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Starfield Cutter Upgrade: How to Get a Better Cutter in Starfield

Matthew Kevin Mitchell

Gordon Bicker

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Christian Bognar

Published: Nov 8, 2023 10:07 am

The Cutter is one of your primary tools in Starfield, so it is only natural that you want to see if you can upgrade it. Read further to learn how to get a better Cutter in Starfield, called the “Heller’s Cutter.”

How to Get Heller’s Cutter in Starfield

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You can get Heller’s Cutter in a cutter crate at Argos Extractors Mining Outpost during the Back to Vectera main story quest. However, don’t worry if you already completed this mission because you can return here and still grab Heller’s Cutter anytime.

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When you travel to Vectera, you want to land at the Argos Extractors Mining Outpost.

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Once you land, head to the building using the airlock, as shown in the picture above.

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After entering the building, you must take your first right and head through this door.

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When you are inside the room, you’ll find Heller’s Cutter inside a cutter crate similar to the one you found at the beginning of the game when you first grabbed the standard cutter.

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Here are the stats for Heller’s Cutter:

Energy: 4
Fire Rate: 76
Range: 3
Accuracy: 76.7%
Mass: 4.00
Value: 712
Disassembler: +20% damage against robots.

While the only difference between the standard cutter and Heller’s Cutter is the Disassembler perk, it is an excellent replacement if you accidentally sold your cutter or got rid of it by accident.

PSA: When mining tougher materials, you need to hold the fire button and then your ADS to supercharge the cutter’s beam. ADS can be activated by holding the Left Mouse and Right Mouse buttons together. You will go through your resources much quicker but can destroy tougher materials.

Is the Cutter Effective as a Weapon in Starfield?

Yes, the Cutter is very effective in the early game of Starfield, I personally would say that you will find high use for it until at least level 12 in terms of combat. Apart from that you should usually just be using it for mining more than anything else. However, I certainly know how entertaining it can be utilizing the Cutter as a laser weapon so there’s nothing stopping you from trying that out!

Overall, you should absolutely grab Heller’s Cutter as soon as you can especially if you are planning to use the Cutter for combat a lot. Especially because of the 20% damage increase against any robots.

Where to Purchase a New Cutter in Starfield

Considering there is so much loot in Starfield, and you will be selling tons of it, there’s a high possibility that you will accidentally sell your Cutter. This happened to me when I accidentally sold both my regular Cutter and Heller’s Cutter and was left wondering where I could purchase a new one since it is such an important tool. The good news is that you can buy a new Cutter from Shepherd’s General Store in Akila City.

Akila City is located in the Cheyenne Star System, and Shepherd’s General Store is immediately on your left-hand side upon entering the city. Talk to the store owner, scroll over to weapons, and you will find a brand-new Cutter for a few hundred credits.

If you accidentally sell that one (very possible), check out other general stores and Trade Authorities throughout the galaxy, and you are bound to come across another one!

Author’s Note: I wrote this guide while playing Starfield on Xbox Series S.

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Matthew Kevin Mitchell

Matthew Kevin Mitchell has been a contributing writer for Attack of the Fanboy and PC Invasion since 2022. Matthew primarily covers Manga like One Piece, horror movies like Scream, and survival horror games like Dead by Daylight. His favorite moment came during his first press event covering Scream 6 for AotF. He hails from Denver, Colorado, where he received his Bachelor of Science in Information Technology from Regis University. When he isn’t scaring himself silly or writing, he loves to play ice hockey, spoil his dog, and drink an unhealthy amount of coffee.

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Gordon Bicker

Gordon is a contributing writer for Attack of the Fanboy, a Games Design (BA) Honours student, and a Video Game Ambassador. He has been writing at AOTF for over a year and a half, with four years of games writing experience for outlets like Green Man Gaming. When he's not busy, he'll no doubt be experiencing games, writing poetry, playing guitar, adventuring, or happily starting a new Skyrim playthrough! As an avid Final Fantasy XIV player, he also hopes that you'll gain a warm feeling from his community stories. Gordon has reported on Fallout 4 and Destiny 2, whose favorite genres include action RPGs, MMORPG's and First Person Shooters but is always experimenting with many other types of games.

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Christian Bognar

Christian has been a writer of Attack of the Fanboy for over a year and has covered Shadows of Rose, Lords of the Fallen, Remnant 2, Lies of P, and more; his favorite genre is Survival Horror. He has a business degree but felt the need to take his love for video games to the gaming community. Outside of writing, you can find him listening to all types of podcasts, especially Always Sunny Podcast and Morbid True Crime.