Once you are far enough in Starfield’s main story, you will begin to acquire powers known as Starborn Powers. These allow you to perform what is essentially a form of space magic. Each power has to be unlocked, and they are all gated behind the game’s main story. While you don’t need to find them all unless you want to, each one is useful in its own way. The guide below goes over every Starborn power in the game and what it’s used for.

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Using the Anti-gravity power to levitate a Va’ruun zealot.

Every Starborn Power in Starfield¶

There are a total of 24 Starborn powers to find in Starfield. You will start off with Anti-Gravity Field in the Into The Unknown main quest, and then begin collecting more powers as you go to the various temples in the game. In order to get them all though, you will need to keep playing through the main story and gathering artifacts.

Power	Cost	Effect	Temple
Alien Reanimation	35	You can reanimate a defeated alien to fight for you.	Temple Phi
Anti-Gravity Field	45	Create a zone where enemies float helplessly into the air for a short bit of time.	Temple Eta
Create Vacuum	25	Rips O2 from enemies, causing health damage over time.	Temple Gamma
Creators’ Peace	25	Causes enemies to stop using their weapons for a short period of time.	Temple Nu
Earthbound	15	Change the gravity in the area to match Earth’s can be used to cause enemies to fall down.	Temple Epsilon
Elemental Pull	25	Extracts nearby resources and pulls them towards you.	Temple Psi
Eternal Harvest	25	Causes plants near you to regrow.	Temple Lambda
Grav Dash	15	Send yourself hurling forward while briefly increasing your damage.	Temple Zeta
Gravity Wave	25	Sends out a pulse of gravity to send nearby enemies flying.	Temple Beta
Gravity Well	45	Traps and crushes nearby enemies.	Temple Delta
Inner Demon	35	Duplicates your enemy and forces them to attack each other.	Temple Upsilon
Life Forced	25	Drains health from an opponent and adds it to your health bar.	Temple Pi
Moon Form	35	Causes your character to stand still while greatly increasing your damage resistance.	Temple Rho
Parallel Self	45	Duplicate yourself to help in battle for a short duration of time.	Temple Sigma
Particle Beam	15	Allows you to shoot out a particle beam to damage nearby enemies.	Temple Omega
Personal Atmosphere	45	Creates Oxygen to allow you to breathe easily for a short amount of time.	Temple Alpha
Phased Time	45	Slows time for a short duration of time.	Buried Temple
Precognition	35	Use to see an NPC walk path, or how they will react to certain dialogue choices.	Temple Iota
Reactive Shield	35	Creates a shield that will bounce back attacks at enemies and increase your damage resistance.	Temple Tau
Sense Star Stuff	15	Let you see nearby living creatures.	Temple Chi
Solar Flare	25	Use solar energy to set nearby enemies on fire.	Temple Theta
Sunless Space	35	Allows you to shoot out ice freezing any hit lifeforms.	Temple Kappa
Supernova	45	Cause an AoE explosion in the area around you.	Temple Xi
Void Form	45	Allows you to become invisible for a short duration of time.	Temple Omicron

Additionally, you can upgrade powers after obtaining them for even more powerful effects. Quantum Essence can also be used to help chain power combos together quickly, you will be able to obtain it after defeating your first Starborn enemy.

Best Starfield Starborn Powers¶

With 24 powers to choose from, it can be hard to choose which Starborn Powers are the best. Each of the powers above has their own usage, but some are easier to fit into your rotation than others. For instance, Elemental Pull is great if you enjoy mining for resources, but for players more interested in the game’s combat or just buying the items they need, it’s not going to do much. The list below goes over each power that we believe is the most useful in Starfield, and what situations they are best used for. Keep in mind that if you like combat powers like Solar Flare and Sunless Space will also easily fall into this category for you as they can deal a high amount of damage.

Anti-Gravity Starborn Power¶

The very first power you get is among one of our top recommendations. The ability to suspend your enemies helplessly in mid-air during battle is way too helpful to pass up. This can help you get extra damage on a tough enemy or control a crowd of enemies that have all attacked your character at once.

Creator’s Peace Starborn Power¶

This is an extremely useful power that may not stick out to you at first. Creator’s Peace causes enemies around you to simply stop fighting, even if you hit them afterward, they won’t reengage until the abilities timer runs out. This can help you disarm a camp of Spacers or cause the patrol to stop attacking you after you’ve been caught stealing in New Atlantis.

Precognition Starborn Power¶

This power is a must for any player as it can help you map out the best choices during a conversation. It’s especially useful during faction quests, where you are given multiple routes of completion in the dialogue. On top of that, you can even view an NPC walking pattern, which while not as useful generally, is still a really cool feature to use.

Reactive Shield Starborn Power¶

A good shield is always a must in games and can be a complete lifesaver. By using Reactive shield at the right time, you can stave off damage and increase your damage resistance at the same time. Best of all, it can help you take down enemies by sending their attacks hurling back at them.

Void Form Starborn Power¶

The power of turning invisible is nothing new to Bethesda games and is always one of the most useful powers. Whether you need to use it to get into a better combat position, slip away from guards, loot a shop blind, or get out of a tense situation, turning invisible is a magic staple. This is a versatile ability that can be used in and out of combat to make your life in space much easier.