All Starfield Skill Magazine Locations, Where to Find Skill Books
Want to know where to find all Skill Magazine buffs in Starfield? It sounds surreal, but Starfield is finally here. The long-awaited space RPG from Bethesda offers a myriads of interesting mechanics and systems for players to engage while exploring the vast universe of this game. In this guide, we provide information on where to find all Skill Books locations in Starfield and their bonuses.
All Starfield Skill Magazines, Books, and Bonuses
Before we continue, a short disclaimer. This guide is currently a work in progress and it is not complete. We’ve just started playing the game, and hence, we are still discovering new locations and secrets. As we progress through the game, we will make sure to regularly update this guide. We will add new locations with Starfield Skill Magazines and provide information on where exactly to find them, as well as what kind of bonuses they bestow upon players. With that said, let’s continue.
Skill Magazines in Starfield are items that give players various benefits. For example, they can grant you permanent buffs to various statists, or reduce some negative effects. They can also give you extra Skill Points to spend them however you like. There are various skill magazines, and they all come in series of several issues. Some magazines will give you different bonuses with different issues, while other the same bonus for every issue. Some magazines will always be at the same place, usually around the main quests and handcrafted locations. On the other hand, many other issues will be randomly placed across the universe of Starfield. With that said, check out the full list of Starfield Skill Magazines and their buffs
| Skill Magazine Name & Issue | Permanent Bonus |
| Mining Monthly Issue 01 | Permanently increases tool-grip weapon damage by 2% |
| Mining Monthly Issue 02 | Permanently increases tool-grip weapon damage by 2% |
| Mining Monthly Issue 03 | Permanently increases tool-grip weapon damage by 2% |
| Mining Monthly Issue 04 | Permanently increases tool-grip weapon damage by 2% |
| Mining Monthly Issue 05 | Permanently increases tool-grip weapon damage by 2% |
| Mining Monthly Issue 06 | Permanently increases tool-grip weapon damage by 2% |
| Mining Monthly Issue 07 | Permanently increases tool-grip weapon damage by 2% |
| Mining Monthly Issue 08 | Permanently increases tool-grip weapon damage by 2% |
| Peak Performance 01 | Permanently Increases Carrying Capacity by 5kg |
| Peak Performance 02 | Permanently adds 5% to melee weapon critical damage |
| Peak Performance 03 | TBD |
| Peak Performance 04 | Permanently Increases Carrying Capacity by 5kg |
| Peak Performance 05 | Permanently adds 5% to unarmed damage. |
| Grunt Issue 01 | Ballistic Weapons Permanently do 5% more critical damage |
| Grunt Issue 02 | Ballistic Weapons Permanently do 5% more critical damage |
| Grunt Issue 03 | Ballistic Weapons Permanently do 5% more critical damage |
| Grunt Issue 04 | Ballistic Weapons Permanently do 5% more critical damage |
| Grunt Issue 05 | Ballistic Weapons Permanently do 5% more critical damage |
| Grunt Issue 06 | Ballistic Weapons Permanently do 5% more critical damage |
| Grunt Issue 07 | Ballistic Weapons Permanently do 5% more critical damage |
| Grunt Issue 08 | Ballistic Weapons Permanently do 5% more critical damage |
| Nova Galactic Manual 01 | Permanently Reduces Fuel Needed for a Grav jump by 1% |
| Nova Galactic Manual 02 | Permanently Reduces Fuel Needed for a Grav jump by 1% |
| Nova Galactic Manual 03 | Permanently Reduces Fuel Needed for a Grav jump by 1% |
| Nova Galactic Manual 04 | Permanently Reduces Fuel Needed for a Grav jump by 1% |
| Nova Galactic Manual 05 | Permanently Reduces Fuel Needed for a Grav jump by 1% |
| Nova Galactic Manual 06 | Permanently Reduces Fuel Needed for a Grav jump by 1% |
| Nova Galactic Manual 07 | Permanently Reduces Fuel Needed for a Grav jump by 1% |
| Nova Galactic Manual 08 | Permanently Reduces Fuel Needed for a Grav jump by 1% |
| Nova Galactic Manual 09 | Permanently Reduces Fuel Needed for a Grav jump by 1% |
| Nova Galactic Manual 10 | Permanently Reduces Fuel Needed for a Grav jump by 1% |
| Constellation Guide 01 | Permanently reduces fall damage by 5% |
| Constellation Guide 02 | Outposts permanently produce resources 5% faster |
| Constellation Guide 03 | Healing items are permanently 5% more effective |
| Constellation Guide 04 | Permanently use 15% less O2 while moving when overencumbered |
| Freestar Captain’s Log 01 | TBD |
| Freestar Captain’s Log 02 | Permanently do 5% more damage to Robots |
| Freestar Captain’s Log 03 | Permanently Increase Carry Capacity by 5kg |
| Freestar Captain’s Log 04 | TBD |
| Freestar Captain’s Log 05 | Permanently adds a 1% chance to disarm enemies with unarmed or melee strikes |
| Gunslinger’s Guide 01 | Permanently reload and draw Laredo weapons 5% Faster |
| Gunslinger’s Guide 02 | Permanently reload and draw Laredo weapons 5% Faster |
| Gunslinger’s Guide 03 | Permanently reload and draw Laredo weapons 5% Faster |
| Gunslinger’s Guide 04 | Permanently reload and draw Laredo weapons 5% Faster |
| Gunslinger’s Guide 05 | Permanently reload and draw Laredo weapons 5% Faster |
| Combatech Catalog 01 | Slightly Increases the Range and Accuracy of CombaTech Weapons |
| Combatech Catalog 02 | Slightly Increases the Range and Accuracy of CombaTech Weapons |
| Combatech Catalog 03 | Slightly Increases the Range and Accuracy of CombaTech Weapons |
| Combatech Catalog 04 | Slightly Increases the Range and Accuracy of CombaTech Weapons |
| Combatech Catalog 05 | Slightly Increases the Range and Accuracy of CombaTech Weapons |
| UC Defense Manual 01 | Slightly increases magazine size and weapon bash critical chance for all Allied Armaments guns |
| UC Defense Manual 02 | Slightly increases magazine size and weapon bash critical chance for all Allied Armaments guns |
| UC Defense Manual 03 | Slightly increases magazine size and weapon bash critical chance for all Allied Armaments guns |
| UC Defense Manual 04 | Slightly increases magazine size and weapon bash critical chance for all Allied Armaments guns |
| Vanguard Space Tactics 01 | Ship Energy Weapons permanently deal 5% more damage |
| Vanguard Space Tactics 02 | Ship Energy Weapons permanently deal 5% more damage |
| Vanguard Space Tactics 03 | Ship Energy Weapons permanently deal 5% more damage |
| Vanguard Space Tactics 04 | Ship Energy Weapons permanently deal 5% more damage |
| Vanguard Space Tactics 05 | Ship Energy Weapons permanently deal 5% more damage |
| Va’ruun Scripture 01 | Permanently Increases sneak bonus by 1% and melee sneak attack damage by 5% |
| Va’ruun Scripture 02 | Permanently Increases sneak bonus by 1% and melee sneak attack damage by 5% |
| Va’ruun Scripture 03 | Permanently Increases sneak bonus by 1% and melee sneak attack damage by 5% |
| Va’ruun Scripture 04 | Permanently Increases sneak bonus by 1% and melee sneak attack damage by 5% |
| Va’ruun Scripture 05 | Permanently Increases sneak bonus by 1% and melee sneak attack damage by 5% |
| Va’ruun Scripture 06 | Permanently Increases sneak bonus by 1% and melee sneak attack damage by 5% |
| Va’ruun Scripture 07 | Permanently Increases sneak bonus by 1% and melee sneak attack damage by 5% |
| Va’ruun Scripture 08 | Permanently Increases sneak bonus by 1% and melee sneak attack damage by 5% |
| Va’ruun Scripture 09 | Permanently Increases sneak bonus by 1% and melee sneak attack damage by 5% |
| Va’ruun Scripture 10 | Permanently Increases sneak bonus by 1% and melee sneak attack damage by 5% |
| Cyber Runner’s Cipher 01 | TBD |
| Cyber Runner’s Cipher 02 | Laser Weapons Permanently Do 5% More Critical Damage |
| Cyber Runner’s Cipher 03 | TBD |
| Cyber Runner’s Cipher 04 | Laser Weapons Permanently Do 5% More Critical Damage |
| Cyber Runner’s Cipher 05 | Adds Bankable Auto-Attempt for hacking |
| Neon Nights 01 | Permanently grants the recipe for the chem BattleUp, which increases carry capacity, and physical and energy resistance for a limited time |
| Neon Nights 02 | Permanently grants the recipe for the cheme S.T.E.V.E., which slows down time and increases ranged damages for a time |
| Neon Nights 03 | TBD |
| Neon Nights 04 | TBD |
| Neon Nights 05 | TBD |
| The New Atlantian 01 | Permanently grants the recipe for The Deep food item |
| The New Atlantian 02 | TBD |
| The New Atlantian 03 | TBD |
| The New Atlantian 04 | Permanently Grants the recipe for the Beer Brat food item |
| The New Atlantian 05 | TBD |
| Solomon’s Adventures 01 | Permanently increase weapon damage at night by 5% |
| Solomon’s Adventures 02 | Permanently increase weapon damage at night by 5% |
| Solomon’s Adventures 03 | Permanently increase weapon damage at night by 5% |
| Solomon’s Adventures 04 | Permanently increase weapon damage at night by 5% |
| Solomon’s Adventures 05 | Permanently increase weapon damage at night by 5% |
| Trackers Primer 01 | Permanently increases EM weapon damage by 5% |
| Tracker’s Primer 02 | Permanently increases EM weapon damage by 5% |
| Tracker’s Primer 03 | Permanently increases EM weapon damage by 5% |
| Tracker’s Primer 04 | Permanently increases EM weapon damage by 5% |
| Tracker’s Primer 05 | Permanently increases EM weapon damage by 5% |
| Kryx’s Journal Entry 01 | Store Prices are permanently reduced by 2% and you permanently sell items for 2% more |
| Kryx’s Journal Entry 02 | Store Prices are permanently reduced by 2% and you permanently sell items for 2% more |
| Kryx’s Journal Entry 03 | Store Prices are permanently reduced by 2% and you permanently sell items for 2% more |
| Kryx’s Journal Entry 04 | Store Prices are permanently reduced by 2% and you permanently sell items for 2% more |
| Kryx’s Journal Entry 05 | Store Prices are permanently reduced by 2% and you permanently sell items for 2% more |
Starfield Skill Magazine Constellation Guide 01 Location
The very first magazine in Starfield is really hard to miss. Namely, once you reach the New Atlantis, the main quest will send you to the Lodge in the Mast district. That’s where the headquarters of the Constellation are. While you have a conversation with Sarah, you’ll notice that the magazine is right behind her, on a ceramic bar table. Check out the image below for the exact location. This one provides you with a permanent 5% reduction on fall damage.
Starfield Skill Magazine UC Defense Manual 04 Location
This one is located inside the abandoned weapon facility on the Moon in the Sol System, next to the Apollo Landing site, Finally, you find it on a field table there.
Starfield Skill Magazine CombaTech Catalog 02 Location
Found on the UC Vigilance ship. However, this ship is only available if you join UC Vanguard. You will find CombaTech Catalog 02 in the command room of the ship. Finally, the Vigilance is located in the orbit of Phobos, Mars’ moon.
Starfield Skill Magazine The New Atlantian 02 Location
We’ve found this one on a desk in front of a computer in the security office at Starstation RE-939. The starstation is located in the Alpha Centauri system.
Starfield Skill Magazine Peak Performance 05 Location
We’ve located Peak Performance 05 inside the Crimson Fleet base called The Key. This space station orbits the planet Suvorov in the Kryx System. You’ll find it in the Gym section of the base, but you’ll first have to get access to the base itself. For this you need to get recruited by the Crimson Fleet.
Starfield Skill Magazine Grunt Issue 04 Location
Found on a corner table inside the Last Nova bar inside The Keys pirate space station. You have to be friendly with the Crimson Fleet to be able to dock here and explore the place. There’s a UC Vanguard mission that can also lead you here.
Starfield Skill Magazine Kryx’s Journal Entry 04 Location
Found on the planet Suvorov in the Kryx System in The Lock landing point that is accessed by joining the Crimson Fleet and following that faction’s quest line. Found inside one of the lockers in the showers near cells in D-block Section 2.
Nova Galactic Manual 02 Location
You’ll visit Nova Galactic Staryard in the Sol system as part of the main story mission, “The Old Neighbourhood”. To find the magazine, reach the ship inside the Staryard, where you will find the note from Moara. The room containing the magazine is above. Find it by backtracking a bit to the main Control room and going upstairs towards the Workroom and then right until you reach the room with the magazine.
Kryx’s Journal Entry 01 Location
We’ve found this one inside the Ransacked Research Outpost on planet Bessel III in the Bessel System. You’ll visit this place as part of the main story quest “Back to Vectera”. Before you are to talk to There are a few weapon crates in the room before the one with Barret and the magazine is right next to it on a wooden pallet.
Peak Performance 01 Location
You’ll have to start the Constellation main story quest Into the Unknown to be able to get this magazine, because it is found on the Star Station The Eye you can’t access without getting this quest. The magazine is found inside the physical training room to the right of where Vladimir is at.
Mining Monthly Issue 01 Location
You’ll search for Andreja on the planet Neoi in the Olympus System. For this, you’ll have to visit the Abandoned Mine POI. This magazine can be found on any planet with this same POI. During the “Into the Unknown ” main story mission, you want to check out the outside hub with an airlock to find the magazine on the desk.
Mining Monthly Issue 08 Location
The “Into the Unknown” main story mission will send you to two random spots in the galaxy. I got sent to Piazzi IV-c to visit another abandoned mine POI. I did not find a magazine outside this abandoned mine, but I did find one inside. As you explore and go into the cave complex, look out for a corpse next to a very well hidden in the dark door. After lockpicking the door, I found the magazine inside on the table.
Grunt Issue 08 Location
There’s a derelict space station orbiting Maheo V in the Maheo System that contains a magazine. I am not sure if you can just find it, because it does not show up on the map initially. I revealed it by doing a side mission for the Lopez’s Farm. If you go to Maheo II you should get a distress signal. After you land on Lopez’s farm you get a quest. The end leads you to the Derelict Starstation. The magazine is on the table in the main control room where you fight a bunch of spacers and their captain.
Constellation Guide 03 Location
To get this magazine, you have to progress your relationship with Sarah Morgan, the first companion you get in the game. After having enough conversations with her, she’ll give you a quest called In Memoriam that takes you to the planet Cassiopeia I. You have to keep doing the quest until the point where you reach Soma and the magazine is inside her house on the table. The POI on Cassiopeia I you’re looking for is Dauntless Crew’s crash site. We don’t think you can see it unless you progress the companion quest.
UC Defense Manual 05 Location
The magazine was found inside a random appearing point of interest on planets called Abandoned Robotics Facility. Enter the building at the POI, and you should find it in the control room. These random spawning points of interest on planets can have a slightly different layout and can appear on multiple planets. If you missed the magazine on one planet, it can still be picked up on another. I found mine on Guniibuu I, where there was a Civilian Outpost POI that had a random side mission to clear out the Abandoned Robotics Facility nearby.
Nova Galactic Manual 01
Progress during the In Memoriam companion quest with Sarah Morgan will take you to Cassiopeia I planet in the Eta Cassiopeia system. You will get a special POI on the planet called Sarah’s crash site. Land there and go towards the crashed shuttle. You’ll have to do a few things to get access to the wreckage as part of the side quest. Once inside you’ll find the magazine on the floor towards the back of the shuttle.
Nova Galactic Manual 03
Going to the MAST district in New Atlantis on Andromeda lets you explore the MAST building. It houses various political and military offices of the United Colonies. Go inside the elevator behind the receptionist and visit the Cabinet Chambers/ Interstellar Affairs floor. As you exit the elevator, turn left and then immediately left again to go inside the office of Interstellar Affairs. Keep going until you reach the last office to find the magazine on a table.
Do we need to carry these around for it to work or can we just drop them and still get the buff?
In previous Bethesda gaves you just had to read them once