Laser Pistol (XCOM: Enemy Unknown)

The Laser Pistol is a weapon in XCOM: Enemy Unknown.

In-Game Description[]

“	The Laser Pistol relies on our latest advancements to provide a more powerful sidearm that does not require reloading in the field.	”
– Engineering description, XCOM: Enemy Unknown

The Laser Pistol becomes available for production in Engineering after completing Beam Weapons research.

Production Cost:

“	▪ An improvement on the conventional pistol	”
– Tactical Info, XCOM: Enemy Unknown

The Laser Pistol's Critical Damage is incorrectly listed as 3-5 in XCOM: Enemy Within.
The Laser Pistol is especially useful to early game Snipers with the Gunslinger perk, allowing them to move and still one-shot Sectoids and Thin Men while on Overwatch. The total theoretical damage in combination with the Improved Pistol III upgrade is Base 4-6 and Crit 6-8.
Although it is inferior to the Plasma Pistol, the Laser Pistol is both faster to research and cheaper to produce. Its longevity can be extended with the Improved Pistol III project at the Foundry. It only becomes completely obsolete once you have built or stolen enough Plasma Pistols to equip your entire squad.
Unlike other pistols, the Laser Pistol has an innate critical hit chance of 10%, jumping to 20% with the Improved Pistol I upgrade.

	XCOM: Enemy Unknown Weapons
Grenades	Alien Grenade • Flashbang Grenade • Frag Grenade • Gas Grenade • Ghost Grenade • Needle Grenade
Heavy	LMG • Heavy Laser • Heavy Plasma
Launcher	Rocket Launcher • Blaster Launcher
MEC	Minigun • Railgun • Particle Cannon
Pistols	Pistol • Laser Pistol • Plasma Pistol
Rifles	Assault Rifle • Laser Rifle • Light Plasma Rifle • Plasma Rifle
Shotguns	Shotgun • Scatter Laser • Alloy Cannon
Sniper	Sniper Rifle • Laser Sniper Rifle • Plasma Sniper Rifle