Energy Weapons

Energy Weapons are a type of Weapon in Fallout 4. They are separate from Guns or Explosive Weapons which use different ammo. Energy Weapons typically use Cell ammunition types and require the Science! Perk in order to modify them with High-Tech Mods. There are several different types of Energy Weapons: Laser Pistol, Plasma Rifle, Plasma Thrower and Cryolater. This page shows a rough overview of the Energy Weapons available in Fallout 4, what they look like and what their Damage and other Stats are, to give you a better idea which weapon you would like to use. See the images and table below for information.

Laser Weapons

Laser			Fire Rate	Rng	Acc	Wgt.
Gatling Laser	Cell	14	272	203	48	19.3
Institute Pistol	Cell	15	68	71	70	3.9
Institute Rifle	Cell	??	??	??	??	??
Laser Pistol	Cell	27	50	71	71	3.5
Laser Rifle	Cell	29	50	203	76	4.9
Laser Musket	Cell	29	6	239	67	12.0
Righteous Authority	Cell	26	50	203	76	5.5

Plasma Weapons

Plasma				Fire Rate	Rng	Acc	Wgt.	Req
Alien Blaster	Alien Blaster Round	??	??	??	??	??	?	??
Plasma Pistol	Plasma	24	24	33	119	142	3.9	??
Plasma Thrower	Plasma	5	5	90	203	68	4.2	??
Plasma Rifle	Plasma	20	20	33	119	156	4.5	??
Plasma Scattergun	Plasma	20	20	33	119	113	4.5	??
Plasma Sniper Rifle	Plasma	32	32	33	227	157	5.4	??