View source for Beams - L1 Comparison

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This Comparison chart is useful for helping you select a better Beam. Check an individual unit's page for more details.

All values, except where explicitly specified to the contrary, are for beam weapons of 100% quality. Note that player-built beams (up to 200% quality) enhance a beam's damage-infliction capability and buffs.<br>

DPS = Damage per Second. Note that a fast-firing weapon with lower damage can disrupt a mob from employing its psionic effects against you.<br>
EPS = Energy per Second. Make sure your energy use doesn't exceed your reactor's recharge rate!<br>

<font color="watermelon">'''NEW columns:'''
*A new "'''DPS 200%'''" '''column''' has been addded in response to an in-game chat request, in order to make it easier to compare 200% (player-made) items to Non-Manufacturable items.</font> <small>Note that the figure in a NonMF item's "DPS 200%" column will be the same as its 100% value. There is, of course, the potential for a looted NonMF item to have a quality value above or below 100% but, as this spreadsheet can't easily be coded for every eventuality, a 100%NonMF vs 200%PM comparison is all you get!</small>
*<font color="watermelon">A new "'''NegEfct'''" '''column''' has been added.</font> <small>Previously, all buffs (changes) to aspects of a weapon's or ship's performance were listed in the Buffs column, whether they were a positive change (a "buff") or a negative change (a 'de-buff'). The Buffs column now only shows effects gained which benefit you:— these can either be enhancements to your weapons or ship, or the power to de-buff your enemies. Any negative effect (de-buff) which is applied '''to YOU''' has been split off into the new NegEfct column. Sometimes you may be able to counteract a personal de-buff by installing another ship item which buffs (improves) the same characteristic.</small>

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!Beam||Level||Range||Type||Damage||Reload Time||DPS||DPS 200%||EPS||Race||Class||Buffs||NegEfct||Buildable
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|[[Damaged Drone Defense Laser]]||1||800||Energy||3.0||2.0||1.50||2.25||5.50||all||all||0||0||Yes
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||[[Diamond Laser]]||1||900||Energy||3.0||2.0||1.50||style="background: {{Color/WeaponLight}};"|1.50||5.50||Jenquai restricted||all||0||0||NonMf
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|[[Electron Shikari Charger]]||1||800||Energy||4.0||2.0||2.00||3.00||7.50||Progen restricted||all||0||0||Yes
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|[[Gradient Laser]]||1||900||Energy||3.0||2.0||1.50||style="background: {{Color/WeaponLight}};"|1.50||5.50||all||all||0||0||NonMf
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|[[Haywire's Circuit Breaker]]||1||800||Energy||1.0||1.0||1.00||1.50||4.00||all||all||0||0||Yes
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|[[Malicious Gaze]]||1||1000||Energy||3.0||2.0||1.50||2.25||5.50||all||all||0||0||Yes
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|[[Most Delicious Pumpkin Cannon Mk. I]]||1||5000||Plasma||5.0||1.0||5.00||style="background: {{Color/WeaponLight}};"|5.00||10.00||all||all||0||0||NonMf
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|[[Needlenose's Slingbeam]]||1||900||Energy||2.0||1.0||2.00||3.00||5.00||all||all||0||0||Yes
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|[[Petit Sango]]||1||1000||Energy||4.0||2.0||2.00||3.00||7.50||Progen restricted||all||0||0||Yes
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|[[Prosecutor Alpha]]||1||1100||Energy||4.0||2.0||2.00||3.00||7.50||Progen only||Explorer restricted||0||0||Yes
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|[[Prototype P 1]]||1||1900||Plasma||18.0||6.0||3.00||style="background: {{Color/WeaponLight}};"|3.00||5.00||all||all||0||0||NonMf
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|[[Pulse Laser]]||1||900||Energy||3.0||2.0||1.50||style="background: {{Color/WeaponLight}};"|1.50||5.50||Progen restricted||all||0||0||NonMf
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|[[The Fifteenth Iteration]]||1||1100||Energy||9.0||5.0||1.80||style="background: {{Color/WeaponLight}};"|1.80||5.00||all||all||0||0||NonMf
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<sup>*</sup>Values of NonMf items marked with an asterisk might be better than listed here, but need to be verified in-game.
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