Not to be confused with the Laser Rifle.
Basics
The Energy Rifle is a special weapon capable of powerful attacks, with a long pause in between. Every 1 energy fired will do 50-100 damage (depending on if you have it upgraded).
Upgrades
| Upgrade | Description | Effect | Levels | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AP Lasers | Increases the damage of lasers. | Damage +10 | 5 | $35,000 |
| Overcharge | Increases the max amount of energy you can fire. | Energy +20% | 1 | $25,000 |
| Piercing Rounds | Your shots will pierce through additional enemies. | Pierce x2 | 1 | $40,000 |
| Hyper Charge | Decreases the time taken to charge your weapon. | Reload Time -33.33% | 1 | $30,000 |
| Integrated Scope | Adds an integrated scope to your Energy Rifle. | Scope: Yes | 1 | $15,000 |
| Specialized Lasers | Increases the damage of lasers against special enemies. | Special Damage x2 | 1 | $40,000 |
| Concussion Beam | Your shots will stun enemies depending on the charge. | Stun +1s per 100 Energy | 1 | $30,000 |
Strategies
- One of the traits of the Energy Rifle is its incredible piercing ability. As a result, make sure enemies are lined up before firing.
- Its DPS is inconsistent, so don't use it when carrying.
- If you need consistent DPS, or any meaningful sort of DPS for that matter, get the Laser Rifle. Yes, a cheaper weapon is actually better.
- It is highly recommended to use the perk Reserve Cooling to bypass the long reload time and use another main weapon while you wait for it to reload.
- You can use Shadow Rounds to gain a chance dealling full damged without reloading.
Trivia
- The Energy Rifle can deal ... base damage and ...max damge in a single shot, the most out of any weapon in the game.
- Fully upgraded and with 10 headshots, it can do up to 168,000 damage per shot.
- Unlike other rifles, the Energy Rifle has a 2x headshot multiplier instead of 3x.