Black Star

Black Star
Overview
Game	Wasteland 3
Type	Sniper rifle
Tier	19
Skill req.	Sniper Rifles 7
Skill req. penalties	-15% Critical chance; -100% Critical damage; -100% Strike rate
Damage Data
Damage	146 - 200
Dam. type	Physical. Low to medium penetration, equally effective against any target.
Penetration	33
Crit. damage mult.	x2
Attack pattern	Single target
Performance Data
Base chance to hit	75%
Range	24 squares
AP cost	7 AP
Capacity	3 x .50 ammo
Effects
+10% Strike rate
Ability
Risky Shot: Go for broke. An unreliable attack with -40% Hit chance and +70% Critical chance. Damage: 100% of weapon damage.
Item Data
Value	$ 1560

Black Star is a sniper rifle in Wasteland 3.

Description

Unlike you, this rifle was designed for combat in harsh winter conditions.

Characteristics

Damage can be increased by using damage type conversion mods, making this weapon to benefit from various bonuses, as well as +99 Armor penetration, which negates target's armor completely.

Physical damage maximization example +8 Damage from Titanium-Cobalt Barrel +8 Damage from Toxic Linkage or Crippling Linkage or Razor Linkage +33% Ranged damage from Sadomasochist quirk at the cost of +33% Received damage +35% Ranged damage from Awareness at level 10 +25% Ranged damage from Threat Intelligence helmet modification at the cost of -6 Armor Applying all bonuses (+16 Damage +93% Ranged damage) leads to the following result: 312 - 416 damage in weapon stats. The damage dealt to targets will depend on the armor they are wearing and the armor penetration rate on your character.

Fire damage maximization example +8 Damage from Titanium-Cobalt Barrel -10% Ranged damage from Incendiary Linkage damage conversion penalty +35% Ranged damage from Awareness attribute at level 10 +25% Ranged damage from Threat Intelligence helmet modification at the cost of -6 Armor +15% Fire damage from Disciple Of The Metal background +25% Fire damage from Pyromaniac quirk at the risk of inflicting Burning on self +25% Fire damage from Heating Element perk +30% Fire damage from Weird Science skill at level 10 +30% Fire damage from Elite pyro exo armor set Applying all bonuses (+8 Damage +50% Ranged damage +125% Fire damage) leads to the following result: 519 - 702 damage in weapon stats. In fact damage will vary depending on a target: 674 - 912 damage against organic targets (+30% Damage). 363 - 491 damage against mechanic targets (-30% Damage).

Cold damage maximization example +8 Damage from Titanium-Cobalt Barrel -10% Ranged damage from Cryocell Linkage damage conversion penalty +33% Ranged damage from Sadomasochist quirk at the cost of +33% Received damage +35% Ranged damage from Awareness attribute at level 10 +25% Ranged damage from Threat Intelligence helmet modification at the cost of -6 Armor +30% Cold damage from Weird Science skill at level 10 +30% Cold damage from Elite cryo exo armor set Applying all bonuses (+8 Damage +83% Ranged damage +60% Cold damage) leads to the following result: 450 - 609 damage in weapon stats. In fact damage will vary depending on a target: 585 - 791 damage against organic targets (+30% Damage). 315 - 426 damage against mechanic targets (-30% Damage).

Energy damage maximization example +8 Damage from Titanium-Cobalt Barrel -10% Ranged damage from Plasma Linkage damage conversion penalty +33% Ranged damage from Sadomasochist quirk at the cost of +33% Received damage +35% Ranged damage from Awareness attribute at level 10 +25% Ranged damage from Threat Intelligence helmet modification at the cost of -6 Armor +30% Energy damage from Weird Science skill at level 10 +30% Energy damage from Elite energy exo armor set +5% Energy damage from Electric Emmett creepy doll Applying all bonuses (+8 Damage +83% Ranged damage +65% Energy damage) leads to the following result: 465 - 628 damage in weapon stats. In fact damage will vary depending on a target: 604 - 816 damage against mechanic targets (+30% Damage). 325 - 439 damage against organic targets (-30% Damage).

Explosive damage maximization example +8 Damage from Titanium-Cobalt Barrel -10% Ranged damage from HE Fuse Linkage damage conversion penalty +35% Ranged damage from Awareness attribute at level 10 +25% Ranged damage from Threat Intelligence helmet modification at the cost of -6 Armor +15% Explosive damage from Explodomaniac background +25% Explosive damage from Pyromaniac quirk at the risk of inflicting Burning on self +50% Explosive damage from Explosives skill at level 10 +5% Explosive damage from Radical Rachel creepy doll Applying all bonuses (+8 Damage +50% Ranged damage +95% Explosive damage) leads to the following result: 450 - 608 damage against all types of targets.

Field stripping results

• 29-45 Scrap
• With Expert Disassembler:
  • +30% Scrap
  • Chance to get one mod:
    • 5% Titanium-Cobalt Barrel
    • 5% Hammerforge-Rifled Barrel
    • 5% Open Cylinder Choke
    • 5% Holographic Scope
    • 5% SWAT Light

Locations

• Aspen: Sold by Opie.
• Peterson Air Force Base: Sold in the armory after the second-to-last R&D update.
• Sold by world map merchant Cheebus.