Star Wars: Galactic Racer Racer Styles: All 14 Traits and Unlock Conditions

In the tables below, the Lv1 condition unlocks the style, and the Lv2 and Lv3 conditions level it up.

Defensive Styles

Styles for racing without contact, or for hanging on even when you do take hits.

Survivor

The style you have from the start. The cleaner you race, the faster it makes you.

Lv	Condition	Trait	Effect
Lv1	Unlocked from the start	Protected	Start with Shield installed
		Mint Condition	Greatly increases Speed. Lost if you Crash
Lv2	Race for 180 seconds in total while Shielded	Mint Condition II	Greatly increases Speed. Not lost until you Crash twice
Lv3	Race for 360 seconds in total while Shielded	Power to Thrusters	When Shielded is lost, gain Surging for 10 seconds

Tenacious

Suits racers who still crash a lot and want to get Wrecked less often.

Lv	Condition	Trait	Effect
Lv1	Race in 4 events	Calculated	Start with Autopilot installed
		One More Chance	Allows 1 extra Crash
Lv2	Race in 8 events	Bounce Back	After resetting from a Crash, gain Surging for 15 seconds
Lv3	Race in 16 events	Keep Your Cool	Gain Cooled while in 9th place or lower

Boost Styles

Styles that power up your Afterburner or Ramjet.

Afterburner

Suits racers who’d rather not worry about Ramjet heat.

Lv	Condition	Trait	Effect
Lv1	Win 35 events	Afterburner Superiority	Afterburner is more powerful
		Afterburner Fuel Tank	Afterburner lasts longer
Lv2	Win 8 events	Burn Bright	Each overtake refills 10% of your Afterburner fuel
Lv3	Win 16 events	Afterburnout	Maneuvering and airtime slowly refill your Afterburner fuel

Redliner

A style for racers who like to push the gauge into the red.

Lv	Condition	Trait	Effect
Lv1	Use Ramjet for 375 seconds in total	Critical Ramjet Power	While Redlining, Ramjet is more powerful
		Early Warning	The Redlining zone is 100% larger
Lv2	Use Ramjet for 460 seconds in total	Early Warning II	The Redlining zone grows by another 100%
Lv3	Use Ramjet for 920 seconds in total	Safety Bypass	After you cut the Ramjet, you can re-engage it within a short window

Ramjet Rider

Suits racers who want to keep the Ramjet firing for longer.

Lv	Condition	Trait	Effect
Lv1	Use Ramjet for 950 seconds in total	Exhaust	Start with Vent installed
		Optimal Heatsinks	Cooled is more effective
Lv2	Use Ramjet for 460 seconds in total	Clean Air	Taking 1st place gives you Cooled for 10 seconds
Lv3	Use Ramjet for 920 seconds in total	Clean Air II	Moving into the top 3 gives you Cooled for 10 seconds

Firebug

A style for racers who want a big burst of speed every time they engage the Ramjet.

Lv	Condition	Trait	Effect
Lv1	Get 48 Takedowns	Heat Recycler	While Burning, Afterburner and Ramjet are much more powerful
		Afterfire	Engaging Ramjet gives you Burning for 5 seconds
Lv2	Get 24 Takedowns	Firestarter	Start with Flame Vent installed
Lv3	Get 48 Takedowns	Unlimited Power	While Burning, Afterburner uses no fuel and Ramjet doesn’t heat up

Ice Cold

A style that thrives on planets with freezing areas (such as Ando Prime).

Lv	Condition	Trait	Effect
Lv1	Activate Abilities 160 times	Supercooled	Start with Supercooled Vent installed
		Absolute Zero	While Frozen, Ramjet doesn’t heat up
Lv2	Activate Abilities 20 times	Null Heat Signature	Becoming Frozen gives you Shielded for 10 seconds
Lv3	Activate Abilities 40 times	Permafrost	Frozen lasts twice as long

Combat Styles

Styles for taking rivals out with Takedowns and Abilities.

Brawler

Built for ramming rivals out of the race.

Lv	Condition	Trait	Effect
Lv1	Get 20 Takedowns	Prepared	Start with Ion Bolt installed
		Energy Hunter	Takedowns restore 1 Energy
Lv2	Get 24 Takedowns	Combat Adrenaline	Takedowns give you Surging for 10 seconds
Lv3	Get 48 Takedowns	Combat Adrenaline II	Takedowns give you Surging for an extra 10 seconds

Weaponized

A style for racers who want to go on the attack with Abilities. It unlocks once you become champion at the end of the campaign.

Lv	Condition	Trait	Effect
Lv1	Become Galactic League champion	Prepared	Start with Ion Bolt installed
		Energy Leech	Hitting 2 opponents with Abilities restores 1 Energy
Lv2	Get 24 Takedowns	Tooled Up	Start with Shockwave and Concussion Mine installed
Lv3	Get 48 Takedowns	Firestarter	Start with Flame Vent installed

Ability Styles

Styles that use Abilities heavily, including to recover when things go wrong.

Tech Expert

Made for firing off Abilities one after another.

Lv	Condition	Trait	Effect
Lv1	Activate Abilities 80 times	Trapper	Start with Concussion Mine installed
		Careful	Start with Status Scrubber installed
Lv2	Activate Abilities 20 times	Optimized Reserves	Running out of Energy gives you Overcharged for 30 seconds
Lv3	Activate Abilities 40 times	Adaptive Systems	Using Abilities speeds up Ability reloads

Engineer

Suits racers who want to bounce back quickly after a collision leaves them with a Malfunction.

Lv	Condition	Trait	Effect
Lv1	Activate Abilities 110 times	Careful	Start with Status Scrubber installed
		What Doesn’t Kill You	When a System Malfunction clears, gain Surging for 10 seconds
Lv2	Activate Abilities 20 times	Accelerated Recovery	Recover from Malfunctions faster. Critical Malfunctions are also easier to clear
Lv3	Activate Abilities 40 times	Good As New	When a Malfunction clears, your Ramjet heat and Afterburner are restored and negative status effects are removed

Racecraft Styles

Styles that reward jumping, overtaking and tucking in behind rivals.

Stunt Runner

A style that shines on tracks with lots of jumps.

Lv	Condition	Trait	Effect
Lv1	Spend 240 seconds airborne in total	Center of Attention	Start with Vectored Shockwave installed
		Repulsor Fuel Link	Perfect Landings fill your Afterburner, and its next use gets +100% power
Lv2	Spend 25 seconds airborne in total	Potential Energy	Each second in the air adds +10% to the Repulsor Fuel Link bonus
Lv3	Spend 50 seconds airborne in total	Repulsor Alignment	Every landing is a Perfect Landing

Slipstreamer

Made for tucking in behind a rival, then passing them.

Lv	Condition	Trait	Effect
Lv1	Win 40 events	Extra Fuel	Start with Surge installed
		Stronger Slipstreaming	Slipstreaming is more effective
Lv2	Win 8 events	Airflow Alignment	Slipstreaming lasts longer after you leave a rival’s slipstream
Lv3	Win 16 events	Optimized Profile	Nearby vehicles create bigger slipstream zones

Clean Racer

Suits overtaking rivals cleanly, without making contact.

Lv	Condition	Trait	Effect
Lv1	Win 60 events	Overtaker	Start with Overtaking Surge installed
		Victory Charge	Every 5 overtakes restore 1 Energy
Lv2	Win 8 events	In the Zone	After 10 seconds of Surging, your top speed increases. Lost on a Malfunction or when Surging ends
Lv3	Win 16 events	Feel, Don’t Think	While In the Zone is active, your top speed gradually increases