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How to Get Legendary Weapons & Armor in Starfield

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Image Source: Bethesda
Image Source: Bethesda

Regular weapons are all well and good, but everyone knows that you really want the legendary ones to be able to clean up! They are not as readily accessible as basic weapons in the game, however, so let’s delve into how you can get legendary weapons and armor when playing Starfield.

Getting Legendary Armor and Weapons in Starfield

Legendary gear, such as weapons and armor, are most commonly dropped by higher level enemies. These enemies can be leaders of gangs, enemies that appear at the end of quests that are akin to a boss battle, or just important enemies in general.

If you’re wanting to get better equipment sooner, it is best to seek out the higher ranked enemies. Although, there is no guarantee that a difficult enemy will drop a legendary weapon, the odds are much higher usual.

Legendary weapon in Starfield
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Another way to obtain them is by encountering them randomly throughout the world, such as in lockers and crates. The likelihood isn’t as high as when fighting a tough enemy; but the probability of running into a legendary weapon in the wild also increases on higher difficulties.

An appealing thing about legendary weapons is that you can also get certain perks with them. These will drastically improve your battle experience, and give you the upper hand in some situations. A more extensive list can be found here, but for now here are a few examples of what you can get:

  • Furious: Each consecutive hit deals more damage.
  • Med Theft: Chance that humans drop extra Med Packs on death.
  • Incendiary: Randomly deals incendiary damage.
  • Hitman: +15% damage while aiming.
  • Explosive: Randomly switches to explosive rounds.

So, the moral here is that if you want good stuff, you have got to play hard and search hard! And that’s everything we have on how to get legendary weapons and armor in Starfield. For more, here’s how to target engines and how to holster your weapons. Otherwise, feel free to browse our related coverage below.

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Hannah Townsend

Hannah is a freelance new release writer for Twinfinite. She has been writing and providing video game content for 5 years, and loves to cover games such as The Last of Us, Life is Strange, Grand Theft Auto, and The Sims just to name a few! If it has zombies in it, she has probably played it. Hannah has an American Studies degree from The University of Hull, as well as a Digital Media Master's from The University of Sussex. Her biggest philosophical quandary is "will Ryo Hazuki ever manage to avenge his father?"

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