This is a guide on the best Ship Parts to install in Starfield. Learn about the best ship parts to upgrade in the game and how to choose the best ship parts.

List of Best Ship Parts

Best Weapons

Best Ship Weapon Ranking Explained

The Best Ship Weapons are determined by their total relevant damage output per unit, and maximizing all 12 power available. This is to determine which weapons deal the most damage if you only equip one, and if you equip multiple of it. Both weapons (if they are different) will be considered the 'best' and listed respectively.

This is to accommodate different players who have smaller ships that can only equip a few weapons, and players who have large ships that can equip many weapons which use up all 12 power.

Best Ship Weapons Explained

Best Engines

Best Overall Engine

The best engine we have encountered is the Poseidon DT230 Engine. The engine is unmatched when it comes to ship movement having both the highest engine thrust and the highest maneuvering thrust in the game.

The engine can be purchased in Cydonia and Gagarin Landing.

Best Engine for Early Game

The White Dwarf 2010 Engine is the best engine to get early in the game. It provides the highest speeds without requiring any skills, so you will be able to purchase it even if you're not investing skill points in Starship Design.

The engine can be purchased from ship technicians in most cities early in the game.

Engines Explained

Best Shield Generators

Best Shield Generator Overall

The Assurance SG-1800 Shield Generator is the best shield generator we've encountered in the game so far. It provides your ship the most shield health of 1600. This will allow you to tank a lot of damage during space combat.

The shield generator can be purchased from ship technicians in most cities once you reach a certain level.

Best Shield Generator to Get Early

The Deflector SG-30 Shield Generator is the best shield generator to get early in the game. It provides the most shield health without requiring any skills at 440, so you will be able to purchase it even if you're not investing skill points in Starship Design.

List of All Shield Generators

Best Grav Drives

Best Grav Drive Overall

The J-52 Gamma Grav Drive is the best grav drive we've encountered in the game so far. Despite its high cost and skill requirement, it provides the highest grav jump thrust of 50 which will allow you to travel to systems with long distances without having to make stops in between.

While the Apollo GV300 Grav Drive provides the same grav jump thrust, the J-52 Gamma Grav Drive sports a higher grav drive health for only a slightly higher price.

The grav drive can be purchased from most ship technicians once you reach a certain level.

Best Grav Drive to Get Early

The Helios 300 Grav Drive is the best grav drive to get early in the game. It provides the highest grav jump thrust at 23 among Class A grav drives without requiring any skills, so you'll be able to purchase and utilize it even if you are not investing any skill points in Piloting or Starship Design.

The grav drive can be purchased from most ship technicians once you reach a certain level.

List of All Grav Drives

Best Reactors

Pinch 8Z Reactor

The Pinch 8Z Reactor is the best reactor that can be encountered in the game so far. Despite its high cost and high skill requirement, it's one of the few reactors that provides a whopping 40 power to your ship. This will allow you to power a lot of parts without the need to constantly reallocate power levels during space combat.

It is better than the SF40 Sheared Flow Reactor since it has higher health and repair rate, even though they share the same power generation.

The Pinch 8Z Reactor, while rare, can be found from various ship vendors, but it can only be bought once your character reaches level 60. More powerful ship parts are locked behind character levels, and it will only start appearing once you reach that level.

360T Stellarator Reactor

The 360T Stellarator Reactor is the best early game reactor. It provides the highest power at 20 without requiring any skills, so you will be able to purchase it even if you're not investing skill points in Starship Design.

While the 134MM Toroidal Reactor provides the same number of power, the 360T Stellarator Reactor has a higher reactor health and repair rate for only a slightly higher price.

The reactor can be purchased from ship technicians in most cities once your character reaches level 14.

All Reactors Explained

How to Choose Best Ship Parts

Pick Ship Parts Based on Needs

The best parts for your ship will greatly depend on what you want your ship to do. If you want to shoot down other ships, then upgrading weapons is a no-brainer. Shields can be good if you want to avoid taking too much damage, or you can also upgrade the Grav Drive to jump farther. Generally, you'll want to balance weight and durability with speed.

Check Your Equipped Skills

To use certain ship parts, you'll need to learn some skills. Piloting allows you to fly higher-class ships, while Starship Design allows you to install better ship modules. If you don't have the right skill ranks, you won't be able to install some parts.

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