How to get Starborn Guardian ship in Starfield

The Starborn Guardian in Starfield is one of the most unique-looking ships you can have, and here’s how you get it.

You need to choose your ship wisely in Starfield, as it will be your main source of transport in the vast explorable galaxy. There are a lot of ships to buy and customize, but the most unique one cannot be bought. This is the Starborn Guardian, an alien ship that cannot be customized but is relatively easy to get hold of.

It’s quite powerful even without upgrades, saving you the hours and millions of credits needed to build the ultimate ship. The Guardian is also one of the most alien-looking ships in Starfield, with some exclusive weapons and features.

With that in mind, here’s how you get the Guardian in Starfield.

• How to unlock Starborn Guardian ship
• Starborn Guardian stats
• How to upgrade the Starborn Guardian ship

How to unlock Starborn Guardian ship in Starfield

You’ll unlock the Starborn Guardian ship when you start New Game Plus (NG+) in Starfield. To begin an NG+ playthrough, simply complete the main story of Starfield. This starts your character off with the Starborn Guardian ship in addition to the Frontier. You can change your active ship at any time by going to the “Ship” tab of the character menu.

Starborn Guardian stats in Starfield

Here are the ship stats for the Starborn Guardian in Starfield:

• Ship class: A
• Reactor power: 22
• Crew capacity: 5
• Cargo Capacity: 950
• Gravity jump distance: 30 LY
• Hull: 649
• Shield: 630
• Mass: 348
• Cost: 65,625

The Starborn Guardian is a fast and agile Class A starfighter. This ship is outfitted with Solar Flare Beams and Gravity Torpedoes, which behave similarly to lasers and missiles, respectively. However, they do not benefit from your crew’s laser or missile skills.

Here are the stats for the weapons:

• Solar Flare Beam: 60 DPS, 3 Power
• Gravity Torpedo: 70 DPS, 3 Power

The Starborn Guardian has an upgraded jump drive, a large fuel capacity, and an incredibly fast thruster drive when compared to other ships. Boosting with this ship will allow you to reach top speeds of around 700 units per second while cloaking the spaceship.

How to upgrade the Starborn Guardian ship in Starfield

To upgrade the Starborn Guardian ship in Starfield, you need to start another New Game Plus. Every time you start a new playthrough, your alien ship will get upgraded with better stats, up to a maximum of six times.

The reason why the Starborn Guardian cannot be upgraded normally is because it’s an exotic ship whose manufacturers are unknown. No upgrade options will show up if you ask any ship mechanic about upgrading your ship. The weapons, cargo capacity, and jump drive of the ship are all fixed and cannot be altered.

As mentioned before, the ship can’t be customized either. You can’t change any part or even alter its color scheme. The exclusive weapons also mean that your crew’s combat skills won’t have any advantage.

That wraps up everything to know about the Starborn Guardian ship in Starfield. If you want to learn more about the game, check these out:

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