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Latest revision as of 21:21, 24 August 2026

EDFM // Guardian Technology

A charge-up Guardian weapon prized for concentrated hull damage, especially against Thargoid targets.

Needs review

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

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

Guardian Gauss Cannons are fixed-mount weapons built from Guardian technology rather than conventional manufacturing. Firing requires a brief charge-up, releasing a single powerful kinetic-thermal shot rather than a sustained stream of fire.

Overview

Along with the Guardian Plasma Charger and Guardian Shard Cannon, the Gauss Cannon is part of the family of weapons reverse-engineered from Guardian ruins. It is widely regarded as one of the strongest available weapons against Thargoid hull, which is part of why it sees heavy use in anti-Thargoid (AX) combat builds. See Guardian and Guardian Tech for the broader Guardian technology background — this article covers the weapon itself, not Guardian lore or site archaeology.

Unlocking the base (non-Engineered) weapon for purchase requires collecting Guardian materials and unlocking it through a Guardian Technology Broker; this is separate from the Engineering coverage below, which applies blueprints to a Gauss Cannon you already own.

Engineering

Engineer Maximum grade
Ram Tah Grade 1 (Live only)

Ram Tah's Guardian weapon Engineering was added to his workshop after Guardian tech itself had already been introduced; check his own article for the specific update this was added in before treating the grade ceiling as long-standing.