If you’ve spent time exploring the Settled Systems since Starfield hit shelves, then you’ll have encountered a handful of Temples courtesy of Vladimir, Constellation’s eye in the sky. These gravitational anomalies stand out like a sore thumb as artifacts of the universe’s creators amidst humanity’s colonial efforts.
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PostsEnter the temple and complete its challenge (in true Bethesda fashion, it’s the same puzzle every time) and you’ll receive a gift from the universe itself, powers that it’s important to note are distinct from Skyrim’s shouts. Though some are tangentially interesting at best, here are eight total game-changers that you won’t want to miss.
8 Eternal Harvest
Eternal Harvest might initially seem disappointing when you unlock it, being a less ostentatious power than most of its counterparts. If you’re farming, however, the ability to indefinitely regrow harvested flora in a large area around you is invaluable and its low cost of 25 power means it can be used twice in immediate succession.
Starfield’s crafting and upgrading aspects may not be to everyone’s taste, especially given the extensive perk investments required, but Eternal Harvest is so useful for collecting plant-based materials like Lubricant or Adhesive as to warrant its inclusion. It may come in last on this list, but it’s beaten 16 other powers to get here and deserves its place.
7 Anti-Gravity Field
Given the legacy of Skyrim’s Unrelenting Force shout, Starfield’s Anti-Gravity Field has an unmatchable act to follow as the first ability you’ll acquire in-game, but it makes a passable attempt. Though it’ll never reach the heights of the iconic Fus Ro Dah, the ability to negate your opponents’ gravity is an entertaining ability that’s also incredibly useful when you first acquire it.
As a hook to incentivize players to seek out more temples and gain more powers, the Anti-Gravity Field is a perfect choice from Bethesda, but it’s also an ability that stands on its own, because who doesn’t want to reduce a trash-talking enemy to a helpless floating ragdoll?
6 Void Form
The Void Form power offers the enviable ability to turn yourself nearly invisible, which is incredibly useful when situations call for stealth, especially if you aren’t adept at evading enemies. Though being nearly invisible is less fun than the real thing, combining Void Form with a suppressed gun or melee weapon can turn you into a formidable foe.
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PostsWhether you only use it to scrape through Ryujin missions or you skulk in the shadows full-time, Void Form is a welcome addition to Starfield’s roster of powers that will make your Spacefarer a nightmare for their opponents, especially when combined with the sneak attack bonuses of the Concealment skill.
5 Parallel Self
It’s widely acknowledged that two heads are better than one, but what about two whole selves? Parallel Self proves that the answer, it turns out, is much the same. For 45 Power, you’ll create an exact double of yourself and this doppelganger will wreak havoc on your enemies.
On top of this, complete 'Barrett’s Worlds Apart' quest, and you can terrorise the galaxy’s villains with a multiversal counterpart apiece, a tactic made even more useful if you equip your quippy companion with particularly destructive weaponry.
4 Personal Atmosphere
Another ability with uses beyond death and destruction is Personal Atmosphere, which allows you to exert yourself indefinitely for a short while. Excellent for an expeditious retreat or simply to cover long distances quickly, Personal Atmosphere can be paired with Boost Pack Training to give you a near-inexhaustible traversal style.
Until Bethesda does the unthinkable and implements working vehicles for crossing the often barren terrain of remote worlds, the Personal Atmosphere power is your best bet to get from point A to point B as quickly as possible.
3 Elemental Pull
It’s a tale as old as time; you’re scything your way through hordes of enemies with ease, feeling like justice incarnate, when you realise that the area you’re clearing is teeming with useful inorganic minerals. Suddenly, as you whip out your unwieldy mining laser and start retracing your steps to tackle ore deposits one by one, you begin to feel much less cool.
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PostsEnter Elemental Pull, a power that’ll let you leave your days as dusty behind you. Blasting all inorganic resources in your local area and immediately pulling them towards you, this ability will leave your mining laser in the dust. Situation-specific though it may be, Elemental Pull is a lifesaver so long as you remember to use it, and even means you can stop lugging a cutter everywhere you go.
2 Reactive Shield
Although Starfield’s more challenging opponents seem to soak up bullets with no sweat, the same doesn’t necessarily apply to you. Encounters with higher-levelled opponents can leave you low on health, and aid items too. With Reactive Shield, however, not only is your attack resistance greatly increased, but you’ll also reflect some incoming projectiles at your enemies.
Since it costs 35 power, you’ll be able to use this protective power twice in succession before needing to recharge your power meter, which leaves plenty of time to get out of cover and deal some serious damage. Whether you’re looking to level the playing field or you’re on a Jedi power trip, Reactive Shield can turn your enemies’ weapons against them, and that makes it seriously useful.
1 Supernova
The most powerful offensive weapon in any Starborn’s arsenal is Supernova, which deals massive damage to every enemy in your area, decimating any low-level opponents you face without even raising your weapon. Best employed when swarmed by enemies, this explosion of energy doesn’t match the ferocity of its’ namesake, thankfully, so don’t worry about exploding the planet you’re on.
Although many of Starfield’s powers are useful in combat, Supernova is unique amongst them both for its crowd-control capability and the high degree of physical damage it deals by itself. Great for players looking to take advantage of the New Game Plus mode to become massively powerful, Supernova is an explosive ability that befits your Starborn status.
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