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Expansion
- PvP Seasons 9 Guide and Rewards
- What to expect in Update 7.7.1! Flashpoint Resurgence – NOW OUT!
- What to expect in Update 7.5! – NOW OUT!
- Voss Interpreter’s Retreat Armor
- What to expect in Update 7.3, Old Wounds / Shrine of Silence! – NOW LIVE!
- Interpreter’s Retreat Hidden Achievements Guide
- Game Update 7.2.1 is now live! Galactic Season 4, PvP Season 2, 64-bit update
- Ruhnuk Hidden Lore Object and Codex Entries
- Wraid Night Secret Achievement Guide
- Tineback Tamer Secret Achievement Guide
- Relic Hunt on Ruhnuk Guide
- Ruhnuk Daily Guide
- Update 7.2 Showdown on Ruhnuk Guide
- What to expect in Update 7.2, Showdown on Ruhnuk!
- What to Expect in the 7.1.1 SWTOR Update!
- Legacy of the Sith 7.0 Expansion
- Legacy of the Sith Expansion FAQ
- Expansion Combat Styles FAQ
Beginner's Guides
- Is SWTOR worth playing in 2025?
- Tips for New Players
- How to Level Up Fast
- Combat Styles Guide
- Second Combat Style Guide
- Is SWTOR worth returning to in 2024?
- Easiest Classes to Play
- Outfitter Guide
- The Ultimate Guide of Guides for SWTOR 2021
- Quickbars Guide
- Playing SWTOR With a Friend
- What is Star Wars: The Old Republic?
- Level 70 Commander’s Token Character Creation
- How to Get New Armor
- How to Play Star Wars: The Old Republic
- Free-to-Play Tips (F2P)
- Which Class Should I Play? SWTOR Guide
Gear
- Relics Guide
- Level 80 Gearing Guide
- Fastest Level 80 Solo Gearing
- Fastest Way to Gear Up at Level 80
- Legendary Implants
- Hyde and Zeek Guide
- 7.0 Recommended Gear Chart
- Low-Level Gearing Guide
- How to Solo Veteran Mode Red Reaper in Stealth and Bait Earpiece Trick
- Tactical Items Guide
- What are Tech Fragments for?
- Augments Guide
Combat
- Basic Class Guides
- Difficult Fight Tips
- How to use StarParse
- Training Dummy Locations
Content Guides
- Solo Story Order Guide
- Twitch Drops Guide
- Galactic Seasons Guide and Rewards – Season 9, Flashpoint Resurgence!
- How to Make Credits
- How to PvP Guide
- Dynamic Encounters Guide
- Uprisings Guide
- Security Key Guide
- How to use the GTN Guide
- Reputation Guide
- Dark vs Light Bosses Guide
- Dark vs Light Token Rewards Guide
- Daily Login Reward Guide
- Date Night Guide
- How to Get Cartel Market Certificates
- What can you do with Cartel Market Certificates?
- Legacy Guide
- Legacy and Character Unlocks Guide
- Guild Perks Guide
- Master’s Datacron Guide
- Conquest Guide
- What to do at Level 80
- Social Ranks and Rewards Guide
- Eternal Championship Guide
- How to Earn Light Side Points
- How to Earn Dark Side Points
- Dark Side Corruption
- Datacrons Guide
- How to use Discord with SWTOR
- Fast Levelling Checklist
- Acronyms
- Low-level Conquest Guide
- Super Easy Conquest Objectives, Solo Conquest & Crafting
- Companions Guide
- Space Missions Guide
- How to Level Slower – White Acute Module Guide
- Legendary Player Status Guide
- Galactic Starfighter Guide
- Bonus Series Quests
- Flashpoint Levels Guide
PvP
- PvP Seasons 9 Guide and Rewards
- How to PvP Guide
- PvP Gear
- PvP Medals List
- Valor Guide & Rewards
Warzones
- Yavin Ruins Warzone PvP Guide
- Voidstar Warzone PvP Guide
- Ancient Hypergate Warzone PvP Guide
- Huttball Warzone PvP Guide
- Novare Coast Warzone PvP Guide
- Odessen Proving Grounds Warzone PvP Guide
- Alderaan Civil War Warzone PvP Guide
Free-to-play, Preferred, and Subscribing
- Free-to-play vs Preferred vs Subscriber Guide
- Low-Level Gearing Guide
- Free-to-Play Crystals
- SWTOR’s Free-to-Play compared to other online games
- What’s the best way to subscribe to SWTOR?
- How much do the SWTOR Expansions cost?
- Is SWTOR worth subscribing to?
- Subscriber Tips
- Do Free-to-Play and Preferred players get less XP?
- Play as Preferred Tips & Transitioning Tips
Event Guides
- Life Day Event Guide (SWTOR)
- Anniversary Event Guide & Free Rewards
- Feast of Prosperity Event Guide
- Nar Shaddaa Nightlife Event Guide
- Dantooine Spring Abundance Festival Event Guide
- Rakghoul Event Guide
- Swoop Event Guide
- Gree Event PvP Achievements Guide
- Gree Event Guide
- Dantooine Pirate Incursion Event Guide
- Double XP Event Guide
- Bounty Contract Event Guide
Naming
- Name Generator
- Alternative Name Generator
- Darth Name Generator
- Nautolan Name Generator
- Togruta Name Generator
- Cathar Name Generator
- Chiss Name Generator
- Miraluka Name Generator
- Twi’lek Name Generator
- Cyborg Name Generator
- Zabrak Name Generator
- Human Name Generator
- Sith Pureblood Name Generator
- Rattataki Name Generator
- Mirialan Name Generator
- Naming Characters
- Name unavailable, please choose another.
- Alt Codes in Character Names
Companions
- Companions Guide
- Companion Customizations List
- Companion Gifts List and Chart
- Companions List
- Companion Gifts Guide
- Companion Recruitment Guide
Class Guides
- Easiest Classes to Play
- Basic Class Guides
- Focus Guardian Basics Guide
- Vigilance Guardian Basics Guide
- Defense Guardian Basics Guide
- Concentration Sentinel Basics Guide
- Combat Sentinel Basics Guide
- Watchman Sentinel Jedi Basics Guide
- Medicine Operative Basics Guide
- Advanced Prototype Powertech Basics Guide
- Pyrotech Powertech Basics Guide
- Shield Tech Powertech Basics Guide
- Arsenal Mercenary Basics Guide
- Bodyguard Mercenary Basics Guide
- Dirty Fighting Gunslinger Basics Guide
- Saboteur Gunslinger Basics Guide
- Sharpshooter Gunslinger Basics Guide
- Ruffian Scoundrel Basics Guide
- Scrapper Scoundrel Basics Guide
- Tactics Vanguard Basics Guide
- Plasmatech Vanguard Basics Guide
- Shield Specialist Vanguard Basics Guide
- Assault Specialist Commando Basics Guide
- Gunnery Commando Basics Guide
- Combat Medic Commando Basics Guide
- Innovative Ordnance Mercenary Basics Guide
- Virulence Sniper Basics Guide
- Engineering Sniper Basics Guide
- Annihilation Marauder Basics Guide
- Carnage Marauder Basics Guide
- Marksmanship Sniper Basics Guide
- Lethality Operative Basics Guide
- Concealment Operative Basics Guide
- Rage Juggernaut Basics Guide
- Vengeance Juggernaut Basics Guide
- Immortal Juggernaut Basics Guide
- Fury Marauder Basics Guide
- Madness Sorcerer Basics Guide
- Lightning Sorcerer Basics Guide
- Corruption Sorcerer Basics Guide
Secrets
- Dantooine Biomes Buffs and Unlocks Guide
- Dantooine Biomes Secret Datapads Guide
- Champion Achievements Guide
- Beastmaster Achievement Guide
- Seeker Droid Guide
- How to Earn Darth Hexid as a Companion
Fashion
- Headgear that Hide Hoods
- Amazing SWTOR Screenshot Locations
- Cartel Market Crystals Guide
- Ultimate Screenshot Guide
- Fitted Armor and Ancient Armaments
- S3T-BNS Set Bonus Armors, Titles and Achievements (formerly Kai Zykken armors)
- Titles Guide
- Collector’s Edition Vendor Access Unlock
- Legacy Vendor Armor Sets
- 30+ Inexpensive Specialty Goods Planetary Outfits
- New Planetary Specialty Goods Armor Sets
- Dyes Guide
- Flairs Guide
- Pets Guide
- Toys Guide
- Mounts Guide
- Fashion Showcase
- Crystals
- How to Preview Items
- Collections Guide
Armor
- Armors with Color Variations
- Retired Armors
- Heroic Quest Low-Level Gear
- Knights of the Fallen Empire and Knights of the Eternal Throne Chapters Rewards
- Randomized Green and Blue Levelling Gear Drops
- What is the Cartel Market?
- Legacy-Bound Armors Guide
- Cartel Market Armor Guide
- Fitted Armors Guide
- Voss Interpreter’s Retreat Armor
- How to Get Sith Armor for Your Dark Side Jedi SWTOR
- Armor
- 32 Practically Free Armors!
- Top 10 Lightsaber Crystals
- How to Get New Armor
- KOTOR Armors & Outfits
Weapons
- Top 10 Blaster Rifles
- Top 10 Sniper Rifles
- Top 10 Blaster Pistols
- Top 10 Elegant Jedi Lightsabers
- Top 10 Double-bladed Lightsabers
- Top 10 Lightsabers
Crafting
- How to Craft Augments Guide
- Artifice Fast Crafting Leveling Guide
- Biochem Fast Crafting Leveling Guide
- Armormech Fast Crafting Leveling Guide
- Armstech Fast Crafting Leveling Guide
- Cybertech Fast Crafting Leveling Guide
- Synthweaving Fast Crafting Leveling Guide
- Armormech Crafting Tree
- Underworld Trading Armor Schematics
- Synthweaving Crafting Tree
- Biochem Crafting Guide
- Rare Materials Guide
- Crew Skills Vendor White-border Materials Guide
- Biochem Crafting Materials Guide
- Armstech Crafting Materials Guide
- Armstech Crafting Guide
- Armormech Crafting Guide
- Cybertech Crafting Guide
- Cybertech Crafting Materials Guide
- Armormech Crafting Materials Guide
- Synthweaving Crafting Materials Guide
- Jawa Scrap Materials Guide
- Crafting Materials Gathering Guide (by all planets and material grades)
- Synthweaving Crafting Guide
- Artifice Crafting Guide
- Artifice Crafting Materials Guide
- How to Craft Decorations
- Crafting for Conquest
- How to Craft a Lightsaber
- Craftable SWTOR Dyes
- Craftable Speeders with Cybertech Crafting Skill
- Craftable Blaster Rifles
- Craftable Blaster Cannons
- Craftable Blaster Pistols
- Craftable Sniper Rifles
- Craftable Double-Bladed Lightsabers
- Craftable Lightsabers
- Craftable Lightsaber Color Crystals
- 10 Craftable Sith Armors
- 10 Craftable Bounty Hunter Armors
Guilds & Servers
- How to Pick a Server
- How to Transfer Servers
- Guild Heraldry
- The SWTOR Guild Finder
- Roleplay Servers & Roleplay Guilds (RP Servers)
- How to Create a Great Guild
- How to Find a Great Guild
Lore
- Mails from Digging Deeper
- Mails from Manaan
- Star Wars: The Old Republic Developer Story and Cinematics Talk Star Wars Celebration 2022
- The Rogue Moon Prophecy
- Kaggath Lore
- Galactic Timeline History by Jedi Master Gnost-Dural
- Galactic History Artwork
- Spirit of Vengeance Story
- Current State of the Dark Council! (post-Onslaught)
- Who are all the characters in Echoes of Oblivion? (SWTOR)
- Mails from Echoes of Oblivion
- Old Republic Lore Entries
- Rass Ordo Voice Actor & Arcann Mocap Actor Official Interview (Noshir Dalal)
- Female Jedi Knight Voice Actor Official Interview (Kari Wahlgren)
- Valkorian Voice Actor Official Interview (Darin De Paul)
- Old Republic Books and Comics
- Onderon Lore
- Onderon Lore Interview with Creative Director
- Nautolan Roleplaying Ideas
- Which SWTOR Class Should I Make my Nautolan?
- A Lore-Appropriate Nautolan
- Nautolan Naming Conventions
- The History of Dantooine – Star Wars Lore
- The State of the Galaxy post-Iokath
- Ossus Lore
- Ancient Sith Lords of SWTOR
- Codes & Creeds
- Which SWTOR Class Should I Make my Togruta?
- A Lore-Appropriate Togruta & Togruta Naming Conventions
Technical Support
- Banned for No Reason Help and Guide
- Jedi Under Siege – Jedi Master Gnost Dural and Darth Malora Ossus Cutscene Freeze Crash Solution
- Crashing While Playing Guide
- Steam Game “Disk Write Error” Fix Guide
- How to Download & Play on the SWTOR PTS (Public Test Server)
- Pink and Orange Square or Rectangle Covering Screen Fix
- Low Graphics Settings Bug (Dark/Shiny)
- Bug, Your current game version does not match the servers Fix
- 64-bit Guide
- not Launching After Clicking Play
- Star Wars: The Old Republic Minimum Requirements
- Empty SWTOR Server List Fix – “Unable to retrieve server list.”
- 12th generation Intel CPU Alder Lake Fix!
- How to Prepare for the 7.0 Expansion
- Quick Play Mode Bug Fix
- Star Wars: The Old Republic is now available on Steam!
- Account Can’t Subscribe due to Maintenance
- Can’t Log In Guide
- If your game opens tiny (800×600 or smaller) bugfix
- How to fix your One-time-password if it is not arriving by email
- How to Remove Your Security Key if your phone is lost, stolen or broken
- Ultra vs Low Graphics
Species
- Miraluka
- Sith Pureblood
- Rattataki
- Mirialan
- Human
- Cyborg
- Togruta
- Nautolan
- Cathar
- Chiss
- Zabraks
Mirror Abilities
- Mirror Abilities
- What are Mirror Classes?
- Concealment Operative Mirror Abilities
- Lethality Operative Mirror Abilities
- Marksmanship Sniper Mirror Abilities
- Engineering Sniper Mirror Abilities
- Virulence Sniper Mirror Abilities
- Arsenal Mercenary Mirror Abilities
- Innovative Ordnance Mercenary Mirror Abilities
- Medicine Operative Mirror Abilities
- Balance Sage Mirror Abilities
- Lightning Sorcerer Mirror Abilities
- Annihilation Marauder Mirror Abilities
- Madness Sorcerer Mirror Abilities
- Carnage Marauder Mirror Abilities
- Shield Tech Powertech Mirror Abilities
- Fury Marauder Mirror Abilities
- Pyrotech Powertech Mirror Abilities
- Immortal Juggernaut Mirror Abilities
- Advanced Prototype Powertech Mirror Abilities
- Vengeance Juggernaut Mirror Abilities
- Bodyguard Mercenary Mirror Abilities
- Seer Sage Mirror Abilities
- Rage Sith Juggernaut Mirror Abilities
- Hatred Assassin Mirror Abilities
- Darkness Assassin Mirror Abilities
- Telekinetics Sage Mirror Abilities
- Serenity Shadow Mirror Abilities
- Corruption Sorcerer Mirror Abilities
- Deception Assassin Mirror Abilities
- Shield Specialist Vanguard Mirror Abilities
- Ruffian Scoundrel Mirror Abilities
- Dirty Fighting Gunslinger Mirror Abilities
- Infiltration Shadow Mirror Abilities
- Plasmatech Vanguard Mirror Abilities
- Sharpshooter Gunslinger Mirror Abilities
- Watchman Sentinel Mirror Abilities
- Saboteur Gunslinger Mirror Abilities
- Tactics Vanguard Mirror Abilities
- Combat Sentinel Mirror Abilities

Collecting

Decorations

Achievements

Customizations

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