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Sharpshooting is a Master Combat skill in Starfield that increases your critical damage to enemies when using ranged weapons. Read on to learn the effects of the Sharpshooting skill, how to unlock and rank up the Sharpshooting skill, and the backgrounds that know it.

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Sharpshooting How to Unlock and Overview

Sharpshooting Skill Overview

Sharpshooting Skill
Starfield - Sharpshooting Skill Skill Tree:
Combat
Tier:
Master
For those who specialize in precise targeting that maximizes damage, combat is often a quickly eficient affair

How to Unlock Sharpshooting

Spend 12 Skill Points in the Combat Tree

As Sharpshooting 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.

How to Farm Skill Points Fast

Backgrounds with the Sharpshooting Skill

There are no backgrounds that start with the Sharpshooting skill.

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How to Rank Up Sharpshooting Skill

All Rank Challenges and Effects

Rank Challenge Effects
1 Spend a total of 12 Skill Points in the Combat tree. Increase headshot critical damage by 50% with ranged weapons
2 Deal 50 ranged critical hits. Increase critical damage to enemy legs by 50% with ranged weapons
3 Deal 125 ranged critical hits. Increase all critical damage to enemies by 50% with ranged weapons
4 Deal 250 ranged critical hits. Ranged critical hit kills increase your critical chance with all ranged weapons by 25% for 20 seconds

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Crippling 		Starfield - Sharpshooting Skill
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