There are 24 Starfield powers available to unlock in total. Each power enables you to manipulate the forces that surround you in unique ways, aiding you in combat, exploration, and more.
Overview[]
Powers are abilities that the player can use to manipulate enemies, themselves, or the environment. Some Powers are combat-oriented and some are not. They consume no resources or ammunition and only have a shared energy bank that recharges over time. The energy bank recharges fast enough to use several powers in a single fight — Powers in Starfield are not a 'once a day' thing.
The Powers are unlocked on an individual basis (i.e. one at a time) by visiting temples, which are designated as 'Scanner Anomaly'. Powers can also be upgraded to level 10 (independent of player level), also by visiting temples. A total of 240 temples will be required to unlock and fully upgrade all Powers.
The player does not start the game with Powers or the ability to use them. They are unlocked well into the Constellation quest line; the player will not unlock Powers if they avoid the main quest line. As a result, some players unlock Powers very early and others much later. Starfield does not “railroad” the player into using Powers in combat or unlocking them. They are an entirely optional way to play. However, a player that does not use Powers will be significantly more limited than a player that does.
As long as the player does not do damage, using Powers in cities will not increase their Bounty.
A player may have to go New Game Plus (NG+) to unlock all powers.
List of Powers[]
| Icon | Power | Cost | In-Game Description | Rank Effects | Associated Artifact/Temple |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anti-Gravity Field | 45 | Generate a localized field of intense low gravity, and behold a planet's true power. | Ranks 2-10 reduce cost by up to 50% by rank 10. | Eta | |
| Personal Atmosphere | 45 | Oxygen, pure and clean, brought forth to breathe deep and counteract harmful carbon dioxide. | Ranks 2-6 increase duration by 5 seconds per rank. Ranks 7-10 decrease cost by 15% per rank. | Alpha | |
| Gravity Wave | 25 | Launches a gravity wave in a cone ahead of you that staggers and knocks down enemies. | Ranks 2-6 increase the duration of the slow effect by 20% per rank. Ranks 7-10 increase the magnitude of the slow by 10% per rank | Beta | |
| Sense Star Stuff | 15 | Bind yourself to the particles of creation, sensing the life force of any human, alien, or Starborn. | Ranks 2-10 increase the area and duration by up to 100% by rank 10. | Chi | |
| Precognition | 35 | Look into the multiverse and visualize the future actions of actors, conversational and otherwise. | Ranks 2-5 increase the area by 5 ft per rank. Ranks 6-10 decrease cost by up to 60% by rank 10. | Iota | |
| Grav Dash | 15 | Manipulate gravity to propel yourself forward, and briefly increase any damage you inflict. | Ranks 1-10 increase damage by 10% per rank for 6 seconds to up 15 seconds by rank 10. | Zeta | |
| Creator’s Peace | 25 | Pacifies all enemies in an area and disarms them for a duration. | Ranks 1-10 increase the damage affected targets take by 5% per rank. | Nu | |
| Solar Flare | 25 | Emit an intense burst of solar energy that damages enemies and can set them ablaze. | Ranks 2-10 increase magnitude by up to 100%. Ranks 4-10 decrease cost by up to 60%. | Theta | |
| Reactive Shield | 35 | Envelop yourself in a metastable shell of antimatter that reflects projectiles and increases your resistance to attacks. | Rank 1 gives a 35% chance to reflect damage and reduces fall damage by 90%. Ranks 1-5 gives 250-350 to all weapon resistances. Ranks 6-10 reduces cost by up to 60%. | Tau | |
| Alien Reanimation | 35 | Resurrects a dead alien to fight alongside you for a duration. | Ranks 1-10 give a duration of 30 seconds, up to 120 seconds by rank 10. | Phi | |
| Void Form | 45 | Warp the light around you, becoming nearly invisible for a duration. | Ranks 2-6 increase duration by 5 seconds per rank. Ranks 7-10 reduce cost by up to 60% | Omicron | |
| Parallel Self | 45 | Summon another version of you from an alternate dimension for a duration. | Ranks 1-10 give a duration of 30 seconds, up to 120 seconds by rank 10. | Sigma | |
| Moon Form | 35 | Become as strong as stone, rooting yourself in place and increasing your resistance to all damages greatly. | Rank 1 reduces fall damage by 95% and gives immunity to stagger. Ranks 2-10 increases duration from 10 to 30 seconds, bonuses to all resistances from 700 to 970, and the healing rate from 1 to 4. | Rho | |
| Supernova | 45 | Explode with the power of a supernova in an area around you, dealing massive damage. | Ranks 2-10 increase damage from 135 to 350. | Xi | |
| Elemental Pull | 25 | Blasts inorganic resources in an area around you and pulls them towards you. | Ranks 2-10 increase the area from 30 ft to up to 180 ft. Ranks 4-10 decrease cost by up to 60%. | Psi | |
| Sunless Space | 35 | Shoot a ball of ice as cold as space into an area, freezing any living being caught in the blast for a duration. | Ranks 2-10 increase duration from 8 to 20 seconds. Ranks 6-10 decrease cost by up to 60%. | Kappa | |
| Life Forced | 25 | Drain the life force out of a living being and transfer it to yourself. | Ranks 2-10 increase life absorbed per second from 10 to 30. | Pi | |
| Earthbound | 15 | Change the gravity around you to Earth gravity levels for a duration. | Ranks 2-10 increase the duration from 10 seconds to up to 60 seconds. | Epsilon | |
| Inner Demon | 35 | Force an enemy to confront their inner demons, creating a mirror image of themselves that attacks them. | Ranks 1-10 give a duration of 15 seconds, up to 60 seconds by rank 10. | Upsilon | |
| Gravity Well | 45 | Create an area of dense gravity that pulls in and crushes everything and everyone in around it. | Ranks 2-5 increase damage caused by up to 100%. Ranks 6-10 decrease cost by up to 50% | Delta | |
| Create Vacuum | 25 | Gut the O2 supply of targets in the area for a duration. | Ranks 2-10 increase damage caused by up to 200%. | Gamma | |
| Phased Time | 45 | Phase through the normal flow of time and slow down the universe for a duration. | Ranks 2-6 increase duration from 10 to 20 seconds. Ranks 7-10 decrease cost by up to 60%. | Mu | |
| Eternal Harvest | 25 | Regrows flora that has been harvested in a large area around you. | Ranks 2-10 increase the area from 30 ft to up to 180 ft. Ranks 4-10 decrease cost by up to 60%. | Lambda | |
| Particle Beam | 15 | Shoot a beam of pure particle energy that deals high amount of damage to enemies in front of you. | Ranks 2-10 increase damage from 60 to up to 200 damage. | Omega |
Trivia[]
- Powers have been widely compared to The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim's Thu'um (also called shouts). The key difference are:
- Starfield uses of a power bank rather than the shared cooldown of Skyrim
- Starfield unlock/upgrade is done in one go, rather than the learn word / use dragon soul to improve shout of Skyrim
- Where shouts are widely known to the general populace in Skyrim, virtually no one outside the player is aware of Powers in Starfield