Starfield Unique Weapon Locations! While scavenging the Settled Systems in Starfield for loot, you’ll quickly encounter a diverse array of secret weaponry aimed at you. These include lasers, pistols, shotguns, and other arms utilized by Spacers, soldiers, and even farmers defending their possessions. To defend yourself, acquiring superior weaponry is advisable. Below is a categorized list of all the distinct weapons you can discover in Starfield.
Heavy Weapons:
- N67 Smartpistol: To can obtain this weapon, by visiting the UC Distribution store, located in the Commercial District of New Atlantis.
- Ashta Tamer: Is found in a chest in the empty nest, which is the games 4th main mission.
- Heller’s Cutter: To obtain Heller’s Cutter, you need to visit the Argos Extractors Mining Outpost on Vectera during your second visit as part of the “Back to Vectera” mission. Head to the north side of the outpost and locate a large white structure. Inside this structure, in the second room to the right of the entry door, you’ll find a Cutter Crate containing Heller’s Cutter.
- Poisonstorm: The Poisonstorm heavy weapon can be purchased in Neon’s Kore Kinetics shop, located in the Trade Tower.
- Reckless Bombardment (Possibly Missable): During hostile intelligence, you have the option to talk with LT. Azevedo who has the Reckless Bombardment for sale.
- Shattered Shock (Possibly Missable): during hostile intelligence, you open 3 containers to collect samples, one of the containers has a unique weapon inside called shattered shock.
- X-989 Microgun (Possibly Missable): Found during UC Faction mission hostile intelligence, from the armoury, optional mission quest.


Pistols:
- Ace Sidearm: Purchased from Jameson mercantile in new Atlantis
- Ambassador (Missable): The Ambassador pistol is a reward from the UC Vanguard mission “Friends like These.” During this mission, you’ll need to blackmail Ambassador Radcliff and demand a gift from her. As a result, she will award you the Ambassador pistol.
- Deadeye: Obtain the Deadeye pistol by joining the Freestar Rangers on Akila. Head to The Rock and speak with Autumn MacMillan. Completing missions for the Rangers will eventually lead to you receiving the Deadeye pistol from the Freestar Ranger Marshal.
- Elegance: Purchase the Elegance pistol from Rowland Arms in Akila City on the planet Akila.
- Ember (Missable): Laser pistol found during the Ryujin industry top secret mission, help Simon with his side job.
- Legendary Keelhauler: Reward for completing the echoes of the past crimson fleet faction mission.
- Marathon Pistol: at Clints collectibles at Gagarin landing in Gagarin system.
- Memento Mori (Missable): Find all 20 Evidence for the Burden of Proof Mission
- The Mutineer: Find The Mutineer pistol in Vlad’s Villa on the planet Syrma VII-A. After you meet Vlad at The Eye, inquire about his past, and he will provide information about his old Villa’s location. Travel to the villa, go downstairs, and unlock the Advanced-locked door. The Mutineer pistol is on the desk in the center of the room.
- The Prime: Purchase the Prime pistol from Laredo Firearms in Akila City on the planet Akila.
- Radburn – on Tau Ceti II in the containers behind where the Terramorph jump out from during the mission Grunt Work.
- Sir Livingstone’s Pistol (Missable): Given by your parents after a certain amount of time, if you have the kid stuff trait.
- Short Circuit: If you do the freestar ranger quests you’ll have to go towards the hopetech building, it’s right next to that an the ranger HQ area there.
- Solace: Complete the debt collection missions in the gal bank in new Atlantis, you need to do like 5 of them and then pay of the delinquent mercenaries debts
- The Spacer: Acquire The Spacer pistol by purchasing it from Neon’s Ryujin Tower at the Arboron shop located in the back of the lobby.
- Street Sweeper: Complete the final striker gang mission in neon called Showdown.
- Trickshot: During the UC Faction quest war relics, you can search one of the giant mechs husks to find the trickshot.
- Unfair Advantage (Missable): Defeat Ikande and loot his body after siding with the crimson fleet during the crimson fleet faction missions. The Tempest weapon will be missed.
- Vampire’s Sidearm: Found in the MAST building behind one of the locked doors in subsection 7, during one of the vanguard faction missions.
- The Zapper: Purchase the Elegance pistol from Rowland Arms in Akila City on the planet Akila.


Rifles:
- Acid Rain: a unique SMG from Vicente Salinas after you retrieve his package for his activity quest. It becomes purchasable in his shop.
- The Buzzkill: Obtain The Buzzkill rifle by purchasing it from the Neon Tactical shop, which can be found on the main strip in Neon.
- Desperation: Beat the red mile record
- Despondent Assassin: In Akila City, you can start a quest chain by speaking to Keoni & a guard named Davis Wilson. This starts “Defensive Measures.” Upon completing this quest -> progress to “False Positives” and then finally “Leader of the Pack.” Completion of the Leader of the Pack quest rewards this sniper. It comes from Keoni.
- Eternities Gate (Missable): Reward for completing the final mission, choose not to side with either the hunter or emissary to get both weapons.
- Feather (Missable): Obtain the Feather rifle by purchasing it from the weapon shop on The Key, after joining the crimson fleet.
- Fiscal Quarter: Obtain the Fiscal Quarter rifle by completing the “All That Money Can Buy” main story mission offered by Walter Stroud. This mission involves a shady business deal in Neon.
- Fortune’s Glory: Apparently just sitting behind a rock during a main story campaign???
- Fury (Missable): Obtain the Fury rifle by purchasing it from the weapon shop on The Key, after joining the crimson fleet.
- Gallow’s Reach (Missable): Unique old earth assault rifle found on the Scow in the main mission.
- Headhunter: Purchase the Headhunter rifle from Laredo Firearms in Akila City on the planet Akila.
- Hunterwulf (Missable): Obtain the Hunterwulf sniper rifle by purchasing it from the Zuri’s essentials shop on The Key, after joining the crimson fleet.
- Justifier: To obtain the Justifier rifle, become a full-fledged member of the Freestar Rangers. Initiate your Ranger journey by meeting Autumn MacMillan at The Rock in Akila City. Complete a series of missions to gain her trust, and eventually, you’ll be granted the Justifier rifle after completing the “The Hammer Falls” mission.
- Legendary Revenant (Missable): Located on a table in the vault at the end of the Eye of the Storm Crimson fleet faction mission, where you download data.
- Mindtear: Purchase the Mindtear rifle from Neon’s Kore Kinetics shop, located in the Trade Tower.
- Peacemaker: Complete the peacemakers questline
- Peacekeeper: – Reward from the Groundpounder mission.
- Pirate Legend (Missable): Obtain the Pirate Legend rifle by purchasing it from the weapon shop on The Key, after joining the crimson fleet.
- Power Beat (Missable): Obtain the Power Beat rifle by purchasing it from the Zuri’s essentials shop on The Key, after joining the crimson fleet.
- Speachless Fire: If you do the freestar ranger quests you’ll have to go towards the hopetech building, it’s right next to that an the ranger HQ area there.
- Tempest (Missable): Defeat Delgado and loot his body after siding with the UC Sysdefence during the crimson fleet faction missions. The Unfair advantage weapon will be missed.
- Unmitigated Violence (Missable): Reward for completing the final mission, choose not to side with either the hunter or emissary to get both weapons.
- Unrestrained Vengeance: Complete mission 11 high price to pay
- Vampire’s Gift (Possibly Missable): During hostile intelligence, you have the option to talk with LT. Azevedo who has the vampire’s gift for sale.


Shotguns:
- Boom Boom: Acquire the Boom Boom shotgun by purchasing it from the Neon Tactical shop on the main strip in Neon.
- Brute Force: Doing the Red Mile quest on Porima III
- Experiment A-7 (Missable): found during ‘Entangled’ Mission. Use the Persuade option on Ethan.
- Jakes Hangover Cure: Particle Beam Shotgun found behind the bar at Jake’s in The Well.
- Rapidshot: Obtain the Rapidshot shotgun by visiting the UC Distribution store, located in the Commercial District of New Atlantis.


Melee
- Syndicate Enforcer: Steal from Frankie’s grab and go secret room in ebbstown
- The Last Priest (Missable): Given by the hunter in new Atlantis
New Game+ Starborn Trader Weapons
- Terror Inflictor – Rare particle beam pistol
- Reflection – Rare particle beam rifle
- Last Breath: Rare rifle
- Avatar: Rare rifle
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