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Armor Penetration
Starfield Skill
By identifying gaps or weak points in body armor, an attacker can often gain a tactical advantage in combat.
Armor Penetration is a tier 4 Combat skill in Starfield with 4 ranks. Its tier unlocks after 12 skill points are spent on the lower Combat tiers. Ranks 2 through 4 each need a challenge completed before they can be bought.
It affects 37 weapons.
Armor Penetration Builds
Lvl 70
12
4
28
8
20
The Bounty Hunter
Ultimate Space Mercenary build
Lvl 60
8
8
20
13
13
Soldier Boi
Starfield build
Lvl 50
16
12
16
4
4
Akira
Va'ruun Smuggler build
Lvl 121
27
12
28
19
37
Mara / The Stalker
Stealth Sniper build
Lvl 100
13
12
21
30
26
Captain Cobra
2nd Playthrough (PS5 Playthrough) build
Lvl 326
64
64
68
64
68
Jeanioz
Starfield build
Lvl 96
15
16
20
16
31
Dix
Soldier on hardest difficulty build
Lvl 50
12
16
16
4
4
Beast Hunter
Starfield build
Lvl 50
12
2
26
8
4
Space Marine
Starfield build
Ranks
Rank 1
Armor Penetration
Attacks ignore 15% of a target's armor.
Rank 2
Armor Penetration
Attacks ignore 30% of a target's armor.
Rank 3
Armor Penetration
Attacks ignore 50% of a target's armor.
Rank 4
Armor Penetration
Enemy armor is decreased by 25% for 6 seconds after a critical hit.
Challenges
Rank 1: Kill 20 enemies with a non-automatic weapon.
Rank 2: Kill 50 enemies with a non-automatic weapon.
Rank 3: Kill 100 enemies with non-automatic weapons.
Affects
Pistols (13)
Custom Antique Pistol
Ballistic · Pistol
40
Custom Antique Revolver
Ballistic · Pistol
42
Custom Old Earth Revolver
Ballistic · Pistol
66
Eon
Ballistic · Pistol
10
Kraken
Ballistic · Pistol
3
MagShot
Ballistic · Pistol
53
Old Earth Pistol
Ballistic · Pistol
28
Rattler
Ballistic · Pistol
10
Razorback
Ballistic · Pistol
51
Regulator
Ballistic · Pistol
35
Sidestar
Ballistic · Pistol
12
Urban Eagle
Ballistic · Pistol
39
XM-2311
Ballistic · Pistol
36
Rifles (16)
AA-99
Ballistic · Rifle
17
Antique Submachine Gun
Ballistic · Rifle
18
Beowulf
Ballistic · Rifle
36
Drum Beat
Ballistic · Rifle
8
Grendel
Ballistic · Rifle
3
Hard Target
Ballistic · Rifle
116
Kodama
Ballistic · Rifle
11
Lawgiver
Ballistic · Rifle
31
MGP Ballistic Rifle
Ballistic · Rifle
70
Maelstrom
Ballistic · Rifle
4
MagPulse
Ballistic · Rifle
71
MagShear
Ballistic · Rifle
10
MagSniper
Ballistic · Rifle
223
Old Earth Assault Rifle
Ballistic · Rifle
15
Old Earth Hunting Rifle
Ballistic · Rifle
30
Tombstone
Ballistic · Rifle
19
Shotguns (5)
Heavy Guns (3)