All Starfield Particle Beam weapons & how to get them

Particle Beam weapons in Starfield are unique in that they deal both physical and energy damage to your enemies. So here’s how you acquire these powerful weapons.

Although you can talk your way out of many situations in Starfield, combat still plays a vital role. Most of the missions involve some amount of violence, and you can get attacked in space as well. So you can’t really be a pacifist in Starfield, which means you’ll need to rely on weapons.

There are different types of weapons in the game, and these differ in how they deal damage. While Ballistic weapons only deal physical damage, Energy weapons, as their name suggests, deal energy damage. Meanwhile, Particle Beam weapons are a mix of the two, as they deal both physical and energy damage.

Here’s all you need to know when looking for Particle Beam weapons in Starfield.

Particle Beam weapons in Starfield and how to find them

Particle Beam weapons are a bit harder to find in Starfield compared to Ballistic weapons, but they’re well worth it. Some of these can be purchased from specific vendors, whereas others can only be obtained after completing a particular quest.

Here’s a list of every Particle Beam weapon in Starfield and where you can find them:

Type	Name	Location
Pistol	Novalight	Vendors in New Atlantis, Akila City, and Neon
Pistol	Terror Inflictor	The Trader in New Game Plus
Pistol	The Spacer	Arboron in Neon
Pistol	Va’runn Starshard	Some Trade Authority stores, Neon Tactical in Neon
Shotgun	Big Bang	Vendors in New Atlantis, Akila City, and Neon
Shotgun	Jake’s Hangover Cure	Behind Jake’s counter in the Well
Rifle	Eternity’s Gate	Defeat The Emissary after siding with The Hunter during ‘Unearthed’
Rifle	Reflection	The Trader in New Game Plus
Rifle	Va’runn Inflictor	Centaurion Arsenal in New Atlantis

That was all about Particle Beam weapons and their locations in Starfield. If you want to learn more about the game, check these out:

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