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Dark Side of the Moon Stats and How to Get

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The Dark Side of the Moon is a Unique helmet in The Outer Worlds 2. Learn how to get the Dark Side of the Moon and see its passive effects and mods by continuing below!

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How to Get Dark Side of the Moon

Loot From William Wray at Broken Knees Base

Loot From William Wray at Broken Knees Base

The Dark Side of the Moon helmet can be obtained by killing and looting William Wray during The Last Day of William Wray faction quest, located on the Lower Level of Broken Knees Base.

This faction quest is only available if you side with Auntie’s Choice and hand over the Archive during the A Complication with the Computronic Cerebrum main quest.

Choosing to side with The Order of the Ascendant or unite them with Auntie’s Choice will make this quest missable.

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Dark Side of the Moon Stats and Effects

Outer Worlds 2 Dark Side of the Moon Dark Side of the Moon Rarity
Unique
Brand
Spacer's Choice
Passives
・+5% Critical Chance
・+70% Critical Damage
Description
Built during a momentary lapse of reason by a vigilante named Piper who was determined to meddle with the business of Auntie's Choice, this helmet arrived at a post office in the Dawn's Gate colony with a note attached that said, “Wish You Were Here.”
Sell Price 1,250 Bits

Dark Side of the Moon Mods

Mod Class Mod Slots
Utility 2
# Default Mods
1
Vendetta
Scoring a kill frightens weak enemies in an area around you. Has a 30 second cooldown between activations that decreases with Speech skill. Acquiring bits destroys them, granting you bonus XP relative to their value.
2 (Utility Slot)

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