Latest Update: August 25, 2026 – Categories: Star Wars Zero Company
In this this guide we cover every weapon type in Star Wars Zero Company, along with their mods and upgrades, and which classes they suit best.
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Quick Summary: There are four main weapon types in Star Wars Zero Company: Blaster Pistol, Blaster Rifle, Repeater, and Longarm Blaster. Pistols and Rifles are Fast Weapons, Longarms are Slow Weapons, and Repeaters are Final Action weapons that consume your entire remaining AP pool when fired. Any weapon can be equipped on any class, making your possible character builds nearly endless. Specialized weapons are also present in the game such as Ion variants to counter to droid enemies, a Scatter Gun (actually goes in your utility slot) and Dual Lightsabers (Tel-Rea only). Weapons are modified through the Armory at the Den using Credits, mods from Operations, or mods from Tactical Mission rewards.
Star Wars Zero Company Weapons List
Here’s a quick overview of the 4 primary weapon types in Star Wars Zero Company, with more details found below.
| Weapon | Weapon Damage | Critical Hit Damage | Critical Chance | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blaster Pistol | 6 | +4 | 11% | Short |
| Blaster Rifle | 10 | +6 | 11% | Medium |
| Repeater | 8 | +4 | 11% | Medium |
| Longarm Blaster | 12 | +12 | 11% | Long |
Blaster Pistol (Fast Weapon)
The Blaster Pistol costs 1 AP per shot and has no per-turn limit on how many times it can be fired. If your operator has 3 AP available and spends all of it on Pistol shots, they fire three times. This is the only weapon in the game without a firing restriction which helps defines the Pistol’s identity as the Advantage generator.
The Blaster Pistol’s tradeoff is damage. It has the lowest base damage and critical damage of all four primary weapon types in the game. Against high-Defense enemies or Elite-tier units, those low damage numbers will be a problem, since each point of Defense reduces the damage of every incoming hit. The Pistol’s output against armored targets is noticeably worse than a Rifle or Longarm.
Where the Blaster Pistol actually excels is Advantage generation. Because every damaging hit adds 1 Advantage to the shared squad pool, and because a Pistol-equipped operator can land more separate hits per turn than any other weapon type, Pistols generate Advantage faster than anything else in the game at full AP spend. A Scout running a Pistol against a cluster of B1 Battle Droids can produce 3 Advantage in a single turn from primary attacks alone. You should also consider running a Blaster Pistol on a Gunslinger to take maximum advantage of their passives to ranged damage and blaster damage.
Best suited for: Scout, Gunslinger, or any operator whose primary role is Advantage generation over raw damage output.
Blaster Rifle (Fast Weapon)
The Blaster Rifle costs 1 AP for the first shot each turn, then 2 AP for every additional shot after that. A full three-AP turn with a Rifle therefore looks like: 1 AP first shot, then 2 AP second shot, for a total of two shots at maximum before AP runs out. A third shot is not possible within a standard turn budget.
The Blaster Rifle rewards using it alongside other AP-consuming actions rather than dedicating a full turn to firing. The first shot at 1 AP is efficient. The second shot at 2 AP is more expensive relative to its damage output. Operators who spend 1 AP on movement, 1 AP on their first Rifle shot, and then use the remaining AP on an ability or a second movement will get the most from the Rifle’s AP costs.
The Rifle sits between the Blaster Pistol and the Longarm Blaster in terms of damage. It has decent base damage and good critical damage, making it a solid middle-ground weapon for operators who need range flexibility without committing to the Longarm’s heavier AP investment or the Pistol’s lower damage ceiling. It is the most versatile of the four types and the natural default for classes like the Soldier, Scout, and Medic that benefit from flexible AP use rather than committing their full AP stack to firing their weapon.
Best suited for: Soldier, Scout, Medic, or any operator who splits their turn between movement, abilities, and attacks.
Repeater (Final Action)
The Repeater is a Final Action weapon: firing it consumes your operator’s entire remaining AP pool in a single attack. Keep in mind this is totally dependent on you and how much AP you have left when firing. The Repeater fires for more damage the more AP it consumes, with bonus damage at 2 AP and 3 AP spent.
When using a Repeater your combat UI displays two damage components: Blaster Damage plus Rapid Fire Damage scaled to the AP consumed. At 3 AP it fires at full damage. At 2 AP the output is lower. At 1 AP it is lower still, and using it with only 1 AP remaining is basically a waste of the weapon’s potential. Action orders matters more for Repeater operators than for any other weapon type. Spending 2 AP on movement before firing leaves only 1 AP for the Repeater’s output. The correct play with a Repeater is to position before combat, or to use the first AP on a movement that closes the remaining distance and still leaves 2 AP for a strong Repeater shot.
The Repeater is best suited for stury units like the Heavy, Assault, and Soldier who have either higher defense or some mobility options to get in ranged and stay in position on Turn 1, then Blast a full 3 AP ammo dump on round 2.
Longarm Blaster (Slow Weapon)
The Longarm Blaster costs 2 AP per shot, leaving the operator with 1 AP remaining after firing once in a standard turn. That remaining AP is available for movement, or any 1 AP ability. The Longarm is classified as a Slow Weapon rather than a Final Action weapon: it is not all-or-nothing. It fires for a fixed cost and the remainder of the turn is yours to use.
The Longarm has the highest base damage and critical damage of all four weapon types. Against high-Defense targets and Elite enemies, its per-shot damage ceiling is the most reliable way to punch through that armor, and critical hits on a Longarm can be massive compared to other weapons. Cold Blooded as a Talent, which grants a guaranteed critical hit, is most valuable on a Longarm operator for this reason: the guaranteed crit on the highest-damage weapon produces the largest burst spike available from a custom operator’s loadout.
The Longarm’s weakness is mobility. Spending 2 of 3 AP on a single shot means the operator either moves and fires once with no AP for abilities, or fires once and uses a 1 AP ability with no movement. Operators who need to reposition frequently or cover large distances to reach good firing positions will struggle using the Longarm Blaster. The Sharpshooter class is the natural home for the Longarm because Zero In’s lethal stacks explicitly reward staying stationary: moving removes the stacks, and the Longarm’s limited post-shot AP reinforces that stationary playstyle rather than working against it.
Best suited for: Sharpshooter, any operator playing a static long-range role where positioning is set before the fight and maintained across multiple turns.
Ion Weapons: Droid Counter
Ion weapons are confirmed as the intended counter to Separatist droid forces. Bit Reactor confirmed directly in the official Q&A and EA overview materials that Ion is specifically recommended for disposing of the droid armies the Infinite Coil and Separatists field.
What is confirmed is that players should plan to swap to Ion variants when facing droid-heavy missions. Droids make up a significant portion of the enemy roster in Zero Company’s Clone Wars setting, and going into those missions with standard blaster damage rather than Ion is leaving a confirmed damage advantage on the table. We will add specific Ion weapon names and stat comparisons at launch.
Scatter Gun (Utility Slot Item)
The Scatter Gun is a close-range utility item that occupies a utility slot rather than your operator’s primary weapon slot and uses 2 AP to fire a powerful shot across a tight cone radius.
In the broader Star Wars canon, the scatter gun is a slugthrower weapon known for lethal close-range output and the ability to penetrate deflector shields, which would make it a meaningful utility option against shielded targets if those properties carry into Zero Company’s combat system. Based on its utility slot classification, it does not replace an operator’s primary weapon but instead gives them an additional close-range attack option on top of their standard loadout, similar to how grenades and other consumable items function. We will add confirmed stat details and best-use cases for the Scatter Gun at launch.
Dual Lightsabers (Tel-Rea Vokoss Exclusive)
Dual lightsabers are an exotic weapon type exclusive to Tel-Rea Vokoss and tied permanently to her Jedi Padawan class. No other operator can equip lightsabers, and no other operator can be assigned the Jedi Padawan class, making Tel-Rea the only lightsaber user in Zero Company for the entire campaign. Her dual-saber kit was confirmed at the Star Wars Celebration Japan panel where she was first revealed.
Unlike the four primary weapon types, dual lightsabers are a melee weapon rather than a ranged one. Tel-Rea’s damage comes from Lightsaber Strike, her standard melee attack, combined with Force abilities rather than from a blaster at range. Her confirmed ability set includes Lightsaber Strike, Force Push (which moves an enemy out of cover and can redirect them into a squadmate’s Overwatch zone), Force Pull (named by the Forceful trophy), Noble Stance (a deflection shield that raises block chance the more AP you commit to it), and Shockwave (a 6 Advantage cost area attack that pushes all nearby enemies away simultaneously). The Harmony Talent, exclusive to Tel-Rea, stacks each turn to increase both Lightsaber Deflection chance and attack damage, meaning she becomes more dangerous and harder to hit through her lightsaber the longer a fight continues. Because Tel-Rea cannot be respecced and is the only Jedi in the game, losing her to permadeath removes the dual lightsaber playstyle from that campaign entirely.
How Weapons Work in Zero Company
Every operator carries one primary weapon that defines how they attack during their turn. Weapon choice is separate from class choice: the Sharpshooter class does not lock you into a Longarm, and the Heavy class does not lock you into a Repeater. Any class can carry any weapon type, which creates a wide range of possible loadout combinations depending on the role you want an operator to fill. The one exception to this rule is Dual Lightsabers which can only be equipped by Tel-Rea Vokoss, your Jedi Padawan companion.
Before every attack, the combat UI shows you the AP cost, chance to hit against the specific target, expected damage output, and a Shot Breakdown panel with full details including range modifiers and cover impact. You commit to the attack only after reviewing these numbers, which means you always have the information needed to decide whether the shot is worth taking or whether your AP is better spent on a move or an ability.
Each weapon type falls into one of three AP categories: Fast Weapons, Slow Weapons, and Final Action weapons. These categories determine how the weapon interacts with your turn’s 3 AP budget and whether firing it conflicts with other actions in the same turn.
Weapon Modifications
Weapons in Zero Company carry dedicated Modification Slots that accept stat-altering attachments. Each slot type accepts a specific category of mod, and the four confirmed slot types seen in pre-launch preview footage are Barrel, Cell, Scope, and Stabilizer. Individual weapons start with a set number of these slots, and slot counts can be increased through upgrades over the course of the campaign, reaching at least four slots on a single weapon.
Modifications are acquired in three ways: purchase from the Black Market in the Den’s Armory using Credits, as rewards from Tactical Missions, and as rewards from Operations. Rarity tiers are confirmed to exist, with Superior being the highest confirmed pre-launch tier. Higher rarity mods carry both higher stat bonuses and a Credit resale value, which means deciding between equipping a mod and selling it for Credits is a genuine resource decision rather than an automatic equip.
Barrel Mods
Barrel mods slot into the Barrel position and primarily affect the weapon’s damage output and the behavior of the shot itself. Based on the Star Wars Zero Company preview footage and EA materials, barrel attachments are the most offensively oriented of the four slot types, directly influencing how hard a weapon hits per shot. These are the first mods to prioritize on damage-focused operators where raw output is the priority.
Cell Mods
Cell mods occupy the Cell slot and govern the weapon’s energy source and firing behavior. In Star Wars blaster terminology the power cell is what determines shot capacity, fire rate, and energy output per bolt. Specific confirmed Cell mods have not been detailed in pre-launch sources beyond the slot’s existence on the Rifle preview build. We will update this entry with confirmed effects at launch.
Scope Mods
Scope mods go into the Scope slot and affect the weapon’s accuracy and effective range. These are the natural priority for Longarm and Rifle operators who need to maintain a high chance-to-hit against targets at the edge of their weapon’s range profile, or for any operator whose role involves taking shots across cover-heavy maps where range penalties are a consistent factor. The Sharpshooter’s Zero In ability already stacks lethal buffs to chance-to-hit, and a scope mod that extends effective range or improves accuracy compounds directly with that ability’s output.
Stabilizer Mods
Stabilizer mods fill the Stabilizer slot and are expected to affect handling characteristics such as accuracy on the move, recoil reduction, or other properties that influence shot reliability rather than raw damage. The exact mechanical effects of Stabilizer mods have not been detailed in official pre-launch sources beyond their confirmed presence as a slot type. We will update this entry with confirmed values at launch.
The one specifically confirmed modification across all slot types is the Hypercharge Capacitor, rated as Superior rarity, which increases damage by 5 on the first attack of each combat. A 5 damage bonus on the opening shot of every fight is incredibly powerful, especially on Longarm Blasters.
Which Weapon Should You Pick?
Weapon choice comes down to how you want your operator to spend their turns, and the answer is different for every class and build direction.
If Advantage generation is your priority then the Blaster Pistol is your best in slot option. More hits per turn means more Advantage per turn, and Scouts, Gunslingers, and any operator paired with a Scoundrel’s Easy Mark benefit from the sustained Advantage output.
If balanced flexibility is your priority, the Rifle is your best choice. The first shot at 1 AP is efficient, and the remaining AP covers movement or abilities without forcing you to choose between mobility and firepower in the same turn.
If single-target burst damage is your priority and your operator is staying stationary, the Longarm is the highest-ceiling choice. A Sharpshooter with Cold Blooded and a fully upgraded Precision Shot ultimate hitting a critical on a Longarm produces more damage from a single action than any other combo in the game.
If you want maximum close-range output from a single full-AP commitment and your operator is already in position, the Repeater delivers the highest raw damage per turn. The tradeoff is that any AP spent before firing reduces the Repeater’s output, so the weapon demands either aggressive pre-positioning or a turn structured entirely around the attack.
About Star Wars Zero Company
Star Wars Zero Company is a cinematic original story set during the clone wars era, developed by Bit Reactor in collaboration with Respawn Entertainment and Lucasfilm Games, and published by Electronic Arts. The game launches August 27, 2026 on PC via Steam, the EA App, and the Epic Games Store, as well as PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. A standard edition and a deluxe edition are both available, with the deluxe edition including additional cosmetic content and weapon themes on top of the base game.
The gritty and authentic story follows Hawks, a former republic officer and disgraced commander who assembles a mercenary outfit called Zero Company to take on the Infinite Coil, an emerging threat aligned with the Separatists that cannot be left unchecked. Set roughly a year before the Republic falls, Zero Company operates in the shadow of the grand army’s decline, taking on missions the official chain of command either cannot or will not touch. The campaign is an original story that does not follow the events of the animated series or films, instead carving out its own chapter of conflict with a cast built specifically for the game.
Pre-orders for both editions are open now. The deluxe edition includes the Crystalline Astromech Cosmetic Pack and additional weapon theme content not available in the standard edition.
Tactical Combat and Classes in Zero Company
Star Wars Zero Company is built around tactical star wars combat that rewards positioning, resource management, and deliberate squad construction over any single operator’s individual strength. Each mission deploys up to four operators onto an ever shifting battlefield of cover, elevation, and environmental hazards, where action points govern everything your squad can do in a turn and the shared Advantage pool fuels your most powerful tactical abilities. Every decision, from which cover to break to which enemy to prioritize, compounds across a turn and across the full mission.
The class system gives you character archetypes ranging from the rapid-fire Gunslinger and the precision Sharpshooter through to the taunting Heavy, the mobile Assault, and the resource-generating Scout, alongside support roles in the Medic and Scoundrel. These standard classes are available to Hawks and all custom characters you recruit throughout the campaign. On top of that foundation, three exotic classes are locked to specific story characters: the Jedi Padawan belongs permanently to Tel-Rea Vokoss, the Mandalorian Warrior is exclusive to Cly Kullervo, and the Astromech class is available only to droids built at the Den’s Droid Bay. Each exotic brings a unique playstyle that no standard class can replicate, including even a jedi who can push enemies out of cover with Force abilities and deflect incoming blaster fire.
Building your dynamic squad means thinking beyond individual class performance and into combat synergies between operators. A Scout who generates Advantage quickly enables a Soldier’s Rocket Strike or a Sharpshooter’s Precision Shot without those operators needing to spend turns building the resource themselves. A Scoundrel marking a target for guaranteed crits makes every subsequent attacker in the same turn more efficient. New combat synergies open further at Cycle 18 when each operator unlocks a secondary class, creating combinations that the standard classes alone cannot produce. The team that tackles high stakes battles most effectively is not the one with the highest individual damage numbers: it is the one whose squad’s skills compound into something greater than the sum of their parts.
Heart Pounding Missions and Tactical Operations
Zero Company’s campaign is divided into two distinct layers. Tactical operations are the fully realized combat environments where your elite squad engages in heart pounding missions across planets drawn from across the Star Wars galaxy, fighting at nearly impossible odds against Separatist forces, Infinite Coil cultists, and the enemies of the Clone Wars era that the official Republic war machine never reaches. Other heart pounding missions include time-sensitive side operations that disappear from the galaxy map if ignored, forcing you to make real prioritization decisions every Cycle about which threats your team pursues and which ones you let go.
Between missions, the Den’s HoloTable connects Zero Company to a galaxy of over 150 worlds through text-based operations that let the campaign touch locations and factions that would otherwise require a fully built combat environment. These operations generate Credits, Intel, and occasionally Advantage Points before a fight begins, and the operators you assign to them can earn Bond progress, injuries, or resource rewards depending on the risk level you accept. Some of these operations tie directly into the main campaign’s shadow plague storyline.
The Final Word
Your squad’s weapon types decide how every turn plays out for the operator carrying it. A Pistol turns an operator into an Advantage machine at the cost of damage. A Longarm turns an operator into a high-burst static damage dealer at the cost of mobility. A Repeater concentrates your entire AP budget into a single devastating hit at the cost of flexibility. A Rifle splits the difference across all of them without maximizing any one thing. Match the weapon to the role, not to the class name, and then use modifications to push the stats that matter most for how that operator actually plays. For more on how weapon choice interacts with specific class builds, see our individual class build guides linked below.
Star Wars Zero Company Weapons FAQ
1. Can any class use any weapon in Zero Company?
Yes. Weapon choice is completely separate from class choice. Any Specialization can carry any of the four weapon types, which creates a wide range of possible loadout combinations beyond the obvious class-weapon pairings. The only exception to this rule is Tel-Rea Vokoss, your Jedi Padawan companion who is the only character in your squad that can use Dual Lightsabers.
2. What is the difference between a Fast Weapon and a Slow Weapon?
Fast Weapons, the Pistol and the Rifle, cost 1 AP for their first shot and leave the remaining AP available for other actions. The Longarm is a Slow Weapon that costs 2 AP to fire. The Repeater is neither: it is a Final Action weapon that consumes your entire remaining AP pool when fired, with damage scaling based on how much AP was spent.
3. How does the Repeater’s damage scaling work?
The Repeater deals a base Blaster Damage plus bonus Rapid Fire Damage in proportion to the AP consumed, with confirmed bonus tiers at 2 AP and 3 AP. Firing it with only 1 AP remaining produces significantly less output than firing it with a full 3 AP pool. Action ordering matters: anything done before firing reduces the Repeater’s damage.
4. Are Ion weapons a separate weapon type or a variant?
Ion weapons are confirmed as the counter to droid enemies, but whether they are a distinct weapon type, a variant within an existing type, a mod, or an ammunition option has not been fully confirmed in official pre-launch sources. We will update this guide with specifics at launch.
5. Where do you get weapon modifications?
Modifications are available from three sources: the Black Market in the Den’s Armory using Credits, as rewards from completing Tactical Missions, and as rewards from Operations. They come in rarity tiers, with Superior being the highest confirmed pre-launch tier.
6. Does weapon choice affect Advantage generation?
Yes. Every damaging hit generates 1 Advantage for the squad pool regardless of weapon type, but the Pistol generates more hits per turn than any other weapon due to its unlimited 1 AP firing cost, meaning using the Blaste Pistol is the best way to generate max Advantage per turn.
More Star Wars Zero Company Guides and Builds
- Zero Company All Talents List
- Zero Company Planets Guide
- Hawks Build and Character Guide
- Cly Kullervo Build and Character Guide
- Jae Mordant Build and Character Guide
- Kabb Uppercut Build and Character Guide
- Luco Bronc Build and Character Guide
- Tel-Rea Vokoss Build and Character Guide
- Trick Build and Character Guide
- Astromech Build and Character Guide
