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Despondent Assassin

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

Weapon Types	Rifle
Damage	34
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.

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 modification, Despondent Assassin comes with 3 mod slots.

Where to find Despondent Assassin

You can find base and upgraded versions of the Despondent Assassin 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 Despondent Assassin in the following Starfield locations:

It is currently unknown where this weapon can be found.

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

Leader of the Pack

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