One of the tier-one skills inStarfieldis Ballistic Weapons. The description doesn’t explain exactly what Ballistic Weapons are, which is why I’ve created this guide for you. Here is exactly what Ballistic Weapons are inStarfield.

Note:If you want to know whatthe best tier-one skillsare inStarfield, then check out our guide.

StarfieldBallistic Weapons, explained

Ballistic Weapons inStarfieldareany weapon that deals physical damage. Weapons inStarfieldcan deal three types of damage: physical, energy, and electromagnetic. Energy weapons are laser weapons and Electromagnetic weapons are weapons that deal damage via sound and shockwaves.

Any standard weapon thatshoots bullets or deals explosive damageis considered a Ballistic Weapon. Weapons that are considered Ballistic Weapons are pistols, shotguns, machine guns, snipers, grenade launchers, and any other weapon that deals ranged physical damage.

Note thatmelee weapons aren’t Ballistic Weapons; instead, they are their own classification and can be upgraded with the Duelling skill. You can also know if your weapon is considered Ballistic if it has the explosion symbol and says “PHYS” in the stat box.

I think Ballistic weapons are the best weapons inStarfield. While Energy and Electromagnetic Weapons are impressive to look at and effective in combat, Ballistic Weapons are more common and can get the job done with ease.

Plus, one of the best tier-one skills you can get inStarfieldis the Ballistic Weapons skill in the Combat skill tree. With the Ballistic Weapon skill, youdeal an extra 10% damage with Ballistic Weapons. You can increase your ballistic pistol and ballistic shotgun damage even further by getting the Pistol Certification skill and the Shotgun Certification skill.

Now thatyou know what Ballistic Weapons areinStarfield, you might want to learnhow to use quick select to swap weaponseasily mid-combat.

Noah Nelson

From his early days of blog-style music, movie, and game reviews to working as the Esports Writer at Coastline Community College, Noah Nelson now works fulltime as a Staff Writer for Attack of the Fanboy and PC Invasion. He has been helping gamers everywhere with Destiny 2 god rolls, Warzone 2 DMZ missions, and collectibles in any indie game for over a year and a half. His Bachelor’s Degree in English Rhetoric and Composition with a minor in Journalism from CSULB has shaped him to be a strong writer and editor. His fondest gaming memory is playing Sly Cooper 2 after begging his mom (for hours) to play it before his birthday and he still cries myself to sleep remembering the time he accidentally saved over his 99% completion save file in Kingdom Hearts 2.