
| Name | Image | Damage | Fire Rate | DPS | Ammo | Mag Capacity | Accuracy | Range | Mass | Mod Slots | Value | Item ID | Unique |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Novalight | 22 | 12.1 | Light Particle Fuse | 12 | 68.6% | 30 | 1.3 | 7 | 1960 | 0026D967 | - | ||
| Terror Inflictor | 34 | 48.7 | Light Particle Fuse | 12 | 71.7% | 47 | 2.8 | 4/7 | 55662 | 0022A90C | Yes | ||
| The Spacer | 25 | 16.25 | Light Particle Fuse | 12 | 70.2% | 36 | 3.05 | 5/7 | 15207 | 001AC6C0 | Yes | ||
| Va'ruun Starshard | 12 | 21.2 | Light Particle Fuse | 12 | 30.1% | 30 | 1 | 7 | 18250 | 002D8A4 | - |


