Starfield Shattered Space

Crippling Skill Rank Up Guide

Crippling is a Master Combat skill in Starfield that lets enemies enter a downed state during combat. Read on to learn the effects of the Crippling skill, how to unlock and rank up the Crippling skill, and the backgrounds that know it.

Crippling How to Unlock and Overview

Crippling Skill Overview

Crippling Skill
Starfield - Crippling Skill Skill Tree:
Combat
Tier:
Master
Specifically targeting the pressure points and nerves of various limbs can disable an opponent, limiting their combat effectiveness

How to Unlock Crippling

Spend 12 Skill Points in the Combat Tree

As Crippling 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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How to Rank Up Crippling Skill

All Rank Challenges and Effects

Rank Challenge Effects
1 Spend a total of 12 Skill Points in the Combat tree. Human enemies have a 30% incrased chance to enter a downed state after taking enough damage
2 Put 20 enemies into the bleedout state. Humanoid enemies have a 50% increased chance to not naturally recover from a downed state
3 Put 50 enemies into the bleedout state. Human enemies now can enter a downed state earlier
4 Put 100 enemies into the bleedout state. Previous ranks now apply to all enemy types. You now do 100% more damage to downed enemies

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