Botany is an Advanced Science Skill. It is used to make plants easier to deal with and more useful for the player.
Ranks[]
| Rank | Challenge | Bonuses |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harvest 20 organic resources from plants. | Get more common and uncommon organic resources from plants, learn additional info about them from the scanner, and allows some plants to be cultivated at your outposts. |
| 2 | Harvest 50 organic resources from plants. | Get more rare organic resources from plants, and learn information about them more quickly using the scanner |
| 3 | Harvest 100 organic resources from plants. | Get more exotic organic resources from plants, and learn information about them more quickly using the scanner |
| 4 | N/A | Occasionally harvest additional rarer resources from plants, and learn information about them more quickly using the scanner |
Progression and Strategy[]
Botany isn't difficult to level. Simply explore habitable worlds until the challenges are complete.
Botany is a very niche skill in Starfield. By reducing the number of plant scans required, it makes obtaining the lucrative planet scan information faster. Botany also makes growing plants possible at outposts, and it makes harvesting plants more valuable. Unless the player wants to grow something specific at outposts or is an all-in planet explorer, there are probably better skill choices out there. Still, it is a potentially interesting option for outpost-minded players.
Botany partners well with Zoology for getting planet surveys done quickly, or Outpost Engineering if the player wants to get farming.
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