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A new year is upon us, and for tabletop RPG publisher Paizo that means rolling out a series of new rules updates for Starfinder Second Edition. The latest rules errata sees a number of important changes to various ancestries, classes and archetypes, along with some much-needed tweaks to combat and weaponry.
Notably, Starfinder 2e is still relatively new, having been released at the end of July 2025, but these types of errata updates are common as the rules get into the community’s hands and new issues are discovered. Below, we take a closer look at all the changes.
What changes in the latest Starfinder 2e rules errata?
Ancestry rules updates
- Contemplatives has see a number of adjustments to how their Feats work, including clarifying how Thoughtseeker works (which was done since detect thoughts is no longer a cantrip).
- Kalo rules have been clarified for wording, including an update to their Ranged Feint option that now works against ranged Strikes.
- Vesk saw a significant number of adjustments, including a nerf to Menacing Snarl.
- Vlaka saw an adjustment to their Unleash Sota’s Flame ability.
Class rules updates
- Envoy saw several minor updates to leadership abilities. The Effortless Influencer ability has also been tweaked
- Mystic had several feats changed, most notably Greater Epiphany which is now a level 12 feat.
- Operative saw clarification on wording for the Aim action, while both Striker and Sniper specializations have been buffed.
- Solarian saw updates to the number of Manifestations they can have at once and what happens when one is dropped.
- Soldier had several fixes fixes to melee weapon area attacks, along with tweaks to the Kill Steal and Offensive Defense abilities.
- Witchwarper now gets the Greater Warp feat at level 12, while several typos were also corrected.
Archetype rules updates
- Solarian Multiclass characters can now get Solarian class DC.
- Space Pirates “Holo-Roger” ability now only Demoralizes one enemy, souls are now freed after the Wisp Ally spell, and the phase cutlass now has agile and finesse weapons properties.
Other rules updates
- Combat Hack no longer has a duration.
- Boost Weapons now has an area attack (although the charge only lasts until your next turn).
- Weapon updates have been made to a number of items, including the Battle Ribbon, Assassin Rifle and Shirren Eye Rifle.
- Recharging batteries has been updated with clearer language.
Final Thoughts
Starfinder 2e is a significant upgrade over the previous edition that’s been well received by the community, so it’s great to see Paizo continue to refine the system. It’s likely we’ll see further rules updates in the coming months, but we’ll update this page with those changes as they’re released.
In the meantime, you can see all the changes via the Paizo blog and see past changes in the Starfinder FAQ page.