Star Wars Outlaws

List of All Abilities

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Last updated on: September 2, 2024 10:56 PM

Star Wars Outlaws - All Abilities

This is a list of all Abilities in Star Wars Outlaws. See a list of all the Abilities by Expert, as well as how to get Abilities in this guide.

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Ability	Expert	Effect
Lockpicking	The Bartender	Kay will be able to open a variety of Doors and Containers by succeeding at the Lockpicking Minigame. Press R3 when facing a lock to start Lockpicking.
Cantina Brawling	The Bartender	Allows Kay to execute melee attacks by pressing square, L3 + square. Press repeatedly to chain hits.
I Know Someone	The Bartender	Unlocks the ability to see and fulfill Personal Requests. Find merchants with the Requests category to find new opportunities.
Armored Undershirt	The Bartender	Increases Kay's maximum health.
Keep Talking	The Bartender	Allows Fast-Talk to affect every nearby enemy. Press right trigger when prompted to briefly distract every enemy within a medium radius.
Fast Talk	The Bartender	Allows Kay to quickly react to nearby alerted enemies and delay their reaction. Press R3 when prompted to briefly distract the alerted enemy.
Outlaw's Pouch	The Mechanic	Increases the amount of Bacta Vials and Grenades Kay can carry by 1 each.
Scoundrel's Pouch	The Mechanic	Increases the amount of Bacta Vials and Grenades Kay can carry by 1 each.
Smoke Bomb	The Mechanic	Press left and square to create a dense smoke area which obfuscates vision.
Treasure Hunter	The Mechanic	Allows Nix to provide audiovisual cues when nearby Containers are present. Additionally, Containers in range will now be highlighted by pressing up.
Speeder Jump	The Mechanic	Allows Kay to perform a short upwards jump with the speeder. Hold and release X while on the speeder to jump.
Speed Boost	The Mechanic	Enhances the Speeder with a boost engine. Press square while on the speeder for a short-lived burst of speed.
Slicing Kit	The Slicer	Gadget able to connect to advanced, terminal-less devices. Interact with a device by pressing L3 to Slice it.
Sneak Shot	The Slicer	Shooting an enemy unaware of Kay's position deals extra damage.
Concussive Smoke	The Slicer	Upgrades the smoke bomb with a concussion effect that leaves enemies in the area Staggered for 2 seconds.
Sneaky Trap	The Slicer	Allows Nix to trap Alarm Panels.
Lightfooted	The Slicer	Reduces the noise Kay makes while Walking and Sprinting, halving the enemy detection distance.
Slice Kit Upgrade (The Slicer)	The Slicer	Increases the amount of Energy for the Slicing Kit by 2. Use Energy to activate Jokers during the slicing process.
Survivor	The Scavenger	Increases Kay's maximum health.
Hydrorepulsor	The Scavenger	Allows the Speeder to soar over water, enhancing its traversal capabilities.
Electro-Shock Prod	The Scavenger	Allows Kay to perform Takedowns on Elite enemies.
Ion Smoke Bomb	The Scavenger	In addition to its base effect, Smoke Bombs now deal ion damage, which temporarily disables devices and disrupts droids in the affected area. Press left and square to use the Smoke Bomb.
Assisted Scavenging	The Scavenger	Allows Nix to go the extra mile when searching in containers, occassionally granting extra materials and valuables.
Scavenger's Footwear	The Scavenger	Increases Kay's movement speed while crouching by a Medium amount.
Slice Kit Upgrade (The Veteran)	The Veteran	Increases the amount of Energy for the Slicing Kit by 2. Use Energy to activate Jokers during the slicing process.
Nix Commando	The Veteran	After performing a Nix Attack command, Nix will be able to autonomously execute a second attack on another nearby enemy.
Overcome	The Veteran	After suffering Explosive damage, immediately start regenerating at an increased speed.
Adapt	The Veteran	Increases the amount of health instantly recovered by Bacta Vials by 1, without affecting the over time regeneration. Press down to heal.
Decryption Module	The Veteran	Allows Kay to decrypt previously encrypted Separatist Datadiscs, which could reveal some useful information.
Improvise	The Veteran	Increases Kay's maximum health.
Top Roll Maneuver	The Mercenary	Hold L1 +R1 to execute a 360 degrees top roll maneuver that will position the Trailblazer behind the immediate pursuers.
Loop Maneuver	The Mercenary	Tap L1 + R1 to execute a 180 degrees turn that will quickly turn the Trailblazer into the opposite direction.
Sharpshooting	The Mercenary	Increases the Adrenaline generated by Headshots by a high amount.
Feelers Out	The Mercenary	Doubles the distance at which Nix will be able to detect and highlight enemies via the Nix Sense mechanic. Press up to use Nix Sense.
I Like This Thing	The Mercenary	Increases the amount of Pickup Weapon Ammunition by 25%.
Can I Try That?	The Mercenary	Allows Kay to use a broader range of Pick-up weapons by learning how to use High Tier Imperial Weaponry. Press R3 to pick up Weapons.
The More	The Gunslinger	Allows Kay to mark 1 extra target during Adrenaline Rush. Press R1 during Adrenaline Rush to mark enemies.
The Better	The Gunslinger	Allows Kay to mark tougher enemies twice during Adrenaline Rush, which leads to an instant kill instead of a staggering effect.
Resilient	The Gunslinger	Increases Kay's maximum health.
Speeder Shot	The Gunslinger	Adrenaline Rush can now be used more effectively from the speeder, allowing automatic targeting of nearby enemy speeders while on the drive. Press R1 during Adrenaline Rush to tag enemies.
Powered Recharge	The Gunslinger	Provides a small amount of Adrenaline when a Perfect Cooling is achieved. Requires Perfect Cooling.
Adrenaline Rush Mastery	The Gunslinger	Upgrades Adrenaline Rush, increasing the maximum number of targets by 2 as well as enabling marking objects such as explosive barrels. Press R1 during Adrenaline Rush to mark enemies and objects.
Laser Turret	The Hotfixer	The Trailblazer's turret slot is repaired, allowing the usage of the upgradeable Laser Turret, and allowing for other turret types to be installed.
Improved Grenade	The Hotfixer	Increases the radius and damage dealt with Grenades by 50% each.
Enhanced Bacta Injector	The Hotfixer	Increases the amount of health instantly recovered by Bacta Vials by 1, without affecting the over time regeneration. Press down to heal.
Magnetic Dice	The Hotfixer	Allows Kay to tip the odds in her favor when throwing the Dice at Sabacc. Accept the prompt during the Dice Throwing Phase to cheat.
Cheeky Explosion	The Hotfixer	Nix will now be able to trigger Grenades. Select an enemy who is carrying a Grenade to trigger it.
M'gasha	The Hotfixer	Decreases merchant prices and increases the amount of credits received for selling items by 10% each.
Plan A	The High Roller	Allows Kay to perform a Double Draw at Kessel Sabacc. Accept the prompt during the draw phase to start the cheat.
Plan B	The High Roller	Provides the components needed to craft the Heavy Blaster Module. Visit the Workbench to craft and upgrade modules.
Roll Maneuver	The High Roller	Enables a strafing Dodge Roll maneuver that will dodge longer distances and avoid damage for a short duration. Hold L1 or R1 to Dodge Roll.
Shoot First	The High Roller	The opening blaster shot from an out of combat state will cause a large burst of extra damage.
Ask Later	The High Roller	For a brief period after un-holstering, any shot or near-miss from Hip Fire Mode will grant a small amount of Adrenaline.
Just Improvise	The High Roller	After a Fast-Talk or Arrest sequence, instantly provide a Very High amount of Adrenaline.

Based off pre-release footage, only the abilities learned from the Bartender and Hotfixer are known. No information has been revealed yet on abilities learned from other Experts like the Mechanic, the Scavenger, the Slicer, or the Gunslinger.

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Players can take Kay Vess to different Experts, who will teach her skills from their field of expertise once she completes a task for them. These abilities range from improving on Kay's combat, to allowing her to lockpick.

Players will have to search for and find these Experts, as they are scattered across the maps and planets of the galaxy.

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