Best Space Scoundrel Build

This is a guide on the best build for the Space Scoundrel Background in Starfield. Find out the best Space Scoundrel build, the best traits for Space Scoundrel, its starting skills, and how to play as a Space Scoundrel!

Best Space Scoundrel Build

Best Skills for Space Scoundrel

Boost Assault Training	Boost Pack Training	Concealment
Deception	Instigation	Lasers
Manipulation	Negotiation	Persuasion
Piloting	Pistol Certification	Rifle Certification
Robotics	Security	Stealth
Targeting Control Systems	Theft

As a Space Scoundrel, your shady past has given you experience with Persuasion, Theft and lockpicking with Security. These work hand in hand with Stealth and Concealment to hide yourself from enemies. You're also able to fly different ships thanks to Piloting and can take down any ships in your way with Targeting Control Systems.

Space Scoundrels are also no stranger to fights, so Combat Skills like Lasers, Rifle Certification, and Pistol Certification work well. You can also acquire Boost Pack Training and Boost Assault Training to have great mobility off and on combat. Top it off with Robotics which is a great skill to have against machines.

Being a Space Scoundrel, you're never short of sly tricks you can pull to flip the odds to your favor through skills like Instigation, Manipulation, Persuasion, and Negotiation.

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Best Weapons for Space Scoundrel

Weapon	Type	Damage	Ammo Type
Orion	Laser Rifle	Engy 27	3KV LZR
Sir Livingstone's Pistol	Pistol	Phys 35	.45 Caliber
Tanto	Melee Weapon	Phys 40	N/A

The best weapon loadout for a Space Scoundrel consisits of a silenced laser Orion rifle, a suppressed Sir Livingstone's Pistol, and a Tanto for a melee weapon. This loadout compliments a Space Scoundrel's skills on stealth and manipulation, hidden amidst the chaos they unfurl.

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Best Armor for Space Scoundrel

If you're frequently stealing, light armor is best to avoid getting weighed down. However, heavy armor may be advisable if you're into more violent troublemaking.

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Space Scoundrel Best Traits

Best Traits for Space Scoundrel

Serpent's Embrace	You grew up worshiping the Great Serpent. Grav jumping provides a temporary boost to health and oxygen, but health and oxygen are lowered if you don't continue jumping regularly - like an addiction. (Can't be combined with any other religion trait.)
Spaced	Your body has become acclimated to space. Health and oxygen are increased when in space. but decreased when on the surface. (Can't be combined with Terra Firma.)
Wanted	Someone put a price on your head, and word has spread. Occasionally, armed mercenaries will show up and try to kill you, but being cornered gives you an edge - when your health is low, you do extra damage.

With Space Scoundrel as your background, having the Wanted trait could make sense if you're looking to pick fights with random bounty hunters. You'll even get a damage boost if your health is low.

The Spaced and Serpent's Embrace traits can also help with their boosted health and oxygen under the right conditions. Just make sure to mostly stay in space and use grav jump often.

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Space Scoundrel Starting Skills and Overview

Space Scoundrel Starting Skills

Starting Skills	Description
Persuasion	In the Settled Systems, the nuanced ability to listen and discuss can often accomplish far more than simply shooting first and asking questions later.
Pistol Certification	Considering the popularity of the personal sidearm in the Settled Systems, familiarity with such weapons is often considered essential.
Piloting	As more people journey into space, the number of those certified to effectively pilot various types of spacecraft has increased dramatically.

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