Here’s a Starfield Traits tier list that ranks all Traits from best to worst. Picking the best traits in Starfield can certainly be the most crucial factor while creating your first character. Although choosing these starting traits is optional, you cannot choose them as you progress or through other means. They are like a double-edged sword, as every trait has benefits and disadvantages. While you get certain buffs or advantages, you also get certain limitations or debuff penalties depending on the trait. So, you can opt to choose none for balanced gameplay. But in that case, you might miss out on the buffs and regret not choosing them.
You can pick three Starfield traits for your character depending on your desired playstyle. Currently, there are 17 traits you can choose from the character creation screen.
Starfield Best Traits Tier List
S Tier Traits
- Alien DNA
- Neon Street Rat
- Freestar Collective Settler
- United Colonies Native
A Tier Traits
- Taskmaster
- Hero Worshipped
- Raised Enlightened
- Raised Universal
- Serpent’s Embrace
- Wanted
- Spaced
B Tier Traits
- Terra Firma
- Dream Home
- Introvert
- Extrovert
C Tier Traits
- Empath
- Kid Stuff
All Starfield Traits Explained (Pros and Cons)
You can choose to pick one or two traits for your character. All of them offer some buffs at the cost of a debuff or condition applied to your character. But note that not all the traits are compatible with each other.
Alien DNA
- Pros: Increased health and oxygen.
- Cons: Healing items and food items are not as effective as usual.
- Note that you can remove this trait by visiting a doctor and telling them to remove the spliced DNA.
Neon Street Rat (Faction Allegiance Trait)
- Pros: Gain access to special Dialogue options & better mission rewards on Neon.
- Cons: Crime Bounty by other factions is significantly increased.
- Incompatibility: Can’t be combined with other Faction Allegiance traits.
Freestar Collective Settler (Faction Allegiance)
- Pros: Gain access to special Dialogue options & better mission rewards given by Factions.
- Cons: Crime Bounty towards other factions is significantly increased.
- Incompatibility: Can’t be combined with other Faction Allegiance traits.
United Colonies Native (Faction Allegiance)
- Pros: Gain access to special Dialogue options & better mission rewards given by Factions.
- Cons: Crime Bounty by other factions is significantly increased.
- Incompatibility: Can’t be combined with other Faction Allegiance traits.
Taskmaster
- Pros: Ship automatically repairs itself to full health when damaged below 50%
- Cons: All crew cost twice as much to hire.
Hero Worshipped
- Pros: Earn the attention of the annoying Adoring Fan who will join your ship’s crew and give you gifts.
- Cons: Random Adoring Fan encounters with his incessant jabber.
- Note that you can remove this trait if you kill Adoring Fan.
Raised Enlightened in Starfield (Religion Trait)
- Pros: Gain access to a special chest full of items in the House of Enlightened in New Atlantis.
- Cons: Lose acess to Sanctum Universum Chest.
- Incompatibility: Can’t be combined with other Religious traits.
- You can remove this trait by interacting with an Enlightened Priest and telling them you no longer believe.
Raised Universal (Religion)
- Pros: Gain access to a special chest full of items in the Sanctum Universum in New Atlantis.
- Cons: Lose access to House of Enlightened Chest.
- Incompatibility: Can’t be combined with other Religious traits.
- You can remove this trait by interacting with a Universal Priest and telling them you no longer believe.
Serpent’s Embrace (Religion)
- Pros: Temporary boosts health and oxygen.
- Cons: Lower Health and oxygen if you don’t continuously jump.
- Incompatibility: Can’t be combined with other Religious traits.
Wanted
- Pros: You deal extra damage when your health is low.
- Cons: Armed mercenaries will show up and try to kill you occasionally due to the bounty on your head.
Spaced
- Pros: Health and oxygen are increased in space.
- Cons: Health and oxygen are decreased on the surface.
- Incompatibility: Can’t be combined with Terra Firma trait.
Terra Firma
- Pros: Health and oxygen are increased on the surface.
- Cons: Health and oxygen are decreased in the space.
- Incompatibility: Can’t be combined with Terra Firma trait.
Dream Home Trait in Starfield
- Pros: Own a luxurious, customizable house on a peaceful planet.
- Cons: Pay off weekly 125,000 Credit mortgage to GalBank.
Introvert
- Pros: Uses less oxygen when adventuring solo.
- Cons: Uses more oxygen when adventuring with your human companions.
Extrovert
- Pros: Use less oxygen when exploring with your human companions.
- Cons: Use more oxygen when exploring solo.
- Incompatibility: Can’t be combined with Introvert
Empath
- Pros: Gain temporary combat effectiveness if you perform actions that your companion likes.
- Cons: Performing actions that your companion doesn’t like results in the exact opposite effect.
Kid Stuff
- Pros: Can visit your parents as they are alive and well.
- Cons: Sending 2% of your credits home automatically every week.
- Note you can opt to back out sending money if you choose to remove this trait. Select a dialogue option for that
Our Recommendation of the Best Traits
For us, choosing the best traits in Starfield depends on the playstyle and gameplay you are looking for.
The Alien DNA is the best trait to pick since it offers increased health and oxygen.
Being an introvert, I also chose the Introvert trait as it uses less oxygen whenever I explore the planets alone. But you can choose Extrovert if you would love to explore the NPC interactions.
You can choose a Faction Allegiance trait based on your suitable preferences for better rewards. And you can choose any of the Religious traits for the chests within the New Atlantis (even though you might be an atheist).
Aside from that, you can choose the Hero Worshipped trait if you like Adoring Fan’s random cameo. The best part about listening to his constant talks is that you can also choose to kill him at any point.
However, you can also choose the Taskmaster trait since you will be venturing out in the space. An automatic full repair to your ship can come to your rescue when the odds are against you.
But it all comes down to your desired playstyle and character customization. So, we leave the rest of the decision to you.
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