Starfield powers list and how to unlock powers

Starfield powers list and how to unlock powers
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Starfield powers supplement your firearm capabilities with unique abilities that can make all the difference in tough fights. Think telekinesis and all manner of other physics defying powers.

There are a total of 24 powers to find and unlock in Starfield. To help you get a sense of what’s available in the game, here’s a Starfield powers list and a brief primer on how to unlock them. We used a majority of these during our playthrough for our extensive Starfield review.

For a breakdown of how to get the first power, check out how to follow distortions on the scanner in the Starfield into the Unknown main quest. You may also want to take a look at the Starfield factions, to see who’ll be running into during your voyage across the Settled Systems.

How to unlock powers in Starfield

To unlock powers in Starfield, you’ll need to visit temples scattered across space. Each one contains a new power. After each entering each temple, float towards the shimmering clusters of light to activate spinning rings then go through the portal to acquire the power. You’ll come across the first one, Temple Eta, as part of the Into the Unknown main story quest. The mission takes you to Procyon III to track down a strange anomaly by tracking distortions on your scanner.

Following this first power mission, collect artifacts and talk to Vladimir after each one, either on The Eye in orbit above Jemison or down at The Lodge in New Atlantis in the Alpha Centauri System. He’ll point you in the direction of a new temple. The location of temples is randomized across a set of planets and won’t be the same for all players.

How to equip powers in Starfield

Once you’ve unlocked your first power, open the Data Menu (tab on PC), and select the top of the dial marked Powers. Hover the power you want to use, then simply click on it to equip it. The power will turn blue to confirm it’s active.

You can also assign powers to the dial menu (brought up by tapping Q on the game screen on PC), by hovering over a power, tapping the favourite button (B on PC), and choosing a slot.

Starfield powers list: Powers menu.

Starfield powers list and where to find them

Here’s a list of Starfield powers, their description, power cost, and where to find them.

Starfield powers: The player using the Anti-Gravity Field power against two alien monsters.

Anti-Gravity Field

  • Generate a localised field of intense low gravity, and behold a planet’s true power
  • Cost: 45 power
  • Location: Temple Eta
Starfield powers: The player using the Personal Atmosphere power on an alien planet.

Personal Atmosphere

  • Oxygen, pure and clean, brought forth to breathe deep and counteract harmful carbon dioxide.
  • Cost: 45 power
  • Location: Temple Alpha
Starfield powers: The player using the Gravity Wave power to push back a Crimson Fleet pirate.

Gravity Wave

  • Emit a gravitational force strong enough to propel almost anything…or anyone.
  • Cost: 25 power
  • Location: Temple Beta
Starfield powers: The player using the Sense Star Stuff power to see an enemy NPC through walls.

Sense Star Stuff

  • Bind yourself to the particles of creation, sensing the life force of any human, alien, or Starborn.
  • Cost: 15 power
  • Location: Temple Chi
Starfield powers: A player using the Grav Dash power to quickly move forwards.

Grav Dash

  • Manipulate gravity to propel yourself forward, and briefly increase any damage you inflict.
  • Cost: 15 power
  • Location: Temple Zeta
Starfield powers: A player using the Creator's Peace power to force an enemy Crimson Fleet member to drop their weapons.

Creator’s Peace

  • Fill your foes with the silent calm of the universe, compelling them to temporarily abandon their weapons
  • Cost: 25 power
  • Location: Temple Nu
Starfield powers: The player in a conversation with an NPC with the Precognition power telling them what they will say.

Precognition

  • Bend time and glimpse the future, seeing the path someone will walk and the words they may say.
  • Cost: 35 power
  • Location: Temple Iota
Starfield powers: The player firing a Solar Flare at an alien monster.

Solar Flare

  • Tap into the power of a sun and release a directed orb of searing hot plasma.
  • Cost: 25 power
  • Location: Temple Theta
Starfield powers: The player conjuring a Reactive Shield to defend from a Crimson Fleet member.

Reactive Shield

  • Form a shield of pure cosmic light that can weaken and even reflect enemy projectiles.
  • Cost: 35 power
  • Location: Temple Tau
Starfield powers: The player using Alien Reanimation to revive a dead alien monster.

Alien Reanimation

  • Life, gift of the cosmos, granted once more to a fallen alien beast, so that it may serve thankfully.
  • Cost: 35 power
  • Location: Temple Phi
Starfield powers: The player using Elemental Pull to harvest the resources from the ground.

Elemental Pull

  • Elements, the true treasure of planet and moon, are drawn to your being.
  • Cost: 25 power
  • Location: Temple Psi
Starfield powers: The player using the Void Form power to sneak behind an enemy NPC.

Void Form

  • Channel the very darkness of space, rendering yourself nearly invisible to those around you.
  • Cost: 45 power
  • Location: Temple Omicron

Parallel Self

  • From across the vast multiverse, a friendly version of yourself arrives, armed and ready to lend aid.
  • Cost: 45 power
  • Location: Temple Sigma
Starfield powers: The player using the Eternal Harvest power to restore the resources of nearby plants.

Eternal Harvest

  • What has blossomed will bloom once more, ripe for the picking.
  • Cost: 25 power
  • Location: Temple Lambda

Phased Time

  • Time itself is yours to manipulate, as you slow the world…and all those in it.
  • Cost: 45 power
  • Location: Temple Gamma

Earthbound

  • Earth, the cradle of humanity, shares its gravity in an area of your choosing.
  • Cost: 15 power
  • Location: Temple Epsilon

Sunless Space

  • Introduce your enemies to the cold of space, freezing them in their tracks.
  • Cost: 35 power
  • Location: Temple Kappa

Gravity Well

  • Generate a focal point of crushing gravity that draws in anyone caught in its field.
  • Cost: 45 power
  • Location: Temple Delta

Inner Demon

  • Tap into the endless multiverse, and summon forth a friendly duplicate of an unfriendly foe.
  • Cost: 35 power
  • Location: Temple Upsilon

Particle Beam

  • Emit a powerful ray of cosmic energy, dealing terrifying damage to a single target.
  • Cost: 15 power
  • Location: Temple Omega

Moon Form

  • Channel the energy of Luna, Earth’s beautiful moon, to be as unmoving and resilient as stone.
  • Cost: 35 power
  • Location: Temple Rho

Supernova

  • Cosmic energy explodes around you, with the terrible force of a dying star.
  • Cost: 45 power
  • Location: Temple ?

Life Forced

  • Transfer the very lifeforce of an enemy, harming them while healing yourself.
  • Cost: 25 power
  • Location: Temple ?

Create Vacuum

  • Oxygen, fuel of humanity, is withdrawn from a localized area at your command.
  • Cost: 25 power
  • Location: Temple ?

That covers the Starfield powers list. If you’re after an early game suit and ship, check out the Starfield Lair of the Mantis puzzle solution. Otherwise, take a peek at our how to persuade Leah Casler in Starfield and how to persuade Natan Ovadia in Starfield. For more help traversing the Settled Systems, gear up with the best Starfield space suits and best Starfield weapons.

Starfield powers FAQ

How many Starfield powers are there?

There are a total of 24 powers to find and unlock in Starfield.

What are Starfield powers?

Starfield powers range from being able to emit powerful rays of cosmic energy to creating vacuums.