Starfield Shattered Space

Shotgun Certification Skill Rank Up Guide

Shotgun Certification is a Novice Combat skill that improves shotguns in Starfield. Read on to learn the effects of the Shotgun Certification skill, how to unlock and rank up the Shotgun Certification skill, and the backgrounds that know it.

Shotgun Certification How to Unlock and Overview

Shotgun Certification Skill Overview

Shotgun Certification Skill
Starfield - Shotgun Certification Skill Skill Tree:
Combat
Tier:
Novice
The cornerstone of close quarters combat, or CQC, the shotgun has proven a simple, deadly weapon for hundreds of years.

How to Unlock Shotgun Certification

Spend a Skill Point to Unlock Skill

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

Backgrounds with the Shotgun Certification Skill

The Shotgun Certification skill is automatically learned by the following backgrounds:

Gangster

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How to Rank Up Shotgun Certification Skill

All Rank Challenges and Effects

Rank Challenge Effects
1 - Shotguns do 10% more damage.
2 Kill 20 enemies with a shotgun. Shotguns do 20% more damage.
3 Kill 50 enemies with a shotgun. Shotguns do 30% more damage.
4 Kill 100 enemies with a shotgun. Shotgun kills grant a small chance to stun additional targets with shotguns for a limited time.

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