Starfield Character Skills (82)

Starfield Skills

Character Skills in Starfield allow you to strengthen your character throughout the game giving you new abilities and improving existing ones.

You will receive the first three Starting Skills when creating your character by selecting Character Background. You will earn the next Skills as you play Starfield.

There are a total of 82 different Skills in the Starfield world, divided into five categories: Physical (16 Physical Skills), Social (16 Social Skills), Combat (17 Combat Skills), Science (16 Science Skills), Tech (17 Tech Skills).

Each of the Skills has up to 4 Ranks that strengthen the Skill's power or add new abilities. You will gain subsequent Ranks mainly when using a given Skill in the game.

Below you will find a complete list of all the Skills available to your character in Starfield.

Physical Skills List Starfield

There are 16 Physical Skills in Starfield, they describe your character physical abilities.

Starfield Physical Skills

Boxing

Tier 1 Novice
PHYSICAL SKILL

More damage in Unarmed attacks, less O2 used, chance to knock down opponents.

Boxing Skill Starfield

Fitness

Tier 1 Novice
PHYSICAL SKILL

More oxygen available, less O2 used when sprinting or make power attacks.

Fitness Skill Starfield

Stealth

Tier 1 Novice
PHYSICAL SKILL

Adds a Stealth Meter, more difficult to detect, additional sneak attack damage.

Stealth Skill Starfield

Gymnastics

Tier 2 Advanced
PHYSICAL SKILL

Combat slide ability, less fall damage, move faster in Zero-G, increased jump height.

Gymnastics Skill Starfield

Martial Arts

Tier 3 Expert
PHYSICAL SKILL

Chance to crit with a melee or unarmed, disarm an opponent, take less damage, reflect damage.

Martial Arts Skill Starfield

Concealment

Tier 4 Master
PHYSICAL SKILL

Ranged and Melee sneak attacks do more damage, increases stealth ability, you are invisible to traps.

Concealment Skill Starfield

Neurostrikes

Tier 4 Master
PHYSICAL SKILL

Chance to stun an NPC with an unarmed attack, additional EM damage, knock down any enemies.

Neurostrikes Skill Starfield
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