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Arc Welder

Where to find the Starfield Arc Welder, all Arc Welder stats, and where to find it.

Arc Welder
Weapon Types Heavy weapon
Damage 16
Damage Types Energy
Ammo Types 3kV LZR Cartridge
Magazine Capacity 100
Mass 4.2
Value 2450
Item Code 0026D965

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 any installed mods, 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

Bear in mind that base and upgraded versions of any weapon are scaled to your Starfield level, with many weapons not spawning unless you have reached a specific level. So, if you visit any of the below and can’t find the Arc Welder, 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