Best starfield traits and list of traits in Starfield
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What are the traits in Starfield? You can choose up to three of them when you start the Bethesda RPG. Some of them give you bonuses like special dialogue options with factions while others put crime bounties on your head. Needless to say, not all traits are created equally and some have better rewards than others.
Are you looking for a temporary boost to your health and endurance? How about a religion trait that improves your standing with one of the factions? Whether you want a higher health pool or a significant discount at a store, that can partially be achieved through the game’s many traits.
During character creation, you can choose your background and other bonuses. Make sure you have the right skills to match your playstyle. Everything helps when you are exploring the vast number of planets in the universe. Here are the best traits in Starfield and which ones you should choose.
Best Starfield traits – Here are the three you should choose
There are a lot of Starfield traits to choose from, however we’ve selected three that players should consider, due to how useful they really are.
Traits will always be subjective dependent on how you want to play so remember, these are only recommendations!
Here are our choices for the best Starfield traits:
- Alien DNA – This is self-explanatory, the increased HP has a massive effect on your endurance and longevity. This will especially come in useful when beginning.
- Hero Worshipped – Though it can be a little annoying, the extra gifts from your fan can end up being useful.
- Wanted – This trait comes with a lot of cons; being hunted isn’t fun. However, if you enjoy the combat in Starfield, this trait could well be worth doing for the XP boost.
It’s important to understand that these traits are subjective to how you want to play certain missions or agendas in the game too so something like an adoring fan when equipping Hero Worshipped could benefit you if you enjoy extra incentives.
Starfield traits list – all the traits currently in Starfield
Here are all the 17 traits currently in Starfield:
- Alien DNA
- Dream Home
- Empath
- Extrovert
- Introvert
- Neon Street Rat
- Freestar Collective Settler
- Raised Enlightened
- Serpent’s Embrace
- Raised Universal
- Kid Stuff
- Spaced
- Taskmaster
- Terra Firma
- Wanted
- United Colonies Native
- Hero Worshipped
Bear in mind, that out of the 17 traits, you can only choose up to three. So it’s important to weigh up each pros and cons of these traits as they have a big influence on your gameplay experience too – not to forget.
Starfield trait pros and cons
Now that we’ve listed each Starfield trait, let’s go through the key pros and cons:
| Trait | Pros (Advantages) | Cons (Disadvantages) |
| Alien DNA | High healing and endurance | Healing and food items aren’t as effective after the controversial experiment. |
| Empath | Performing actions companion likes results in a temporary increase in combat effectiveness. | Performing actions they don’t like will have the opposite effect. |
| Extrovert | Use less oxygen when on adventures with companions | Use more oxygen when traveling solo |
| Dream Home | You have a small, customizable house on a peaceful planet | You have a 125,000 credit mortgage with GalBank; you have to pay this weekly. |
| Freestar Collective Settler | Better Freestar Collective dialogue and rewards | Faction bounties are greatly increased |
| Hero Worshipped | A fan who gives you gifts randomly | They randomly turn up and can become annoying |
| Introvert | Increased endurance when alone | Decreased endurance when adventuring with human companions |
| Kid Stuff | You can visit your parents, and you receive things. | You automatically send 2% of your credits home weekly |
| Neon Street Rat | Better Neon dialogue including rewards. | Other faction bounties are greatly increased. |
| Raised Enlightened | Access to the ‘House of the Enlightened Chest’ | Lose access to the Sanctum Universum Chest |
| Raised Universal | Access to the Sanctum Universum chest | Lose access to the ‘House of the Enlightened chest’ |
| Serpent’s Embrace | Grav jumping provides a boost to health and oxygen | Health and oxygen lower if you don’t jump regularly |
| Spaced | Increased health/oxygen in space | Decreased health/oxygen when on the surface |
| Taskmaster | Trained crew members on ship systems | Each crew member costs twice as many credits to hire |
| Terra Firma | Increased health/oxygen when on the surface | Decreased health/oxygen when in space |
| United Colonies Native | Better United Colonies dialogue and rewards | Other faction bounties are greatly increased |
| Wanted | Increased damage when you’re at low health | Bounty hunters randomly appear and attack you |
