Starfield:Weapon Effects
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In Starfield number of different weapon effects can applied to weapons based on their rarity level. Both weapons and armor sets have different weapon rarity levels like: Rare, Epic, Legendary. Each of these levels comes with several possible weapon effects listed in the table below. Note that weapon effects are diffrent to armor effects.
Weapon effects are randomised when you find the weapon. You can keep reloading to before you picked up or killed an enemy wielding a legendary weapon or armor set until you get the legendary effects that best match your character build. However, uniquely named weapons always have fixed effects that cannot be altered.
The difficulty you play on will increase your chance of obtaining legendary weapons and armor sets by 0.5% on Hard difficulty and 1% on Very Hard difficulty.
Weapon Rarity Effects
- Common - 0 rarity modifiers
Rare
- 1 Weapon EffectsEpic
- 2 Weapon Effects- Legendary- 3 Weapon Effects
Effect Tier 1
| Name | Effect | Description | Categories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anti-Personnel | +10% damage against humans | +10% weapon damage against human enemies | Pistols, Rifles, Shotguns, Heavy Weapons, Melee Weapons |
| Bashing | Deals double damage when gun bashing | Additional 100% damage when bashing with the gun | Pistols, Rifles, Shotguns, Heavy Weapons |
| Berserker | Deal more damage the less armor one has | Damage increases the lower your Physical DR (Damage Resistance) is:
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Pistols, Rifles, Shotguns, Heavy Weapons, Melee Weapons |
| Cornered | Damage increases as health decreases | Increasing damage bonus for every missing 10% HP:
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Pistols, Rifles, Shotguns, Heavy Weapons, Melee Weapons |
| Disassembler | +20% damage against robots | +20% damage against robots (does not effect turrets) | Pistols, Rifles, Shotguns, Heavy Weapons, Melee Weapons |
| Extended Magazine | Doubles the base magazine capacity | Additional 100% magazine capacity | Pistols, Rifles, Shotguns, Heavy Weapons |
| Exterminator | +30% damage against aliens | - | Pistols, Rifles, Shotguns, Heavy Weapons, Melee Weapons |
| Frenzy | Small chance to frenzy a target | - | Pistols, Rifles, Shotguns, Heavy Weapons, Melee Weapons |
| Furious | Each consecutive hit deals more damage | Damage increaces by 5% with each consecutive hit:
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Pistols, Rifles, Shotguns, Heavy Weapons, Melee Weapons |
| Instigating | Deals double damage to targets with full health | +100% damage on targets with 100% HP | Pistols, Rifles, Heavy Weapons, Melee Weapons |
| Oxygenated | Hold-breath time when aiming using a scoped weapon is increased | Hold your breath +50% longer | Pistols, Rifles, Shotguns, Heavy Weapons |
| Space-Adept | +30% damage while in space, and -15% damage while on a planet | - | Pistols, Rifles, Shotguns, Heavy Weapons, Melee Weapons |
Effect Tier 2
| Name | Effect | Description | Categories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corrosive | Randomly deals corrosive damage and reduces the targets' armor over 6 seconds | 8% chance to deal a random effect (does not stack):
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Pistols, Rifles, Shotguns, Heavy Weapons, Melee Weapons |
| Crippling | Deals +30% damage on the next attack after hitting a target's limbs | - | Pistols, Rifles, Shotguns, Heavy Weapons, Melee Weapons |
| Handloading | Volatile rounds that are designed to pack a bigger punch, but aren't as stable and can fail on occasion | 5% chance to apply a damage bonus or negative effect:
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Pistols, Rifles, Shotguns, Heavy Weapons |
| Hitman | +15% damage while aiming | +15% damage while aiming down a scope or sights | Pistols, Rifles, Shotguns, Heavy Weapons |
| Incendiary | Randomly deals incendiary damage |
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Pistols, Rifles, Shotguns, Heavy Weapons, Melee Weapons |
| Lacerate | Randomly applies bleed effect to the target | 6% chance to apply bleed for (weapon damage type) over 4 seconds | Pistols, Rifles, Shotguns, Heavy Weapons, Melee Weapons |
| Med Theft | Chance that humans drop extra Med Packs on death | Humans bodies have a 5% chance to contain 2 Med Packs in addition to their other loot | Pistols, Rifles, Shotguns, Heavy Weapons, Melee Weapons |
| Poison | Randomly deals poison damage and slows the target | 8% chance to apply the following effect to targets who are not currently poisoned:
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Pistols, Rifles, Shotguns, Heavy Weapons, Melee Weapons |
| Radioactive | Randomly deals radioactive damage and demoralizes the target | 8% chance to apply the following:
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Pistols, Rifles, Shotguns, Heavy Weapons, Melee Weapons |
| Rapid | Small chance to stagger enemies | +25% fire rate or melee swing speed | Pistols, Rifles, Shotguns, Heavy Weapons, Melee Weapons |
| Staggering | Small chance to stagger enemies | 8% chance to stagger an enemy for 1 second | Pistols, Rifles, Shotguns, Heavy Weapons, Melee Weapons |
Effect Tier 3
| Name | Effect | Description | Categories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concussive | Small chance to knock down targets | - | Pistols, Rifles, Shotguns, Heavy Weapons, Melee Weapons |
| Demoralizing | Small chance to demoralize a target | - | Pistols, Rifles, Shotguns, Heavy Weapons, Melee Weapons |
| Elemental | Randomly deals Corrosive, Radiation, Poison, and Incendiary damage | 8% chance to deal a random effect that's not already applied to the target: Corrosive:
Incendiary:
Radiation:
Poison:
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Pistols, Rifles, Shotguns, Heavy Weapons, Melee Weapons |
| Explosive | Randomly switches to explosive rounds | 15% chance for the weapon to fire explosive rounds dealing an additional 100% of the weapon damage as physical damage | Pistols, Rifles, Shotguns, Heavy Weapons |
| Frenzy | Small chance to frenzy a target | - | Pistols, Rifles, Shotguns, Heavy Weapons, Melee Weapons |
| One Inch Punch | Rounds fire in a shotgun-like spread | Shots now fire as multiple pellets | Pistols, Rifles, Shotguns, Heavy Weapons |
| Shattereding | Break through even the strongest armor |
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Pistols, Rifles, Shotguns, Heavy Weapons, Melee Weapons |
| Skip Shot | Every fourth shot fires two projectiles at once | Every 4th shot will fire two projectiles instead of one. | Pistols, Rifles, Shotguns, Heavy Weapons |
| Tesla | Rounds will sometimes emit electricity where they land that damages and slows nearby targets | - | Pistols, Rifles, Shotguns, Heavy Weapons |
| Titanium | Premium build materials make this weapon light as a feather | - | Pistols, Rifles, Shotguns, Heavy Weapons, Melee Weapons |
