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Despondent Assassin

Where to find the Starfield Despondent Assassin, all Despondent Assassin stats, and where to find it.

Despondent Assassin
Weapon Types Rifle
Damage 34
Damage Types Physical
Ammo Types 9x39mm
Magazine Capacity 12
Mass 2.95
Value 16228
Item Code 0014920B

Despondent Assassin overview

The Starfield Despondent Assassin is a Rifle found in the Settled Systems. Manufactured by an unknown entity, the Despondent Assassin Starfield weapon has a credit value of 16228, and a mass of 2.95.

Despondent Assassin stats

The Despondent Assassin deals 34 Physical damage per hit.

As a weapon which specializes in Physical damage, the Despondent Assassin is boosted by the Ballistics and Rifle Certification skill.

Fire rate: 40

Range: 100

Accuracy: 86.8%

The Despondent Assassin has a baseline fire rate of 40, 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 Despondent Assassin weapon mods to make the Rifle better fit your playstyle.

Without any installed mods, Despondent Assassin comes with 3 mod slots.

Despondent Assassin ammo

The Despondent Assassin requires 9x39mm ammunition, and has a magazine capacity of 12.

Where to find Despondent Assassin

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 Despondent Assassin, check back later once you’re a higher level.

You can purchase or find the Despondent Assassin in the following Starfield locations:

It is currently unknown where this weapon can be found.

You can get the Despondent Assassin as a reward for progressing or completing the following Starfield quests:

Despondent Assassin mods

To really make the most of your Despondent Assassin weapon, you’ll want to head to a weapon workstation and install some Despondent Assassin 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 Despondent Assassin has a total of 3 mod slots with which you can customize your weapon.

Here are all the compatible Despondent Assassin weapon modifications:

No weapon mods have yet been confirmed for this weapon.

Despondent Assassin console command

If you want to add Despondent Assassin to your inventory, open the Starfield console command window and enter the following:

player.additem 0014920B