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Starfield Shattered Space
Best Weapon Combinations
Find out what are the best weapon combinations and playstyle in Starfield with this handy guide. Read on for a full guide on the best weapon combinations, best starting background and combat skills, as well as best weapons to use to make the most out of your build!
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List of Best Weapon Combinations
| List of Weapon Combinations | ||
|---|---|---|
| Laser Weapons + Snipers | Melee Weapons + Assault Weapons | Assault Rifles + Heavy Weapons |
| Heavy Weapons + Shotguns | Melee Weapons + Pistols | Pistols + Laser Weapons |
Laser Weapons + Snipers
| Best Starting Background | Cyber Runner |
|---|---|
| Best Combat Skills | Particle Beams Stealth Sniper Certification Markmanship |
| Best Weapons | Eternity's Gate Brawler's Equinox |
Playstyle
This weapon combination encourages a stealthy approach to combat, utilizing the powerful Eternity's Gate to snipe enemies from afar while using the Brawler's Equinox to dispatch enemies that get too close.
Going lightly armored with Light or Medium Armor benefits this playstyle since you'll need to reposition and hide from enemies constantly, as well as ensure you are not encumbered with heavy armor when you need to make a tactical retreat.
Melee Weapons + Assault Rifles
| Best Starting Background | Chef |
|---|---|
| Best Combat Skills | Dueling Ballistics Rapid Reloading Targeting |
| Best Weapons | Rescue Axe Grendel |
Playstyle
This weapon combination leans heavily into the commando playstyle, with your character freely switching between the Rescue Axe and the powerful Grendel to dispatch enemies at close range.
Wearing medium to heavy armor is ideal for this weapon combination since you'll be spending most of your time rushing towards enemies and attacking them in melee range.
Assault Rifles + Heavy Weapons
| Best Starting Background | Gangster |
|---|---|
| Best Combat Skills | Rifle Certification Heavy Weapon Certification Rapid Reloading Ballistics |
| Best Weapons | Grendel Cutter |
Playstyle
Although this weapon combination is similar to the commando playstle, your primary weapon here are assault rifles like the Grendel, with the Cutter only serving as a back-up weapon when you need to take care of enemies that manage to get close to you.
Medium armor is ideal for this playstyle since it offers a mix if protection and mobility so that you can reliably spray enemies with bullets while strafing and keeping enough distance to dodge attacks.
Heavy Weapons + Shotguns
| Best Starting Background | Bounty Hunter |
|---|---|
| Best Combat Skills | Heavy Weapon Certification Shotgun Certification Targeting Demolitions |
| Best Weapons | Cutter Experiment A-7 |
Playstyle
This weapon combination leans heavily into a brawler playstyle, freely switching between the powerful Cutter and Experiment A-7 shotgun to dispatch enemies at close range.
Since you're spending most of your time rushing into groups of enemies, heavy armor is best for this playstyle so you can successfully shrug off attacks when rushing at enemies.
Melee Weapons + Pistols
| Best Starting Background | Combat Medic |
|---|---|
| Best Combat Skills | Dueling Pistol Certification Targeting Rapid Reloading |
| Best Weapons | Combat Knife Eon |
Playstyle
The classic gunslinger playstyle uses this weapon combination, with Eon serving as your main weapon at range and switching to the Combat Knife if enemies get too close.
Going light armor benefits this playstyle as while you have less durability, your extra mobility allows you to evade enemies trying to rush you while you pepper them with shots from your pistol.
Pistols + Laser Weapons
| Best Starting Background | Explorer |
|---|---|
| Best Combat Skills | Pistol Certification Rapid Reloading Targeting Lasers |
| Best Weapons | Ember Brawler's Equinox |
Playstyle
This weapon combination also leans to the classic gunslinger playstyle, though with the added versatility of using the Brawler's Equinox on top of your Ember laser pistol.
Light Armor is the best choice for this build since both the Ember and Brawler's Equinox's relatively high rate of fire benefits quickly strafing between enemies when engaging combat.
Starfield Related Guides
Best Weapons: Weapon Tier List
All Best Weapons Guides
| Best Weapon Guides | ||
|---|---|---|
| Best Weapon Combinations | Best Weapon Modifiers | |
| Best Melee Weapons | Best Shotguns | |
| Best Rifles | Best Scoped Weapons | |
| Best Pistols | Best Laser Weapons | |
| Best Laser Rifles | Best Particle Beam Weapons | |
| Best Heavy Weapons | - | |
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