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How to Get Comm Relay

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The Comm Relay is a type of Component in Starfield. Read on to learn how to get Comm Relay, where to farm Comm Relay, and how to use it.

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How to Get Comm Relay

Buy from a Shop

Starfield - Trade Authority

Vendor Location Planet
Shepherd's General Store Akila City Akila
Apex Electronics The Well Jemison
UC Exchange Cydonia Mars
Trade Authority The Well Jemison
General Goods The Key Suvorov
Denis Averin Cydonia Mars

Comm Relay can be acquired from the above shops. The availability of Comm Relay may vary per shop.

Please note there is still some element of randomness as to what the vendor has in stock at any given time.

Loot From Enemies and Chests

Starfield - Loot From Enemies
Loot From Enemies
Starfield - Loot From Chests
Loot From Chests

You can acquire Comm Relay by looting chests and enemies during exploration.

Crafted at the Industrial Workbench

Starfield - Industrial Workbench View

Required Crafting Materials
Isocentered Magnet
(x1) 		Tau Grade Rheostat
(x1)

Comm Relay can be crafted at an Industrial Workbench by having the above materials in your inventory, ship cargo, or outpost storage (depending on your location).

The amount of materials needed for crafting Comm Relay can be reduced depending on the rank of your Research Methods science skill.

Where to Find Industrial Workbenches

How to Use Comm Relay

Used to Craft Outpost Structures

Scan Booster - Advanced Scan Booster - Military Grade Cargo Link - Inter-System

How to Build an Outpost

Starfield Related Guides

Starfield - Resources and Materials

List of All Resources and Materials

List of All Resources

Aldumite (Ad) Alkanes (HnCn) Aluminum (Al)
Antimony (Sb) Argon (Ar) Benzene (C6H6)
Beryllium (Be) Caelumite (Ct) Caesium (Cs)
Carboxylic Acids (R-COOH) Chlorine (Cl) Chlorosilanes (SiH3Cl)
Cobalt (Co) Copper (Cu) Dysprosium (Dy)
Europium (Eu) Fluorine (F) Gold (Au)
Helium-3 (He-3) Indicite (Ie) Ionic Liquids(IL)
Iridium (Ir) Iron (Fe) Lead (Pb)
Lithium (Li) Mercury (Hg) Neodymium (Nd)
Neon (Ne) Nickel (Ni) Palladium (Pd)
Platinum (Pt) Plutonium (Pu) Rothicite (Rc)
Silver (Ag) Tantalum (Ta) Tasine (Tsn)
Tetrafluorides (xF4) Titanium (Ti) Tungsten (W)
Uranium (U) Vanadium (V) Veryl (Vr)
Vytinium (Vy) Water (H2O) Xenon (Xe)
Ytterbium (Yb)

List of All Materials

Adaptive Frame Adhesive Amino Acids
Analgesic Antimicrobial Aromatic
Biosuppressant Chasmbass Oil Cosmetic
Fiber Gastronomic Delight Hallucinogen
High-Tensile Spidroin Hypercatalyst Immunostimulant
Lubricant Luxury Textile Membrane
Memory Substrate Metabolic Agent Neurologic
Nutrient Ornamental Material Pigment
Polymer Polytextile Quark-Degenerate Tissues
Sealant Sedative Solvent
Spice Stimulant Structural Material
Toxin

List of All Components

Aldumite Drilling Rig Austenitic Manifold Comm Relay
Control Rod Drilling Rig Indicite Wafer
Isocentered Magnet Isotopic Coolant Mag Pressure Tank
Microsecond Regulator Molecular Sieve Monopropellant
Nuclear Fuel Rod Paramagnon Conductor Positron Battery
Power Circuit Reactive Gauge Rothicite Magnet
Semimetal Wafer Sterile Nanotubes Substrate Molecule Sieve
Supercooled Magnet Tasine Superconductor Tau Grade Rheostat
Veryl-Treated Manifold Vytinium Fuel Rod Zero Wire
Zero-G Gimbal

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