Guardian Plasma Charger

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EDFM // Guardian Technology

A fixed-mount Guardian plasma weapon offering a balance of shield and hull damage.

Needs review

Some information in this article still needs to be checked for accuracy.

Uncertain: Exact damage figures are not stated here and should be checked in-game before being treated as current

Status
Needs review
Last reviewed
2026-08-20
Reviewer
EDFM Engineer link-graph pass
Game mode
Both
Version coverage
Elite Dangerous, current Live and Legacy
Source quality
Well-established community consensus (INARA outfitting/engineering database), cross-checked against this wiki's already-cited Engineer articles
Known uncertainty
Exact damage figures are not stated here and should be checked in-game before being treated as current

Guardian Plasma Chargers are fixed-mount weapons built from Guardian technology, firing charged plasma bolts.

Overview

Alongside the Guardian Gauss Cannon and Guardian Shard Cannon, the Plasma Charger is one of the three weapons reverse-engineered from Guardian ruins. It's generally treated as a more balanced option between the two — less specialised than the Gauss Cannon's anti-hull focus or the Shard Cannon's close-range burst role. See Guardian and Guardian Tech for the broader technology background this weapon comes from.

As with the other Guardian weapons, unlocking the base weapon for purchase requires collecting Guardian materials and unlocking it through a Guardian Technology Broker, separately from the Engineering coverage below.

Engineering

Engineer Maximum grade
Ram Tah Grade 1 (Live only)