Starfield weapons guide – every gun, melee weapon, and grenade we know about

There are plenty of Starfield weapons to choose from in Bethesda Studio’s upcoming sci-fi RPG. Given the setting, we might even see more weapons than we’ve ever seen before in a Bethesda game. The number of weapons available might seem overwhelming, hence this guide.

Here, we’ll give you an overview of all Starfield weapons we know about so far. This list is highly likely to grow immensely in size as we approach the Starfield release date, and even more so once we have our hands on the game and start playing through the Starfield story. For now though, here are all the different weapons – from guns to grenades – that we know about in Starfield.

All guns in Starfield

We don’t know every weapon in the game yet. Nor do we know everything about each of the weapons we are aware of. We’ll keep this guide updated as we learn more about each of them. Here are all the Starfield guns we know about so far:

Gun Name	Gun Type	Ammo Type	Extra Features
Advanced Grendel	Rifle	7.77mm	50 round magazine
AR-99	Rifle	11mm	Manufactured by Allied Armaments
Ashta Tamer	Shotgun (unconfirmed)	Shotgun shell
Beowulf	Rifle (unconfirmed)	7.77mm	30 round magazine
Brawler Equinox	Laser Rifle	3Kv LZR cartridge	20 round capacity, manufactured by Combatech
Bridger	Rocket Launcher	Unkown
Coachman	Dual-barrel shotgun	Shotgun shell	Manufactured by Laredo, used by Freestar Collective faction.
CQB-X	Shotgun (unconfirmed)	Shotgun shell
Cutter	Mining Tool	Unknown	100 round capacity
Drum Beat	Rifle	11mm	60 round magazine, manufactured by Combatech
Ember	Laser Pistol	1.5Kv LZR cartridge	16 round capacity, manufactured by Combatech Solstice
Equinox	Laser Rifle	3Kv LZR cartridge (unconfirmed)	20 round capacity, manufactured by Combatech
Experiment A-7	Shotgun	15×25 cll shell	6 round magazine, manufactured by Breach
Eternity’s Gate	Particle Beam Rifle	Heavy Fuse
Fortune’s Glory	Unknown	Unknown
Grendel	SMG	7.77mm	50 round magazine, manufactured by Combatech
Hard Target	Unknown	Unknown
Maelstrom	SMG	7.77mm (unconfirmed)	60 round magazine
Magpulse	Electromagnetic gun	Unknown	Multi-targeting barrel cluster.
Magshear	Electromagnetic Rifle	.50 MI	75 round magazine
Magshot	Electromagnetic gun	Unknown
Magstorm	Electromagnetic gun	Unknown
Microgun	Unknown	Unknown
Modified Calibrated Pacifier	Shotgun	15×25 cll shell
Modified Calibrated Razorback	Revolver	7.5mm	6 Round capacity
Modified Calibrated Tombstone	Rifle	11mm	36 round magazine
Modified Drum Beat	Rifle	11mm	60 round magazine, manufactured by Combatech
Modified Equinox	Laser Rifle (unconfirmed)	3Kv LZR cartridge (unconfirmed)
Modified Grendel	SMG	7.77mm	Manufactured by Combatech
Modified Lawgiver	Unknown	Unknown
Modified Magshear	Rifle (unconfirmed)	.50 MI (unconfirmed)
Modified Magsniper	Electromagnetic Sniper Rifle	Unknown
Razorback	Revolver	7.5mm
Refined EON	Pistol	7.77mm	12 round capacity, manufactured by Combatech
Semi-Auto EON	Pistol	7.77mm	12 round capacity, manufactured by Combatech
Unknown	Grenade Launcher	Unkown
Urban Eagle	Pistol	Unknown	5 round capacity

All melee weapons in Starfield

Here are all of the melee weapons we know about so far in Starfield.

Melee Weapon Name	Melee Weapon Type	Extra Features
Barrow Knife	Knife
Combat Knife	Knife
Knife	Knife
Rescue Axe	Axe
Ripshank	Unknown
UC Naval Cutlass	Sword	Used by United Colonies faction.

All grenades and throwables in Starfield

Here are all of the grenades and throwable projectiles we know about so far in Starfield.

Grenade/Throwable Name	Grenade/Throwable Type	Damage Type	Extra Features
Anti-Personnel Calibrated Solstice	Unkown	Unkown
Frag Grenade	Grenade	Explosive
Shrapnel Grenade	Grenade	Pyhsical/Explosive

Starfield weapon mods

As you’ll probably have noticed on the guns list above, some of the weapons have a “Modified” prefix. Similarly to previous Bethesda games such as Fallout 4 and Fallout 76, this is a classification of weapons that have had weapon mods applied to them. So far we know about five different weapon mod categories. These are:

• Internal
• Magazine and Battery
• Muzzle
• Optic
• Receiver

Internal

Unfortunately, we don’t know yet what the Internal weapon mod does in-game.

Magazine and Battery

Magazine and Battery mods pertain to your ammo, or in the case of energy weapons, charge. Using different weapon mods will allow you to increase your ammo capacity, clip size, and even the types of ammo you use, such as piercing or explosive bullets.

Muzzle

Muzzle mods will be key for any stealthy players as they will give you benefits such as suppresors and recoil control. But beyond that, it will also give you new ways to use your weapon, adding things like focused fire, or beam splitters for energy weapons.

Optic

This will determine what kind of scope or sight your weapon has. This will likely range from very basic sights that just allow you to aim more effectively, to more specialised scopes for things like sniper scopes and laser sights.

Receiver

Receiver mods will cover anything to do with your weapon’s fire modes, such as making certain weapons fully automatic. If it’s similar to the Receiver mods in the Fallout series, it may also confer certain buffs to weapons such as increased damage.

How do weapons work in Starfield?

Weapons in Starfield can have a variety of different stats and damage types. They can come from different sources, and from what we’ve seen in trailers, they can even come in different grades and rarities.

Weapon damage types

The damage types we know about so far are:

• Electromagnetic – We don’t know quite what this damage type is yet, but it seems to be inflicted by weapons that fire fast kinetic projectiles, creating a forceful explosion of energy on impact.
• Energy – This is the damage type for laser weaponry and similar weapons.
• Explosive – Explosive damage is an area of effect damage type, and may work as a mixture of energy and kinetic damage. It’s a damage type that most grenades will possess in some capacity.
• Physical – this is your standard kinetic damage. Most melee weapons will probably fall under this damage type.

So far as we know, most weapons will probably only do one type of damage, though the weapon modding system might be able to change that.

Weapon stats

All weapons will have a series of different stats, though some of course will be exclusive to certain categories. If it turns out that melee weapons can in fact take different ammunition types, we’ll be sure to amend this part. The stats we know about right now are:

• Ammo – which type of ammunition a gun uses.
• Damage Type – what sort of damage a weapon will inflict.
• Magazine Size – how many shots can be fired before the weapon needs to reload or recharge.
• Rounds – the current number of shots in the weapon.
• Fire Rate – how quickly the weapon fires (this may be called ‘attack speed’ or something similar on melee weaponry).
• Range – the distance within which this weapon will be effective.
• Accuracy – how likely this weapon is to hit shots successfully.
• Mass – The in-game ‘weight’ that this weapon will take up in a player’s inventory.
• Value – How much this weapon is worth in Starfield credits.
• Mods – How many modifications this weapon has, or can hold in total.

We may still learn about more stats for weapons, but it seems likely that most of them – especially all the guns – will utilise these same basic ones.

Weapon rarity

From what we’ve seen in gameplay trailers, it looks like there are going to be different levels of rarity or value to certain weapons. This rarity seems like it’ll have a direct impact on the quality of certain weapons.

The weapon rarities are colour coded. The ones we know about so far are:

• Grey: Basic weaponry
• Blue: Rare weaponry
• Yellow: Legendary weaponry

At the moment, we’re not sure if weapons are going to have a chance to drop at different qualities, or if each weapon has a set quality and rarity. Our money would probably be on the former option though.

How to get weapons in Starfield

There will be a few different ways to get weapons in Starfield. We know that looting them will be one of the easiest. Crates, dead bodies, and other storage will likely have a chance of holding them. You’ll also likely be able to pick up more than one quest which awards a weapon or two at the end. It’s highly probable you can also buy weapons from the right vendors. While we know that modding weapons is a thing, it’s not yet clear if there’s going to be a crafting system available. We also got confirmation that many different Starfield factions will use their own unique weapons.

Starfield weapon development

We know that every weapon in Starfield has been carefully crafted for players to enjoy. In a recent interview, lead weapons artist Dane Olds revealed that Combatech weapons were all designed with optimisation for space travel in mind, meaning these weapons are all rather compact, and usually made of lightweight alloys and composites. All this speaks to a level of care and dedication with the weapons in-game, so we’ll be sure to keep you updated as we continue to learn more about them. If you want to perform in combat though, make sure you’ve got the best Starfield armor equipped as well.

That covers all the Starfield weapons we currently know about. Keep in mind that these are only weapons in their most basic forms, and you’ll be able to unlock special upgrades and mods from a variety of places, such as Starfield outposts. Even with the best guns and gadgets though, it’s not always wise to go at it alone. If you’re wondering where to find Starfield companions, or how to hire Starfield crew members, we’ve got you covered.