Starfield Powers List and How to Unlock Powers
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What types of powers are in Starfield? Bethesda Game Studios fans are probably used to powers in games thanks to the Dragonborn abilities in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. In Starfield, you get amazing abilities that stem from an unknown source that you must discover by visiting temples.
There are a large number of powers that you can unlock in Starfield that stem from stealing the life force of creatures to depriving them of oxygen. To obtain these powerful abilities from beyond, you will need to complete multiple quests, taking you to many planets, and using all of your skills in the process.
Just like with traits and skills, you choose which powers you wish to use. Do you want to harness these great abilities? Here are all of the powers in Starfield and how you can unlock them.
Starfield – All powers and what they do
There are over 20 powers that you can obtain in Starfield. Below, you can find all of the powers that you can get in the game:
- Alien Reanimation – Resurrects a dead alien to fight alongside you
- Anti-Gravity Field – Generates an area of anti-gravity that paralyzes enemies
- Create Vacuum – Suck the oxygen out of an area, suffocating those inside
- Creators’ Peace – Pacifies and disarms foes in an area
- Earthbound – Alter the gravity to that of Earth’s
- Elemental Pull – Blast resources at foes and then pull them back
- Eternal Harvest – Brings back harvest flora in an area
- Grav Dash – Manipulate gravity to launch yourself forward and increase your damage for a period of time
- Gravity Wave – Launches a wave of gravity in front of you that staggers and knocks down foes
- Gravity Well – Generate an area of dense gravity that pulls in and crushes those within it
- Inner Demon – Create a mirror image of an enemy that aids you in combat
- Life Forced – Drain a target enemy’s life force and transfer it to yourself
- Moon Form – Protect yourself from projectiles by hardening your skin and enhancing your resistances
- Parallel Self – Summon a copy of yourself from an alternate dimension to help you in combat
- Particle Beam – Fire a ray of cosmic energy that deals high damage to enemies caught in it
- Personal Atmosphere – Create a bubble of unlimited oxygen around you for a period of time
- Phased Time – Slow down time for everyone around you
- Precognition – Look into the future to see a character’s actions
- Reactive Shield – Summon a shield that reflects projectiles and increases your resistance
- Sense Star Stuff – Gain the ability to see all life forms around you
- Solar Flare – Release an orb of plasma and solar energy that damages and ignites foes
- Sunless Space – Launch a ball of ice at enemies, freezing those caught in the blast
- Supernova – Unleash cosmic energy around you, damaging anyone caught in the blast
- Void Form – Turn invisible by warping the light around you
How to unlock powers in Starfield
If you want to unlock powers in Starfield, you need to start by discovering a mission called Into the Unknown. This quest automatically starts after completing the Old Neighborhood quest. During the Into the Unknown quest, you will track down a scanner anomaly site.
This scanner anomaly will lead you to the first temple; Temple Eta. Upon entering the temple, you will be floating and need to pass through multiple rings. Do this until they turn into a portal and go through the portal. You will come out with your first power.
After getting your first power, you can continue to find more of them by searching for scanner anomalies across the universe. As you discover these temples, you will unlock more powers and grow stronger.
How to equip powers in Starfield
After unlocking your powers, you will see a new option in your menu. Navigate to your character menu. From there, select the powers option that appears over your character’s head. This will lead you to the powers menu.
Once you are in the powers menu, simply select the power you wish to use. Each power consumes a certain amount of energy so make sure you use them wisely.
