While you may know a thing or two about the different damage types in Starfield, do you know about a special weapon type? Beam weapons deal both physical and energy damage to the target. This is a pretty unique weapon, so if you see it, be sure to pick it up. Here’s a helpful list of all the beam weapons in Starfield and where to find them.
All beam weapons and how to get them in Starfield
Coming into contact with these types of weapons is much easier than you think. They aren’t in some top secret store (other than the ones hidden behind New Game Plus), most of them are available in many stores you already know about. Here’s a list of all the beam weapons you can find in Starfield and where you can get them.
| Name | Type | How to get |
| Big Bang | Shotgun | Merchants in New Atlantis, Aquila City and Neon. |
| Gate of Eternity | Rifle | Defeat the Emissary after siding with the Hunter in the Unearthed main quest. |
| Jake’s hangover cure | Shotgun | Behind Jake’s counter in the Well. |
| Novalight | Gun | Merchants in New Atlantis, Aquila City and Neon. |
| Reflection | Rifle | Trader in New Game Plus |
| Terrorist | Gun | Trader in New Game Plus |
| Cosmere | Gun | Arboron in neon |
| Varuun, causing harm | Rifle | Centauri Arsenal in New Atlantis |
| Varuun Star Shard | Gun | Some Trade Authority stores, Neon Tactical in neon. |
If you don’t find them as useful as you’d like, you can purchase a skill in the skill tree that will help you! At the advanced level of combat you will find the Particle Beams skill . The higher the rank, the more damage your beam weapon will do, but you must meet the requirements to rank up.
- Rank 1 : Beam weapons deal 10% more damage.
- Spend at least 4 skill points in the combat tree.
- Rank 2 : Beam weapons deal 20% more damage.
- Kill 20 enemies with beam weapons.
- Rank 3 : Beam weapons deal 30% more damage.
- Kill 50 enemies with beam weapons.
- Rank 4 : Beam weapons have +5% critical strike chance.
- Kill 100 enemies with beam weapons.
