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Shield Systems
Starfield Skill

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Regardless of the power allocated by the reactor, a ship's shields can be further bolstered by direct manipulation of the system's harmonics.

Shield Systems is a tier 2 Tech skill in Starfield with 4 ranks. Its tier unlocks after 4 skill points are spent on the lower Tech tiers. Ranks 2 through 4 each need a challenge completed before they can be bought.

Shield Systems Builds

Lvl 100
13
21
30
26
Captain Cobra
2nd Playthrough (PS5 Playthrough) build
Lvl 326
64
68
64
68
Jeanioz
Starfield build
Lvl 75
4
13
12
31
The Dutchman
Ultimate pirate captain or something idk lol build
Lvl 96
15
20
16
31
Dix
Soldier on hardest difficulty build
Lvl 71
8
9
30
18
Introvert Colonist
Science and Tech build
Lvl 50
8
4
24
16
Explorer
Starfield build

Ranks

Rank 1
Shield Systems

Your ship has 20% increased shield capacity.

Rank 2
Shield Systems

Your ship has 40% increased shield capacity.

Rank 3
Shield Systems

Your ship has 60% increased shield capacity.

Rank 4
Shield Systems

Your shields will occasionally resist 100% of all damage received.

Challenges

Rank 1: Take 150 shield damage.
Rank 2: Take 350 shield damage.
Rank 3: Take 750 shield damage.