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Starfield Shattered Space

Demolitions Skill Rank Up Guide

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Demolitions is an Advanced Combat skill that improves explosives in Starfield. Read on to learn the effects of the Demolitions skill, how to unlock and rank up the Demolitions skill, and the backgrounds that know it.

Demolitions How to Unlock and Overview

Demolitions Skill Overview

Demolitions Skill
Starfield - Demolitions Skill Skill Tree:
Combat
Tier:
Advanced
With the proper adjustment of chemical mixtures, coupled with modifications to the detonation mechanism, explosives can produce an even greater destructive yield.

How to Unlock Demolitions

Spend 4 Skill Points in the Combat Tree

As Demolitions is a higher-tier Advanced skill, it is unlocked by spending a total of 4 skill points in the Combat skill tree before it can be learned.

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How to Rank Up Demolitions Skill

All Rank Challenges and Effects

Rank Challenge Effects
1 Spend a total of 4 Skill Points in the Combat tree. Throwing grenades now shows a trajectory arc. Explosions have a 25% larger radius.
2 Kill 20 enemies with explosives. Explosives do 25% more damage.
3 Kill 50 enemies with explosives. Reduce damage taken from explosives by 25%
4 Kill 100 enemies with explosives. All previous bonuses are doubled.

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Ballistics
Starfield -  Dueling Skill
Dueling
Starfield -  Lasers Skill
Lasers
Starfield -  Pistol Certification Skill
Pistol Certification
Starfield -  Shotgun Certification Skill
Shotgun Certification
Starfield -  Demolitions Skill
Demolitions
Starfield -  Heavy Weapons Certification Skill
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Starfield -  Particle Beams Skill
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Starfield -  Rifle Certification Skill
Rifle Certification
Starfield -  Marksmanship Skill
Marksmanship
Starfield -  Rapid Reloading Skill
Rapid Reloading
Starfield -  Sniper Certification Skill
Sniper Certification
Starfield -  Targeting Skill
Targeting
Starfield -  Armor Penetration Skill
Armor Penetration
Starfield -  Crippling Skill
Crippling
Starfield -  Sharpshooting Skill
Sharpshooting

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1 Anonymous Anonymous about 2 years

This skill is potentially bugged at the moment. It is applying inconsistently to different ammo types.

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