Starfield Shattered Space

Stealth Skill Rank Up Guide

Stealth is a Novice Physical skill that improves sneak attacks in Starfield. Read on to learn the effects of the Stealth skill, how to unlock and rank up the Stealth skill, and the backgrounds that know it.

Stealth How to Unlock and Overview

Stealth Skill Overview

Stealth Skill
Starfield - Stealth Skill Skill Tree:
Physical
Tier:
Novice
For a combatant who values discretion above all else, the ability to approach a target while undetected and kill with a silenced weapon is as terrifying as it is effective.

How to Unlock Stealth

Spend a Skill Point to Unlock Skill

As Stealth is a Novice skill, it can be learned without having to spend skill points on other skills in the Physical skill tree. You just need to spend a skill point on Stealth to learn it.

Backgrounds with the Stealth Skill

The Stealth skill is automatically learned by the following backgrounds:

Cyber Runner Ronin

List of All Backgrounds

How to Rank Up Stealth Skill

All Rank Challenges and Effects

Rank Challenge Effects
1 - Adds a Stealth Meter. You are 25% more difficult to detect when sneaking. Suppressed weapons do an additional 5% sneak attack damage.
2 Perform 10 sneak attacks. Upgrades the Stealth Meter. You are 50% more difficult to detect when sneaking. Suppressed weapons do an additional 10% sneak attack damage.
3 Perform 20 sneak attacks. You are 75% more difficult to detect when sneaking. Suppressed weapons do an additional 15% sneak attack damage.
4 Perform 40 sneak attacks. You are 100% more difficult to detect when sneaking. Suppressed weapons do an additional 20% sneak attack damage. Doors you interact with while in stealth no longer alert enemies.

Sneak Attack Lone NPCs That Do Not Die

Starfield - Sneak Attack Lone NPCs That Do Not Die
The fastest method to complete the Stealth rank challenge is to do an exploit that involves repeatedly sneak attacking important NPCs that do not die.

To do this exploit, first find an NPC that does not get hostile, does not die, and is in a place where no one can witness you. Such NPCs can be sneak attacked countless times until they fall to their knees. After a while, they will stand, having regained their health. At this point, you can sneak attack them again until you complete the challenge.

It is important only to attack the NPC if you appear Hidden in the Stealth Bar. Attacking the NPC while you are Detected will not only not trigger a sneak attack but will also put a bounty on you. Also, do not attack the NPC while you are too close, as they will sometimes detect you for attacking them and will also put a bounty on you.

Here are some NPCs whom you can do the sneak attack exploit and their locations:

NPC Name Location
Anya Griffon Centurion Arsenal, New Atlantis
Cornelius Townnard Outland, New Atlantis
Dr. Alexei Lebedev Reliant Medical, New Atlantis

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Comment

1 Anonymous10 months

I confirm the farm works, I just punched the doctor for about 30mins and maxed out both stealth perks, 75 melee stealth blows was ridiculous

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