Starfield’s Best Side Quests: The Best Loot and Stories You Shouldn't Miss

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We’ve scoured the galaxy far and wide in order to put together this helpful list of the 8 Best Side Quests that we’ve found in Starfield so far: These Starfield Side Quests (or Side Missions) can be easy to miss, so make sure you seek them out for a cool reward: Either a good story or a good ship, weapon, a crew member, or just lotsa credits.

Note that while much of Starfield is randomly generated, what we’ll point you to here is not – you should be able to start these quests by simply going to the right place. The missions we’ve selected either reward you with something great or involve interesting characters and storylines that you might miss if you don’t know where to look. We’ll tell you how to start each quest as well as what makes them so noteworthy, but we’ll try to keep spoilers to a minimum so that you can enjoy the surprises that they have in store for you when you play them for yourself.

The Mantis side quest is one you’re likely to find early on in your travels, but it's also one that gives you a great ship and some other loot -- and it's a lot of fun! The quest begins by looting the "Secret Outpost!" note from any random Spacer who happens to be carrying it. Check your inventory to see if you have it already and read it to get the next step. You’ll be directed to go to Denebola I-B in the Denebola system, where Spacers are trying to crack into the Lair of the Mantis, a vigilante who hasn’t been seen in some time. Completing this quest is a really good way to get a legendary spacesuit and starship, but just be aware that you’ll need to fight a number of level 25 enemies to get these rewards.

The legendary ship you get, the Razorleaf, one of the best free ships in Starfield, is powerful and comes complete with