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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 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.
DPS = Damage per Second. Note that a fast-firing weapon with lower damage can disrupt a mob from employing its psionic effects against you.
EPS = Energy per Second. Make sure your energy use doesn't exceed your reactor's recharge rate!
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. 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!
- A new "NegEfct" column has been added. 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.
| Beam | Level | Range | Type | Damage | Reload Time | DPS | DPS 200% | EPS | Race | Class | Buffs | NegEfct | Buildable |
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| Angry Blue Gaze | 2 | 1200 | Energy | 3.0 | 1.0 | 3.00 | 4.50 | 7.00 | all | all | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Angry Gaze | 2 | 1200 | Energy | 5.0 | 2.0 | 2.50 | 3.75 | 7.00 | all | all | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Appealing Laser Class H | 2 | 1100 | Energy | 6.0 | 2.0 | 3.00 | 4.50 | 7.50 | all | all | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Bobcat | 2 | 1000 | Plasma | 19.0 | 7.0 | 2.71 | 4.07 | 7.86 | all | all | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Brown Dragon Laser Ichi | 2 | 1100 | Energy | 13.0 | 4.0 | 3.25 | 4.88 | 7.75 | Jenquai only | all | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Calathius Omega Beam | 2 | 3000 | Energy | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0.25 | 0.38 | 6.25 | Progen only | Explorer restricted | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dagger Prime | 2 | 900 | Energy | 21.0 | 10.0 | 2.10 | 3.15 | 6.30 | Jenquai restricted | all | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| Drone Defense Laser | 2 | 1000 | Energy | 5.0 | 2.0 | 2.50 | 3.75 | 7.00 | all | all | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| EB-X1 "Cottonmouth" Mk. II | 2 | 1000 | Energy | 21.0 | 9.0 | 2.33 | 3.50 | 5.78 | all | all | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| EB-X4 "Copperhead" Mk. II | 2 | 1000 | Energy | 21.0 | 9.0 | 2.33 | 3.50 | 5.78 | all | all | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| EB-X7 "Asp" Mk. II | 2 | 1100 | Energy | 17.0 | 6.0 | 2.83 | 4.25 | 6.17 | all | all | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Fetching Laser Line A3 | 2 | 1000 | Energy | 13.0 | 5.0 | 2.60 | 3.90 | 7.40 | all | all | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Glaive | 2 | 900 | Energy | 21.0 | 10.0 | 2.10 | 3.15 | 6.30 | Jenquai restricted | all | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| Glimmerbeam | 2 | 900 | Energy | 8.0 | 3.0 | 2.67 | 4.00 | 7.00 | all | all | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Green Dragon Laser M2 | 2 | 1000 | Energy | 18.0 | 6.0 | 3.00 | 4.50 | 7.17 | Progen restricted | all | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Hipparchus M2 | 2 | 1200 | Energy | 16.0 | 6.0 | 2.67 | 4.00 | 6.33 | Progen restricted | all | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jury-Rigged Bogeril Taser | 2 | 900 | Energy | 9.0 | 4.0 | 2.25 | 3.38 | 6.25 | all | all | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Neptunus IC20 | 2 | 1200 | Energy | 10.0 | 4.0 | 2.50 | 3.75 | 6.50 | Progen restricted | all | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Novaflash I | 2 | 1200 | Energy | 7.0 | 2.0 | 3.50 | 5.25 | 7.00 | all | all | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Ocelot L2 | 2 | 1100 | Plasma | 12.0 | 4.0 | 3.00 | 4.50 | 7.75 | all | all | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| Petit-Grand Sango | 2 | 1100 | Energy | 6.0 | 2.0 | 3.00 | 4.50 | 8.50 | Progen restricted | all | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Proton Shikari Charger | 2 | 900 | Energy | 6.0 | 2.0 | 3.00 | 4.50 | 8.50 | Progen restricted | all | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Prototype A 2 | 2 | 2100 | Energy | 21.0 | 6.0 | 3.50 | 3.50 | 9.00 | all | all | 0 | 0 | NonMf |
| Prototype P 2 | 2 | 2100 | Plasma | 21.0 | 6.0 | 3.50 | 3.50 | 9.00 | all | all | 0 | 0 | NonMf |
| Scavenger's Laser | 2 | 1100 | Energy | 20.0 | 5.0 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 7.40 | all | all | 1 | 0 | NonMf |
| Sultry Class E Laser | 2 | 1000 | Energy | 13.0 | 5.0 | 2.60 | 3.90 | 7.40 | all | all | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Trident Alpha | 2 | 1000 | Energy | 17.0 | 7.0 | 2.43 | 3.64 | 6.29 | Jenquai restricted | all | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| V'rix Modified Bobcat | 2 | 1000 | Plasma | 19.0 | 7.0 | 2.71 | 2.71 | 7.86 | all | all | 0 | 0 | NonMf |
| Vega MCG-2 | 2 | 1200 | Energy | 11.0 | 4.0 | 2.75 | 4.13 | 6.50 | Jenquai only | all | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Vrix Pheromone Activator | 2 | 1200 | Plasma | 12.0 | 4.0 | 3.00 | 4.50 | 7.75 | all | all | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| White Dragon Laser M2 | 2 | 1000 | Energy | 12.0 | 4.0 | 3.00 | 4.50 | 7.75 | Jenquai only | all | 0 | 0 | Yes |
*Values of NonMf items marked with an asterisk might be better than listed here, but need to be verified in-game.