When creating your character inStarfield, you’ll need to pick three Traits. While your Background unlocks three skills and gives your character a history, Traits help you further define exactly who your character is while also giving you some buffs and debuffs. Without further adieu, here are the best traits inStarfield.
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All Traits inStarfield
There are17 TraitsinStarfield. When creating your character, you’ll select three Traits (though you can’t pick Traits that conflict with each other). Like your Background, your Traits can give you special dialogue options, unlock unique features, and give you bonuses.
Before we get to the 10 best Traits inStarfield, you would benefit from learning what all 17 Traits do first. Here areall 17 Traits inStarfieldand what they do:
Top 10 traits inStarfield, tier list
By experiencing the different Traits thatStarfieldhas to offer,we know what the best Traits are. I can confidently tell you what the top 10 Traits are inStarfield, and then I’ll provide a tier list of all the Traits so you may see for yourself how everything ranks.
Here arethe top 10 TraitsinStarfield:
The three best Traits inStarfieldare Terra Firma because 90% of the game takes place on land, Extrovert because you’ll likely always be adventuring with a companion, and Wanted because you get free XP when bounty hunters come for you and extra damage when at low health.
From there, Empath is excellent, as long as you knowwhat each companion likes and dislikesand especially when paired with Extrovert. Taskmaster is also a good one with very little downside.
Dream Home, Hero Worshipped, and Kid Stuff are all fun Traits that actually reward your character with different things in-game. My favorite is Kid Stuff because the parents are really cute, but Hero Worshipped is really funny and Dream Home is awesome because you get a home really early.
I’m biased and think Freestar Collective Settler is the best of the three faction Traits because I like the Freestar Collective the best and end up doing their quests the most. Pick whichever faction Trait you like — they are all relatively the same in terms of rewards. Lastly, Alien DNA can be really good but you heal a lot inStarfieldwhich makes this Trait tough to select because it reduces your healing in exchange for greater health and endurance.
On one hand, this ranking is subjective —every Trait can be good inStarfielddepending on your playstyle. However, there are some objectively good and bad Traits inStarfieldthat are worth knowing about when you’re selecting your three.
If you want to make an objectively good build inStarfield,I’d recommend Terra Firma, Extrovert, and Wanted. These Traits are the best combination for combat, but they aren’t the most fun in terms of roleplay. I really like Adoring Fan and Kid Stuff as the roleplay benefits of those Traits are really fun.Religions shouldn’t be ignoredeither as all three religions inStarfieldare very interesting.
S-Tier Traits inStarfield
The best Traits inStarfieldareExtrovert, Dream Home, Terra Firma, and Wanted.I think the majority of players will recruit a human companionto initiateromance options. That said, Extrovert gives you better endurance with a human companion.
At first, I picked Spaced because I thought I would be spending a lot of time in space, but as you can read inmy review,Starfieldkind of ignores space. I started another playthrough and selectedTerra Firmaand realizedit’s one of the best, if not the best, Trait inStarfield. You’ll spend 80% of your time on land, so the bonus oxygen and health you get from Terra Firma is much appreciated.
Dream Houseis an excellent Trait, especiallyfor those who need to get their feet wet with Outpost building. you may continue to build more Outposts, but Dream House gives you a place to stay right off the bat. Plus, the mortgage payment isn’t that much in the grand scheme of things.
Wantedis a great Trait because you get agreat bonus to damage when your health is low, and you also get to get attacked by bounty hunters. That’s a cool fantasy as it is, but these bounty hunters arefree XP that come right to your front door.
A-Tier Traits inStarfield
The next best Traits inStarfieldthat aren’t exactly S-Tier areEmpath, Hero Worshiped, Taskmaster and Kid Stuff. Empath is a solid option that pairs nicely with Extrovert. You just need to know what every companion likes and doesn’t like. Empath isn’t S-Tier because it doesn’t provide a constant buff.
Taskmasteris a solid Trait that keeps your ship health high if yourecruit the right crew members. However, recruiting crew members costs more, but those are one-time expenses so it’s not too bad.
Another great Trait isHero Worshiped. Yeah, you’ll need to put up with your “Adoring Fan,” but it creates a lot of fun scenarios and basically has no downsidessince your “Adoring Fan” will bring you gifts. I loved having Adoring Fan around; I think he’s hilarious.
Kid Stuffis a sweet Trait inStarfieldthatopens up more roleplay possibilitiesbecause you have parents that you’re able to visit. You’ll lose some credits every time you get credits, but it’s worth it to know there’s someone in the galaxy who’s always thinking about you.
B-Tier Traits inStarfield
The Traits that are just okay inStarfieldareAlien DNA, Freestar Collective Settler, Neon Street Rat, United Colonies Native, Raised Enlightened, and Raised Universal. I recommend you pick one faction Trait, but these Traits aren’t necessary as they don’t offer the best benefits. They do provide a lot of good roleplay possibilities, though.
Alien DNAis a really cool Trait for roleplaying, but having healing items be less effective is a major bummer. You do get better endurance and health, butI don’t think it’s a worthwhile trade-offbecause you will be healing often inStarfield.
Freestar Collective Settler, Neon Street Rat, and United Colonies Nativeare basically the same except they allow you toroleplay in completely different ways. If you’re not sure which faction you want to join or be associated with, then I would save picking a faction Trait for a different playthrough. If you’re ready to decide, I think picking a faction Trait is a good idea, but they are just average compared to other Traits. Freestar Collective is the frontier, space-cowboy type, Neon is basically Cyberpunk 2077, and United Colonies is more civilized and militaristic.
Another “just average” Trait are the religion Traits:Enlightened and Universal. you’re able to pick these Traits if you feel particularly drawn to a certain philosophy or you can pass.You won’t get amazing bonusesfor picking a religion Trait.
C-Tier Traits inStarfield
A Trait that belongs in C-Tier isSpaced. Since you’ll primarily be exploring planets and moons, Spaced isn’t a good Trait to pick becauseyou’ll have less health and endurance when on land. While there are a handful of combat scenarios in space,I think Spaced does more harm than good.
D-Tier Traits inStarfield
Lastly, the worst Trait inStarfieldisSerpent’s Embrace. Unless you really want to roleplay a religious zealot who worships the Great Serpent,I would avoid this Trait. While getting a temporary health and endurance boost after grav jumping is cool, receiving reduced health and endurance when you haven’t grav jumped in a while is really bad.
This Trait isa little too demandingin my opinion and will make you do something you might not always want to do. Watch speedrunners prove me wrong, though.
Those arethe best and the worst Traits inStarfield. If you’re just starting out, you should check out whatthe best starter skillsare.
Noah Nelson
From his early days of blog-style music, movie, and game reviews to working as the Esports Writer at Coastline Community College, Noah Nelson now works fulltime as a Staff Writer for Attack of the Fanboy and PC Invasion. He has been helping gamers everywhere with Destiny 2 god rolls, Warzone 2 DMZ missions, and collectibles in any indie game for over a year and a half. His Bachelor’s Degree in English Rhetoric and Composition with a minor in Journalism from CSULB has shaped him to be a strong writer and editor. His fondest gaming memory is playing Sly Cooper 2 after begging his mom (for hours) to play it before his birthday and he still cries myself to sleep remembering the time he accidentally saved over his 99% completion save file in Kingdom Hearts 2.
