This is a guide on how to make the best Space Pirate Build in Starfield. Find out the best background and combat skills, weapons and traits, as well as how to play as a Space Pirate!

Space Pirate Best Background

Space Scoundrel

Cyber Runner Starting Skills
Pistol Certification	Piloting	Persuasion

Space Scoundrel is the background that you want to start with if you want to play as a Space Pirate due to the skills the relevant skills that you can get namely Pistol Certification, Piloting, and Persuasion.

Pistol Certification is a great skill to have since pistols are, arguably, a pirate's first choice of weapon. You can also get a lot of benefit from Piloting which will give you great ship manuverability at the beginning and allow you to pilot the different ships that you can hijack in the long run.

Lastly, Persuasion is great social skill to convince people when you're cutting corners or getting out of tough situations!

Space Pirate Best Skills

Best Physical Skills

Skill	Rank
Fitness	★★★★
Stealth	★☆☆☆
Wellness	★★★★
Gymnastics	★★★★
Nutrition	★★★★
Martial Arts	★★★★

Fitness and Wellness skills are great for boosting health and oxygen. Take one point in Stealth and Gymnastics to have access to stealth and combat slide abilities, which will be handy in certain situations.

As a Space Pirate, taking on Martial Arts is great to have more effectiveness when fighting unarmed or with a melee weapon. While Nutrition fits into the role-playing aspect since a pirate's life is closely tied to good food and great drinks!

Best Social Skills

Skill	Rank
Commerce	★★★★
Persuasion	★★★★
Scavenging	★★★★
Theft	★★★★
Deception	★★★★
Negotiation	★☆☆☆
Ship Command	★★★★

Your social skills will mostly revolve around trickery. Persuasion, Deception, Negotiation, and Theft are perfect when you want to take advantage of people. Add in Scavenging together with Commerce to get more loot and value out of it whenever you venture out in space.

Lastly, Ship Command is great, as you would need a large crew to successfully traverse the dangers of space and come out on top.

Best Combat Skills

Skill	Rank
Ballistics	★★★★
Dueling	★★☆☆
Shotgun Certification	★★★☆
Pistol Certification	★★★★
Demolitions	★★★★
Marksmanship	★★★★
Rapid Reloading	★☆☆☆
Targeting	★★★★
Sharpshooting	★★★★

A Space Pirate is well versed in different kinds of combat, but ballistic and melee weapons are definitely at the top of the list. Ballistics, Pistol Certification, and Dueling are all good skills to go with the build concept. Shotgun Certification and Demolition serve as bonuses for suitable alternative weapons.

Marksmanship, Targeting, and Sharpshooting are all damage-boosting skills that revolve around critical strike chance and damage. This fits the bill, as the previous weapon choices have great critical strike effects. Rapid Reloading is good for faster and smoother reloading.

Best Science Skills

Skill	Rank
Astrodynamics	★★★★
Surveying	★☆☆☆
Spacesuit Design	★★★☆
Weapon Engineering	★★★★
Aneutronic Fusion	★★★★

The best science skills as a Space Pirate are connected to the improvement of your ship and equipment. Astrodynamics and Aneutronic Fusion are good for space exploration and combat, which is crucial for pirating. Surveying, Spacesuit Design, and Weapon Engineering are for the direct improvement of your character through your equipment.

Best Tech Skills

Skill	Rank
Ballistic Weapon Systems	★★★★
Boost Pack Training	★★★★
Piloting	★★★★
Security	★★★★
Targeting Control Systems	★★★★
Engine Systems	★★★★
Starship Design	★★★★
Starship Engineering	★★★★
Boost Assault Training	★★★★

Your spaceship is a huge part of being a pirate, and there are tons of Tech skills that directly boosts your beloved ship. Targeting Control Systems, Engine Systems, Starship Design, and Starship Engineering are extremely good skills that will empower your ride through upgrades.

Piloting and Security are good skills to help you with the hijacking and looting of ships that you will encounter. Boost Pack Training is a crucial skill that will help your mobility in and out of combat, and Boost Assault Training will further improve this.

List of All Skills

Space Pirate Best Weapons

Razorback

Razorback Overview
Weapon Type	Base Damage	Mag
Pistol	Phys 109	6
Fire Rate	Range	Accuracy
12	52	75.2%

An extremely reliable pistol that has insane physical base damage. This weapon can easily obliterate enemies with Ballistic modifiers.

How to get Razorback

Experiment A-7

Experiment A-7 Overview
Weapon Type	Base Damage	Mag
Shotgun	Phys 119	6
Fire Rate	Range	Accuracy
10	20	50.6%

A powerful Shotgun that is great as an alternative weapon for close combat encounters. This weapon can deal significant amount of damage which will get you out of tough situtations.

How to get Experiment A-7

Space Pirate Best Traits

Best Space Pirate Traits
Extrovert	Wanted	Spaced

Extrovert is a really good trait, as a Space Pirate is always in need of company in the form of a crew. In most cases, you'll have a companion by your side, which will increase your Oxygen through this trait.

Being Wanted is right up your alley, as you are constantly defying the law through your piracy and schemes. While Spaced is a trait you'll want due to the amount of time you'll spend in space pirating.

List of All Traits

How to Play as a Space Pirate

Space Pirate Playstyle
Stick to Close Combat Space is Your Domain Go Against the Law

Stick to Close Combat

As a Space Pirate, you're well versed in a lot of weapons, but most of them shine in close-combat encounters. This build focuses on the use of pistols, shotguns, melee weapons, unarmed combat, and explosives, all of which require you to be relatively close in order to properly use them.

Make sure to keep a close distance from your enemies to maximize the damage that you can deal them.

Space is Your Domain

Being a Space Pirate is all about searching the galaxy for ships to pirate and loot to discover. With the build's chosen skills and traits, you will shine best in space encounters. There are a lot of activities to do in space, so make sure to capitalize on them.

Go Against the Law

A pirate's life is about being free to explore and do what you want whenever and wherever you want to. Remember that the law is more of a guideline than a mandatory thing for you! Go out there and live without limits!

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