Cathode
Starfield Weapon

2.6

11250

The Cathode is an automatic laser pistol in Starfield made by CombaTech. It fires 1.5kV LZR Cartridge ammo.

It takes 33 mods across 9 slots, comes in 6 quality tiers from Standard to Exceptional, and can roll up to 4 legendary effects. Its mods need 9 research projects.

It is boosted by 11 skills. Chems can raise its damage too: 10 consumables affect it.

Cathode Builds

Jump into the character build planner with this weapon already equipped, then build skills, traits, and the rest of your loadout around it.

Create a build with Cathode

Mods

interactive

2.6

11250

Fire Rate

100

shots per
10 sec

Full Auto

Ammo

301.5kV LZR

Range

100%50%

Reload Time

Crit Damage

barrel

Standard issue barrel.

Long Barrel

Increases Magazine Size, Accuracy, Recoil Control, and Range at the cost of Aiming Speed.

Barrel Mods 1

scope

Iron Sights

Standard issue iron sights.

Reflex Sight

Standard reflex sights for better target acquisition and visibility.

receiver

Fully Automatic

Receiver that fires continuously while the trigger is pulled.

Burst Fire

Receiver that fires 3 rounds per trigger pull.

Receiver Mods 1

laser

No Mod

Empty laser sight attachment.

Laser Sight

Laser Sight attachment to help with target acquisition and increase Accuracy.

Recon Laser Sight

Marks enemies while Aiming, and greatly increases Accuracy.

Optic and Laser Mods 3

grip

Standard Grip

Standard issue grip.

Tactical Grip

A lighter grip that increases Aim Down Sight speed, Reload speed, and Stability.

Grip and Stock Mods 1

Ergonomic Grip

A comfortable grip that helps increase Accuracy and Aim Down Sights speed.

mag

Standard Battery

Standard issue magazine.

Electromagnetic Beams

Electromagnetic rounds that can knockout living creatures as well as disable robotic units for a time.

Magazine and Battery Mods 2

Ignition Beams

Lasers do more damage and now burn enemies.

Magazine and Battery Mods 3

internal-mod

No Mod

Empty internal module.

Overclocked

Increases Rate of Fire.

Internal Mods 3

Amplifier

Amplifies power output, increasing damage.

Internal Mods 2

Precision Tuning

Precisely tuned to increase Accuracy and Range.

muzzle

No Mod

Empty muzzle attachment.

No Muzzle

Focus Nozzle

Increases Damage, Headshot Damage, and Range.

Muzzle Mods 2

Focal Lens

Specialized lenses vastly increase accuracy.

Stealth Lasers

Reduces the visibilty and acoustic intensity of lasers.

Muzzle Mods 2

Legendary Mods

Bashing

Deals double damage when gun bashing.

Extended Magazine

Doubles the base magazine capacity.

Exterminator

+30% damage against aliens.

Anti-Personnel

+10% damage against humans.

Space-Adept

+30% damage while in space.

Instigating

Deals double damage to targets with full health.

Disassembler

+20% damage against robots.

Furious

Each consecutive hit deals more damage.

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Med Theft

Chance that humans drop extra Med Packs on death.

Rapid

+25% increase in attack speed.

Radioactive

Randomly deals radioactive damage and demoralizes the target.

Poison

Randomly deals poison damage and slows the target.

Staggering

Small chance to stagger enemies.

Lacerate

Randomly applies a bleed effect to the target.

Corrosive

Randomly deals corrosive damage and reduces the targets' armor over 6 seconds.

Crippling

Deals +30% damage on the next attack after hitting a target's limbs.

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Demoralizing

Small chance to demoralize a target.

Elemental

Randomly deals Corrosive, Radiation, Poison, and Incendiary damage.

Frenzy

Small chance to frenzy a target.

Skip Shot

Every fourth shot fires two projectiles at once.

Concussive

Small chance to knock down targets.

Explosive

Randomly switches to explosive rounds.

Titanium Build

Premium build materials make this weapon light as a feather.

Tesla

Rounds will sometimes emit electricity where they land that damages and slows nearby targets.

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Bloodthirsty

Killing enemies grants health.

Saboteur

Damaging robots has a chance to instantly kill them. Robots explode on death.

Methodical

Killing an elite increases your damage by 50% for 15 seconds.

Kismet

Every time you reload, there is a 25% chance that your next magazine size will be tripled.

Reckless

Magazine size is reduced to 1, damage is massively increased, health is massively reduced.

Other Mods

stat-upgrade

No Upgrade

No Upgrade.

Aim Speed Upgrade

Increases Aiming Speed.

Fire Rate Upgrade

Increases Fire Rate.

Ammo Capacity Upgrade

Increases Ammo Capacity.

Reload Speed Upgrade

Increases Reload Speed.

Increases Accuracy and Stability.

Recoil Upgrade

Reduces Recoil.

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