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.
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| Leadership Skill | |
|---|---|
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Skill Tree: Social |
| Tier: Expert |
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| Teamwork is the cornerstone of galactic survival, and nothing motivates a team more than a trained, decisive leader. | |
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.
There are no backgrounds that start with the Leadership skill.
| 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. |
| Companion | How to Get |
|---|---|
 Sarah Morgan |
How to Get:
Complete The Old Neighborhood
Skills: Lasers ★★★ Astrodynamics ★★★★ Leadership ★★ Botany ★ |
 Sam Coe |
How to Get:
Clear The Empty Nest
Skills: Piloting ★★★★ Rifle Certification ★★★ Payloads ★★ Geology ★ |
 Barrett |
How to Get:
Complete Back to Vectera
Skills: Gastronomy ★ Starship Engineering ★★★★ Particle Beam Weapon Systems ★★★ Robotics ★★ |
 Vasco |
How to Get:
Finish the Prologue Mission
Skills: Shield Systems ★★ EM Weapon Systems ★ Aneutronic Fusion ★ |
 Heller |
How to Get:
Rescue from a Shipwreck in Podius
Skills: Geology ★ Outpost Engineering ★★★ |
 Marika Boros |
How to Get:
Head to the Viewport in New Atlantis
Skills: Particle Beam Weapon Systems ★ Shotgun Certification ★ Ballistics ★★ |
 Adoring Fan |
How to Get:
Pick the Hero Worshipped trait.
Skills: Scavenging ★ Concealment ★ Weight Lifting ★★ |
 Andreja |
How to Get:
Partial completion of Into the Unknown quest.
Skills: Stealth ★★★★ Theft ★ Particle Beams ★★★ Energy Weapon Systems ★★ |
 Lin |
How to Get:
Take on the Back to Vectera Quest
Skills: Demolitions ★ Outpost Management ★★★ |
 Simeon Bankowski |
How to Get:
Head to the Viewport in New Atlantis
Skills: Sniper Certification ★★ Marksmanship ★ Sharpshooting ★ |
 Gideon Aker |
How to Get:
Travel to the Viewport in New Atlantis
Skills: Missile Weapon Systems ★★ Ballistic Weapon Systems ★★ |
 Moara Otero |
How to Get:
Finish The Old Neighborhood
Skills: Marksmanship ★★ EM Weapon Systems ★★ |
 Andromeda Kepler |
How to Get:
Head to the Broken Spear in Cedonia
Skills: Piloting ★ Outpost Engineering ★★ Aneutronic Fusion ★ |
 Omari Hassan |
How to Get:
Travel to The Hitching Post in Akila
Skills: Starship Engineering ★ Shield Systems ★★ |
 Rosie Tannehill |
How to Get:
Found at the Hitching Post in Akila
Skills: Wellness ★★★ Medicine ★ |
 Mickey Caviar |
How to Get:
Found at the Astral Lounge in Neon
Skills: Wellness ★★ Gastronomy ★ Incapacitation ★ |
 Jessamine Griffin |
How to Get:
Partial Completion of Rook Meets King Quest
Skills: Theft ★ Concealment ★ Ballistic Weapon Systems ★★ |
 Rafael Aguerro |
How to Get:
Rescue Rafael During the Entangled Quest
Skills: Starship Engineering ★★ Outpost Engineering ★ Outpost Management ★ |
 Sophia Grace |
How to Get:
Find Her in Madame Sauvage's Place
Skills: Lasers ★ Stealth ★★★ |
 Dani Garcia |
How to Get:
Find Her in the Euphorika Bar in Neon
Skills: Robotics ★★ Chemistry ★ Energy Weapon Systems ★ |
 Amelia Earhart |
How to Get:
Finish Operation Starseed
Skills: Piloting ★★ Rifle Certification ★★ |
 Ezekiel |
How to Get:
Hire at Aggie's in Akila City
Skills: Scavenging ★ Energy Weapon Dissipation ★★ Shield Systems ★ |
 Lyle Brewer |
How to Get:
Hire at Aggie's in Akila City
Skills: Shotgun Certification ★★ Xenosociology ★ Particle Beams ★ |
 Betty Howser |
How to Get:
Head to Heinlein I and Give Her Ship Parts
Skills: Missile Weapon Systems ★ Demolitions ★★★ |
 Erick Von Price |
How to Get:
Clear Start-Up Stopped Without Retrieving the Ship
Skills: Astrodynamics ★★ Payloads ★ |
 Mathis Castillo |
How to Get:
Finish the Crimson Fleet Questline While Siding With Mathis
Skills: Ballistics ★ Weight Lifting ★ Incapacitation ★★ |
 Major Hadrian Sanon |
How to Get:
Finish the UC Vanguard Questline and Speak to Percival
Skills: Xenosociology ★ Pain Tolerance ★★ Energy Weapon Dissipation ★ |
 Autumn MacMillan |
How to Get:
Clear the Freestar Ranger Questline
Skills: Pistol Certification ★★ Botany ★ Sharpshooting ★ |
 Alternate Self |
How to Get:
Recruit Randomly During New Game Plus
Skills: Wellness ★ Pain Tolerance ★★★ |
How to Change Companions and Crew
| Skills Guides |
|---|
| Best Skills |
| All Skill Trees | |
|---|---|
| Physical | Social |
| Combat | Science |
| Tech | |
 Commerce |
 Gastronomy |
 Persuasion |
 Scavenging |
 Theft |
 Deception |
 Diplomacy |
 Intimidation |
 Isolation |
 Negotiation |
 Instigation |
Leadership |
 Outpost Management |
 Manipulation |
 Ship Command |
 Xenosociology |
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does anyone know how leadership helps to player from companion?