Starfield Shattered Space

Boxing Skill Rank Up Guide

Boxing is a Novice Physical skill that gives you bonus damage when unarmed in Starfield. Read on to learn the effects of the Boxing skill, how to unlock and rank up the Boxing skill, and the backgrounds that know it.

Boxing How to Unlock and Overview

Boxing Skill Overview

Boxing Skill
Starfield - Boxing Skill Skill Tree:
Physical
Tier:
Novice
Once considered a "sport of kings," boxing is still practiced as a recreational competitive activity, but its combat applications can't be denied.

How to Unlock Boxing

Spend a Skill Point to Unlock Skill

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

Backgrounds with the Boxing Skill

The Boxing skill is automatically learned by the following backgrounds:

Bouncer Gangster

List of All Backgrounds

How to Rank Up Boxing Skill

All Rank Challenges and Effects

Rank Challenge Effects
1 - Unarmed attacks do 25% more damage. 25% less O2 used when using a power attack.
2 Kill 20 enemies with an unarmed attack Unarmed attacks do 50% more damage. 50% less O2 used when using a power attack.
3 Kill 50 enemies with an unarmed attack. Unarmed attacks do 75% more damage. While in a fight and unarmed, running consumes 30% less O2.
4 Kill 100 enemies with an unarmed attack. Unarmed attacks do 100% more damage and have a chance to knock down opponents.

Kill Fauna Barefisted to Complete the Challenge

Starfield - Kill Fauna Barefisted to Complete the Challenge
You can complete the Boxing rank challenge by killing relatively harmless fauna from a planet with them. Fighting the local fauna saves time by not having to look for combat encounters and their relative abundancy in some planets.

To unarm yourself, unequip any weapon you may be holding from the weapons section of your inventory.

Best Unarmed Build

Use Aid Items to Boost Your Melee Damage

Starfield - Use Aid Items to Boost Your Melee Damage
Boost your melee damage and kill enemies more quickly with damage-boosting Aid items. Some higher-tier damage-boosting items, such as Red Trench and Frostwolf, are craftable in the Pharmaceutical Lab, while most damage-boosting items can be bought from vendors.

Best Heals and List of All Aid

Damage-Boosting Items

Food Mass Effects
Starfield - Squall IconSquall 0.1 • +20% Damage for 2m
• +20% Movement Speed for 2m
Starfield - CQB-X IconCQB-X 0.1 • +25% Melee Damage for 5m
Starfield - Whiteout IconWhiteout 0.1 • +25% Damage for 2m
• +35% Movement Speed for 2m
Starfield - Subgiant Heart IconSubgiant Heart 0.1 • +300% Power Recovery for 10s
• Slows time by 35% for 10s
• +40% Damage for 10s
• +50% Movement Speed for 10s
Starfield - Red Trench IconRed Trench 0.1 • +40% Melee Damage for 3m
• +300 Damage Resistance for 3m
Starfield - Frostwolf IconFrostwolf 0.1 • +40% Damage for 2m
• +50% Movement Speed for 2m
• -50% Movement Noise for 2m
Starfield - Supermassive Black Heart IconSupermassive Black Heart 0.1 • Slows time by 50% for 10s
• +75% Movement Speed for 10s
• +500% Power Recovery for 10s
• +50% Damage for 10s
Starfield - RedAMP IconRedAMP 0.1 • +50% Melee Damage for 2m
• +50% Movement Speed for 2m
• 2x Jump Height for 2m
• +400 Damage Resistance for 2m

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All Skill Trees
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List of Physical Skills

Starfield -  Boxing Skill
Boxing
Starfield -  Fitness Skill
Fitness
Starfield -  Stealth Skill
Stealth
Starfield -  Weight Lifting Skill
Weight Lifting
Starfield -  Wellness Skill
Wellness
Starfield -  Pain Tolerance Skill
Pain Tolerance
Starfield -  Nutrition Skill
Nutrition
Starfield -  Gymnastics Skill
Gymnastics
Starfield -  Environmental Conditioning Skill
Environmental Conditioning
Starfield -  Energy Weapon Dissipation Skill
Energy Weapon Dissipation
Starfield -  Cellular Regeneration Skill
Cellular Regeneration
Starfield -  Decontamination Skill
Decontamination
Starfield -  Martial Arts Skill
Martial Arts
Starfield -  Concealment Skill
Concealment
Starfield -  Neurostrikes Skill
Neurostrikes
Starfield -  Rejuvenation Skill
Rejuvenation

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