Skills Points is an essential part of character attribute in Starfield. Skills are an upgrade that will enhance your character’s Physical, Social, Combat, etc. capabilities of your character. Unlocking skills itself requires a lot of work, and with over 328 skills it is time time-consuming process. To help you more with Starfield Skills Points Farming and Ranked Challenges, here is a list of every skill in Stafield. Also, there is vital info on how to rank up skills. This will save a ton of time in finding which is the best to pick at the start.
Starfield All Skills Points Unlocked
Skills are divided into four categories in Starfield. Physical, Social, Combat, Science, and Tech. Every category has a 4-Tier Skill system, that starts from the least expensive to the most expensive ones. For example, in the first tier, you can unlock any skill with a single Skil point. For second tier requires 4 Skill Points, the third tier costs 8 Skill Ponts and the final fourth tier costs 12 Skill Points. With every tier upgrade Skills gets expensive and Skill Points comes in slowly in Starfield.
Physical Skills Tier 1
1. Boxing:
| Rank 1 | +25% Unarmed Attacks Damage |
| -25% Power Attack 02 Usage | |
| Rank 2 | +50% Unarmed Attacks Damage |
| -50% Power Attack 02 Usage | |
| Rank 3 | +75% Unarmed Attacks Damage |
| -30% Running 02 Usage in Fight & Unarmed | |
| Rank 4 | +100% Unarmed Attacks Damage |
| Chance to Knock Down Opponents |
2. Fitness:
| Rank 1 | +10% Oxygen |
| Rank 2 | +20% Oxygen |
| Rank 3 | +30% Oxygen |
| Rank 4 | Sprinting + Power Attacks will use Less O2 |
3. Stealth:
| Rank 1 | +25% Damage when Sneaking |
| +5$ Sneak Attack Damage with Suppressed Weapons | |
| Rank 2 | +50% Damage when Sneaking |
| +10% Sneak Attack Damage with Suppressed Weapons | |
| Rank 3 | +75% Damage when Sneaking |
| +15% Sneak Attack Damage with Suppressed Weapons | |
| Rank 4 | +100% difficult to detect when Sneaking |
| +20% Sneak Attack Damage with Suppressed Weapons | |
| Interaction with Doors in Stealth will not Alert Enemies |
4. Weight Lifting:
| Rank 1 | +10 Kg Carrying Capacity |
| Rank 2 | +25 Kg Carrying Capacity |
| Rank 3 | +50 Kg Carrying Capacity |
| Rank 4 | +100 Kg Carrying Capacity & 50% Resistance to stagger |
5. Wellness:
| Rank 1 | +10% Max Health |
| Rank 2 | +20% Max Health |
| Rank 3 | +30% Max Health |
| Rank 4 | +40% Max Health |
Physical Skills Tier 2
1. Energy Weapon Dissipation:
| Rank 1 | -5% Energy Damage |
| Rank 2 | -10% Energy Damage |
| Rank 3 | -15% Energy Damage |
| Rank 4 | Health falls below 50%, 25% chance to reflect energy |
2. Environmental Conditioning:
| Rank 1 | +10% Resistance to Airborne Environmental Damage |
| Rank 2 | +10% Resistance to Thermal Environmental Damage |
| Rank 3 | +10% Resistance to Corrosive & Radiation Environmental Damage |
| Rank 4 | Reduced chance to gain affliction from Environmental damage sources. |
3. Gymnastics:
| Rank 1 | Unlock Combat Slide Ability |
| -15% Fall Damage | |
| Rank 2 | Unlock faster speed in Zero-G |
| -20% Fall Damage | |
| Rank 3 | More Stability while Firing in Zero-G |
| -30% Fall Damage + Replenish some 02 after mantling | |
| Rank 4 | Get More Jump Height |
| Faster Running speed after Combat Sliding or Mantling |
4. Nutrition:
| Rank 1 | +10% Food & Drink Effectiveness |
| Rank 2 | +20% Food & Drink Effectiveness |
| Rank 3 | +30% Food & Drink Effectiveness |
| Rank 4 | +50% Food & Drink Effectiveness |
5. Pain Tolerance:
| Rank 1 | -5% Physical Damage |
| Rank 2 | -10% Physical Damage |
| Rank 3 | -15% Physical Damage |
| Rank 4 | 5% Chance of No Physical Damage on Low Health |
Physical Skills Tier 3
1. Cellular Regeneration:
| Rank 1 | Slight Injury Recovery |
| Rank 2 | Moderate Injury Recovery |
| Rank 3 | High Injury Recovery |
| Rank 4 | 20% of No Injury |
2. Decontamination:
| Rank 1 | Slight Infection Recovery |
| Rank 2 | Moderate Infection Recovery |
| Rank 3 | High Infection Recovery |
| Rank 4 | 20% of No Infection |
3. Martial Arts:
| Rank 1 | +15% Crit Chance in Melee or Unarmed Attack |
| Rank 2 | +15% Chance to Disarm in Melee or Unarmed Power Attack |
| Rank 3 | -10% Damage when Unarmed or holding Melee Weapon |
| Rank 4 | Reflect 50% Damage when blocking Melee or Unarmed Attack |
Physical Skills Tier 4
1. Concealment:
| Rank 1 | Enemies Mines Will Not Work |
| 2.5x Normal Damage in Ranged Sneak Attacks | |
| 4x Normal Damage in Melee Sneak Attacks | |
| Rank 2 | Running while Sneaking will not affect Stealth. |
| 3x Normal Damage in Ranged Sneak Attacks | |
| 5x Normal Damage in Melee Sneak Attacks | |
| Rank 3 | Chameleon-like Ability when still and sneaking |
| 3.5x Normal Damage in Ranged Sneak Attacks | |
| 8x Normal Damage in Melee Sneak Attacks | |
| Rank 4 | Distant enemies can lose you in Stealth |
| 4x Normal Damage in Ranged Sneak Attacks | |
| 10x Normal Damage in Melee Sneak Attacks |
2. Neurostrikes:
| Rank 1 | +10% Chance to Stun enemies with Unarmed Attack |
| Rank 2 | More EM Damage with Unarmed Attack |
| Rank 3 | +20% Chance to Stun enemies with Unarmed Attack |
| Rank 4 | Knock down enemies in close range after stunning the enemy |
3. Rejuvenation:
| Rank 1 | Slow Health Regeneration Outside of Combat |
| Rank 2 | Quick Health Regeneration Outside Combat |
| Rank 3 | Faster Health Regeneration Outside Combat |
| Also Slowly Regenerate Health Inside Combat | |
| Rank 4 | More Faster Health Regeneration Outside Combat |
| Also Quickly Regenerate Health Inside Combat |
Social Skills Tier 1
1. Commerce
| Rank 1 | -5% to Buy & + 10% to sell |
| Rank 2 | -1% to Buy & + 15% to sell |
| Rank 3 | -15% to Buy & + 20% to sell |
| Rank 4 | -20% to Buy & + 25% to sell |
2. Gastronomy
| Rank 1 | Craft Speciality Food & Drinks |
| Research Additional Recipes at Research Lab | |
| Rank 2 | Research & Craft Gourmet Food & Drinks |
| Rank 3 | Research & Craft Food & Drink Delicacies |
| Rank 4 | Food & Drink Crafting Does Not Use Resources |
| Research & Craft Exotic Recipes |
3. Persuasion
| Rank 1 | +10% Persuasion |
| Rank 2 | +20% Persuasion |
| Rank 3 | +30% Persuasion |
| Rank 4 | +50% Persuasion |
4. Scavenging
| Rank 1 | Extra Credits while Searching Containers |
| Rank 2 | Extra Ammo while Searching Containers |
| Rank 3 | Extra Aid Items while Searching Containers |
| Rank 4 | Tracked resources using a Hand Scanner |
5. Theft
| Rank 1 | Unlock Pickpocket Ability |
| Rank 2 | 10% of successful Pickpockets |
| Rank 3 | 30% of successful Pickpockets |
| Rank 4 | 50% of successful Pickpockets + steal Holstered Weapons |
Social Skills Tier 2
1. Deception
| Rank 1 | 10% Stronger Ships will surrender to piracy |
| -10% Enemy Contrabads Scans | |
| Rank 2 | 20% Stronger Ships will surrender to piracy |
| -20% Enemy Contrabads Scans | |
| Rank 3 | 30% Stronger Ships will surrender to piracy |
| -30% Enemy Contrabads Scans | |
| Rank 4 | 50% Stronger Ships will surrender to piracy |
| -50% Enemy Contrabads Scans |
2. Diplomacy
| Rank 1 | Force Target NPC at or below your level to Stop Fighting |
| Rank 2 | Force Target NPC upto 10 Level higher to Stop Fighting |
| Rank 3 | Force Target NPC upto 20 Level higher to Stop Fighting |
| Rank 4 | Force Target NPC to Permanently stop Fighting (Unless they’re attacked again) |
3. Intimidation
| Rank 1 | Force Target NPC at or below your level to Flee for a Limited Time |
| Rank 2 | Force Target NPC upto 10 Levels higher to Flee for a Limited Time |
| Rank 3 | Force Target NPC upto 20 Levels higher to Flee for a Limited Time |
| Rank 4 | Intimidated targets can now flee for longer period |
4. Isolation
| Rank 1 | +10% Weapon Damage & 15 Damage Resistance for equipped Spacesuit and helmet in the absence of crew or companion |
| Rank 2 | +20% Weapon Damage & 30 Damage Resistance for equipped Spacesuit and helmet in the absence of crew or companion |
| Rank 3 | +30% Weapon Damage & 45 Damage Resistance for equipped Spacesuit and helmet in the absence of crew or companion |
| Rank 4 | +40% Weapon Damage & 60 Damage Resistance for equipped Spacesuit and helmet in the absence of crew or companion |
5. Negotiation
| Rank 1 | Unlock Bribery in Speech Challenges |
| Rank 2 | -25$ Bribery Cost |
| Rank 3 | -50$ Bribery Cost |
| Rank 4 | Bribery will not cost any money occasionally |
Social Skills Tier 3
1. Instigation
| Rank 1 | Force Target NPC at or below your level to Attack their allies for a Limited time |
| Rank 2 | Force Target NPC upto 10 Levels higher to Attack their allies for a Limited time |
| Rank 3 | Force Target NPC upto 20 Levels higher to Attack their allies for a Limited time |
| Rank 4 | Enemies will Attack their allies until they are dead. |
2. Leadership
| Rank 1 | 25% Faster Companion Affinity |
| Rank 2 | +50 Companions Health & 50kg Carrying Capacity |
| Rank 3 | Companions will occasionally heal when you get low health |
| Rank 4 | 2x Bonuses of Combat + Physical Crew Skills on Companions. Chances that Companions can pick themselves from the downed state. |
3. Outpost Management
| Rank 1 | Place Additional Cargo Links at the Outpost |
| Rank 2 | Construct Additional Robots at the Outpost |
| Rank 3 | Assign Additional Crews to the Outpost |
| Rank 4 | 2x Outpost Extractors Speed |
Social Skills Tier 4
1. Manipulation
| Rank 1 | Force Target NPC at or below your level to Obey Commands for a Limited time |
| Rank 2 | Force Target NPC upto 10 Levels higher to Obey Commands for a Limited time |
| Rank 3 | Force Target NPC upto 20 Levels higher to Obey Commands for a Limited time |
| Rank 4 | Targets will now obey commands for a longer time. |
2. Ship Command
| Rank 1 | Unlock 4 Active Crew Members |
| Rank 2 | Unlock 5 Active Crew Members |
| Rank 3 | Unlock 6 Active Crew Members |
| Rank 4 | Unlock 8 Active Crew Members |
3. Xenosociology
| Rank 1 | Force Target Alien up to 10 Leves Higher to stop fighting for a Limited time |
| Rank 2 | Force Target Alien up to 10 Leves Higher to flee for a Limited time |
| Rank 3 | Force Target Alien up to 10 Leves Higher to attack their allies for a Limited time |
| Rank 4 | Force Target Alien up to 10 Leves Higher to obey commands for a Limited time |
Combat Skills Tier 1
1. Ballistics
| Rank 1 | +10% More Damage with Ballistic Weapons |
| Rank 2 | +20% More Damage with Ballistic Weapons |
| Rank 3 | +30% More Damage with Ballistic Weapons |
| Rank 4 | +30% More Range with Ballistic Weapons |
2. Dueling
| Rank 1 | +25% More Damage with Melee Weapons & -10% Damage while wielding a Melee Weapon. |
| Rank 2 | +20% Speed for 10 seconds in Melee Kills while running |
| Rank 3 | +50% More Damage with Melee Weapons & -15% Damage while wielding a Melee Weapon |
| Rank 4 | +10% Health on Melee Kills |
3. Lasers
| Rank 1 | +10% More Laser Weapon Damage |
| Rank 2 | +20% More Laser Weapon Damage |
| Rank 3 | +30% More Laser Weapon Damage |
| Rank 4 | 5% Chance of Settings on Enemies on Fire with Laser weapon |
4. Pistol Certification
| Rank 1 | +10% More Pistols Damage |
| Rank 2 | +25% More Pistols Damage |
| Rank 3 | +50% More Pistols Damage |
| Rank 4 | +25% Critical Hit Chance for 5 seconds on Pistol Kill |
5. Shotgun Certification
| Rank 1 | +10% More Shotgun Damage |
| Rank 2 | +20% More Shotgun Damage |
| Rank 3 | +30% More Shotgun Damage |
| Rank 4 | Small chance of Stun extra targets with Shotgun kills |
Combat Skills Tier 2
1. Demolitions
| Rank 1 | +25% Radius & visible Trajectory for throwing Grenades |
| Rank 2 | +25% Explosive Damage |
| Rank 3 | -25% Damage taken from Explosives |
| Rank 4 | 2x All Previous Bonuses |
2. Heavy Weapons Certification
| Rank 1 | +10% Heavy Weapon Damage |
| Rank 2 | +20% Heavy Weapon Damage |
| Rank 3 | +30% Heavy Weapon Damage |
| Rank 4 | +25% Physical Resistance while aiming down with Heavy Weapon |
3. Incapacitation
| Rank 1 | +5% EM Weapon Damage |
| Rank 2 | +10% EM Weapon Damage |
| Rank 3 | +15% EM Weapon Damage |
| Rank 4 | 15% Chance EM Weapons Can do 300% Damage |
4. Particle Beams
| Rank 1 | +10% Damage with Particle Beam Weapons |
| Rank 2 | +20% Damage with Particle Beam Weapons |
| Rank 3 | +30% Damage with Particle Beam Weapons |
| Rank 4 | +5% Crit Chance with Particle Beam Weapons |
5. Rifle Certification
| Rank 1 | +10% Rifles Damage |
| Rank 2 | +20% Rifles Damage |
| Rank 3 | +30% Rifles Damage |
| Rank 4 | 30% Faster Rifles Reload when you are Standing |
Combat Skills Tier 3
1. Marksmanship
| Rank 1 | +3% Critical Hit chance with Non-Automatic Ranged Weapon |
| Rank 2 | +8% Critical Hit chance with Non-Automatic Ranged Weapon |
| Rank 3 | +15% Critical Hit chance with Non-Automatic Ranged Weapon |
| Rank 4 | Critical Hit using Non-Automatic Ranged Weapon causes 2x damage without Scope & Knock-down enemies with scope |
2. Rapid Reloading
| Rank 1 | 30% Faster Reload Speed for Ballistic Weapons |
| Rank 2 | 30% Faster Reload Speed for Energy & EM Weapons |
| Rank 3 | 30% Faster Reload Speed for Beam Weapons + 50% chance to avoid getting interrupted while Reloading |
| Rank 4 | +50% Reload Speed for 15 seconds on hitting enemies for all weapons |
3. Sniper Certification
| Rank 1 | Steady + Less Sway for Scoped Weapons |
| Rank 2 | Hold Breath for Longer while using Scoped Weapons |
| Rank 3 | +25% Critical Hit Chance while aiming for a Headshot with a Scoped Weapon |
| Rank 4 | +50% More Damage using Scoped Weapon |
4. Targeting
| Rank 1 | Increased Accuracy and range when shooting without aiming |
| Marks 1 Enemy within 25m that damages you | |
| Rank 2 | Notable Increased Accuracy and range when shooting without aiming |
| Marks 2 Enemies within 50m that damages you | |
| Rank 3 | Greatly Increased Accuracy and range when shooting without aiming |
| Marks 3 Enemies within 75m that damages you | |
| Rank 4 | 10% Chance to disarm target hits when shooting without aiming |
| Marks 4 Enemies within 100m that damages you |
Combat Skills Tier 4
1. Armor Penetration
| Rank 1 | Attack ignores 15% of the target’s armor |
| Rank 2 | Attack ignores 30% of the target’s armor |
| Rank 3 | Attack ignores 50% of the target’s armor |
| Rank 4 | -25% Enemy Armor for 6 seconds on Critical Hit |
2. Crippling
| Rank 1 | +30% Chance of Human Enemies entering the downed state after taking enough damage |
| Rank 2 | +50% Chances to Human Enenmies to naturally recover from downed state |
| Rank 3 | Human Enemies can enter a downed state earlier |
| Rank 4 | 100% more damage to downed enemies. Also, previous ranks now apply to all enemy types |
3. Sharpshooting
| Rank 1 | +50% Headshot Critical Damage with Ranged Weapon |
| Rank 2 | +50% Leg Critical Damage with Ranged Weapon |
| Rank 3 | +50% All Critical Damage with Ranged Weapon |
| Rank 4 | Ranged critical hit kills to increase your critical hit chance with all-range weapons by 25% for 20 seconds |
Science Skills Tier 1
1. Astrodynamics
| Rank 1 | +15% Grav Jump Range of Jump Drives |
| Rank 2 | -15% Fuel Cost of Jump Drives |
| Rank 3 | More Grav Jump Range & -30% Low Fuel Cost of Jump Drives |
| Rank 4 | -50% Fuel Cost of Jump Drives |
2. Geology
| Rank 1 | Get more common & uncommon inorganic resources from the surface objects |
| Rank 2 | Get more rare inorganic resources from the surface objects |
| Rank 3 | Get more exotic inorganic resources from the surface objects |
| Rank 4 | Occasionally harvest additional rare resources from surface objects |
3. Medicine
| Rank 1 | Med Packs, Trauma Packs and emergency Kits restore 10% Additional Health 10% faster |
| Rank 2 | Med Packs, Trauma Packs and emergency Kits restore 20% Additional Health 20% faster |
| Rank 3 | Med Packs, Trauma Packs and emergency Kits restore 30% Additional Health 30% faster |
| Rank 4 | Med Packs, Trauma Packs and emergency Kits restore 50% Additional Health 10% faster + Chance to cure Affliction |
4. Research Methods
| Rank 1 | -10% Resource requirement to craft items & complete Research Projects |
| Rank 2 | -20% Resource requirement to craft items & complete Research Projects |
| Rank 3 | -40% Resource requirement to craft items & complete Research Projects |
| Rank 4 | Sudden developments during research are twice as common Resources required to craft items and complete research projects are reduced by 60% |
5. Surveying
| Rank 1 | Med Packs, Trauma Packs and emergency Kits restore 10% Additional Health 10% faster |
| Rank 2 | Med Packs, Trauma Packs and emergency Kits restore 20% Additional Health 20% faster |
| Rank 3 | Med Packs, Trauma Packs and emergency Kits restore 30% Additional Health 30% faster |
| Rank 4 | Med Packs, Trauma Packs and emergency Kits restore 50% Additional Health 10% faster + Chance to cure Affliction |
4. Research Methods
| Rank 1 | +1 Zoom to Hand Scanner & + 20m Scan distance |
| Rank 2 | New Zoom Level Unlocked to Hand Scanner & + 30m Scan distance |
| Rank 3 | New Zoom Level Unlocked to Hand Scanner & + 40m Scan distance |
| Rank 4 | New Zoom Level Unlocked to Hand Scanner & + 50m Scan distance |
Science Skills Tier 2
1. Botany
| Rank 1 | Get more Common & Uncommon Organic Resources from Plants + Learn more about them from Scanner + Cultivate Plants at Outpost |
| Rank 2 | Get more Rare Organic Resources from Plants + Learn more about them from Scanner |
| Rank 3 | Get more Exotic Organic Resources from Plants + Learn more about them from Scanner |
| Rank 4 | Harvest More Rare Resources from Plants + Learn about them quickly from the Scanner |
2. Scanning
| Rank 1 | Detect Uncommon Organic resources on the Planet & Moon surfaces. Also, get more information about Ships in space |
| Rank 2 | Detect Rare resources on the Planet & Moon surfaces. Also, get more specific information about Ships in space |
| Rank 3 | Detect Exotic resources on the Planet & Moon surfaces. Also, get better combat information about Ships in space |
| Rank 4 | Detect Unique Organic resources on the Planet & Moon surfaces. Also, get a full list of cargo on Ships in space |
3. Spacesuit Design
| Rank 1 | Craft Improved Space Suit + Helmet + Pack Mods. Research additional mods in the Research Lab |
| Rank 2 | Research & Craft Superior Space Suit + Helmet + Pack Mods |
| Rank 3 | Research & Craft Cutting-Edge Space Suit + Helmet + Pack Mods |
| Rank 4 | Occasionally No Resources are required to craft Space Suit + Helmet + Pack Mods |
4. Weapon Engineering
| Rank 1 | Craft Improved Weapon Mods at Weapons Workbench. Research additional Weapon Mods at the Research Lab |
| Rank 2 | Research & Craft Superior Weapons |
| Rank 3 | Research & Craft Cutting-Edge Weapons |
| Rank 4 | Research & Craft Master Level Weapon Mods |
5. Zoology
| Rank 1 | Harvest More Common Organic Resources from Creatures without Harming them & get additional info about the Creatures |
| Product Animal Resources at Outpost | |
| Rank 2 | Harvest Un-Common Organic Resources from Creatures & get additional info about the Creatures |
| Rank 3 | Harvest Rare Organic Resources from Creatures & get additional info about the Creatures |
| Rank 4 | Occasionally Harvest Additional Rare Resources from Creatures and learn more about them through the scanner. |
Science Skills Tier 3
1. Astrophysics
| Rank 1 | Scans Moon of your current planet + 10% to discover a trait |
| Rank 2 | Scans Any Planet or Moon + 20% to discover a trait |
| Rank 3 | Scans Any Planet or Moon from 16 Light Years + 30% to discover a trait |
| Rank 4 | Scans Any Planet or Moon from 30 Light Years + 50% to discover a trait |
2. Chemistry
| Rank 1 | Craft Improved Chems + Research Additional Chems at Research Lab |
| Rank 2 | Research & Craft Superior Chems |
| Rank 3 | Research & Craft Cutting-Edge Chems |
| Rank 4 | Occasionally get 3x Chems while crafting |
3. Outpost Engineering
| Rank 1 | Construct Improved Outpost Modules and research additional at the Research Lab |
| Rank 2 | Research and construct Superior Outpost Modules |
| Rank 3 | Research & Construct Cutting-Edge Outpost Modules |
| Rank 4 | Output Modules cost 50% fewer resources to build |
Science Skills Tier 4
1. Aneutronic Fusion
| Rank 1 | 1 Extra Unit of Power from Ship Reactors |
| Rank 2 | 2 Extra Units of Power from Ship Reactors |
| Rank 3 | 3 Extra Units of Power from Ship Reactors |
| Rank 4 | 4 Extra Units of Power from Ship Reactors |
2. Planetary Habitation
| Rank 1 | Build Outpost on Planets with Extreme Temp (Deep Freeze & Inferno) |
| Build 4 Maximum Outpost | |
| Rank 2 | Build Outpost on Planets with Extreme Pressure |
| Build 8 Maximum Outpost | |
| Rank 3 | Build Outpost on Planets with Toxic and Corrosive Atmosphere |
| Build 12 Maximum Outpost | |
| Rank 4 | Build Outpost on Planets in extreme Gravity |
| Build 16 Maximum Outpost |
3. Special Projects
| Rank 1 | Research Experimental Projects at Research Lab |
| Rank 2 | Craft Rare Manufactured Components at Industrial Workbench |
| Rank 3 | Craft Exotic Manufactured Components at Industrial Workbench |
| Rank 4 | Craft Unique Manufactured Components at Industrial Workbench. Output Extractors will produce more additional resources. |
Tech Skills Tier 1
1. Ballistic Weapon Systems
| Rank 1 | +10% Damage in Ballistic Ship & -20% cost in Targeting Mode |
| Rank 2 | +20% Damage in Ballistic Ship & 15% recharge speed |
| Rank 3 | +30% Damage in Ballistic Ship & 30% recharge speed |
| Rank 4 | +50% Damage in Ballistic Ship to individual system |
2. Boost Pack Training
| Rank 1 | Unlock Boost Packs |
| Rank 2 | Boost Pack will expend less fuel |
| Rank 3 | Boost Pack will regenerate quickly |
| Rank 4 | 2x Previous Bonuses |
3. Piloting
| Rank 1 | Unlock Ship Thrusters |
| Rank 2 | Increase Ship Turning Rate & maneuverability |
| Rank 3 | Unlock the ability to fly Class-B Ships |
| Rank 4 | Unlock the ability to fly Class-C Ships |
4. Security
| Rank 1 | Hack Advance Locks + 2 Auto-Attempts |
| Rank 2 | Hack Expert Locks + 3 Auto-Attempts |
| Rank 3 | Hack Master Locks + 4 Auto-Attempts |
| Rank 4 | Expend a digipick to eliminate keys that aren’t required to solve puzzles + 5 Auto-Attempts |
5. Targeting Control Systems
| Rank 1 | Unlock Ship Targeting Function |
| Rank 2 | -15% Time for Locking on Enemy Ship and -25% speed in Target-Locked Ships firing attack |
| Rank 3 | -30% Time for Locking on Enemy Ship and +10% chance of Critical Hit on locked ship |
| Rank 4 | -60% Time for Locking on Enemy Ship and +20% System Damage in Targeting mode |
Tech Skills Tier 2
1. Energy Weapon Systems
| Rank 1 | +10% More Damage & -15% Cost in Targeting Mode |
| Rank 2 | +20% More Damage & -30% Cost in Targeting Mode |
| Rank 3 | +30% More Damage & -45% Cost in Targeting Mode |
| Rank 4 | +30% Energy ship weapon recharge |
2. Engine Systems
| Rank 1 | +10% Boost in Ship’s Top Speed |
| Rank 2 | Longer Ship Boost & Shorter Cooldown |
| Rank 3 | +20% Boost in Ship’s Top Speed |
| Rank 4 | Enemies cannot Lock you as a target while boosting |
3. Payloads
| Rank 1 | +10% More Ship Cargo Capacity |
| Rank 2 | +20% More Ship Cargo Capacity |
| Rank 3 | +30% More Ship Cargo Capacity |
| Rank 4 | +50% More Ship Cargo Capacity |
4. Shield Systems
| Rank 1 | +20% Ship Shield |
| Rank 2 | +40% Ship Shield |
| Rank 3 | +60% Ship Shield |
| Rank 4 | Ship Shield resists 100% of all incoming damage |
Tech Skills Tier 3
1. Missile Weapon Systems
| Rank 1 | +10% Damage with Ship Missiles & -20% Targeting Mode Cost |
| Rank 2 | +20% Damage with Ship Missiles & -40% Targeting Mode Cost |
| Rank 3 | +30% Damage with Ship Missiles & -60% Targeting Mode Cost |
| Rank 4 | +20% Ship Missiles Range & Reload Speed |
2. Particle Beam Weapon Systems
| Rank 1 | +10% Damage from Ship Particle Beam Weapons & -10% Targeting Mode Cost |
| Rank 2 | +20% Damage from Ship Particle Beam Weapons & -20% Targeting Mode Cost |
| Rank 3 | +30% Damage from Ship Particle Beam Weapons & -30% Targeting Mode Cost |
| Rank 4 | Increased Critical Hit with Ship Particle Beam Weapons |
3. Robotics
| Rank 1 | +10% Damage to Robots + Turrets. Force Robot up to 10 Levels higher to stop fighting for some time |
| Rank 2 | +20% Damage to Robots + Turrets. Force Robot up to 10 Levels higher to flee for a limited time |
| Rank 3 | +30% Damage to Robots + Turrets. Force Robot up to 10 Levels higher to attack their allies for a limited time |
| Rank 4 | Command Robot up to 10 Levels higher for a limited time |
4. Starship Design
| Rank 1 | Allows installation of improved ship modules |
| Rank 2 | Allows installation of superior ship modules |
| Rank 3 | Allows installation of cutting-edge ship modules |
| Rank 4 | Allows installation of experimental ship modules |
5. Starship Engineering
| Rank 1 | 10% Speed in Ship Repair |
| Rank 2 | Ship systems have a 25% increased damage mitigation |
| Rank 3 | 25% Speed in Ship Repair |
| Rank 4 | Occasionally, repairing one block of a system will repair the entire system |
Tech Skills Tier 4
1. Automated Weapon Systems
| Rank 1 | +10% Damage from Automated Ship Weapons & -20% Targeting Mode Cost |
| Rank 2 | +20% Damage from Automated Ship Weapons & -30% Targeting Mode Cost. – 20% Less Damage in Targeting Mode. |
| Rank 3 | +30% Damage from Automated Ship Weapons & -40% Targeting Mode Cost. Crit Chance against targeted sub-system by 20% |
| Rank 4 | 40% boost in Ship Turrent Weapon Recharge & +20% More Damage to targeted sub-systems. |
2. Boost Assault Training
| Rank 1 | Nearby Enemies will take damage on boost & can catch fire |
| Rank 2 | Chance to Knock-down enemy in boost |
| Rank 3 | Aiming down sights while boosting will let you hover in place. Fuel is still expended until empty |
| Rank 4 | Time is slow when hovering and the world moves 70% slower around you |
3. EM Weapon Systems
| Rank 1 | +10% Increased Damage on EM Ship Weapons & -15% Cost in Targeting Mode |
| Rank 2 | +20% Increased Damage on EM Ship Weapons & -30% Cost in Targeting Mode |
| Rank 3 | +30% Increased Damage on EM Ship Weapons & -45 Cost in Targeting Mode |
| Rank 4 | EM Ship weapons have a small chance of instantly disabling enemy engines |
As you can see there is a huge list of skills. Unlocking all of them will be tiring but players can prioritize the best ones. Like the combat section which will be useful in many ways. Tech Skills on the other hand apply more power to the ship. To help you more with finding out which to pick check our guide on Starfield Best Skills to start with.
