All Legendary Ship Battles In Starfield, Ranked By Difficulty

11.10.2023 - 21:21 / screenrant.com

One of the undeniable highlights of Bethesda's latest release, , is the incredible battles that take place on board a spacecraft while traversing through the vast reaches of space. Although these space battles are not uncommon, and the enemies the Spacefarer will face are at most only slightly challenging, there are some rare ships cruising in space that pose an enormous threat — if the player is unfortunate enough to encounter them. The most dangerous enemy ships are undoubtedly the three legendary ones, and although they are difficult to locate these incredibly powerful battleships are an ever-present threat; however, they are not equally deadly, some are far more dangerous than others.

With a map encompassing over 1,000 Planets and 100 Star System, is an enormous game — a game primarily traversed behind the controls of the player's spacecraft. Despite their application as a method to quickly get from point A to point B, ships in as not limited to navigation, they are an enormous part of the game's combat. Spacecraft can be upgraded and customized to maximize speed, agility, and power; however, even a fully upgraded ship will encounter enormous difficulty if the Spacefarer should ever come across one of the game's three Legendary ships. Though these enormous battleships are rare, the player must always be prepared to encounter them.

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A level 45 battleship, accompanied by three level 14 Va'ruun Hymn-class fighters, the Va'ruun Shroudbearer is a legendary spacecraft with enormous firepower and the ability to make fast work of any enemy ship that comes too close. Although undeniably powerful, the flagship in the House Va'ruun fleet of spacecraft is certainly the least powerful of the three legendary ships in the Settled Systems; however, that does not mean it should be underestimated by players.

From a merely aesthetic perspective, this behemoth of a spacecraft is a sight to behold. It is by far the most imposing and impressive craft the Spacefarer will come across in the Settled Systems — it is simply enormous and, for many, an exact visual replica of their concept of a space-going battleship. Despite this cool appearance, the Va'ruun Shroudbearer is a monumental disappointment and particularly vulnerable to ballistic attacks — primarily as it does not possess any defensive shield. Furthermore, its arsenal of weapons, although monumental relative to the player's ship, is minuscule when compared with the two other legendary spacecrafts.

Owing to the absence of a defensive shield, the most efficient way to take on the Va'ruun Shroudbearer is to employ as many ballistic weapons as possible — primarily as ballistic weapons are particularly good at inflicting