Starfield BEST Builds [Melee, Ranged, Tank]

Starfield has a fresh set of weapons, Armor, Backgrounds, Skills, and Traits that require master-level combinations to craft the ideal build. This guide looks at the Starfield best builds, including those for melee fighters, ranged combat, and tanking damage.

Starfield Best Builds Summary

Here’s a summary of the best builds in Starfield:

Equipment Or Ability	Best Melee Build	Best Ranged Builds	Best Tank Build
Background	Bouncer	Soldier	Combat Medic
Religion	Any	Any	House of the Enlightened
Traits	Alien DNA, Extrovert, Wanted	Introvert, Wanted, Terra Firma	Introvert, Terra Firma, Raised Enlightened
Skills	Boxing, Fitness, Pain Tolerance, Martial Arts, Neurostrikes, Rejuvenation, Dueling, Weapon Engineering, Intimidation, Security, Boost Pack Training	Fitness, Gymnastics, Rejuvenation, Ballistics, Pistol Certification, Shotgun Certification, Marksmanship, Rapid Reloading, Sharpshooting, Medicine, Weapon Engineering, Intimidation, Boost Pack Training	Wellness, Pain Tolerance, Energy Weapon Dissipation, Decontamination, Rejuvenation, Ballistics, Pistol Certification, Heavy Weapons Certification, Gastronomy, Isolation, Medicine, Spacesuit Design
Weapon	Barrow Knife or Unarmed	Cornered Coachman, Bashing Eon	Instigating Suppressed Microgun, Magshot
Armor	Deep Mining Spacesuit, Deep Mining Helmet, Mark I Pack, UC Security Uniform	UC Marine Spacesuit, UC Marine Space Helmet, UC Shock Armor Pack, White Neocity Poncho	Mirror Mantis Spacesuit, Reactive Mantis Space Helmet, Repulsing Mantis Pack, Settler Poncho Outfit
Power	Reactive Shield	Particle Beam	Reactive Shield

Starfield Best Melee Build

Equipment Or Ability	Recommendation
Background	Bouncer
Religion	Any
Traits	Alien DNA, Extrovert, Wanted
Skills	Boxing, Fitness, Pain Tolerance, Martial Arts, Neurostrikes, Rejuvenation, Dueling, Weapon Engineering, Intimidation, Security, Boost Pack Training
Weapon	Barrow Knife or Unarmed
Armor	Deep Mining Spacesuit, Deep Mining Helmet, Mark I Pack, UC Security Uniform
Power	Reactive Shield

The first build we recommend for the Starfield best builds is this melee build. It relies on getting up close and personal with the enemies and sustaining more damage than usual. We highly suggest either using a melee weapon or going unarmed. And as always, you can tweak this build to fit your playstyle.

Background: Bouncer

For the Background, the best choice for most Starfield best melee builds is the Bouncer. Bouncers are meant to take on opponents unarmed. They can sustain tons of damage while tanking enemy fire. Bouncers are perfect for solo Starfield plays.

They come with the following Starting Skills:

• Boxing: You deal 25% more damage with unarmed attacks. Additionally, power attacks consume 25% less oxygen. These percentages go up with Rank.
• Fitness: You receive 10% more oxygen as compared to other Backgrounds. This percentage increases as you rank up the Skill. At Level 4, power attacks and sprinting also consume less oxygen.
• Security: You can try to pick apart Advanced Locks. You get two auto attempts that can be banked. At Level 2, rings turn blue if the pick can be slotted. At Level 3, you can attempt to unlock Master Locks. And at Level 4, you can use a digipick to get rid of the keys you don’t need for the puzzle.

Traits

For the Traits, we highly recommend building Alien DNA, Extrovert and Wanted.

• Alien DNA: You have more health and oxygen by default. However, food items and healing devices will have a reduced effect on you. It’s a give-and-take scenario where you’re trading the ability to heal for more health. We recommend this as it grants you additional oxygen.
• Extrovert: When you exert yourself with a companion, you consume less oxygen. However, exerting yourself without a companion consumes more oxygen. Since you’ll probably be traveling with a companion, this is the perfect Trait. You can always go for the Introvert Trait for solo plays.
• Wanted: You deal more damage when your own HP is low. As a drawback, bounty hunter ships will come after you whenever you enter a system. You can either Intimidate them or pay them off. It’s a good Trait that grants you a powerful benefit for a drawback that can be easily mitigated.
• Alternate – Terra Firma: When on a surface such as a planet or moon, your health and oxygen are boosted. In space, however, your health and oxygen get reduced. It’s a great way to enhance the boost from Alien DNA, but it restricts you to just surfaces.

Skills

Skill	Type	Tier	Effect	Rank
Boxing	Physical	1	Bouncer Starting Skill. You deal 100% more damage with unarmed attacks. You also gain a slight chance to knock an enemy down.	4
Fitness	Physical	1	Bouncer Starting Skill. The oxygen you have available is increased by 30%. Additionally, power attacks and sprinting will consume less oxygen than normal.	4
Pain Tolerance	Physical	2	You have a 5% chance that you will ignore all physical damage when your HP is critically low. You also receive 15% less physical damage.	4
Martial Arts	Physical	3	You reflect 50% of the damage you receive back to the enemy when blocking against an unarmed or melee attack. You also receive 15% less damage when unarmed or holding a melee weapon.	4
Neurostrikes	Physical	4	You have a 20% probability to stun an NPC when you use an unarmed attack. Once you stun the enemy, you also knock down nearby foes.	4
Rejuvenation	Physical	4	You regenerate health incredibly fast outside of combat. Additionally, you can regenerate some health quickly during combat.	4
Dueling	Combat	1	Melee weapons deal 50% more damage and you receive 15% less damage when you're holding a melee weapon. You also get healed for 10% of your HP whenever you land a kill with a melee weapon.	4
Weapon Engineering	Science	2	You're now able to craft master-level Weapon Mods.	4
Intimidation	Social	2	You have the ability to force targets to flee for a substantial amount of time as long as they are up to 20 levels higher than you.	4
Security	Tech	1	Bouncer Starting Skill. You can now hack Master-level locks and bank 5 auto-attempts. Additionally, you can use your digipick to remove the keys that you don't need for solving the puzzle.	4
Boost Pack Training	Tech	1	You can use the boost packs. When you use one, they consume less fuel and regenerate fuel more quickly too. Additionally, all of these bonuses are doubled at Rank 4.	4

In Starfield, you can choose several critical Skills that grant you both passive and active abilities. For the Bouncer Background, the primary Skill Tree is the Physical Skill Tree, which emphasizes physical abilities and movements.

For one of the Starfield best melee builds, we highly recommend the Skills mentioned above. The ideal Rank for all of them is Rank 4. But it would be best to prioritize leveling up your Physical Skills before moving on to the other Skills.

Weapon: Barrow Knife

A good option for the melee build is the Barrow Knife. It’s a simple melee weapon that’s easy to find but also has a Rare variant.

• It deals a nominal amount of damage (more than the Combat Knife). And it weighs less, too, allowing you to stock up on more supplies.
• You can easily find this knife when plundering spaceships and enemy bases to find loot inside crates. You may also encounter the Barrow Knife when looting enemy corpses or defeating bosses.
• If you get your hands on the Rare variant, you will get an additional Perk, Fusion, that boosts every successive hit. This allows you to go savage on the enemies and tear them apart.
• Of course, being a melee weapon, it has great synergy with many of your Skills, such as Martial Arts and Dueling.
• As an alternate, we also recommend going unarmed to utilize Skills such as Boxing and Neurostrikes fully.

Armor

Armor	Deep Mining Spacesuit	Deep Mining Space Helmet	Mark I Pack	UC Security Uniform
Placement	Space Suit	Helmet	Pack	Apparel
PHYS	69	34	66	20
ENGY	37	18	64	5
EM	53	26	68	20
Thermal	10	0	20	0
Airborne	30	20	5	0
Corrosive	0	10	5	10
Radiation	20	0	0	15
Perks and Mods	Chameleon: When sneaking but stationary, you blend with your surroundings. Mechanized: Carrying capacity increased by 4. Leadlined: Additional 25 Radiation Resistance.	None	None	Mod: An additional 5% chance to Intimidate.
How To Get	Randomly acquire from looting containers and enemy corpses.	Get from the Mission One Small Step. Can also be bought for 725 Credits from James Newill at Newill's Goods, Neon, Volli Alpha.	Found in New Atlantis in The Lodge.	Found in Nova Galactic Staryard by the Lunar Moon.

In Starfield, you must choose three types of Armor: the Spacesuit, Helmet, and Pack. Additionally, you can select a fourth optional Armor type called Apparel.

We mainly went for the highest Physical Defense for this build, which you’ll mainly be dealing with as a melee weapon user. Additionally, we included enough Armor to allow for good defense against all types of status debuffs.

Power: Reactive Shield

• Effect: You create a barrier that weakens enemy projectiles and may even reflect them.

Lastly, for the Power, we highly recommend the Reactive Shield. It’s a defensive Power that’s great for protecting against enemy projectiles. As a melee weapon user, you never know when you’ll encounter someone with the advantage of distance. Hence, protection against ranged attacks is a must for this build.

Starfield Best Ranged Build

Equipment Or Ability	Recommendation
Background	Soldier
Religion	Any
Traits	Introvert, Wanted, Terra Firma
Skills	Fitness, Gymnastics, Rejuvenation, Ballistics, Pistol Certification, Shotgun Certification, Marksmanship, Rapid Reloading, Sharpshooting, Medicine, Weapon Engineering, Intimidation, Boost Pack Training
Weapon	Cornered Coachman, Bashing Eon
Armor	UC Marine Spacesuit, UC Marine Space Helmet, UC Shock Armor Pack, White Neocity Poncho
Power	Particle Beam

Our next choice for the Starfield best builds is a ranged build that utilizes the Soldier Background to help you keep your distance from the enemy. This build is ideal for players who like to take down enemies from a medium range while ensuring they sustain as little damage as possible.

Background: Soldier

The ideal Background for most Starfield best ranged builds is Soldier. Soldiers are versatile characters trained to use ballistic weapons such as rifles and pistols. They are the first line of defense for the Settled Systems and excel at ranged combat. Hence, they are the best candidates for this Starfield ranged build.

With a Soldier Background, you get the following Starting Skills:

• Ballistics: Ballistic weapons will now deal 10% more damage. This number increases with the Rank. At Rank 4, ballistic weapons will also have their range boosted by 30%.
• Boost Pack Training: You can use boost packs; at Rank 2, they will consume less fuel. Additionally, at Rank 3, the fuel will regenerate a lot faster. At Level 4, all the above bonuses will be doubled.
• Fitness: This Skill grants you 10% more available oxygen, increasing with the Rank. At Rank 4, your power attacks and sprints consume less oxygen than usual.

Traits

For the Traits, we highly recommend the Introvert, Wanted, and Terra Firma Traits as these are the only beneficial ones for Soldiers.

• Introvert: When you’re alone, you can exert yourself while consuming less oxygen. However, with a companion, you’ll expend more oxygen than usual. Additionally, you will lose your resilience with a companion nearby. The Extrovert Trait is a good alternative if you plan on using companions.
• Wanted: When your HP drops to critical levels, your damage output is boosted. However, as a consequence, bounty hunters will constantly be following you. You can scare them away with Intimidate or pay them off with some credits. Or you can take the more complicated choice and fight them.
• Terra Firma: When you’re on any surface (planet or moon), your health and oxygen levels are boosted. However, you will lose this bonus in space, and your health and oxygen will be lower than usual. This is an excellent Trait for surviving better on land.

Skills

Skill	Type	Tier	Effect	Rank
Fitness	Physical	1	Soldier Starting Skill. The oxygen you have available is increased by 30%. Additionally, power attacks and sprinting will consume less oxygen than normal.	4
Gymnastics	Physical	2	You can jump a lot higher and run much faster after you have combat slided or mantled. Additionally, you gain more stability if you fire in Zero-G and take 30% less fall damage. After mantling, you gain some oxygen back. You also move much faster in Zero-G.	4
Rejuvenation	Physical	4	You regenerate health incredibly fast outside of combat. Additionally, you can regenerate some health quickly during combat.	4
Ballistics	Combat	1	Soldier Starting Skill. You deal 30% more damage with ballistic weapons. Additionally, ballistic weapons have their range boosted by 30%.	4
Pistol Certification	Combat	1	Pistols will now deal 50% more damage and every kill with a Pistol will grant you 25% increased critical hit chance for the next 5 seconds.	4
Shotgun Certification	Combat	1	Shotguns will now deal 30% more damage and each kill with a Shotgun will have a probability to stun enemies for a short amount of time.	4
Marksmanship	Combat	3	Critical hit chance with non-automatic ranged weapons, such as your Shotgun, will be boosted by 15%. Additionally, if you don't use a scope, critical hits will deal twice the damage. With a scope equipped, critical hits will knock enemies down on the next hit.	4
Rapid Reloading	Combat	3	When you hit foes, you have a probability to boost reload speed for all weapons by 50%. This effect lasts 15 seconds. Additionally, your Particle Beam Weapons will reload 30% faster and you have a 50% probability to not get interrupted when reloading. Energy, EM, and Ballistic weapons will reload 30% faster as well.	4
Sharpshooting	Combat	4	All ranged weapons receive a 25% boost in critical hit chance for 20 seconds with every ranged critical hit kill. All critical damage you deal to foes with ranged weapons is boosted by 50%.	4
Medicine	Science	1	Trauma Packs, Med Packs, and Emergency Kits regenerate 50% extra Health. These also work 50% faster and even have a small chance to fix an affliction.	4
Weapon Engineering	Science	1	You can craft and research Master-level Weapon Mods along with improved, superior, and cutting-edge Weapon Mods.	4
Intimidation	Social	2	You gain the ability to force NPCs that are up to 20 levels higher than you to flee for a substantial amount of time.	4
Boost Pack Training	Tech	1	Soldier Starting Skill. You can use boost packs and they consume less fuel while also regenerating more fuel. These effects are doubled at Rank 4.	4

Skills are crucial to developing good gameplay and taking on enemies fearlessly. That’s why we chose the best Skillset for this ranged Starfield build. For this build, you’ll want to focus on Combat Skills, with Physical Skills being your secondary focus.

Pistol Certification and Shotgun Certification are of note since these only work with Pistols and Shotguns, respectively. If you plan to use Rifles, Snipers, or Heavy Weapons instead, use their Certifications.

Intimidation is another Skill that works well with the Wanted Trait since it lets you easily Intimidate bounty hunters. Of course, this list is incomplete, and you can keep adding more skills, such as Spacesuit Design and Manipulation, to strengthen the build.

Weapon: Cornered Coachman And Bashing Eon

Here are our recommendations for the best Weapons for this ranged build:

Primary Weapon: Cornered Coachman

Unlike other Starfield best ranged builds, we decided to use a Shotgun as the primary weapon. We highly recommend the Cornered Coachman.

• This Rare Shotgun trades in magazine capacity for individual bullet power. You’ll need to stock up on the Caseless Shells for this one.
• It does have very low accuracy paired with a longer reload time (which may be helped in some form by Rapid Reloading). Hence, we only suggest it for use during mid-range combat.
• You can find this weapon by defeating Spacer enemies or looting weapon racks and crates.
• The Rare version of the Coachman features the Cornered Perk that boosts damage with decreased health. It’s perfect for when you’re low on HP and works well with the Wanted Trait.

You can equip up to 7 Weapon Mods on the Coachman. We recommend the following Mods:

• Extended Barrel: Boosts accuracy, range, and recoil control but reduces Aim Down Sight speed.
• Tactical Stock: Aim Down Sight speed is boosted, and you get increased Stability.
• High Velocity: Boosts range and accuracy.
• Laser Sight: You acquire a laser sight that helps in aiming.
• Slug Shots: You gain single large shots that travel much farther and can deal more damage.
• Choke: Shotgun spread is significantly reduced.
• Iron Sights: You receive standard iron sights for aiming down enemies.

Secondary Weapon: Bashing Eon

For one of the Starfield best ranged builds, we highly recommend the Bashing Eon as the secondary weapon.

• This close-range Rare Pistol uses the 7.77 mm Ammo with a sufficiently large magazine capacity.
• The Pistol is accurate, but only when you’re up close and personal with the enemy.
• Additionally, as a Rare Pistol, it features the Bashing Perk that grants you double the damage if you’re bashing the gun.

Besides that, the Bashing Eon can handle up to 6 Weapon Mods. We highly recommend the following Mods:

• Hair Trigger: You receive a faster firing rate.
• Recon Laser Sight: A laser sight that marks enemies when you aim. You also receive higher accuracy.
• Explosive Rounds: Magazine rounds that detonate when they hit a surface.
• Compensator: Your Hip-Fire accuracy and Stability are boosted, but long-range accuracy is reduced.
• Reflex Sight: You get a reflex sight that grants faster target acquisition and better visibility.
• Binary Trigger: The weapon can be fired when you pull the trigger and release it for a faster firing rate.

Armor

Armor	UC Marine Spacesuit	UC Marine Space Helmet	UC Shock Armor Pack	White Neocity Poncho
Placement	Space Suit	Helmet	Pack	Apparel
PHYS	72	24	72	20
ENGY	56	40	56	5
EM	64	32	64	10
Thermal	10	0	0	10
Airborne	30	20	20	10
Corrosive	0	0	10	5
Radiation	20	10	0	0
Perks and Mods	None	None	None	Mod: An additional 5% oxygen recovery.
How To Get	Randomly acquire from looting containers and enemy corpses.	Can be bought from Talia O'shea for 1565 Credits at New Atlantis's Medbay.	Randomly acquire from looting containers and enemy corpses.	Buy for 150 Credits from Dietrich at Seighart's Outfitters.

The following is our recommendation for the Armor. As you can see, we went all out on Physical, Energy, and EM defense, sparing no chance that an enemy can quickly get to you. We also included Armor that balances Thermal, Corrosive, Airborne, and Radiation defense.

Power: Particle Beam

• Effect: You shoot out a beam of supercharged particle energy in front of you that penetrates targets.

For the Power, we strongly suggest the Particle Beam. Since none of the weapons in this build grant Energy damage, this Power will more than make up for that. Additionally, it can penetrate through targets, quickly eliminating enemies in a line.

Starfield Best Tank Build

Equipment Or Ability	Recommendation
Background	Combat Medic
Religion	House of the Enlightened
Traits	Introvert, Terra Firma, Raised Enlightened
Skills	Wellness, Pain Tolerance, Energy Weapon Dissipation, Decontamination, Rejuvenation, Ballistics, Pistol Certification, Heavy Weapons Certification, Gastronomy, Isolation, Medicine, Spacesuit Design
Weapon	Instigating Suppressed Microgun, Magshot
Armor	Mirror Mantis Spacesuit, Reactive Mantis Space Helmet, Repulsing Mantis Pack, Settler Poncho Outfit
Power	Reactive Shield

Our last entry for the Starfield best builds is the tank build. This build focuses on sustainability with tons of health regeneration. However, being a dumb wall will not get you anywhere, either. That’s why we pair it with powerful weapons and Skills that enhance your damage, essentially making you a tank-frontliner.

Background: Combat Medic

Perhaps the best Starfield Background for a tank build is the Combat Medic. As the name implies, a Combat Medic is both a fighter and a healer. These medics feature Starting Skills, granting them better health and healing and excellent mastery over Pistols.

Here are the three Starting Skills for the Combat Medic:

• Pistol Certification: A Combat Skill that makes Pistols deal 10% more damage, which only increases with the Rank of the Skill. At Rank 4, kills with a Pistol boost critical hit chance by 25% for the next 5 seconds.
• Medicine: Trauma Packs, Med Packs, and Emergency Kits will restore 10% more health than usual and do so 10% faster. This number goes up with the Rank and, at Rank 4, makes the packs have a probability of healing afflictions.
• Wellness: Your maximum health is boosted by 10% at Rank 1 and 40% at Rank 4.

Traits

For the Combat Medic tank build, we highly suggest the following Traits:

• Introvert: If you exert yourself without a companion, you will use less oxygen. However, with a companion, you will use more oxygen. Since tanks don’t need someone else with them, this is the ideal Trait. You can always swap it out for Extrovert if you use companions.
• Terra Firma: You gain enhanced health and oxygen when on any surface (planet or moon), but the same is reduced when in space. This entirely depends on your playstyle. You can swipe it out for Spaced if you plan on staying in space most of the time.
• Raised Enlightened: Religion Trait for the House of the Enlightened. You become a member of the Enlightened and have access to the Enlightened chest. However, you lose access to the Sanctum Universum chest.

Skills

Skill	Type	Tier	Effect	Rank
Wellness	Physical	1	Combat Medic Starting Skill. You get an extra 40% health.	4
Pain Tolerance	Physical	2	All Physical damage gets reduced by 15% with a 5% chance that the damage will be ignored if your health is critically low.	4
Energy Weapon Dissipation	Physical	2	You receive 15% less Energy damage with a 25% chance that Energy damage will be reflected back to the enemy as long as your health is below half.	4
Decontamination	Physical	3	You have a significantly higher chance to fully recover from infections on your own. There's also a 20% chance that you won't get an infection in the first place.	4
Rejuvenation	Physical	4	Health replenishes extremely quickly when out of battle. You also can regenerate health during battle quickly.	4
Ballistics	Combat	1	Ballistic weapons see a 30% boost in damage output with a 30% increase in range.	4
Pistol Certification	Combat	1	Combat Medic Starting Skill. Pistols will cause 50% more damage than usual and kills with a Pistol will boost critical hit chance by 25% for the next 5 seconds.	4
Heavy Weapons Certification	Combat	2	Heavy Weapons deal 30% more damage. When you aim down a heavy weapon sight, you receive 25% additional Physical Defense.	4
Gastronomy	Social	1	You can now craft and research specialty, gourmet, delicacy, and exotic food and drinks. Moreover, crafting will sometimes not use any additional resources.	4
Isolation	Social	2	If you don't have a companion or crew member, you do 40% extra weapon damage and gain 60 extra Damage Resistance for every Helmet and Spacesuit you have equipped.	4
Medicine	Science	1	Combat Medic Starting Skill. Med Packs, Emergency Kits, and Trauma Packs grant 50% more health 50% faster and may also heal afflictions.	4
Spacesuit Design	Science	2	You're now able to craft and research regular, superior, and cutting-edge Spacesuit, Helmet, and Pack Mods. This may sometimes not even cost any resources.	4

For one of the Starfield best tank builds, we highly recommend the Skills mentioned above. You mainly have tolerance and healing Physical Skills such as Pain Tolerance and Rejuvenation.

Additionally, we added some Certification Skills and Ballistics to ensure you’re dealing significant damage. Gastronomy is perfect for crafting higher-order food items, so you get the best healing during combat. Additionally, Isolation works well with the Introvert Trait to make you a one-man army.

As for Spacesuit Design, it’s a niche Skill that’s not easy to acquire. But when you master it, you’ll finally be able to craft the Legendary Armor featured in this build. Ideally, all Skills should be ranked up to Rank 4.

Weapon: Instigating Suppressed Microgun And Magshot

These Weapons are recommended with this tank build:

Primary Weapon: Instigating Suppressed Microgun

The Microgun is our choice for the primary weapon. This is a Heavy Weapon that closely mimics a real-world Gatling gun.

• It has one of the highest firing rates from any other Heavy Weapon and features a thick magazine that ensures you never run out of bullets.
• Moreover, unlike Shotguns, the Microgun features a broader range that lets you keep your distance from enemies.
• Additionally, this version of the Microgun is Rare and has the Instigating Perk that deals double the damage to enemies with full health.
• However, it has very low default accuracy, meaning you’ll need to stock up on recoil-reducing Mods.

Luckily, you can put up to 6 Mods on the Microgun. These are the ones we recommend:

• Tactical Grip: Better reload speed, Stability, and Aim Down Sight speed.
• Small Magazine: Higher Aim Down Sight speed but lower Ammo Capacity.
• Long Barrel: Better accuracy, range, and recoil control but lower Aim Down Sight speed.
• Bullet Hose: Increased range with higher accuracy, rate of fire, and better tracer frequency.
• Recon Laser Sight: You get a laser sight that enhances accuracy and marks foes down when aiming.
• Suppressor: You get better accuracy, reduced acoustic intensity, and lower range.

Secondary Weapon: Magshot

We highly recommend a robust Pistol like the Magshot for the secondary weapon.

• It works well with the Pistol Certification Skill, a high-power Pistol with a medium range.
• Unfortunately, you will need a more prominent magazine with the Magshot since it has a lower capacity.
• The firing rate is relatively low on top of this being a slightly heavier Pistol.

You do get 6 Weapon Mods, though. We highly recommend the following Mods for the Magshot:

• Shock Charge Band: Your Pistol becomes electrified and shoots out electric energy bursts whenever you fire with it.
• Long Barrel: Better recoil control, accuracy, and range but lower Aim Down Sight speed.
• Hair Trigger: Boosts fire rate.
• Semi-Automatic: This is a receiver that fires once for every trigger pull.
• Depleted Uranium Rounds: Shots made from depleted Uranium. They penetrate through all Armor.
• Recon Laser Sight: Boosts accuracy and also marks foes when you’re aiming.

Armor

Armor	Mirrored Mantis Spacesuit	Reactive Mantis Space Helmet	Repulsing Mantis Pack	Settler Poncho Outfit
Placement	Space Suit	Helmet	Pack	Apparel
PHYS	116	54	47	15
ENGY	84	46	55	5
EM	100	50	51	15
Thermal	15	20	5	10
Airborne	30	0	30	0
Corrosive	0	10	0	15
Radiation	15	0	20	0
Perks and Mods	Anti-Ballistic: Ranged weapons deal 15% less Physical damage to you. Auto-Medic: When you're hit and your health is below 25%, you will automatically use a Med-Pack. Cooldown: 60 seconds. Mirrored: You have a 4% probability to reflect attacks.	Technician: Robots deal 15% less damage to you. Hacker: You get +2 max auto attempts which you can bank when hacking. Reactive: You have a 10% probability to stagger opponents.	Anti-Ballistic: Ranged weapons deal 15% less Physical damage to you. Antiseptic: Airborne Resistance +25%. Repulsing: You have a 5% probability to disarm nearby foes.	Mod: Health +10.
How To Get	Complete the Mantis quest during the Back to Vectera mission.	Complete the Mantis quest during the Back to Vectera mission.	Complete the Mantis quest during the Back to Vectera mission.	Acquire in Akila City from the House of the Enlightened Chest.

For the Armor, we highly recommend the Spacesuit, Helmet, Pack, and Apparel mentioned above. The Spacesuit, Helmet, and Pack are all Legendary-grade and are acquired as part of the Mantis quest. They grant you sufficient Physical, Energy, and Electromagnetic Resistance.

Power: Reactive Shield

• Effect: You create a shield around you that weakens enemy projectile damage and may even reflect them.

No power is better than the Reactive Shield for a tank Starfield build. This grants you a protective barrier that may also reflect enemy projectiles. It’s a great way to stay alive longer, even when the enemy has a range advantage.

Starfield has an incredible roster of weapons, Armor, Skills, Traits, and Backgrounds, making combining and experimenting a thrilling experience. In this guide, we went over the three Starfield best builds.

To recap, we looked at the best melee build that requires you to use a Barrow Knife or go unarmed. Then, we demonstrated the best ranged build with a Soldier Background and the Coachman Shotgun. Finally, we analyzed the best tank build with a Microgun and Legendary Armor.

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