Due to the broad and detailed nature ofStarfield’s weapons, there are several different weapons and weapon types to choose from. These weapons have a range of functions, price tags, and effects depending on their class, location, and even manufacturer.
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Naturally, the best weapons in the game are theparticle beam weapons, which simultaneously deal energy and physical damage. However, if you’re looking to deal solely energy damage to your targets, here is a list of some of the best laser weapons for you to choose from in the Settled Systems.
8Brawler’s Equinox
The Brawler’s Equinox is a very peculiar weapon in Starfield. Despite being listed as a laser rifle, it doesn’t do any energy damage or deal physical damage. It instead does two EM damage, making it the only non-lethal laser weapon and one of only two non-lethal rifles in the game.
Despite its lack of lethal damage, the Brawler’s Equinox is an excellent weapon. It can hit targets from a range of 50 and has a massive 180 fire rate. It is also incredibly accurate, with an accuracy percentage of 66.5 percent. Still, suppose you can get up close to your targets during combat. In that case, Brawler’s Equinox has a rare effect that deals double damage when gun bashing. This is a very situational effect but still nice to have.
7Solstice
The Solstice is a beautiful-looking laser pistol that you may purchase for only 1,960 credits. The Solstice has a mass of only 1.30, leaving you room to do more looting than you would with certain other weapons.
Unfortunately, the Solstice does not have a lot of great stats compared to some of the laser weapons. It can only deal ten physical damage from a range of 30. Still, it is a very accurate weapon with 69.3 percent accuracy, and it has seven available mod slots that you can use to improve it.
6Ember
The Ember pistol is capable of dealing 12 energy damage with each hit. It can hit targets from a range of 24 and has a fire rate of 25. The weapon also has a magazine capacity of 16 rounds, and its accuracy percentage of 73.6 percent is up there with some of the highest in the game.
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This weapon may not be a powerhouse like many other weapons on this list. Still, it is a cheap, solid, well-rounded option to have during the game’s early stages. You can improve the weapon further using its seven available mod slots.
5Short Circuit
The Short Circuit is a cool-looking laser pistol capable of dealing ten energy damage, which may not be too impressive. Still, with an accuracy percentage of 75.8 percent, you can make that ten damage count for way more than it’s worth.
The Short Circuit pistol also has a range of 32, a fire rate of 29, and an impressive magazine capacity of 22 rounds. If you get your hands on a rare Short Circuit pistol, you will have the ability to deal an additional 20 percent damage against robot targets. It is far from one ofthe best handguns, but it is certainly handy to have.
4Equinox
The Equinox is a solid, well-rounded laser rifle that will serve you well in many combat scenarios. The Equinox can deal 13 damage from a range of 50 and has a fire rate of 50 as well.
The Equinox has a mag size of 20 rounds and a 70.2 percent accuracy percentage, which is very good. Even though the Equinox has no rare or legendary effects, it is still a solid weapon to own, as you can enhance it using the seven available mod slots, and it will only cost you 2,408 credits.
3Orion
The Orion can deal 27 energy damage to your targets with each hit. It can hit targets from a range of up to 60, has a fire rate of 33, and has a magazine capacity of 50 rounds.
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you may make every shot count with the Orion’s 78.70 accuracy percentage. The weapon may not have any rare effects, but it already has a stacked lineup of stats and seven mod slots that you can use to improve those stats further.
2Unrestrained Vengeance
Unrestrained Vengeance is one of the coolest names of any rifle in the Settled Systems, and this weapon has all the right stats and effects to match its epic name.
This rifle deals 24 energy damage from a massive range of 66 and has a fire rate of 33 and 30 magazine capacity. With its 81.5 percent accuracy, which is the highest of any laser weapon, you may hardly miss your targets while firing this weapon. Most impressively, the rare hitman effect that comes with this weapon allows you to deal an additional 15 percent worth of damage while aiming at your target.
1Unmitigated Violence
The Unmitigated Rifle is undoubtedly the most destructive laser weapon available in the Settled Systems. It can deal a devastating 125 energy damage, which is incredible enough on its own. Still, the gun also has a range of 52, a fire rate of 33, a magazine capacity of 50, and an accuracy percentage of 77.0 percent.
Even if you remove all of those impressive stats, the rifle still has legendary effects like the frenzy effect, the radioactive effect, which deals random points of radioactive damage, and the instigating effect, which deals double damage to any targets with full health. These stats and effects make the Unmitigated Violence rifle the most powerful laser weapon and one ofthe most powerful riflesin Starfield.
