Starfield Weapons Tier List [All Guns Ranked & Compared]

Like its predecessors, Skyrim and Fallout, Starfield has a barrage of weapons in it. These weapons become available to players as they level up their characters or after a certain mission/quest is completed. So, here is a Tier list that ranks all Starfield Weapons.

Keep in mind that the Tier List is based on my opinion. As Starfield has 118+ weapons, the best weapon will depend upon your playstyle and build.

All Starfield Weapons And Comparison

Here are all of the Starfield Weapons. You’ll find more details about them in their respective Tier with stats comparison.

S-Tier

The S-Tier of weapons is filled with weapons that will have your enemies falling in mere seconds. Although a few of these are niche weapons like ‘Reckless Bombardment,’ most of them will be suitable for you. These weapons either have quite high fire rate and damage, or they are so accurate that you won’t miss a single shot.

High fire rate weapons such as N67 Smartgun and Revenant will melt down enemies’ health in seconds. As for Experiment A-7, I was able to one-shot many higher-level enemies with it. These all are the weapons that you wouldn’t want to miss out on in your playthroughs. Because each one of these is quite deadly in their class.

A-Tier

Tier-A is the list where you can’t go wrong with any of the weapons. Whatever you choose, as long as it is in your playstyle, will perform great when fighting enemies. Each of these weapons has enough firepower to get rid of enemies in mere seconds. And even if they miss out on killing enemies swiftly, they get back in some other way.

Here, you get to see two high-damage melee weapons, Va’ruun Painblade and Wakizashi. They have high enough damage that you can use them while dealing with a few enemies. So, for players running the Melee build, these are some of the best Melee weapons you can find in Starfield. 

I was quite impressed with the performance of Feather, Fiscal, Fury, and Gallow’s Reach’s fast fire rate and damage. They were melting enemies in mere seconds. Apart from them, Magstorm and Minigun are quite good here if you love weapons that go brrr.

The shotgun, Boom Boom, has high damage with a medium-sized mag and a high fire rate. Desperation is quite good against high-health enemies as it deals damage according to lost health. All in all, A-Tier has weapons that will make you want to choose them among every other weapon.

B-Tier

When you get to B-Tier, you will start to see some interesting weapons. These weapons go from the high damage and low fire rate of the sniper Avatar to the high fire rate and low damage of Magshear. Both of these are weapons that you can choose for your adventures, and they won’t disappoint you.

Apart from that, there are some good choices here too. Pirate Legend, although it has low damage, its high accuracy and fire rate will give you perfect headshots and will get rid of enemies quickly. Acid Rain falls in the same category as that of Pirate Legends.

You have a few high-damage weapons such as Rapidshot, Big Bang, Jake’s Hangover Cure, and others. They can deal a ton of damage, which comes in handy while dealing with high-health enemies.

C-Tier

C-Tier is where things start to get a little interesting for lower-level players. There are a few cutters that provide constant damage to enemies and some EM guns to freeze them. Keep in mind that the EM guns aren’t as effective as they seem like, at least not for me.

The EM guns will freeze an enemy if they are hit by it. You can use it to target higher-level enemies, and once they are stunned, you can focus on the lower-level enemies and get rid of them. That way, only the higher-level enemy will remain in the end. Keep in mind that Electromagnetic guns don’t deal any damage, so you will need a powerful weapon to kill enemies.

There are a few weapons here that have respectable damage. You can use them while you can get your hands on higher-tier weapons. All in all, even these C-Tier weapons will seem underwhelming.

D-Tier

In the D-Tier, you’ll find most of the melee weapons. That is because melee weapons are somewhat useless unless you have a special build in mind. While using them, you will have to go out in the open and deal with enemies. Due to this you can’t stay in cover and handle them.

Apart from that, you will find Equinox and Sidestar here. They both have low damage, which makes them useless for most players who are looking to deal some damage. Lawgiver and Magpulse have a higher damage, but their low fire rate is what makes them fall off. You can add mods to them to make them more viable.

E-Tier

The weapons here are those that I have avoided in my playthrough since the beginning. Unless there are some really good modifications on them. Like the Grendel, even at level 5, I wanted a better rifle as its damage was really bad.

There are a few modded versions of Grendel, like Acid Rain and The Buzzcut, and they performed superbly. They made it to A-Tier and B-Tier. You’ll need to add a few mods to them to make them viable.

Apart from that, all other weapons here are subpar or become useless if you don’t update them with mods. As for Ripshank, it has one of the lowest damage among all melee weapons, so it is better to avoid it if you can.

Starfield Weapons Tier List Criteria

The way I have curated the Starfield Weapons Tier list is based on a simple requirement: how fast and easily can a weapon kill enemies? Whether it’s good against one enemy or a ton of them. If you can use the gun in close combat, or you should keep your distance (One of the few reasons I believe snipers should be ranked lower than Assault Rifles).

While you’re going through the Tier List, I must remind you that this isn’t a Warzone Tier List or CS2 Weapons List. These are the games where you have to fight against players, and even a small edge over them matters. Instead, it is Starfield’s AI, which is toned down for players of all types. That means although Sniper Rifles are a viable choice, I often opt for guns that go ‘brrrrr.’

In story mode games, like Starfield and, to some extent, Fallout, it’s better to go with guns that will quickly get rid of enemies before you are overwhelmed by them. Unless you’re going for a ‘stealth archer‘ type of build from Skyrim, we’re sure you’ll find the best guns for you from this Tier list.