Maelstrom
Starfield Weapon

4.15

1210

The Maelstrom is an automatic ballistic rifle in Starfield. It fires 6.5mm CT ammo.

It takes 35 mods across 9 slots, comes in 6 quality tiers from Standard to Exceptional, and can roll up to 4 legendary effects. Its mods need 14 research projects.

It is boosted by 12 skills. Chems can raise its damage too: 10 consumables affect it.

Maelstrom 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 Maelstrom

Mods

interactive

4.15

1210

Fire Rate

shots per
10 sec

Full Auto

Ammo

406.5mm

Range

100%50%

Reload Time

Crit Damage

barrel

Standard issue barrel.

Long Barrel

Increases Accuracy, Recoil Control, and Range at the cost of Aim Down Sight speed.

grip

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

Grip and Stock Mods 1

receiver

Semi-Automatic

Receiver that fires once per trigger pull.

Receiver Mods 1

Fully Automatic

Receiver that fires continuously while the trigger is pulled.

Receiver Mods 2

muzzle

No Mod

Empty muzzle attachment.

Muzzle Brake

Increases long-range Accuracy and Stability at the cost of Hip-Fire accuracy.

Muzzle Mods 1

Compensator

Increases Stability and Hip-Fire accuracy at the cost of long-range Accuracy.

Suppressor

Vastly reduces acoustic intensity while increasing Accuracy at the cost of Range.

Muzzle Mods 2

scope

Iron Sights

Standard issue iron sights.

Reflex Sight

Reflex sights for quicker target acquisition and visibility.

Short Scope

Short scope for 2x magnified view.

Optic and Laser Mods 1

Medium Scope

Medium scope for 4x magnified view.

Optic and Laser Mods 2

internal-mod

No Mod

Empty internal module.

Hair Trigger

Installs a lighter trigger pull for increased Fire Rate.

Internal Mods 1

High Powered

Increases Damage done.

Internal Mods 3

High Velocity

Internal module that increases accuracy and range.

Internal Mods 2

mag

Standard Magazine

Standard issue magazine.

Armor-Piercing Rounds

More powerful casing can penetrate even the sturdiest armors.

Magazine and Battery Mods 2

Tactical Magazine

Lighter mag that vastly increases Aim Down Sight speed and Reload speed.

Gut Buster Rounds

Nasty rounds that, upon firing into an enemy, explode out the back into a burst of shrapnel.

Magazine and Battery Mods 3

Large Magazine

Increases Ammo capacity at the cost of Aim Down Sight speed and Reload speed.

Magazine and Battery Mods 1

Drum Magazine

Vastly increases Ammo Capacity at the cost of Aim Down Sights speed and Reload speed.

Magazine and Battery Mods 2

Whitehot Rounds

Chemically-tipped rounds that burn on contact.

Magazine and Battery Mods 1

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

other

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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