You’ll find yourself in many dangerous situations throughout yourStarfieldplaythrough, and most times you’ll leave them a little scathed. While there are plenty of melee weapons, most of Starfield’s combat ends up consisting of guns. Did you know that there isn’t just a single damage type? Learning about each damage type is actually quite important, once you start to upgrade your spacesuit for damage defenses. Here are all theStarfielddamage types explained.
All damage types explained inStarfield
There are three main damage types inStarfield, which arePhysical, Energy, and Electromagnetic damage. Different types of weapons deal different kinds of damage, and while you may have protection from one, you may be lacking in another.
Physical damage
This is probably the most common damage type you’ll see inStarfield, and the most understandable. Your typical bullet and gun will deal this damage, which cancome fromBallistic weapons. These weapons are your usual real-life guns, which can bepistols, shotguns, and rifles. They’re nothing fancy, but they can still pack a punch.
Energy damage
If you encounter a laser weapon, this will exclusively deal Energy damage. And if you’re up against an enemy, and you don’t have much protection from that damage, you better watch out. You can tell when a weapon does Energy damage if it has ‘laser’ in the title, such aslaser rifles or pistols. Also, one of my favorite weapons is theArc Welder, which electrifies enemies with Energy damage.
Electromagnetic damage
This is the least common damage type inStarfield, since there areonly two weaponsin the entire game that use this. If you ever come across theNovablast Disruptor, or theBrawler’s Equinox, keep that weapon. What’s interesting about this damage type is the fact that it actuallystuns enemies, and doesn’t kill them. This can be good for wanting to temporarily take out an enemy during a stealth mission.
Those are all the damage types explained inStarfield! My recommendation for which to look out for is Physical and Energy damage. You won’t likely come across an enemy dealing EM damage. This means that when you’re adding mods to your spacesuit,prioritize mods that protect you from Physical and Energy damage.
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Anyka Pettigrew
Anyka Pettigrew has been a Staff Writer for PC Invasion since November 2023 and a Contributing Writer since February 2023. She is a Canadian graduate of a Bachelor of Arts degree who has been writing in games journalism for four years. Anyka is an avid guides writer but also enjoys writing anything from news pieces, to reviews, and even opinion pieces. Having a never-ending passion for video games for as long as she can remember got her into a plethora of genres like action adventure, RPGs, horror, survival etc. Some of her favorite franchises are God of War, Persona, The Last of Us, Zelda, and Resident Evil. She also enjoys reading fantasy and sci-fi books, as well as drawing digital art. Anyka also regularly listens to podcasts on gaming news from ‘Kinda Funny Games’, and ‘Play, Watch, Listen’.
