You’ve finally got a great ship, bristling with the best ship weapons, and all of the unique modules your heart desires, so maybe it’s time to find the best engines and give yourself the thrust you really need in Starfield space dogfights. With more than 60 Engine modules to choose from, it won’t just be your budget that determines your selection. This Starfield guide will shortlist the best ship Engine parts, not just based on pure forward thrust, but also mass and thrust-to-power ratio, since power load is something to keep a weather eye on.

Keep in mind that your Reactor’s class also limits the class of other ship modules in your build, including the Engine. And while you can certainly buy a ship Engine as soon as you attain the required level to unlock it at a vendor, actually installing it will depend on your Starship Design skill rank.

Poseidon DT230 Engine: Starfield Best Class C Ship Engine Module

The absolute pinnacle of Engine modules, a single DT230 delivers a staggering 34,520 Engine Thrust and 11,600 Maneuvering Thrust. The next nearest Engine is several thousand units behind it in performance. It may be stocked by the following vendors:

1. Ship Services Technician in the settlement of New Homestead, on Saturn’s moon Titan in the Sol System.
2. Ship Services Technician in the city of Cydonia, on Mars in the Sol System.
3. Nikau Henderson aboard the Deimos Staryard in the orbit of Mars’ moon Deimos, in the Sol System.
4. Ship Services Technician aboard The Den StarStation in the orbit of Chthonia, in the Wolf System.
5. Havershaw aboard the Stroud-Eklund Staryard in the orbit of Deepala’s moon Dalvik, in the Narion System.
6. Ship Services Technician aboard The Clinic StarStation in the orbit of Deepala, in the Narion System.
7. Ship Services Technician in the settlement of Gagarin Landing, on Gagarin in the Alpha Centauri System.
8. Ship Services Technician in the city of New Atlantis, on Jemison in the Alpha Centauri System.
9. Veronica Young in the Taiyo Astroneering Store inside Ryujin Tower, in the city of Neon, on Volii Alpha in the Volii System.
10. Ship Services Technician in the city of Neon, on Volii Alpha in the Volii System.
11. Inaya Rehman in the HopeTech building, in the settlement of HopeTown, on Polvo in the Valo System.
12. Ship Services Technician in the settlement of HopeTown, on Polvo in the Valo System.
13. Lon Anderssen in the Red Mile facility, on Porrima III in the Porrima System.
14. Ship Services Technician in Akila City, on Akila in the Cheyenne System.

Amun Dunn X-300 Engine: Starfield Best Ship Engines

This topline Amun Dunn Engine can deliver a comparable thrust per power as the Poseidon DT230. Available at:

1. Ship Services Technician in the settlement of New Homestead, on Saturn’s moon Titan in the Sol System.
2. Ship Services Technician in the city of Cydonia, on Mars in the Sol System.
3. Nikau Henderson aboard the Deimos Staryard in the orbit of Mars’ moon Deimos, in the Sol System.
4. Ship Services Technician aboard The Den StarStation in the orbit of Chthonia, in the Wolf System.
5. Havershaw aboard the Stroud-Eklund Staryard in the orbit of Deepala’s moon Dalvik, in the Narion System.
6. Ship Services Technician aboard The Clinic StarStation in the orbit of Deepala, in the Narion System.
7. Inaya Rehman in the HopeTech building, in the settlement of HopeTown, on Polvo in the Valo System.
8. Ship Services Technician in the settlement of HopeTown, on Polvo in the Valo System.
9. Lon Anderssen in the Red Mile facility, on Porrima III in the Porrima System.
10. Ship Services Technician in Akila City, on Akila in the Cheyenne System.
11. Ship Services Technician in the settlement of Gagarin Landing, on Gagarin in the Alpha Centauri System.
12. Ship Services Technician in the city of New Atlantis, on Jemison in the Alpha Centauri System.

SAL-6830 Engine: Best Ship Engine Part In Starfield

This ship Engine has the best thrust to power rating across all Engine classes, and forgoes all Skill and Level requirements. The SAL-6830 can only be unlocked by completing the Walter Stroud mission “All That Money Can Buy” in Neon, and taking the diplomatic route. Sold by:

1. Havershaw aboard the Stroud-Eklund Staryard in the orbit of Deepala’s moon Dalvik, in the Narion System.
2. Ship Services Technician aboard The Clinic StarStation in the orbit of Deepala, in the Narion System.
3. Inaya Rehman in the HopeTech building, in the settlement of HopeTown, on Polvo in the Valo System.
4. Ship Services Technician in the settlement of HopeTown, on Polvo in the Valo System.
5. Lon Anderssen in the Red Mile facility, on Porrima III in the Porrima System.
6. Ship Services Technician in Akila City, on Akila in the Cheyenne System.
7. Veronica Young in the Taiyo Astroneering Store inside Ryujin Tower, in the city of Neon, on Volii Alpha in the Volii System.
8. Ship Services Technician in the city of Neon, on Volii Alpha in the Volii System.

Dunn-71 Engine: Starfield Best Class B Ship Engine Module

The Dunn-71 stands toe to toe with every single Class C Engine mentioned previously, in terms of thrust to power, but with less than half their mass. You can find it at:

1. Ship Services Technician in the settlement of New Homestead, on Saturn’s moon Titan in the Sol System.
2. Ship Services Technician in the city of Cydonia, on Mars in the Sol System.
3. Nikau Henderson aboard the Deimos Staryard in the orbit of Mars’ moon Deimos, in the Sol System.
4. Ship Services Technician aboard The Clinic StarStation in the orbit of Deepala, in the Narion System.
5. Havershaw aboard the Stroud-Eklund Staryard in the orbit of Deepala’s moon Dalvik, in the Narion System.
6. Ship Services Technician aboard The Den StarStation in the orbit of Chthonia, in the Wolf System.
7. Inaya Rehman in the HopeTech building, in the settlement of HopeTown, on Polvo in the Valo System.
8. Ship Services Technician in the settlement of HopeTown, on Polvo in the Valo System.
9. Lon Anderssen in the Red Mile facility, on Porrima III in the Porrima System.
10. Ship Services Technician in Akila City, on Akila in the Cheyenne System.
11. Ship Services Technician in the settlement of Gagarin Landing, on Gagarin in the Alpha Centauri System.
12. Ship Services Technician in the city of New Atlantis, on Jemison in the Alpha Centauri System.

Amun-7 Engine: Starfield Best Class A Ship Engine Module

Requiring minimal power to reach its maximum specification, the Amun-7 is a better choice than its technically superior Class A counterpart, the White Dwarf 3030. Stocked by:

1. Ship Services Technician in the settlement of New Homestead, on Saturn’s moon Titan in the Sol System.
2. Ship Services Technician in the city of Cydonia, on Mars in the Sol System.
3. Nikau Henderson aboard the Deimos Staryard in the orbit of Mars’ moon Deimos, in the Sol System.
4. Ship Services Technician aboard The Den StarStation in the orbit of Chthonia, in the Wolf System.
5. Havershaw aboard the Stroud-Eklund Staryard in the orbit of Deepala’s moon Dalvik, in the Narion System.
6. Ship Services Technician aboard The Clinic StarStation in the orbit of Deepala, in the Narion System.
7. Inaya Rehman in the HopeTech building, in the settlement of HopeTown, on Polvo in the Valo System.
8. Ship Services Technician in the settlement of HopeTown, on Polvo in the Valo System.
9. Lon Anderssen in the Red Mile facility, on Porrima III in the Porrima System.
10. Ship Services Technician in Akila City, on Akila in the Cheyenne System.
11. Ship Services Technician in the settlement of Gagarin Landing, on Gagarin in the Alpha Centauri System.
12. Ship Services Technician in the city of New Atlantis, on Jemison in the Alpha Centauri System.

White Dwarf 3000: Starfield Best Ship Engine Low Level Class A

A widely available Engine with no level or skill requirements to install and fly, the White Dwarf 3000 has an excellent thrust to power ratio, low mass, and is dirt cheap to buy from:

1. Jasmine Durand of the Crimson Fleet aboard The Key StarStation in the orbit of Suvorov, in the Kryx System.
2. Ship Services Technician in The Eleos Retreat, on Ixyll II in the Ixyll System.
3. Ship Services Technician in the settlement of New Homestead, on Saturn’s moon Titan in the Sol System.
4. Ship Services Technician in the city of Cydonia, on Mars in the Sol System.
5. Nikau Henderson aboard the Deimos Staryard in the orbit of Mars’ moon Deimos, in the Sol System.
6. Ship Services Technician aboard The Den StarStation in the orbit of Chthonia, in the Wolf System.
7. Havershaw aboard the Stroud-Eklund Staryard in the orbit of Deepala’s moon Dalvik, in the Narion System.
8. Ship Services Technician aboard The Clinic StarStation in the orbit of Deepala, in the Narion System.
9. Inaya Rehman in the HopeTech building, in the settlement of HopeTown, on Polvo in the Valo System.
10. Ship Services Technician in the settlement of HopeTown, on Polvo in the Valo System.
11. Lon Anderssen in the Red Mile facility, on Porrima III in the Porrima System.
12. Ship Services Technician in the settlement of Paradiso, on Porrima II in the Porrima System.
13. Ship Services Technician in Akila City, on Akila in the Cheyenne System.
14. Ship Services Technician in the settlement of Gagarin Landing, on Gagarin in the Alpha Centauri System.
15. Ship Services Technician in the city of New Atlantis, on Jemison in the Alpha Centauri System.
16. Veronica Young in the Taiyo Astroneering Store inside Ryujin Tower, in the city of Neon, on Volii Alpha in the Volii System.
17. Ship Services Technician in the city of Neon, on Volii Alpha in the Volii System.

Those are the best ship Engine modules to be acquired in Starfield. With a perfected ship design at your command, learn to use its targeting systems more effectively in space combat.

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