Starfield Shattered Space

Leadership Skill Rank Up Guide

Leadership is an Expert Social skill that makes your companions more effective in Starfield. Read on to learn the effects of the Leadership skill, how to unlock and rank up the Leadership skill, and the backgrounds that know it.

Leadership How to Unlock and Overview

Leadership Skill Overview

Leadership Skill
Starfield - Leadership Skill Skill Tree:
Social
Tier:
Expert
Teamwork is the cornerstone of galactic survival, and nothing motivates a team more than a trained, decisive leader.

How to Unlock Leadership

Spend 8 Skill Points in the Social Tree

As Leadership is a higher-tier Expert skill, it is unlocked by spending a total of 8 skill points in the Social skill tree before it can be learned.

How to Farm Skill Points Fast

Backgrounds with the Leadership Skill

There are no backgrounds that start with the Leadership skill.

List of All Backgrounds

How to Rank Up Leadership Skill

All Rank Challenges and Effects

Rank Challenge Effects
1 Spend a total of 8 Skill Points in the Social tree. Companions gain affinity 25% faster.
2 Sprint 1000 meters with an active follower. Companions have 50 more health and 50kg more carrying capacity.
3 Sprint 2500 meters with an active follower. Companions will occasionally heal you when you get low health.
4 Sprint 5000 meters with an active follower. Doubles the bonuses of Combat and Physical Crew Skills Companions. Companions have a chance to pick themselves up from a downed state.

Available Companions

Companion How to Get
Starfield - Sarah MorganSarah Morgan How to Get: Complete The Old Neighborhood
Skills:
Lasers ★★★
Astrodynamics ★★★★
Leadership ★★
Botany
Starfield - Sam CoeSam Coe How to Get: Clear The Empty Nest
Skills:
Piloting ★★★★
Rifle Certification ★★★
Payloads ★★
Geology
Starfield - BarrettBarrett How to Get: Complete Back to Vectera
Skills:
Gastronomy
Starship Engineering ★★★★
Particle Beam Weapon Systems ★★★
Robotics ★★
Starfield - VascoVasco How to Get: Finish the Prologue Mission
Skills:
Shield Systems ★★
EM Weapon Systems
Aneutronic Fusion
Starfield - HellerHeller How to Get: Rescue from a Shipwreck in Podius
Skills:
Geology
Outpost Engineering ★★★
Starfield - Marika BorosMarika Boros How to Get: Head to the Viewport in New Atlantis
Skills:
Particle Beam Weapon Systems
Shotgun Certification
Ballistics ★★
Starfield - Adoring FanAdoring Fan How to Get: Pick the Hero Worshipped trait.
Skills:
Scavenging
Concealment
Weight Lifting ★★
Starfield - AndrejaAndreja How to Get: Partial completion of Into the Unknown quest.
Skills:
Stealth ★★★★
Theft
Particle Beams ★★★
Energy Weapon Systems ★★
Starfield - LinLin How to Get: Take on the Back to Vectera Quest
Skills:
Demolitions
Outpost Management ★★★
Starfield - Simeon BankowskiSimeon Bankowski How to Get: Head to the Viewport in New Atlantis
Skills:
Sniper Certification ★★
Marksmanship
Sharpshooting
Starfield - Gideon AkerGideon Aker How to Get: Travel to the Viewport in New Atlantis
Skills:
Missile Weapon Systems ★★
Ballistic Weapon Systems ★★
Starfield - Moara OteroMoara Otero How to Get: Finish The Old Neighborhood
Skills:
Marksmanship ★★
EM Weapon Systems ★★
Starfield - Andromeda KeplerAndromeda Kepler How to Get: Head to the Broken Spear in Cedonia
Skills:
Piloting
Outpost Engineering ★★
Aneutronic Fusion
Starfield - Omari HassanOmari Hassan How to Get: Travel to The Hitching Post in Akila
Skills:
Starship Engineering
Shield Systems ★★
Starfield - Rosie TannehillRosie Tannehill How to Get: Found at the Hitching Post in Akila
Skills:
Wellness ★★★
Medicine
Starfield - Mickey CaviarMickey Caviar How to Get: Found at the Astral Lounge in Neon
Skills:
Wellness ★★
Gastronomy
Incapacitation
Starfield - Jessamine GriffinJessamine Griffin How to Get: Partial Completion of Rook Meets King Quest
Skills:
Theft
Concealment
Ballistic Weapon Systems ★★
Starfield - Rafael AguerroRafael Aguerro How to Get: Rescue Rafael During the Entangled Quest
Skills:
Starship Engineering ★★
Outpost Engineering
Outpost Management
Starfield - Sophia GraceSophia Grace How to Get: Find Her in Madame Sauvage's Place
Skills:
Lasers
Stealth ★★★
Starfield - Dani GarciaDani Garcia How to Get: Find Her in the Euphorika Bar in Neon
Skills:
Robotics ★★
Chemistry
Energy Weapon Systems
Starfield - Amelia EarhartAmelia Earhart How to Get: Finish Operation Starseed
Skills:
Piloting ★★
Rifle Certification ★★
Starfield - EzekielEzekiel How to Get: Hire at Aggie's in Akila City
Skills:
Scavenging
Energy Weapon Dissipation ★★
Shield Systems
Starfield - Lyle BrewerLyle Brewer How to Get: Hire at Aggie's in Akila City
Skills:
Shotgun Certification ★★
Xenosociology
Particle Beams
Starfield - Betty HowserBetty Howser How to Get: Head to Heinlein I and Give Her Ship Parts
Skills:
Missile Weapon Systems
Demolitions ★★★
Starfield - Erick Von PriceErick Von Price How to Get: Clear Start-Up Stopped Without Retrieving the Ship
Skills:
Astrodynamics ★★
Payloads
Starfield - Mathis CastilloMathis Castillo How to Get: Finish the Crimson Fleet Questline While Siding With Mathis
Skills:
Ballistics
Weight Lifting
Incapacitation ★★
Starfield - Major Hadrian SanonMajor Hadrian Sanon How to Get: Finish the UC Vanguard Questline and Speak to Percival
Skills:
Xenosociology
Pain Tolerance ★★
Energy Weapon Dissipation
Starfield - Autumn MacMillanAutumn MacMillan How to Get: Clear the Freestar Ranger Questline
Skills:
Pistol Certification ★★
Botany
Sharpshooting
Starfield - Alternate SelfAlternate Self How to Get: Recruit Randomly During New Game Plus
Skills:
Wellness
Pain Tolerance ★★★

How to Change Companions and Crew

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List of Social Skills

Starfield -  Commerce Skill
Commerce
Starfield -  Gastronomy Skill
Gastronomy
Starfield -  Persuasion Skill
Persuasion
Starfield -  Scavenging Skill
Scavenging
Starfield -  Theft Skill
Theft
Starfield -  Deception Skill
Deception
Starfield -  Diplomacy Skill
Diplomacy
Starfield -  Intimidation Skill
Intimidation
Starfield -  Isolation Skill
Isolation
Starfield -  Negotiation Skill
Negotiation
Starfield -  Instigation Skill
Instigation
Starfield -  Leadership Skill
Leadership
Starfield -  Outpost Management Skill
Outpost Management
Starfield -  Manipulation Skill
Manipulation
Starfield -  Ship Command Skill
Ship Command
Starfield -  Xenosociology Skill
Xenosociology

Comment

1 Anonymousabout 1 year

does anyone know how leadership helps to player from companion?

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