Updated for Star Citizen Alpha 4.10.1

Star Citizen FPS Weapon DPS Calculator

A free Star Citizen DPS calculator for FPS weapon damage in Alpha 4.10.1, ranked. Every gun by damage per second at the range you pick, taken from the game's own data rather than from player testing. The ranking is range aware: move the slider and the order changes, because a weapon that wins at 100 m is often useless at 2 km. Alpha damage and the full hardpoint detail sit behind every row.

Every figure below is a count of weapons, not a percentage:

42weapons

Ranked

every FPS weapon in the build, paint variants collapsed

37of them

Craftable

carry a blueprint, so crafted stats can be modelled

5of them

Overheat

energy weapons whose shot count moves with climate

16of them

Multi mode

offer more than one fire mode, which are alternatives

Arming a ship instead? Fit weapons to any hull in the Star Citizen Ship Loadout Builder →

Range to target 1000 m Search Which stats Fight length Climate

Highest DPS at 1,000 m, over a 10 second fight

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Best FPS weapons by DPS (42 weapons)

#	Weapon	Manufacturer	Size	Mode	Alpha	DPS at range	RPM	Ammo	Reach
1	Scalpel Sniper Rifle1 finish: Permafrost.	Kastak Arms	S3	Single	45	450	600	12	1,750
2	Gallant Rifle10 finishes: Boneyard, Conviction Camo, Desert Shadow, Executive Edition, Midnight, Nightstalker, Red Alert, Redline, Stormfall, Warhawk.	Klaus & Werner	S2	Burst	21	315	900	45	4,800
3	Vendetta HMG7 finishes: Brightstar, Darkstalker, Siegebreaker, Snow Camo, SteelTek, Stronghold, Trencher.	Apocalypse Arms	S5	Rapid	18.5	308.3	1,000	1,000	1,600
4	Lumin V SMG2 finishes: SecondWind, Valor.	Klaus & Werner	S2	Burst	21	245	700	45	1,200
5	Yubarev Pistol4 finishes: Deadeye, Igniter, Mirage, Venom.	Lightning Bolt Co.	S1	Single	41	239.2	350	10	1,000
6	Zenith Laser Sniper Rifle5 finishes: Darkwave, Golden Blossom, Landslide, Snow Camo, Thunderstrike.	V.O.L.T	S3	Single	42.5	230.2	325	22	1,400
7	Killshot Rifle5 finishes: Bleach, Bloody, Dominion Camo, Goodnight, Payback.	Grey's Market	S2	Single	22	220	600	45	1,750
8	Arclight Pistol9 finishes: Boneyard, Desert Shadow, Executive Edition, Glimmer, Herrero, Midnight, Nightstalker, Stormfall, Warhawk.	Klaus & Werner	S1	Burst	18	210	700	30	1,200
9	Parallax Energy Assault Rifle14 finishes: ArcCorp, Crusader, Downburst Camo, Fun Kopion Skull, Fun Kopion Tooth, Fun Military Skull, Fun Military Tooth, GCD-Army, Hurston, Piconalia, Sanguine, Shock Trooper, Sunstone, microTech.	V.O.L.T	S2	Rapid	21	210	600	80	1,200
10	F55 LMG6 finishes: Alpine Sunset, Deadlock, Mark I, Scorched, Starchaser, Valor.	Gemini	S4	Rapid	10	200	1,200	150	1,100
11	CQ7 Rifle5 finishes: Blacklist, Goldsmith, Infantry, Skullcap, Snowfire.	Behring	S2	Rapid	18	195	650	40	1,100
12	Coda Pistol5 finishes: Ascension, Big Boss, Coda Pistol (Modified), Nighthawk, Ultraviolet.	Kastak Arms	S1	Single	60	180	180	6	1,100
13	S71 Rifle7 finishes: Ascension, Bullseye, Hemlock Camo, Justified, Murray Cup Racing, Purgatory Camo, Scorched.	Gemini	S2	Single	21.5	179.2	500	30	2,400
14	P8-AR Rifle5 finishes: Blackguard, CitizenCon 2954, Dominion Camo, Metro Camo, P8AR Akuma Rifle.	Behring	S2	Single	45	176.2	235	15	2,300
15	Karna Rifle8 finishes: Alpine Sunset, Ascension, Brimstone, Dominion Camo, Fate, Rager, Scorched, Valor.	Kastak Arms	S3	Rapid	17.5	175	600	35	1,200
16	Custodian SMG12 finishes: Big Boss, Boneyard, Brimstone, Citizen's Pride, CitizenCon 2947, Desert Shadow, Executive Edition, Foundry's Fire, Midnight, Nightstalker, Scorched, Warhawk.	Kastak Arms	S2	Rapid	13	173.3	800	60	1,200
17	P4-AR Rifle8 finishes: Blacklist, Boneyard, Desert Shadow, Fortuna, Nightstalker, SecondWind, Star Kitten, Warhawk.	Behring	S2	Rapid	12	162	810	40	1,100
18	Pulverizer LMG6 finishes: Bleach, Bloody, Hemlock Camo, Mustard, Payback, Zigzag.	Grey's Market	S4	Rapid	27	159.8	355	120	2,100
19	A03 Sniper Rifle8 finishes: A03 Akuma Sniper Rifle, Canuto, HighSec, Lodestone, Luckbringer, Red Alert, Scorched, Wildwood.	Gemini	S3	Single	42.5	159.4	225	15	1,600
20	FS-9 LMG4 finishes: Blacklist, Evergreen, Finish Line, Stoneface.	Behring	S4	Rapid	14.5	157.1	650	75	1,200
21	Demeco LMG4 finishes: Purgatory Camo, Red Alert, Streamline, Ultraviolet.	Klaus & Werner	S4	Rapid	11.5	153.3	800	100	2,400
22	Salvo Frag Pistol2 finishes: Salvo Esteban Frag Pistol, Salvo Saeed Frag Pistol.	Hedeby Gunworks	S1	Single	45	127.5	170	8	1,100
23	Arlington Rifle3 finishes: Gamekeeper, Watchpoint, Widowmaker.	Hedeby Gunworks	S2	Single	80	113.3	85	20	1,100
24	Pulse Laser Pistol10 finishes: ArcCorp, Blacklist, Crusader, Greycat, Hurston, Piconalia, Pyrotechnic, Rouge, Shubin, microTech.	V.O.L.T	S1	Rapid	11.8	97.9	500	60	1,200
25	Novian Crossbow5 finishes: Ghostmaker, Nighthunter, Shroud, Wildshot, Xy'kara.	UltiFlex	S3	Rapid	133	93.1	42	5	1,850
26	P6-LR Sniper Rifle4 finishes: Archangel, Blacklist, Gideon, Rime.	Behring	S3	Single	100	91.7	55	8	1,450
27	Atzkav Sniper Rifle4 finishes: Deadeye, Igniter, Mirage, Venom.	Lightning Bolt Co.	S3	Single	165	82.5	30	8	1,000
28	Fresnel Energy LMG7 finishes: Deepwater, Elysium, Icebox, Molten, Rockfall, Shadow Gild, Yormandi.	Klaus & Werner	S4	Single	9	82.5	550	165	4,400
29	Arrowhead Sniper Rifle10 finishes: Boneyard, Desert Shadow, Executive, Lamplighter, Midnight, Nightstalker, Pathfinder, Stormfall, Voyager, Warhawk.	Klaus & Werner	S3	Single	50	58.3	70	16	4,000
30	Tripledown Pistol4 finishes: Dark, Heatwave, Heavy Metal, Ridgeback.	Grey's Market	S1	Single	36	36	60	12	1,100
31	Ravager-212 Twin Shotgun4 finishes: Bright Star, Outcast, Red Alert, Scorched.	Kastak Arms	S3	Single	52	0	800	16	600
32	R97 Shotgun4 finishes: Crimson Camo, Kismet, Righteous, Scorched.	Gemini	S3	Single	32	0	455	18	450
33	LH86 Pistol14 finishes: Boneyard, Desert Shadow, Executive Edition, LH86 Akuma Pistol, Luckbringer, Nightstalker, Pathfinder, Permafrost, Righteous, Scorched, Stormfall, Takahashi Racing, Voyager, Warhawk.	Gemini	S1	Rapid	13	0	950	25	950
34	P8-SC SMG9 finishes: Boneyard, Desert Shadow, Epoque, Executive Edition, Midnight, Nightstalker, Red Alert, Stormfall, Warhawk.	Behring	S2	Rapid	13.8	0	800	45	950
35	C54 SMG7 finishes: Justified, Luckbringer, Luminalia, Ochelo, Origin Racing, Scorched, Starchaser.	Gemini	S2	Rapid	11.5	0	925	50	950
36	S-38 Pistol3 finishes: One Empire, Scorched, SecondWind.	Behring	S1	Single	22.5	0	450	20	950
37	Prism Laser Shotgun10 finishes: ArcCorp, Bonedust, Crusader, Deep Sea, Disrupt Camo, Firesteel, Hazard, Hurston, Irradiated, microTech.	V.O.L.T	S3	Single	46	0	200	20	600
38	BR-2 Shotgun3 finishes: Blacklist, Permafrost, Purgatory Camo.	Behring	S3	Single	88	0	90	12	450
39	Devastator Shotgun12 finishes: Boneyard, Brimstone, Desert Shadow, Executive Edition, Midnight, Nightstalker, Pathfinder, Rager, Starchaser, Voyager, Warhawk, Whirlwind.	Kastak Arms	S3	Single	120	0	60	12	600
40	GP-33 MOD Grenade Launcher5 finishes: Ashfall, Copperhead, Quite Useful, Thunderclap, Umber.	Behring	S4	Single	75	0	60	6	200
41	Scourge Railgun3 finishes: Desert Shadow, Nightstalker, Quite Useful.	Apocalypse Arms	S5	Single	60	0	70	5	200
42	Deadrig Shotgun2 finishes: Noxious, Smudge.	Unbranded	S3	Single	72	0	50	8	600

Click any row for the full detail.

How range is modelled. Spread is a cone, so less of it hits a 10.0 m target as distance grows, and projectiles despawn at velocity times lifetime. Built from the figures the game publishes, not a measured falloff curve.

FPS weapon changes since 4.9 (2 changed, 6 new)

Weapon	Size	What changed	DPS
Scourge Railgun	S5	damage 10 to 60	not comparable
GP-33 MOD Grenade Launcher	S4	damage 12.5 to 75	not comparable

New weapons in 4.10.1: A03 Akuma Sniper Rifle, Arlington Rifle, CQ7 Rifle, LH86 Akuma Pistol, P8AR Akuma Rifle, Vendetta HMG

New finishes only: Demeco LMG, Lumin V SMG, P4-AR Rifle, S-38 Pistol. The weapon itself is unchanged.

What this leaves out. Only changes the game itself made are listed. Where a figure was not comparable between the two patches, the damage change is shown and the DPS change is left out rather than guessed.

Attachment Loadout Builder

39 weapons·99 attachments·37 craftable

Pick a weapon and you get only the attachments that genuinely fit it, gated by the port tags and sizes the game itself uses. Attachments never change damage or rate of fire, so if you want a harder hitting gun the answer is crafting, and the sliders below are where that happens.

Each slider is one ingredient slot of the weapon's blueprint, named with the material it eats and the stats that material moves. Slots do not move the same stats, so a flawless barrel does nothing for recoil. Two slots that move the same stat add together. Blueprint contents and material costs are in the Blueprint Finder.

Weapon

Every weapon and what it takes (39 weapons)

#	Weapon	Maker	Type	DPS	Alpha	RPM	Mag	Reach	Hip-fire spread	Slots available	Craftable
1	Ravager-212 Twin Shotgun	Kastak Arms	shotgun	693	52	800	16	600 m	1.0 deg	25 optic / 10 underbarrel	yes
2	Scalpel Sniper Rifle	Kastak Arms	sniper	450	45	600	12	1750 m	5.0 deg	54 optic / 10 underbarrel	yes
3	Gallant Rifle	Klaus & Werner	rifle	315	21	900	45	4800 m	0.05 deg	34 optic / 7 barrel / 10 underbarrel	yes
4	Lumin V SMG	Klaus & Werner	smg	245	21	700	45	1200 m	0.06 deg	25 optic / 7 barrel / 10 underbarrel	yes
5	R97 Shotgun	Gemini	shotgun	243	32	455	18	450 m	3.0 deg	25 optic / 10 underbarrel	yes
6	Yubarev Pistol	Lightning Bolt Co.	pistol	239	41	350	10	1000 m	0.0 deg	25 optic / 10 underbarrel	yes
7	Zenith Laser Sniper Rifle	V.O.L.T	sniper	230	42	325	22	1400 m	4.0 deg	54 optic / 10 underbarrel	yes
8	Killshot Rifle	Grey's Market	rifle	220	22	600	45	1750 m	0.4 deg	34 optic / 10 barrel / 10 underbarrel	yes
9	Arclight Pistol	Klaus & Werner	pistol	210	18	700	30	1200 m	0.08 deg	25 optic / 7 barrel / 10 underbarrel	yes
10	Parallax Energy Assault Rifle	V.O.L.T	rifle	210	21	600	80	1200 m	0.5 deg	34 optic / 10 underbarrel	yes
11	LH86 Pistol	Gemini	pistol	206	13	950	25	950 m	0.0 deg	25 optic / 9 barrel / 10 underbarrel	yes
12	F55 LMG	Gemini	lmg	200	10	1200	150	1100 m	3.0 deg	34 optic / 10 underbarrel	yes
13	CQ7 Rifle	Behring	rifle	195	18	650	40	1100 m	0.18 deg	34 optic / 10 barrel / 10 underbarrel	yes
14	P8-SC SMG	Behring	smg	183	14	800	45	950 m	0.09 deg	25 optic / 9 barrel / 10 underbarrel	yes
15	Coda Pistol	Kastak Arms	pistol	180	60	180	6	1100 m	0.75 deg	25 optic / 9 barrel / 10 underbarrel	yes
16	S71 Rifle	Gemini	rifle	179	22	500	30	2400 m	3.0 deg	34 optic / 10 barrel / 10 underbarrel	yes
17	C54 SMG	Gemini	smg	177	12	925	50	950 m	2.0 deg	25 optic / 9 barrel / 10 underbarrel	yes
18	P8-AR Rifle	Behring	rifle	176	45	235	15	2300 m	4.5 deg	34 optic / 10 barrel / 10 underbarrel	yes
19	Karna Rifle	Kastak Arms	rifle	175	18	600	35	1200 m	1.0 deg	34 optic / 7 barrel / 10 underbarrel	yes
20	Custodian SMG	Kastak Arms	smg	173	13	800	60	1200 m	0.5 deg	25 optic / 7 barrel / 10 underbarrel	yes
21	S-38 Pistol	Behring	pistol	169	22	450	20	950 m	0.1 deg	25 optic / 9 barrel / 10 underbarrel	yes
22	P4-AR Rifle	Behring	rifle	162	12	810	40	1100 m	0.15 deg	34 optic / 10 barrel / 10 underbarrel	yes
23	Pulverizer LMG	Grey's Market	lmg	160	27	355	120	2100 m	2.0 deg	34 optic	yes
24	A03 Sniper Rifle	Gemini	sniper	159	42	225	15	1600 m	7.0 deg	54 optic / 10 barrel / 10 underbarrel	yes
25	FS-9 LMG	Behring	lmg	157	14	650	75	1200 m	2.0 deg	34 optic / 10 barrel / 10 underbarrel	yes
26	Demeco LMG	Klaus & Werner	lmg	153	12	800	100	2400 m	0.2 deg	34 optic / 7 barrel / 10 underbarrel	yes
27	Prism Laser Shotgun	V.O.L.T	shotgun	153	46	200	20	600 m	2.0 deg	34 optic / 10 underbarrel	yes
28	BR-2 Shotgun	Behring	shotgun	132	88	90	12	450 m	4.0 deg	25 optic / 8 barrel / 10 underbarrel	yes
29	Salvo Frag Pistol	Hedeby Gunworks	pistol	128	45	170	8	1100 m	0.22 deg	25 optic / 9 barrel / 10 underbarrel	yes
30	Devastator Shotgun	Kastak Arms	shotgun	120	120	60	12	600 m	3.75 deg	25 optic / 6 barrel / 10 underbarrel	yes
31	Arlington Rifle	Hedeby Gunworks	rifle	113	80	85	20	1100 m	0.0 deg	34 optic / 10 barrel / 10 underbarrel	no
32	Pulse Laser Pistol	V.O.L.T	pistol	98	12	500	60	1200 m	0.0 deg	25 optic / 10 underbarrel	yes
33	Novian Crossbow	UltiFlex		93	133	42	5	1850 m	1.0 deg	54 optic / 10 underbarrel	yes
34	P6-LR Sniper Rifle	Behring	sniper	92	100	55	8	1450 m	11.0 deg	54 optic / 10 barrel / 10 underbarrel	yes
35	Atzkav Sniper Rifle	Lightning Bolt Co.	sniper	82	165	30	8	1000 m	11.0 deg	54 optic / 10 underbarrel	yes
36	Fresnel Energy LMG	Klaus & Werner	lmg	82	9	550	165	4400 m	1.0 deg	54 optic / 10 underbarrel	yes
37	GP-33 MOD Grenade Launcher	Behring	launcher	75	75	60	6	200 m	4.0 deg	34 optic / 10 underbarrel	no
38	Arrowhead Sniper Rifle	Klaus & Werner	sniper	58	50	70	16	4000 m	5.0 deg	54 optic / 7 barrel / 10 underbarrel	yes
39	Tripledown Pistol	Grey's Market	pistol	36	36	60	12	1100 m	2.7 deg	25 optic / 10 underbarrel	yes

What these numbers mean

Alpha is one trigger pull with every pellet counted. DPS is alpha times rate of fire.
Range changes the order. Spread widens with distance and projectiles despawn at velocity times lifetime, so a weapon that wins up close can read zero far out.
Base stats are the weapon as bought. Best crafted recomputes damage and rate of fire with every ingredient at perfect quality. 39 of these carry a blueprint.
Fight length. Burst ignores reloading, which is the figure other sites publish. 10s fight and Sustained spend it, at a measured 4.95 seconds.
Climate moves overheat on the 5 energy weapons that overheat. Cold is Yela at -28 C, Temperate is Daymar at -1 C, Hot is Aberdeen at +56 C, all measured in game.
Fire modes are alternatives, not extras. The DPS column shows each weapon's default mode. Open a row for the rest.
Attachments never change damage or rate of fire. They buy recoil, spread, zoom and sound, and they multiply together. Crafting is the only thing that moves damage.
Crafting materials matter separately. Each ingredient slot moves different stats, and two slots that move the same stat add up.
Spread is hip-fire spread, the only figure the game publishes for infantry weapons. Snipers read worst, pistols best. The game publishes no aimed figure at all.
Paint variants are folded in to the weapon they belong to, and named under it. Stats are identical.

Star Citizen weapon DPS: common questions

What is the best gun in Star Citizen?

At 1000 m over a 10 second fight, which is how this page opens, it is the Vendetta HMG at 308. Its 1,000 round belt means it never stops to reload, so nothing is deducted from it. Switch Fight length to Burst and the Scalpel Sniper Rifle takes first place at 450, because Burst ignores the reload its 12 round magazine forces on you. The best weapon changes with the range you fight at, so move the slider. Sort by alpha instead if you want the hardest single hit rather than sustained damage.

Which Star Citizen weapons can be crafted?

37 of the 42 weapons listed here carry a blueprint. Crafting is the only thing that raises damage or rate of fire, and material quality decides how much. The Blueprint Finder covers where to find each blueprint and the materials it needs.

Does crafting increase weapon damage in Star Citizen?

Yes, and it is the only thing that does. Each ingredient slot moves different stats, and only the slot carrying damage will raise it, so a perfect roll on the wrong material changes nothing. Switch to Best crafted above to see the ceiling, and see the Blueprint Finder for which blueprint a weapon takes and what it costs.

What is the highest DPS weapon in Star Citizen 4.10.1?

The Vendetta HMG at 308, measured at 1000 m over a 10 second fight, which is this page's default. On Burst, which ignores reloading, the Scalpel Sniper Rifle leads at 450. Move the range slider and the order changes again.

Does DPS account for reloading?

Burst does not, which is the figure other sites publish. 10s fight and Sustained do, using a reload of 4.95 seconds measured from the game's animations.

Do attachments increase damage?

No. None of the 99 attachments in the game changes damage or rate of fire. They buy recoil, spread, zoom and sound. Crafting is the only thing that moves damage.

Why does climate change the numbers?

Ambient temperature changes how fast a weapon builds heat, so 5 of these overheat sooner when it is hot. The Zenith fires eight shots on Daymar and forty on Yela.

Are the paint variants missing?

They are folded into the weapon they belong to, with the finishes named underneath. A different paint has identical stats.

Where does this data come from?

The Star Citizen Alpha 4.10.1 game files. Nothing here is player tested or copied from another site.

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