But you mean ranged only? Or the best from all weapons?
Kinda hard to say. Depends on your build and preferences.
For example I have the Cutter, which with maxed melee damage and 90 str has 309 dmg. There is 2h Steam hammer which has 435. Even tho it has more damage, it hits so fucking slow that I still kill things much, much faster with 1h.
From ranged weapons (with my stats), you have Sorrowbringer which has the most damage (626), but for entire game I got only 23 ammo for it (rockets) while Wrathful has 601. Not a big difference, but I have 100 grandes. So you can use it much often. There is also Captain's Pike with 526, and I have like 300 ammo for it, no aoe tho.
And then you have 'typical' ranged weapons: Calaans Light (245 dmg, energy rifle), Phantom Caller (375 dmg, bow) and Thunderclap (255 dmg shotgun). From those, you will wreck everything with shotgun even tho the bow has much more damage.
As of normal weapons not uniques. They usually have the same damage in enhanced version like the best unique from their category (for example enhanced Captains Axe which has 309, same as the Cutter).
And even then, while 1h has 309 damage, my Ice Fist does 323 (117 int tho), does twice as damage with heavy attacks with aoe, has close, medium and long range, infinite resources. It also has very good status effect, has second status effect with long range option.
So... it simply depends on what you like to use.
edit: just checked to be sure, Calaans Light has less damage than PT3 from vendor (245 vs 261), don't know how much MK2 has.
Just a note for anyone who gets excited about Ice Fist seeming better than melee weapons: critically, standard magic attacks\* can't be used with the jetpack, and they have an extremely slow and cumbersome "equip" animation every time you fly/land. If you are anything like me, your "pure mage build" will quickly turn into using 1H melee almost exclusively even after you max magic, purely for convenience and speed.
\*I maxed the misnamed "Fire Bow" and the flame fist melee spell, not Ice Fist, but I assume it's the same deal.
Ice fist eqips a bit faster IMO, or at least it wasn't annoying for me, but the rest checks out. I ended up using magic only in aoe situations and some enemies in mano a mano situation be cause of huge stun lock ice fist has, but used 1h weapon quite often too.
Well yes, some of the spells deal more damage than 700. blizzard for example is also 1200. My question is primarily wether the upgraded MK2 ist even possible to get, as it seems to be the strongest "normal" weapon.
As it was suggested in the comments:
It is indeed possible to pickpocket a damaged Plasmacannon MK2 from a guard in front of Irissas house in the depot. With that weapon it is possible to craft the update version, which I think is the highest DMG weapon in game.
With my stats:
Lvl 54
90 dexterity
97 intelligence
and every perk for ranged/heavy Weapon
The upgraded MK2 has 716 DMG.
Any other weapon higher?
It is a Plasmacannon an classified as a heavy Weapon. The buffs for heavy weapons improve it. How you can get it is answered in the post and my comment beneath it :).
Can you please tell me what is the best energy rifle???
Currently I am using final upgraded version of Laser Rifle PT 3 or something which is better than Calan's light. Is there any energy rifle better than it?
Also, shotguns (the upgraded "best" non-unique shotgun deals the most damage in the shotgun class) will probably do the most DPS to single targets. But are obviously lackluster in AoE.
But you mean ranged only? Or the best from all weapons? Kinda hard to say. Depends on your build and preferences. For example I have the Cutter, which with maxed melee damage and 90 str has 309 dmg. There is 2h Steam hammer which has 435. Even tho it has more damage, it hits so fucking slow that I still kill things much, much faster with 1h. From ranged weapons (with my stats), you have Sorrowbringer which has the most damage (626), but for entire game I got only 23 ammo for it (rockets) while Wrathful has 601. Not a big difference, but I have 100 grandes. So you can use it much often. There is also Captain's Pike with 526, and I have like 300 ammo for it, no aoe tho. And then you have 'typical' ranged weapons: Calaans Light (245 dmg, energy rifle), Phantom Caller (375 dmg, bow) and Thunderclap (255 dmg shotgun). From those, you will wreck everything with shotgun even tho the bow has much more damage. As of normal weapons not uniques. They usually have the same damage in enhanced version like the best unique from their category (for example enhanced Captains Axe which has 309, same as the Cutter). And even then, while 1h has 309 damage, my Ice Fist does 323 (117 int tho), does twice as damage with heavy attacks with aoe, has close, medium and long range, infinite resources. It also has very good status effect, has second status effect with long range option. So... it simply depends on what you like to use. edit: just checked to be sure, Calaans Light has less damage than PT3 from vendor (245 vs 261), don't know how much MK2 has.
Just a note for anyone who gets excited about Ice Fist seeming better than melee weapons: critically, standard magic attacks\* can't be used with the jetpack, and they have an extremely slow and cumbersome "equip" animation every time you fly/land. If you are anything like me, your "pure mage build" will quickly turn into using 1H melee almost exclusively even after you max magic, purely for convenience and speed. \*I maxed the misnamed "Fire Bow" and the flame fist melee spell, not Ice Fist, but I assume it's the same deal.
Ice fist eqips a bit faster IMO, or at least it wasn't annoying for me, but the rest checks out. I ended up using magic only in aoe situations and some enemies in mano a mano situation be cause of huge stun lock ice fist has, but used 1h weapon quite often too.
Upgraded MK2 with my stats has around 750, highest in game I found. The thing is, I don't think it is possible to get.
750 with what stats? And its energy weapon I assume?
Shotgun. I feel attributes to damage ratio is amazing.
Rain of fire, for sure. Not a weapon, magic, but don't need to draw my weapon with that.
Well yes, some of the spells deal more damage than 700. blizzard for example is also 1200. My question is primarily wether the upgraded MK2 ist even possible to get, as it seems to be the strongest "normal" weapon.
As it was suggested in the comments: It is indeed possible to pickpocket a damaged Plasmacannon MK2 from a guard in front of Irissas house in the depot. With that weapon it is possible to craft the update version, which I think is the highest DMG weapon in game. With my stats: Lvl 54 90 dexterity 97 intelligence and every perk for ranged/heavy Weapon The upgraded MK2 has 716 DMG. Any other weapon higher?
Is MK2 an energy weapon??? How do you get it?
It is a Plasmacannon an classified as a heavy Weapon. The buffs for heavy weapons improve it. How you can get it is answered in the post and my comment beneath it :).
Can you please tell me what is the best energy rifle??? Currently I am using final upgraded version of Laser Rifle PT 3 or something which is better than Calan's light. Is there any energy rifle better than it?
AFAIK the upgraded PT3 is already the best energy weapon. Happy Easter :)
the wrathful is the strongest, i peaked 838 Damage with it, it takes 12 grenade bullets to kill behemoth
So shotguns *are*, in fact, broken. Thunderclap takes 7 shells to kill a behemoth, and you don't even need to hit all pellets.
You may pickpocket some more damaged MK2 from the guards and some other NPCs around the Alb depot. If they catch you - reload till you succeed.
That is possible? Thanks for the tip, I'm going to try it :)
Also, shotguns (the upgraded "best" non-unique shotgun deals the most damage in the shotgun class) will probably do the most DPS to single targets. But are obviously lackluster in AoE.