Starfield Weapon Damage Comparison (Base Values)
Which Starfield weapon deals the most base damage? Compare 12 common quality values from Bethesda game data, from 3 Kraken pistol to 99 Breach shotgun.
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| Name | Value | Context | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kraken Lowest here. | 3 damage | Pistol low baseline | Starfield Wiki weapons table: Kraken 3 base |
| Drum Beat 160 fire rate. | 8 damage | Rifle bullet hose | Starfield Wiki weapons table: Drum Beat 8 base |
| Eon First sidearm. | 10 damage | Starter pistol | Starfield Wiki weapons table: Eon 10 base |
| Equinox Energy mid pick. | 13 damage | Laser rifle | Starfield Wiki weapons table: Equinox 13 base |
| AA-99 112 fire rate. | 17 damage | Ballistic rifle | Starfield Wiki weapons table: AA-99 17 base |
| Old Earth Pistol 67 fire rate. | 28 damage | Classic .45 pistol | INARA Old Earth Pistol: 28 base |
| Old Earth Hunting Rifle 40 fire rate. | 30 damage | Bolt long rifle | Starfield Wiki weapons table: Hunting Rifle 30 base |
| Beowulf 50 fire rate. 30 mag. | 36 damage | CombaTech rifle | IGN Beowulf guide: 36 base damage |
| Coachman 47 fire rate. | 52 damage | Double barrel shotgun | Starfield Wiki weapons table: Coachman 52 base |
| Magshot Ties Coachman class. | 53 damage | Magnetic pistol | Starfield Wiki weapons table: Magshot 53 base |
| Old Earth Shotgun 6 fire rate. | 73 damage | Pump shotgun | IGN Old Earth Shotgun guide: 73 base |
| Breach Highest here. 10 fire rate. | 99 damage | Heavy shotgun | Starfield Wiki Breach page: 99 base |
About this converter
Starfield base damage runs from peashooter pistols to room clearing shotguns. Kraken at 3 and Drum Beat at 8 open as low damage hoses with high fire rates. Eon at 10 is the starter pistol baseline. Equinox at 13 and AA-99 at 17 cover energy and ballistic rifles. Old Earth guns bring nostalgia with punch: Pistol 28, Hunting Rifle 30, Shotgun 73. Beowulf at 36 is the mid rifle anchor with a 30 round mag. Coachman at 52 and Magshot at 53 tie the middle. Breach at 99 tops base damage at 10 fire rate. Values are common quality bases before Calibrated, Refined and Advanced tiers, which roughly double them. Skills and mods change real output after this table.
How to use it
Pick two weapons and a unit in the top row. The three boxes below stay linked. Change any box and the other two update. One box holds a count of the first weapon, one holds the matching count of the second, one holds the damage in the chosen unit. Try 1 Breach against Krakens to compare top against floor.
Damage is common quality base physical. Energy splits and quality tiers sit in notes on Wiki pages. Beowulf 36 can read 49 on some Fextralife snapshots by patch. This table uses IGN 36 base.
FAQ
What is the highest damage here?
Breach shotgun at 99 base.
How much damage does Beowulf do?
36 base physical at common quality.
Do tiers change damage?
Yes. Advanced roughly doubles common bases.
What is the lowest?
Kraken pistol at 3 base.
Sources
- Starfield Wiki Fandom weapons table (Kraken 3 to Breach 99 base damage)
- IGN Beowulf and Old Earth Shotgun guides (36 and 73 base stats)
- INARA Starfield database Old Earth Pistol page (28 base, tier scaling)
Last verified: 2026-10-05 · 12 entries
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