What's the absolute best ship in the Starfield?

[Ahmed Qutb]

Hi,

As the subject suggests, I would like to know what's the very best ship.
I mean the one and only that you won't have to upgrade after or switch.
Credits are not an issue of course as I'll be saving up for that one only and also upgrading the commerce skill to the max.

Thanks in advance.

[Deadoon]

The answer to that is that it depends. Compromises will need to be made, pretty much no matter what you build.

Class C engines can be the most efficient, but have the downside of lower max speed. Class C reactors and drives are twice as large and the drives require more max power to get the same results, but have much more hull HP. Missiles have varying capacities to them. Auto weapons have great burst damage, but might suffer in sustained fire and initial strike damage. Turrets are useful, but less powerful than their static variants. Class C shields often have higher maximum powers, but lower recharge rates. Cargo capacity comes at a penalty to jump range and maneuverability. Shielded cargo weighs even more than standard cargo for the same space.

Lasers are only really good against shields and suffer vs hull. Ballistics are the opposite. Particle beams and missiles do equal damage to both, but are less efficient at either compared to their specialized versions.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pw_GN3v-0Ls

[Jaggid Edje]

There's no real point to buying a 'better' ship just to alter it. Buying ships is never as cost effective as building your own. So my answer is "The Frontier", because you get it for free and can turn it into the best possible ship you can fly.

[maeharaprojekt]

The best 'ship was the companions we romanced along the way.

[Akkarin]

i believe the best class a ship is the one you get from freestar rangers, but i would still recommend upgrading.

[Fraktal]

Originally posted by Akkarin:

i believe the best class a ship is the one you get from freestar rangers, but i would still recommend upgrading.

This but upgraded. Throw a C reactor and turrets on the sides.

Upgrade that trash grav drive it has too. And replace the brig for battlestations

[Groogo]

The best ship in Starfield is the ship that you enjoy playing the most.

[TwinChops]

Razorleaf, since its the only one with a Perk. Sure its just class a, but you can easly upgrade it.

[Scrundle]

I don't think your ship upgrades really matter all that much, I'm flying around in a tiny little UC Prison Shuttle at end game, taking on high level enemies and my only two weapons are A class particle guns and i'm coming out on top no trouble.

Just make use of your boost and manoeuvring thrusters.

[Whisperill]

Originally posted by Scrundle:

I don't think your ship upgrades really matter all that much, I'm flying around in a tiny little UC Prison Shuttle at end game, taking on high level enemies and my only two weapons are A class particle guns and i'm coming out on top no trouble.

Just make use of your boost and manoeuvring thrusters.

Try increasing difficulty...

[CloversDrop]

The stronghold, available Akila city.

Just add a couple of extra super nova engines, it already has 2 but you'll need design 1 to get more.
Then head over to Mars' Demios station for extra weapons

[Schlumpsha]

From a design perspective I really do enjoy the DragonFire II one. Not a shabby C class ship at all.

[Dailao]

This kind of depends on what you want. Personally, I want a lot of power and shields, but also far distance travel (> 25LY), while others want a lot of cargo. But generally I would say the top Taico ship Narwhal fits most needs very well.

[iyFale Edvifin]

Razorleaf from Mantis quest triggered by reading a Secret Post log.
But if you know how to modify a ship, any ship can eventually share the same stats.
Currently I find the best combat ship would involve C class reactor, B class shield (1450 without perks) and A class engine (max speed 180 without perks), with cargo and mass limitation

[Scrundle]

Originally posted by Whisperill:

Try increasing difficulty...

Why? Pretty sure I'm just on whatever the default experience is, I've not changed it to my knowledge, so I assume that's what most people are on. Some enemies are already enormous bullet sponges, I can't imagine the game will be more fun if they get even higher HP bars to chew through.

[starkmaddness]

The best ship is the one with enough cargo space to hold all your loot.