Arc Welder
Where to find the Starfield Arc Welder, all Arc Welder stats, and where to find it.
| Weapon Types | Rifle |
| Damage | 36 |
| Damage Types | Physical |
| Ammo Types | 7.77mm Caseless |
| Magazine Capacity | 30 |
| Mass | 2 |
| Value | 4820 |
| Item Code | 0004716C |
Arc Welder overview
The Starfield Arc Welder is a Heavy weapon found in the Settled Systems. Manufactured by Griplite, the Arc Welder Starfield weapon has a credit value of 2450, and a mass of 4.2.
Arc Welder stats
The Arc Welder deals 16 Energy damage per hit.
As a weapon which specializes in Energy damage, the Arc Welder is boosted by the Heavy Weapons Certification skill.Fire rate: 76
Range: 20
Accuracy: 45.6%
The Arc Welder has a baseline fire rate of 76, though the speed at which you reload will ultimately determine how close you can get to this rate of fire. Accuracy determines the spread of your gun, with lower accuracy weapons having more spread than others. Some ammunition and magazine weapon mods can drastically alter the rate of fire, accuracy and effective range of any weapon, so it’s worth experimenting with the Arc Welder weapon mods to make the Heavy weapon better fit your playstyle.
Without modification, Arc Welder comes with 2 mod slots.
Arc Welder ammo
The Arc Welder requires 3kV LZR Cartridge ammunition, and has a magazine capacity of 100.
Where to find Arc Welder
You can find base and upgraded versions of the Arc Welder randomly in a number of containers, as loot from defeated enemies, and in several NPC inventories. Bear in mind, many weapons will not spawn unless you have reached a specific Starfield level. So, if you visit any of the below and can’t find the weapon, check back later once you’re a higher level.
You can purchase or find the Arc Welder in the following Starfield locations:
Arc Welder mods
To really make the most of your Arc Welder weapon, you’ll want to head to a weapon workstation and install some Arc Welder weapon mods. You may need to complete some Starfield research projects first, and get your hands on some Starfield resources, but weapon mods will massively enhance your firearms, and your playstyle.
The Arc Welder has a total of 2 mod slots with which you can customize your weapon.
Here are all the compatible Arc Welder weapon modifications:
No weapon mods have yet been confirmed for this weapon.
Arc Welder console command
If you want to add Arc Welder to your inventory, open the Starfield console command window and enter the following:
player.additem 0026D965