Star Citizen FPS Ballistics Database

Karna Rifle

Star CitizenKastak ArmsMediumAssault RifleEnergy

The Karna Rifle is a medium energy assault rifle in Star Citizen, made by Kastak Arms. It hits for 35 damage per shot at 600 rpm, dropping an unarmored target in 3 shots. Against Medium armor it needs 9 torso shots - a time-to-kill of 0.8 seconds. Crafting uses Riccite, Beryl, Beradom; 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

17.5

dmg/shot - vs Default

Fire rate

600rpm

315 shots/min? - capped at 315 carried

Sustained DPS

175

dmg/sec - vs Default

Magazine

rounds

Range

1200

meters

Projectile

600

m/s

Range - loses 0.11 dmg/m past 20 m, to a minimum of 14.5 dmg1200 m / 4800 m scale

02Damage, shots to kill & TTKper armor class - Rapid

Values for Rapid 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 Karna Rifle takes 31 shots to kill a Super Heavy helmet. Craft +1.6% Impact Force to make it 30 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	35	3shots	0.2s	≥ 42.86%	—	—
Default	17.5	6shots	0.5s	≥ 14.29%	—	—
Undersuit	16.625	7shots	0.6s	≥ 0.26%	—	—
Flightsuit	14.875	7shots	0.6s	≥ 12.05%	—	—
Light	14	8shots	0.7s	≥ 2.05%	≥ 4.66%	≥ 6.02%
Hv Util?	13.125	8shots	0.7s	≥ 8.85%	—	≥ 14.58%
Medium	12.25	9shots	0.8s	≥ 2.05%	≥ 6.61%	≥ 9.06%
Heavy	10.5	10shots	0.9s	≥ 5.83%	≥ 13.38%	≥ 17.58%
Super Heavy	2.188	46shots	4.5s	≥ 1.57%	≥ 23.11%	—

Head

Armor	Dmgper shot	STKshots to kill	TTKtime to kill	Basevs standard armor	Max craftedvs +10% armor	Premium?vs +15% sets
Naked	70	2shots	0.1s	≥ 42.86%	—	—
Default	26.25	4shots	0.3s	≥ 26.99%	—	—
Undersuit	24.938	5shots	0.4s	≥ 0.25%	—	—
Flightsuit	22.312	5shots	0.4s	≥ 12.05%	—	—
Light	21	5shots	0.4s	≥ 19.05%	≥ 22.11%	≥ 23.69%
Hv Util?	19.688	6shots	0.5s	≥ 1.59%	—	≥ 6.94%
Medium	18.375	6shots	0.5s	≥ 8.85%	≥ 13.72%	≥ 16.33%
Heavy	15.75	7shots	0.6s	≥ 5.83%	≥ 13.38%	≥ 17.58%
Super Heavy	3.281	31shots	3s	≥ 1.6%	≥ 23.15%	—

Arms/Legs

Armor	Dmgper shot	STKshots to kill	TTKtime to kill	Basevs standard armor	Max craftedvs +10% armor	Premium?vs +15% sets
Naked	26.25	4shots	0.3s	≥ 26.99%	—	—
Default	14	8shots	0.7s	≥ 2.05%	—	—
Undersuit	13.3	8shots	0.7s	≥ 7.42%	—	—
Flightsuit	11.9	9shots	0.8s	≥ 5.05%	—	—
Light	11.2	9shots	0.8s	≥ 11.61%	≥ 14.47%	≥ 15.96%
Hv Util?	10.5	10shots	0.9s	≥ 5.83%	—	≥ 11.39%
Medium	9.8	11shots	1s	≥ 2.05%	≥ 6.61%	≥ 9.06%
Heavy	8.4	12shots	1.1s	≥ 8.23%	≥ 15.96%	≥ 20.26%
Super Heavy	1.75	58shots	5.7s	≥ 0.26%	≥ 21.52%	—

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 - 0.04 SCU Riccite (affects recoil - no damage effect) - mined grades 325/525/671/743/870/942/965/1000
Conduit - 0.02 SCU Beryl (fire rate) - mined grades 324/547/677/717/860/937/955/1000
Stabilizer - 3× Beradom (Impact Force) - mined grades 287/578/656/723/881/937/969/1000

04Frequently askedQuick answers

How much damage does the Karna Rifle do?

The Karna Rifle deals 17.5 damage per shot at 600 rpm.

How many shots to kill with the Karna Rifle?

3 torso shots against an unarmored target, and 9 shots against Medium armor (against the shared 100 HP health pool).