Physical Skills are a type of Skills in Starfield. The Physical Skill Tree in Starfield aims to enhance the character's fundamental stats, like health and stamina, boosting innate damage resistance, enabling faster sprinting and higher jumping, and even amplifying experience gain.
Starfield Physical Skills
Starfield Physical Skills Comparison Table
You can search by Name, Tier, Effect, or Rank. Just type into the search box what you are looking for.
Quick Search of All Physical Skills
Name |
Tier |
Description |
Ranks |
Unlock |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Tier 1 | Once considered a "sport of kings," boxing is still practiced as a recreational competitive activity, but its combat applications can't be denied. |  Unarmed attacks do 25% more damage. 25% less 02 used when using a power attack. Unarmed attacks do 50% more damage. 50% less 02 used when using a power attack. Unarmed attacks do 75% more damage. While in a fight and unarmed, running consumes 30% less 02. Unarmed attacks do 100% more damage and have a chance to knock down opponents. |
|
|
Tier 1 | In space, the greatest commodity is oxygen, and the increased lung capacity gained by a regular physical fitness regimen is essential to survival. | You have 10% more oxygen available.You have 20% more oxygen available. You have 30% more oxygen available.Sprinting and power attacks now use significantly less oxygen. |
|
|
Tier 1 | For a combatant who values discretion above all else, the ability to approach a target while undetected and kill with a silenced weapon is as terrifying as it is effective. | Adds a Stealth Meter. You are 25% more difficult to detect when sneaking. Suppressed weapons do an additional 5% sneak attack damage.Upgrades the Stealth Meter. You are 50% more difficult to detect when sneaking. Suppressed weapons do an additional 10% sneak attack damage. You are 75% more difficult to detect when sneaking. Suppressed weapons do an additional 15% sneak attack damage.You are 100% more difficult to detect when sneaking. Suppressed weapons do an additional 20% sneak attack damage. Doors you interact with while in stealth no longer alert enemies. |
|
|
Tier 1 | Weight training can significantly increase one's ability to carry weapons and equipment, both in space and on the ground. | Increase total carrying capacity by 10 kilograms.Increase total carrying capacity by 25 kilograms. Increase total carrying capacity by 50 kilograms.Increase total carrying capacity by 100 kilograms. Gain 50% resistance to stagger. |
|
|
Tier 1 | By embracing an active lifestyle and good nutrition habits, one may improve their overall sense of health, and even gain prolonged life expectancy. | Increase your maximum health by 10%.Increase your maximum health by 20%. Increase your maximum health by 30%.Increase your maximum health by 40%. |
|
|
Tier 2 | Pain hurts - but only if you're not strong enough to take it. | Physical damage is reduced by 5%.Physical damage is reduced by 10%. Physical damage is reduced by 15%.5% chance to ignore physical damage when your health is low. |
|
|
Tier 2 | Advanced nutritional science is no substitute for good life choices, and knowing how much and when to eat can be just as important as the food itself. | Food and drink are 10% more effective.Food and drink are now 20% more effective. Food and drink are now 30% more effective.Food and drink are now 50% more effective. |
|
|
Tier 2 | From navigating the elevations of alien landscapes to exploring derelict ships in Zero-G, gymnastic training is invaluable for improving both safety and maneuverability. | Unlock the ability to combat slide. Take 15% less fall damage.Move faster in Zero-G. Take 20% less fall damage. Become more stable while firing in Zero-G. Take 30% less fall damage. Replenish some 02 after mantling.Increased jump height. Run faster after combat sliding or mantling. |
|
|
Tier 2 | In the Settled Systems, even oxygen-rich planets and moons may have an atmosphere that is hazardous to human beings. | Gain 10 resistance to Airborne environmental damage.Gain 10 resistance to Thermal environmental damage. Gain 10 resistance to Corrosive and Radiation environmental damage.Reduced chance to gain afflictions from environmental damage sources. |
|
|
Tier 2 | Considering the widespread use of energy weapons in the Settled Systems, specialized training to minimize damage is considered invaluable. | Energy damage is reduced by 5%,Energy damage is reduced by 10%. Energy damage is reduced by 15%.25% chance to reflect energy damage back to an attacker when your health is below S0%. |
|
|
Tier 3 | Whether through secret experiementation or just plain healthy living, boosting the body's ability to naturally recover from injuries can mean the difference between life and death. | Slightly increased chance to recover from injuries naturally.Moderately increased chance to recover from injuries naturally. Noticeably increased chance to recover from injuries naturally.20% chance of not gaining an injury when you otherwise would. |
|
|
Tier 3 | Through a deliberate regiment of conditioning and antibody therapy, one may effectively combat even the Settled Systems' unseen threats. | Slightly increased chance to recover from infections naturally.Moderately increased chance to recover from infections naturally. Noticeably increased chance to recover from infections naturally.20% chance of not gaining an infection when you otherwise would. |
|
|
Tier 3 | There are currently hundreds of martial arts practiced in the Settled Systems, some originating on ancient Earth, some newly created, almost all effective in combat. | 15% increased chance to crit with a melee or unarmed attack.15% chance to disarm an opponent with a melee or unarmed power attack. While unarmed or wielding a melee weapon, take 10% less damage.Reflect 50% damage back when blocking a melee or unarmed attack. |
|
|
Tier 4 | Few skills capture the imagination like the ability to remain undetected, used by assassins, special forces operatives, and simple thieves alike for centuries. | You no longer set off enemy mines. Ranged sneak attacks do 2.5x normal damage and your melee sneak attacks do 4x normal damage.Running while sneaking doesn't affect stealth. Ranged sneak attacks do 3x normal damage and your melee sneak attacks do Sx normal damage. You gain a Chameleon-like ability when completely still and sneaking. Ranged sneak attacks do 3.5x normal damage and your melee sneak attacks do 8x normal damage.Engaging stealth causes distant enemies to lose you. Ranged sneak attacks do 4x normal damage and your melee sneak attacks do 10x normal damage. |
|
|
Tier 4 | Once considered the realm of fiction, the ability to disable an opponent without using a weapon is terrifyingly effective when performed by a skilled practitioner. | 10% chance to stun an NPC with an unarmed attack.Unarmed attacks now do additional EM damage. 20% chance to stun an NPC with an unarmed attack.After stunning an enemy, you also knock down any enemies within close range. |
|
|
Tier 4 | Utilizing both ancient meditation techniques and newly developed breathing exercises, it's possible for one to actually trigger their body's natural healing ability. | Slowly regenerate health outside of combat.Regenerate health more quickly outside of combat. Regenerate health much faster outside of combat. You can now slowly regenerate health while in combat.Regenerate health even faster outside of combat. You can now regenerate health quickly while in combat. |
|
Starfield Physical Skills Gallery
Tier 1
Boxing
Once considered a "sport of kings," boxing is still practiced as a recreational competitive activity, but its combat applications can't be denied.
Fitness
In space, the greatest commodity is oxygen, and the increased lung capacity gained by a regular physical fitness regimen is essential to survival.
Stealth
For a combatant who values discretion above all else, the ability to approach a target while undetected and kill with a silenced weapon is as terrifying as it is effective.
Weight Lifting
Weight training can significantly increase one's ability to carry weapons and equipment, both in space and on the ground.
Wellness
By embracing an active lifestyle and good nutrition habits, one may improve their overall sense of health, and even gain prolonged life expectancy.
Tier 2
Pain Tolerance
Pain hurts - but only if you're not strong enough to take it.
Nutrition
Advanced nutritional science is no substitute for good life choices, and knowing how much and when to eat can be just as important as the food itself.
Gymnastics
From navigating the elevations of alien landscapes to exploring derelict ships in Zero-G, gymnastic training is invaluable for improving both safety and maneuverability.
Environmental Conditioning
In the Settled Systems, even oxygen-rich planets and moons may have an atmosphere that is hazardous to human beings.
Energy Weapon Dissipation
Considering the widespread use of energy weapons in the Settled Systems, specialized training to minimize damage is considered invaluable.
Tier 3
Cellular Regeneration
Whether through secret experiementation or just plain healthy living, boosting the body's ability to naturally recover from injuries can mean the difference between life and death.
Decontamination
Through a deliberate regiment of conditioning and antibody therapy, one may effectively combat even the Settled Systems' unseen threats.
Martial Arts
There are currently hundreds of martial arts practiced in the Settled Systems, some originating on ancient Earth, some newly created, almost all effective in combat.
Tier 4
Concealment
Few skills capture the imagination like the ability to remain undetected, used by assassins, special forces operatives, and simple thieves alike for centuries.
Neurostrikes
Once considered the realm of fiction, the ability to disable an opponent without using a weapon is terrifyingly effective when performed by a skilled practitioner.
Rejuvenation
Utilizing both ancient meditation techniques and newly developed breathing exercises, it's possible for one to actually trigger their body's natural healing ability.
