Only the Line Gun is perhaps more widely destructive (or any weapon that's highly powered up).

Against the mutant tentacles that grab Isaac, this weapon is very handy. However, you can get the trophy achievment of beating the game using just the Plasma Cutter on any difficulty, and you will find Normal and Easy much better to do your achievement on.ĭespite it being the first weapon you find, upgrade the weapon so it fires faster, harder, and for it to hold more ammunition. The problem is that the weapon is fairly weak and at 25 units of ammo per RIG slot, you run out of ammo quickly in the final few chapters. The ability to rotate the beam by 90° means you can cut limbs off attached to Necromorphs in different spots. Used for mining at close quarters, this handy tool has become the screwdriver / kitchen knife murder tool of the current century. The plasma cutter is effectively a handheld shotgun, shooting out a hand-wide stretch of plasma that cuts most matter. It's by the 'It's time' sign on the wall.Ĭan be found in the Maintenance Locker Room on Floor 2 of the Communications Hub during Chapter 8 - Search and Rescue, It's on a bench directly opposite the area's store.Īmmo Units Per Pick-Up: 6 Ammo Units Per RIG Slot: 25 Credits Per Ammo Unit: 100 Max Credits From Full Slot: 2500 Secondary Function: Rotate Cutting Emitter by 90°

Ĭan be bought for $11,000 credits in the Store during Chapter 3 - Course CorrectionĬan be found in the Ishimura Clinic on Floor 4 of the Medical deck during Chapter 2 - Intensive Care.

You can find the Plasma Cutter in the Service Workshop in the Hangar-Cargo-Tram Control area while completing Chapter 1, New Arrivals. The main use of the special is that it keeps burning the target for a second or so, so tends to make the body drop items instead of having to stomp on them or shoot them again.

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