Star Citizen FPS Ballistics Database

Arclight Pistol

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The Arclight Pistol is a small energy pistol in Star Citizen, made by Klaus & Werner. It hits for 36 damage per shot at 700 rpm, dropping an unarmored target in 3 shots. Against Medium armor it needs 8 torso shots - a time-to-kill of 0.629 seconds. Crafting uses Lindinium, Copper, Dolivine; the tables below list the Impact Force needed to drop a shot against every armor class.

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01Specifications2 fire modes

Alpha damage

dmg/shot - vs Default

Fire rate

700rpm

663 rpm sustained - 270 shots/min? - capped at 270 carried

Sustained DPS

199

dmg/sec - vs Default

Magazine

rounds

Range

1200

meters

Projectile

600

m/s

Range1200 m / 4800 m scale

02Damage, shots to kill & TTKper armor class - Burst 3

Values for Burst 3 fire, bare weapon, standard (500) quality. Fire modes, barrel attachments and the craft-quality slider are in the interactive calculator.

Body region: Head vs Super Heavy armor

The Arclight Pistol takes 30 shots to kill a Super Heavy helmet. Craft +2.18% Impact Force to make it 29 shots - within reach.

Torso

Armor	Dmgper shot	STKshots to kill	TTKtime to kill	Basevs standard armor	Max craftedvs +10% armor	Premium?vs +15% sets
Naked	36	3shots	0.171s	≥ 38.89%	—	—
Default	18	6shots	0.443s	≥ 11.12%	—	—
Undersuit	17.1	6shots	0.443s	≥ 16.96%	—	—
Flightsuit	15.3	7shots	0.543s	≥ 8.94%	—	—
Light	14.4	7shots	0.543s	≥ 15.75%	≥ 18.71%	≥ 20.26%
Hv Util?	13.5	8shots	0.629s	≥ 5.83%	—	≥ 11.39%
Medium	12.6	8shots	0.629s	≥ 13.38%	≥ 18.46%	≥ 21.17%
Heavy	10.8	10shots	0.814s	≥ 2.89%	≥ 10.23%	≥ 14.32%
Super Heavy	2.25	45shots	3.971s	≥ 1.02%	≥ 22.44%	—

Head

Armor	Dmgper shot	STKshots to kill	TTKtime to kill	Basevs standard armor	Max craftedvs +10% armor	Premium?vs +15% sets
Naked	72	2shots	0.086s	≥ 38.89%	—	—
Default	27	4shots	0.271s	≥ 23.46%	—	—
Undersuit	25.65	4shots	0.271s	≥ 29.96%	—	—
Flightsuit	22.95	5shots	0.357s	≥ 8.94%	—	—
Light	21.6	5shots	0.357s	≥ 15.75%	≥ 18.71%	≥ 20.26%
Hv Util?	20.25	5shots	0.357s	≥ 23.46%	—	≥ 29.96%
Medium	18.9	6shots	0.443s	≥ 5.83%	≥ 10.56%	≥ 13.1%
Heavy	16.2	7shots	0.543s	≥ 2.89%	≥ 10.23%	≥ 14.32%
Super Heavy	3.375	30shots	2.614s	≥ 2.18%	≥ 23.85%	—

Arms/Legs

Armor	Dmgper shot	STKshots to kill	TTKtime to kill	Basevs standard armor	Max craftedvs +10% armor	Premium?vs +15% sets
Naked	27	4shots	0.271s	≥ 23.46%	—	—
Default	14.4	7shots	0.543s	≥ 15.75%	—	—
Undersuit	13.68	8shots	0.629s	≥ 4.43%	—	—
Flightsuit	12.24	9shots	0.714s	≥ 2.13%	—	—
Light	11.52	9shots	0.714s	≥ 8.51%	≥ 11.29%	≥ 12.74%
Hv Util?	10.8	10shots	0.814s	≥ 2.89%	—	≥ 8.3%
Medium	10.08	10shots	0.814s	≥ 10.23%	≥ 15.17%	≥ 17.81%
Heavy	8.64	12shots	0.986s	≥ 5.22%	≥ 12.74%	≥ 16.91%
Super Heavy	1.8	56shots	4.971s	≥ 1.02%	≥ 22.44%	—

The three Impact Force columns are the minimum Dmg % a crafted weapon needs to remove one shot-to-kill: base = vs standard armor, max crafted = the Impact Force to reach the same breakpoint against a fully-crafted target, and premium = the same against the best sets in that tier, so you can read across the row. Most armor gains +10% damage mitigation at max craft quality, but roughly half the sets in each tier reach +15% instead - at Heavy that is ADP, ADP-mk4, Balor HCH, Defiance, Manticore and Overlord, and every Heavy Utility piece is premium. Where the weapon already one-shots standard armor, the crafted values are the Impact Force to keep that one-shot. Clothing and undersuits can't be crafted; flight suits can be, but have no craftable stats that matter here. STK = shots to kill. Computed at 0 m against the 100 HP health pool.

03Crafting materialsFabrication bench

Each part's stat follows its input material's quality 1:1 - quality 500 is the standard looted weapon, 1000 the best craft.

Frame - 0.02 SCU Lindinium (affects recoil - no damage effect) - mined grades 305/585/618/729/853/930/954/1000
Wiring - 0.01 SCU Copper (fire rate) - mined grades 359/593/652/742/855/917/958/1000
Lenses - 4× Dolivine (Impact Force) - mined grades 304/577/621/743/886/901/957/1000

04Frequently askedQuick answers

How much damage does the Arclight Pistol do?

The Arclight Pistol deals 18 damage per shot at 700 rpm.

How many shots to kill with the Arclight Pistol?

3 torso shots against an unarmored target, and 8 shots against Medium armor (against the shared 100 HP health pool).