Starfield Shattered Space

Armor Penetration Skill Rank Up Guide

Armor Penetration is a Master Combat skill that lets your attacks ignore part of a target's armor in Starfield. Read on to learn the effects of the Armor Penetration skill, how to unlock and rank up the Armor Penetration skill, and the backgrounds that know it.

Armor Penetration How to Unlock and Overview

Armor Penetration Skill Overview

Armor Penetration Skill
Starfield - Armor Penetration Skill Skill Tree:
Combat
Tier:
Master
By identifying gaps or weak points in body armor, an attacker can often gain a tactical advantage in combat

How to Unlock Armor Penetration

Spend 12 Skill Points in the Combat Tree

As Armor Penetration is a higher-tier Master skill, it is unlocked by spending a total of 12 skill points in the Combat skill tree before it can be learned.

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Backgrounds with the Armor Penetration Skill

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How to Rank Up Armor Penetration Skill

All Rank Challenges and Effects

Rank Challenge Effects
1 Spend a total of 12 Skill Points in the Combat tree. Attacks ignore 15% of a target's armor
2 Kill 20 enemies with a non-automatic weapon. Attacks ignore 30% of a target's armor
3 Kill 50 enemies with a non-automatic weapon. Attacks ignore 50% of a target's armor
4 Kill 100 enemies with a non-automatic weapon. Enemy armor is decreased by 25% for 6 seconds after critical hit.

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