Starfield: Enlightened Vs. Universal [Answered]

There are a total of three Religions in Starfield. These are Enlightened, Universal, and Serpent’s Embrace. Although Serpent’s Embrace is more of a cult, the other two are quite similar. That, in turn, leads to the question of choosing from Starfield Enlightened vs Universal religions.

IMPORTANT: Whatever Religion you choose will have minor effects on your gameplay experience in Starfield.

Key Takeaways

There are three religions in Starfield: Enlightened, Universal, and Serpent’s Embrace.
Following the Universal religion gives the players access to the Neocity Urbanwear, which gives +5% O2 recovery.
Enlightened religion’s followers get +10 HP with the Settler Poncho Outfit.
As for the Serpent’s Embrace in Starfield, it gives +25 Health and O2 to its followers for one Grav Jump every 4 hours.

Starfield Religions: Enlightened Vs. Universal

Here is a table of all religions in Starfield, along with their benefits, headquarters location, and trait items.

Religion	Headquarters	Benefits	Items Acquired
Serpent's Embrace	UC Security Office, New Atlantis	Temporary Boost on HP and O2	None
Raised Enlightened	House of the Enlightened, The Well, New Atlantis	Chest and Additional Dialogues	• Charity In a Godless Universe: Part I • Charity In a Godless Universe: Part II • Charity In a Godless Universe: Part III • Charity In a Godless Universe: Part IV 5x Med Pack • 2x Heart+ • Boom Pop! Cola • Settle Poncho Outfit
Raised Universal	Sanctum Universum, MAST District, New Atlantis	Chest and Additional Dialogues	• Sanctum Universum, Vol 1 • Sanctum Universum, Vol 2 • Sanctum Universum, Vol 3 • 6x Med Pack • 2x Heart+ • Distilled Water • Newcity Urbanwear

All Starfield Religions

image of a chest containing universal religion items. — Chest with Raised Universal items. [Image Credit: eXputer]

Starfield Religions serve the same purpose as they do in our world. They are the ideological beliefs that many characters in Starfield believe in. Even though there are thousands of planets, Starfield only has three main religions.

These religions are:

Raised Universal
Raised Enlightened
Serpent’s Embrace

The Universals believe that there is a God somewhere in the universe, and the Grav Jump is his gift to humanity to discover him. In comparison, the Enlightened are Atheists who believe in charity and humanism. As for the Serpent’s Embrace, they worship the Great Serpent. The Great Serpent came in the vision of one of the colonists. It demands to be worshiped, and it will kill everyone who doesn’t follow it.

What To Choose?

There isn’t that much of a difference between Enlightened and Universal. The biggest difference between both of those is the outfit that you get from Traits Chest. Both outfits offer different stats. And whatever Religion you choose won’t have that big of an effect on your gameplay. You can go with any one of the two religions, and it will be good.

Here are the effects and Stats that you’ll get if you opt for one of these Outfits:

Universal Sanctum: Neocity Urbanwear

The Universal Sanctum offers Neocity Urbanwear to its followers. That outfit is located in the Chest at their head office in New Atlantis. The Neocity Urbanwear is good if you want extra defense from Energy attacks or Airborne attacks. In addition to that, the wearer gets +5% O2 Recovery.

Raised universal religion starfield. — The Raised Universal Trait. [Image Credit: eXputer]

The Enlightened: Settler Poncho Outfit

As for the Settler Poncho Outfit, it is available for the followers of the Enlightened. Like the outfit of Universal Sanctum, it is located in a Chest in the House of the Enlightened. It provides relatively higher defense against Corrosive, Electromagnetic, and Physical types of damage. With the Settler Poncho Outfit, you will get +10HP.

enlightened religion — The Raised Enlightened religion. [Image Credit: eXputer]

How To Join Religion In Starfield?

For now, there isn’t a confirmed method on how you can join any of the Religions once you have started Starfield.

So, the only method to join a Religion is to do so during the Trait selection screen. In that, you can choose either one of the three available Religion traits.

How To Leave Religion In Starfield?

Leaving the Religion is quite simple, and you just have to go to the head of the religion in Starfield and tell them you want to leave.

Go and meet with the Head of the religions, and there will be a dialogue similar to ‘I’m not sure I want to be a part of XYZ anymore.’ And you’ll leave the religion.

Best Religion In Starfield

When it comes to the best religion in Starfield, it is neither the Enlightened nor The Universal; instead, it is the Serpent’s Embrace religion. Even though it is a bit cultish, the Serpent’s Embrace’s unique benefits when compared to other religions, leave them in the dust.

It offers unique dialogue options that often pacify the NPCs. Not only that, if you perform a grav jump, it provides +25 Health and O2, which lasts for up to 4 hours. It isn’t limited to any outfit or whatever, so you can use your favorite outfits while getting this benefit. Even the users on Reddit seem to tend more towards The Serpent’s Embrace.

So, the question of Starfield Enlighted vs Universal is finally answered. That doesn’t mean that you can have fun with your character in Starfield. Check out the Starfield Best Background guide to get the best background for your character. You can check out how to use Jetpacks in Starfield, too. They can be a bit tricky for newbies. Or you can play with the Difficulty Settings in Starfield to make them perfect for you.

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