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Starfield legendary effects

Starfield legendary effects

Starfield legendary effects for weapons and armor spawn randomly on equipment. Here's a full list, including the best legendary mods.

If you’re familiar with previous Bethesda games, you’ve likely familiar with what Starfield legendary effects are. Legendary effects are special modifiers that can spawn randomly on Starfield weapons and Starfield armor, offering a unique twist or enhancement to your equipment. Finding the best legendary effect is a matter of luck, as you are unable to craft, detach, or equip Starfield legendary mods unless you install a Starfield mod.

All Starfield legendary effects

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Every Starfield legendary effect:

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Ablative

-15% incoming Energy damage.Spacesuit

Acrobat

-50% fall damage.Spacesuit

Analyzer

+10% damage to scanned targets.Helmet

Anti-Ballistic

-15% incoming Physical damage from ranged weapons.Spacesuit

Anti-Personnel

+10% damage against humans.Weapon

Antiseptic

+25 Airborne Resistance.Spacesuit

Armor-Plated

-10% incoming Physical, Energy, and EM damage.Pack

Assisted Carry

Drain 75% less O2 when running while encumbered.Pack

Auto-medic

Automatically use a Med Pack when hit and health is below 25%, once every 60 seconds.Spacesuit

Bashing

Deals double damage when gun bashing.Weapon

Beast Hunter

-15% damage from Alien enemies.Spacesuit

Berserker

Does more damage the less armor one has.Weapon

Bolstering

Grants up to +100 Energy resistance and Physical resistance, the lower your health.Spacesuit

Chameleon

Blend with the environment while sneaking and not moving.Spacesuit

Combat Veteran

-15% damage from Human enemies.Spacesuit

Concussive

Small chance to knock down targets.Weapon

Cornered

Damage increases as health decreases.Weapon

Corrosive

Randomly deals corrosive damage and reduces the targets' armor over 6 seconds.Weapon

Crippling

Deals +30% damage on the next attack after hitting a target's limbs.Weapon

Demoralizing

Small chance to demoralize a target.Weapon

Disassembler

+20% damage against robots.Weapon

Elemental

Randomly deals Corrosive, Radiation, Poison, and Incendiary damage.Weapon

Explosive

Randomly switches to explosive rounds.Weapon

Extended Magazine

Doubles the base magazine capacity.Weapon

Exterminator

+30% damage against aliens.Weapon

Fastened

+20 carry capacity.Pack

Frenzy

Small chance to frenzy a target.Weapon

Furious

Each consecutive hit deals more damage.Weapon

Galvanized

+25 Corrosive Resistance.Spacesuit

Hacker

+2 max auto attempts that can be banked while hacking.Helmet

Handloading

Volatile rounds that are designed to pack a bigger punch, but aren’t as stable and can fail on occasion.Weapon

Headhunter

Deals +25% damage on the next attack after hitting a target's head.Helmet

Hitman

+15% damage while aiming.Weapon

Incendiary

Randomly deals incendiary damage.Weapon

Instigating

Deals double damage to targets with full health.Weapon

Lacerate

Randomly applies a bleed effect to the target.Weapon

Leadlined

+25 Radiation Resistance.Spacesuit

Liquid Cooled

+25 Thermal Resistance.Spacesuit

Mechanized

+40 carry capacity.Spacesuit

Med Theft

Chance that humans drop extra Med Packs on death.Weapon

Mirrored

4% chance to reflect attacks.Spacesuit

O2 Booster

+20% oxygen capacity.Helmet

O2 Filter

-25% oxygen consumption.Helmet

One Inch Punch

Rounds fire in a shotgun-like spread.Weapon

Oxygenated

Hold-breath time when aiming using a scoped weapon is increased.Weapon

Peacemaker

Rifles do 10% more damage.Spacesuit

Poison

Randomly deals poison damage and slows the target.Weapon

Radioactive

Randomly deals radioactive damage and demoralizes the target.Weapon

Rapid

+25% increase in attack speed.Weapon

Reactive

10% chance to stagger nearby attackers.Spacesuit

Repulsing

5% chance to disarm nearby attackersSpacesuit

Resource Hauler

Resources weigh 25% less.Spacesuit

Sensor Chip

+20% accuracy while firing on the move.Helmet

Sentinel

75% chance to reduce damage by 50% while standing still.Spacesuit

Shattering

Break through even the strongest armor.Weapon

Skip Shot

Every fourth shot fires two projectiles at once.Weapon

Space-Adept

+30% damage while in space, and -15% damage while on a planet.Weapon

Staggering

Small chance to stagger enemies.Weapon

Sturdy

-15% incoming melee damage.Spacesuit

Technician

-15% damage from Robot enemies.Spacesuit

Knowing which legendary effects are the best will help you keep an eye out for them in the wild, or prepare you for that inevitable Starfield mod. If you want to see just Starfield legendary weapon effects, or Starfield legendary armor effects, we have separated them onto their own pages, but you can also use the filters in the full legendary effects database above.

Legendary effects are very different to Starfield weapon mods and Starfield armor mods, but you’ll need to master all of them to craft the best Starfield weapons and the best Starfield armor in the game.

Looking for a Starfield legendary effect farm? Check out our latest guide.