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Starfield

Best Laser Modifications in Starfield

By
Seren Morgan-Roberts

One of the coolest things you can add to your weapon during weapon modifications in Starfield is Laser Sights. They’ll not only improve your accuracy but they’ll also provide a visual aid in the form of a laser that’ll help players improve their own shooting aim. This page will detail all the laser mods that you can unlock and we’ll also give a detailed breakdown of each laser modification, their crafting cost and the research required. And, we’ll also give some advice on whether we think the different Laser Sights are worth it, giving pros and cons for each mod!

Time to up your weapon game and make yourself feel like an FBI agent with cool laser sights!

All Laser Modifications in Starfield

Below, you’ll find a full list of all Laser Modifications, with a list of all compatible weapons, crafting costs, bonuses (and cons!), as well as the research requirement to unlock the mods.

Laser Mod Description Crafting Cost Research Requirement (Skill) Compatible Weapons (Inc. Unique Weapons)
Foregrip with Laser Sight Laser Sight attachment to help with target acquisition and increase Accuracy. "Aluminum" iconAluminum x1, "Neon" iconNeon x1, "Helium-3" iconHelium-3 x1 None "Beowulf" iconBeowulf
Laser Sight Laser Sight attachment to help with target acquisition and increase Accuracy. "Aluminum" iconAluminum x1, "Neon" iconNeon x1, "Helium-3" iconHelium-3 x1 None AA-99, "Acid Rain" iconAcid Rain, "Ambassador" iconAmbassador, "Arc Welder" iconArc Welder, "Auto-Rivet" iconAuto-Rivet, "Big Bang" iconBig Bang, "Boom Boom" iconBoom Boom, "Breach" iconBreach, "Bridger" iconBridger, Brute Force, "Coachman" iconCoachman, "Deadeye" iconDeadeye, Desperation, "Drum Beat" iconDrum Beat, Ember, Eon, "Equinox" iconEquinox, "Feather" iconFeather, "Fury" iconFury, Gallow’s Reach, "Grendel" iconGrendel, "Hard Target" iconHard Target, "Justifier" iconJustifier, "Kodama" iconKodama, "Kraken" iconKraken, "Lawgiver" iconLawgiver, "Maelstrom" iconMaelstrom, "Memento Mori" iconMemento Mori, "Microgun" iconMicrogun, Negotiator, "Novablast Disruptor" iconNovablast Disruptor, "Novalight" iconNovalight, "Old Earth Assault Rifle" iconOld Earth Assault Rifle, "Old Earth Hunting Rifle" iconOld Earth Hunting Rifle, "Orion" iconOrion, "Pacifier" iconPacifier, Peacekeeper, Peacemaker, "Power Beat" iconPower Beat, "Rapidshot" iconRapidshot, "Rattler" iconRattler, "Razorback" iconRazorback, Reflection, "Regulator" iconRegulator, "Shotty" iconShotty, "Sidestar" iconSidestar, Solace, "Solstice" iconSolstice, "Speechless Fire" iconSpeechless Fire, "Tempest" iconTempest, "The Buzzcut" iconThe Buzzcut, "The Prime" iconThe Prime, "The Spacer" iconThe Spacer, "Tombstone" iconTombstone, "Unfair Advantage" iconUnfair Advantage, "Urban Eagle" iconUrban Eagle, Va’ruun Inflictor, "Va'ruun Starshard" iconVa’ruun Starshard, "X-989 Microgun" iconX-989 Microgun, XM-2311
Foregrip with Recon Laser Sight Marks enemies while Aiming, and greatly increases Accuracy. "Adhesive" iconAdhesive x2, "Vanadium" iconVanadium x3, Palladium x2, "Zero Wire" iconZero Wire x2 Optics and Laser Mods 3 ("Weapon Engineering" iconWeapon Engineering 2★) "Beowulf" iconBeowulf, "Hunterwulf" iconHunterwulf
Recon Laser Sight Marks enemies while Aiming, and greatly increases Accuracy. "Adhesive" iconAdhesive x2, "Vanadium" iconVanadium x3, Palladium x2, "Zero Wire" iconZero Wire x2 Optics and Laser Mods 3 ("Weapon Engineering" iconWeapon Engineering 2★) AA-99, "Ace Sidearm" iconAce Sidearm, "Big Bang" iconBig Bang, "Breach" iconBreach, "Drum Beat" iconDrum Beat, Eon, "Equinox" iconEquinox, "Eternity's Gate" iconEternity’s Gate, "Grendel" iconGrendel, "Hard Target" iconHard Target, "Keelhauler" iconKeelhauler, "Kodama" iconKodama, "Magpulse" iconMagpulse, "Magshear" iconMagshear, "Magshot" iconMagshot, "Magsniper" iconMagsniper, "Marathon" iconMarathon, "Microgun" iconMicrogun, "Memento Mori" iconMemento Mori, Negotiator, "Novablast Disruptor" iconNovablast Disruptor, "Novalight" iconNovalight, "Orion" iconOrion, "Pacifier" iconPacifier, Reckless Bombardment, Riot Shotgun, "Shotty" iconShotty, "Sidestar" iconSidestar, "Unmitigated Violence" iconUnmitigated Violence, "Unrestrained Vengeance" iconUnrestrained Vengeance, "Urban Eagle" iconUrban Eagle, Va’ruun Inflictor, "Va'ruun Starshard" iconVa’ruun Starshard, "Vampire's Gift" iconVampire’s Gift

Best Laser Mods in Starfield - Pros and Cons

There are only two different kinds of laser sights - the Laser Sight and the Recon Laser Sight. The foregrip versions are for "Beowulf" iconBeowulf weapons (and the "Hunterwulf" iconHunterwulf for the Foregrip with Recon Laser Sight). So, that definitely makes your choice a lot easier! If you’re not in the market for dropping a load of materials and skill points into researching Optics and Laser Mods 3 to unlock the Recon Laser Sight, then you’ll just want to opt for the basic tier Laser Sight.

The Laser Sight and its Recon upgrade are great for increasing the accuracy of your chosen weapon, whilst also offering you a visual laser to help you with targeting your enemies. This is great for players looking to practice their aim! The Recon Laser Sight will also mark enemies, changing color when you’re aiming at a viable target. The "Keelhauler" iconKeelhauler, obtained during the Crimson Fleet questline, is a great early-game weapon that comes with Recon Laser Sight.

(1 of 3) The Keelhauler is a great example of weapon you’ll be rewarded in the early game that has Recon Laser Sight.

In our opinion, most players can probably do without the Recon Laser Sight since it is quite expensive to craft and research. A lot of players have also experienced bugs with the Recon Laser Sight not actually registering chosen targets. Whilst we’re sure that there will eventually be bug fixes relating to this, or even a community-created mod, you may want to air on the side of caution with this and stick with the OG base tier Laser Sight.

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  • Publisher
    Bethesda Softworks
  • Platforms,
    PC, XB X|S
  • Genre
    Action Adventure, Action RPG, Shooter
  • Guide Release
    30 August 2023
  • Last Updated
    18 October 2023
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Starfield is an action role-playing game from Bethesda Game Studios set in a futuristic interpretation of space exploration and colonization. Earth has long been abandoned, but there are plenty of other planets in different star systems where humans have ventured and settled. You have the freedom to create your own character with a unique background, but the main story will take you through a series of adventures as you uncover more information about mysterious artifacts which create gravitational anomalies. Along the way, you can build and customize your own space ship, establish your own outpost, befriend and romance new companions, and more. As a Bethesda game, you can also expect to see a lot of creative mods which have the potential to change your experience of the base game, or take it in an entirely new direction.

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