Here are the ones that are included in the top ten: Water Swor Custom Weapons/Armor (This was meant for things like custom attacks, custom effects. If you are still wielding the candy cane, you might have realized that it's a boring weapon. The list contains ranged as well as melee weapons that are tricky to find, can't be crafted, and most importantly are destructive as hell. The tools category should be used instead Here is a list of ten best rare weapons in Starbound. Please note that tools such as pickaxes, hammers, axes, and any combinations thereof, should not be used. This category lists all the damage-dealing weapons in the game. Balistic Ranged Weapons are further divided into various types such as: Rocket Launchers Pistols Assault Rifles Sniper Rifles Grenade Launchers Shotguns Thrown Item Ranged Weapons are divided into ballistic and energy weapons, both of which use the player's energy pool to fuel its shots.

The tag Unique Weapon is also given in-game to weapons that do not fit a typical weapon type (such as Assault Rifle or Broadsword) but there are many of these more typical weapons that are also Unique but do not carry the tag due to engine limitations Weapons will be divided into two types: Melee and Ranged. Unique Weapons are specially designed weapons that are not procedurally generated, but have a fixed design - they will always have the same appearance, damage, fire speed, weapon tier and capabilities whenever they are found.

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