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Weapon Engineering
Starfield Skill

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Life in the 24th century can be exceedingly dangerous, and the ability to maintain and modify personal weapons can be essential to one's survival.

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

Weapon Engineering Builds

Lvl 100
13
21
30
26
Captain Cobra
2nd Playthrough (PS5 Playthrough) build
Lvl 25
2
0
16
6
Jut
Starfield build
Lvl 326
64
68
64
68
Jeanioz
Starfield build
Lvl 58
16
16
12
12
Marksman
Starfield build
Lvl 75
4
13
12
31
The Dutchman
Ultimate pirate captain or something idk lol build
Lvl 50
10
8
10
10
Smuggler
Wanted 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
4
8
28
0
Inventor
Starfield build
Lvl 50
12
26
8
4
Space Marine
Starfield build

Ranks

Rank 1
Weapon Engineering

You can craft improved weapon mods at a Weapon Workbench, and research additional weapon mods at a Research Lab.

Rank 2
Weapon Engineering

You can research and craft superior weapon mods.

Rank 3
Weapon Engineering

You can research and craft cutting-edge weapon mods.

Rank 4
Weapon Engineering

You can research and craft master-level weapon mods.

Challenges

Rank 1: Craft 5 weapon mods.
Rank 2: Craft 15 weapon mods.
Rank 3: Craft 30 weapon mods.