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Starfield Shattered Space

Particle Beams Skill Rank Up Guide

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Particle Beams is an Advanced Combat skill that improves particle beam weapons in Starfield. Read on to learn the effects of the Particle Beams skill, how to unlock and rank up the Particle Beams skill, and the backgrounds that know it.

Particle Beams How to Unlock and Overview

Particle Beams Skill Overview

Particle Beams Skill
Starfield - Particle Beams Skill Skill Tree:
Combat
Tier:
Advanced
While considered by some to be exotic, particle weapons can be a devastating combat option, subjecting a target to multiple forms of damage

How to Unlock Particle Beams

Spend 4 Skill Points in the Combat Tree

As Particle Beams 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 Particle Beams Skill

All Rank Challenges and Effects

Rank Challenge Effects
1 Spend a total of 4 Skill Points in the Combat tree. Particle beam weapons do 10% more damage.
2 Kill 20 enemies with a particle beam weapon. Particle beam weapons do 20% more damage.
3 Kill 50 enemies with a particle beam weapon. Particle beam weapons do 30% more damage.
4 Kill 100 enemies with a particle beam weapon. Particle beam weapons have +5% crit chance.

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Use Particle Beam Weapons to Complete the Challenge

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Particle Beam weapons specifically use Light and Heavy Particle Fuses as ammo and deal a large amount of both physical and energy damage types.

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