Sage Balance Basics Guide

Deals weapon damage spread across a flurry of 3 melee attacks.

Deals weapon damage spread across a flurry of 3 melee attacks.

Fires a blast of telekinetic energy at the target, dealing kinetic damage.

Fires a blast of telekinetic energy at the target, dealing kinetic damage.

Allows you to pause and meditate to restore your health and Force. Cannot be used during combat.

Regain health out of battle.

Throws debris at the target, dealing kinetic damage. Standard and weak targets are additionally stunned for 0.5 seconds.

Throws debris at the target, dealing kinetic damage. Standard and weak targets are additionally stunned for 0.5 seconds.

Reduces the cooldown of Revive by 100%.

Reduces the cooldown of Revive by 100%.

Increases the range of Project, Mind Snap, Force in Balance, and Force Slow by 20 meters. Also increases the duration of Force Lift to 60 seconds.

Increases the range of Project, Mind Snap, Force in Balance, and Force Slow by 20 meters. Also increases the duration of Force Lift to 60 seconds.

Attuned to the Force, your maximum Force is increased by 500.

Attuned to the Force, your maximum Force is increased by 500.

Increases Mastery by 5% and internal and elemental damage reduction by 10%.

Increases Mastery by 5% and internal and elemental damage reduction by 10%.

Dealing damage with Telekinetic Throw produces a stack of Presence of Mind. At 4 stacks, Presence of Mind causes your next Disturbance, Mind Crush, or Vanquish to activate instantly, consume 50% less Force, and deal 25% more damage.

Dealing damage with Telekinetic Throw produces a stack of Presence of Mind. At 4 stacks, Presence of Mind causes your next Disturbance, Mind Crush, or Vanquish to activate instantly, consume 50% less Force, and deal 25% more damage.

Deals kinetic damage and knocks back up to 8 enemies within a 15-meter cone in front of you, unbalancing them and immobilizing them for 5 seconds. Standard and weak enemies are additionally knocked down for 3 seconds. Direct damage dealt after 2 seconds ends the immobilize effect prematurely.

Pushes enemies back.

Deals kinetic damage to the target and consumes 40 force over the duration of the channel. Also slows the movement speed of the target by 50% and immobilizes weak and standard enemies.

Deals kinetic damage to the target and consumes 40 force over the duration of the channel. Also slows the movement speed of the target by 50% and immobilizes weak and standard enemies.

Heals a friendly target.

Heals a friendly target.

Channels the Force into the ground at the target location, causing it to quake and tremble, consuming 60 force and dealing energy damage to up to 8 targets within 8 meters over the duration of the channel. Standard and weak targets have a 33% chance to be stunned by the quake each second.

Channels the Force into the ground at the target location, causing it to quake and tremble, consuming 60 force and dealing energy damage to up to 8 targets within 8 meters over the duration of the channel. Standard and weak targets have a 33% chance to be stunned by the quake each second.

Demonstrates your force of will, purging all incapacitating and movement-impairing effects.

If you are stunned and can’t move, you can use this ability to unstun yourself.

Surrounds the target in a Force shield that absorbs damage and lasts up to 30 seconds. The target becomes Force-imbalanced and cannot benefit from Force Armor again for 20 seconds. Your Force Armor, Force Barrier, and Enduring Bastion heal you for 1% of your total health for as long as they last. This healing scales up to 4% with the charges for Enduring Bastion.

Surrounds the target in a Force shield that absorbs damage and lasts up to 30 seconds. The target becomes Force-imbalanced and cannot benefit from Force Armor again for 20 seconds. Your Force Armor, Force Barrier, and Enduring Bastion heal you for 1% of your total health for as long as they last. This healing scales up to 4% with the charges for Enduring Bastion.

Deals kinetic damage and stuns the target for 4 seconds.

You can use your short stun on weaker enemies to stop them from running around, from casting abilities, to stop them from damaging you, or just to keep them out of the fight in general.

Deals internal damage and redistributes life from affected targets to heal you for 10% of the damage dealt. Strikes up to 8 targets within a 5-meter radius.

Deals internal damage and redistributes life from affected targets to heal you for 10% of the damage dealt. Strikes up to 8 targets within a 5-meter radius.

Telekinetic Throw channels and ticks 33% faster but deals 25% less damage.

Telekinetic Throw channels and ticks 33% faster but deals 25% less damage.

Telekinetic Throw no longer has a cooldown and Telekinetic Throw channels and ticks 33% faster but deals 20% less damage. In addition, your Rejuvenate increases your armor rating by 30% when it heals you.

Telekinetic Throw no longer has a cooldown and Telekinetic Throw channels and ticks 33% faster but deals 20% less damage. In addition, your Rejuvenate increases your armor rating by 30% when it heals you.

Reduces the activation time of Deliverance by 0.5 seconds and the Force consumed by Benevolence by 5.

Reduces the activation time of Deliverance by 0.5 seconds and the Force consumed by Benevolence by 5.

Grants 2 charges of Force Potency, which increases the Force critical chance of your direct attacks and heals by 60%. Each time a direct Force ability critically hits or each time a channeled Force ability is activated, 1 charge is consumed. Lasts 20 seconds.

Grants 2 charges of Force Potency, which increases the Force critical chance of your direct attacks and heals by 60%. Each time a direct Force ability critically hits or each time a channeled Force ability is activated, 1 charge is consumed. Lasts 20 seconds.

Interrupts the target's current action and prevents that ability from being used for 4 seconds.

Every class has an interrupt ability that allows them to interrupt an enemy while they are casting. Enemy castbars that fill up from left to right are called casts and can be interrupted and the ability will be stopped, but castbars that go from right to left deal damage the entire time they are channeling. Using your interrupt in combat is very useful as it can prevent the enemy from damaging you, or sometimes even prevent them from stunning you or knocking you back!

Crushes the target's mind with the Force, instantly dealing kinetic damage and additional kinetic damage over 6 seconds

Crushes the target's mind with the Force, instantly dealing kinetic damage and additional kinetic damage over 6 seconds

Immediately heals a target, plus additional healing over 9 seconds.

Immediately heals a target, plus additional healing over 9 seconds.

When a charge of Force Suppression is consumed there is a 50% chance for a Force Suppression charge to not be consumed.

When a charge of Force Suppression is consumed there is a 50% chance for a Force Suppression charge to not be consumed.

Solo Single-Enemy Suggestion: Force Suppression stacks lasting longer to apply to more DoT ticks throughout a fight makes Consuming Light your best choice for damage.

Solo Many-Enemy Suggestion: Force Suppression stacks lasting longer to apply to more DoT ticks throughout a fight makes Consuming Light your best choice for damage.

Deals single target internal damage and applies Force Suppression. Increases Lifesteal by 50%. Replaces Force in Balance.

Deals single target internal damage and applies Force Suppression. Increases Lifesteal by 50%. Replaces Force in Balance.

Flashpoint Suggestion: Consuming Light is your best choice for damage, HOWEVER, starting at level 43 THIS choice, Shifted Balance, increases enemies internal/elemental damage taken. Less damage for YOU personally, but vigilance/vengeance or Plasma/Pyrotech teammates that can't apply this debuff themselves will do much more. If you have an IO/Assault Specialist, Ruffian/Lethality, or Watchman/Annihilation member in your group, they apply this debuff too, so you won't have to.

Operation Suggestion: Consuming Light is your best choice for damage, HOWEVER, starting at level 43 THIS choice, Shifted Balance, increases enemies internal/elemental damage taken. Less damage for YOU personally, but vigilance/vengeance or Plasma/Pyrotech teammates that can't apply this debuff themselves will do much more. If you have an IO/Assault Specialist, Ruffian/Lethality, or Watchman/Annihilation member in your group, they apply this debuff too, so you won't have to.

Force Suppression heals the caster for 1% of their health when they are consumed.

Force Suppression heals the caster for 1% of their health when they are consumed.

Force in Balance now suppresses resistance to the Force, increasing the amount of damage the targets suffer from your next 15 periodic damage abilites by 15%. Lasts 30 seconds.

Force in Balance now suppresses resistance to the Force, increasing the amount of damage the targets suffer from your next 15 periodic damage abilites by 15%. Lasts 30 seconds.

Increases your movement speed by 150% for 2 seconds. Does not break stealth.

Increases your movement speed by 150% for 2 seconds. Does not break stealth.

Reduces the Force consumed by Force abilities by 10%.

Reduces the Force consumed by Force abilities by 10%.

Project finishes off all your directly applied damage over time effects at once, dealing their remaining damage. The cooldown for Project is increased by 12 seconds.

Project finishes off all your directly applied damage over time effects at once, dealing their remaining damage. The cooldown for Project is increased by 12 seconds.

General Suggestion: Teachings of Rajivari results in the highest single target boost to damage but can make your rotation more complicated, as you must re-apply dots more often and can forget them easily. For fights with lots of target swapping, it's worth it to learn it. Otherwise, if you need a defensive, Cloud Mind works as one! Destructive Wave will do best against 3+ targets at a time as well.

Clouds the minds of your enemies, instantly lowering your threat by a moderate amount. Activating Cloud Mind grants Blockout, which increases damage reduction by 25% for 6 seconds.

Your detaunt ability will cause enemies to lose interest in your character, at least for a short time. This is most useful if you're getting attacked during group fights when your tank is supposed to be taking the damage, or when your companion is set to tank.

Fires a blast of telekinetic energy at the target, dealing kinetic damage to up to 3 enemies within 10 meters. Replaces Disturbance.

Fires a blast of telekinetic energy at the target, dealing kinetic damage to up to 3 enemies within 10 meters. Replaces Disturbance.

Solo Many-Enemy Suggestion: Destructive Wave adds a nice amount of cleave to your rotation, great for constant AoE.

Immediately restores health to you. Cannot be used on others.

Immediately restores health to you. Cannot be used on others.

Weakens the target's mind, dealing internal damage over 18 seconds.

Weakens the target's mind, dealing internal damage over 18 seconds.

Calls upon the light energy surrounding you, restoring 40 Force. Utilizing Vindicate makes you weary, reducing your Force regeneration rate by 2 for 10 seconds. This effect can stack up to 4 times.

Calls upon the light energy surrounding you, restoring 40 Force. Utilizing Vindicate makes you weary, reducing your Force regeneration rate by 2 for 10 seconds. This effect can stack up to 4 times.

Weakens the target, freezing it in place for 2 seconds and dealing internal damage over 18 seconds. The immobilizing effect cannot occur more than once every 9 seconds.

Weakens the target, freezing it in place for 2 seconds and dealing internal damage over 18 seconds. The immobilizing effect cannot occur more than once every 9 seconds.

Reduces the pushback suffered while activating Force Serenity by 75% and Telekinetic Throw by 100%. Targets hit by Force in Balance have a 30% chance to emit a Resonant Pulse, damaging itself and up to 7 targets within 5 meters with internal damage. Targets affected by Shifted Balance's Slow have a 50% chance to have the slow reapplied and dealing damage to the target.

Reduces the pushback suffered while activating Force Serenity by 75% and Telekinetic Throw by 100%. Targets hit by Force in Balance have a 30% chance to emit a Resonant Pulse, damaging itself and up to 7 targets within 5 meters with internal damage. Targets affected by Shifted Balance's Slow have a 50% chance to have the slow reapplied and dealing damage to the target.

Targets hit by Force in Balance have a 30% chance to emit a Resonant Pulse, damaging itself and up to 7 targets within 5 meters with internal damage. Shifted Balance slows targets by 50% for 6 seconds. Targets affected by this have a 50% chance to have the slow reapplied and suffering internal damage.

Targets hit by Force in Balance have a 30% chance to emit a Resonant Pulse, damaging itself and up to 7 targets within 5 meters with internal damage. Shifted Balance slows targets by 50% for 6 seconds. Targets affected by this have a 50% chance to have the slow reapplied and suffering internal damage.

Each time your Telekinetic Throw deals damage, you recover 2% of your total Force.

Each time your Telekinetic Throw deals damage, you recover 2% of your total Force.

Cleanses a friendly target of up to 2 negative mental or Force effects.

Your cleanse can help remove harmful effects from you or other players.

Sever Force has a 30% chance to deal damage up to 4 targets within 10 meters of the initial target.

Sever Force has a 30% chance to deal damage up to 4 targets within 10 meters of the initial target.

Solo Many-Enemy Suggestion: Spread Sever Force to each target and they all have a 30% chance of hitting eachother. This is huge in big AoE pulls.

Dealing damage with Sever Force shatters the connection to the force of the target, consuming two stacks of Force Suppression and dealing increased damage.

Dealing damage with Sever Force shatters the connection to the force of the target, consuming two stacks of Force Suppression and dealing increased damage.

General Suggestion: If you took Consuming Light in the 23 tier, Shatter Connection will provide the best DPS benefit over time. If you need more burst damage in a smaller window, or took Shifted Balance at 23, Returning Light will be the better choice.

Dealing damage with Sever Force reduces the cooldown of Force Potency by 2 seconds. This effect can only occur once every 3 seconds.

Dealing damage with Sever Force reduces the cooldown of Force Potency by 2 seconds. This effect can only occur once every 3 seconds.

Grants 20% alacrity and immunity to pushback and interrupts for 15 seconds.

Grants 20% alacrity and immunity to pushback and interrupts for 15 seconds.

Periodic damage reduces the cooldown of Force Speed by 3 seconds. This effect can only occur once every 5 seconds.

Periodic damage reduces the cooldown of Force Speed by 3 seconds. This effect can only occur once every 5 seconds.

General Suggestion: Force Speed coming off cooldown so often is extremely useful for just about any content. If you seriously need some damage reduction to survive, Warden of the Force is a great choice, but you may actually notice a DPS drop from spending more time moving/dodging.

Dealing critical damage with your damage over time abilities increases your damage reduction by 5% for 10 seconds. Stacks up to 3 times.

Dealing critical damage with your damage over time abilities increases your damage reduction by 5% for 10 seconds. Stacks up to 3 times.

Increases mastery, endurance, and presence for you and your Operation group members within 40 meters by 10%. Lasts 10 seconds. Those affected by Force Empowerment become Drained and cannot regain Force Empowerment for 5 minutes.

Increases mastery, endurance, and presence for you and your Operation group members within 40 meters by 10%. Lasts 10 seconds. Those affected by Force Empowerment become Drained and cannot regain Force Empowerment for 5 minutes.

Damaging targets affected by Weaken Mind and Sever Force with Force in Balance spreads them to unaffected targets in the area of effect. Force in Balance applies Overwhelmed to targets it hits, increasing area attack damage they take by 10%. Shifted Balance applies Assailable to its target, increasing internal and elemental damage on the target by 7%.

Damaging targets affected by Weaken Mind and Sever Force with Force in Balance spreads them to unaffected targets in the area of effect. Force in Balance applies Overwhelmed to targets it hits, increasing area attack damage they take by 10%. Shifted Balance applies Assailable to its target, increasing internal and elemental damage on the target by 7%.

Lowers the target's threat by a moderate amount and, if the target is a group member, pulls the target to your location.

Your pull allows you to pull a friendly group member or companion to you, rescuing them from certain death and lowering enemys' attention towards them.

Redistributes life from an enemy, dealing internal damage to the target and healing you for 50% of the damage dealt. Force Serenity deals 30% more damage when used on a target affected by your Weaken Mind.

Redistributes life from an enemy, dealing internal damage to the target and healing you for 50% of the damage dealt. Force Serenity deals 30% more damage when used on a target affected by your Weaken Mind.

Your Force Armor reverberates with Force energy, blasting attackers for energy damage when it absorbs direct damage to you. This effect does not affect Force Armors placed on allies and cannot occur more than once each second.

Your Force Armor reverberates with Force energy, blasting attackers for energy damage when it absorbs direct damage to you. This effect does not affect Force Armors placed on allies and cannot occur more than once each second.

Turbulence, Healing Trance, and Force Serenity can be activated while moving.

Turbulence, Healing Trance, and Force Serenity can be activated while moving.

General Suggestion: Casting Serenity makes up a decent percentage of your time standing still in a fight, and enabling you to move during it can really increase your uptime and therefore your DPS. Take by default.

Increases damage reduction by 3%.

Increases damage reduction by 3%.

Increases the critical chance of Force Serenity and Disturbance by 15%. Increases all periodic damage dealt by 20%. In addition, Force in Balance and Shifted Balance grant Warden's Vigor, causing your Telekinetic Throw to heal you for 15% of the damage dealt for the next 12 seconds.

Increases the critical chance of Force Serenity and Disturbance by 15%. Increases all periodic damage dealt by 20%. In addition, Force in Balance and Shifted Balance grant Warden's Vigor, causing your Telekinetic Throw to heal you for 15% of the damage dealt for the next 12 seconds.

Increases all periodic damage dealt by 20%.

Increases all periodic damage dealt by 20%.

Channels a protective barrier around you, granting immunity to all negative, controlling, and damaging effects and building up to 4 charges for Enduring Bastion, which absorbs damage per charge and grants immunity to interrupts for up to 5 seconds after the channel ends. This ability does not respect the global cooldown and can be used while controlled.

Channels a protective barrier around you, granting immunity to all negative, controlling, and damaging effects and building up to 4 charges for Enduring Bastion, which absorbs damage per charge and grants immunity to interrupts for up to 5 seconds after the channel ends. This ability does not respect the global cooldown and can be used while controlled.

Vanquishes the target with mighty force, dealing kinetic damage initially, plus an additional kinetic damage over 9 seconds. The target also becomes Vulnerable for 45 seconds, increasing the damage taken from Force attacks by 5%. Replaces Mind Crush.

Vanquishes the target with mighty force, dealing kinetic damage initially, plus an additional kinetic damage over 9 seconds. The target also becomes Vulnerable for 45 seconds, increasing the damage taken from Force attacks by 5%. Replaces Mind Crush.

Damage dealt by Telekinetic Throw has a 20% chance and damage dealt by Force Serenity has a 60% chance to restore 2 force and deal kinetic damage to the target. Increases the duration of Mind Crush and Vanquish by 3 seconds.

Damage dealt by Telekinetic Throw has a 20% chance and damage dealt by Force Serenity has a 60% chance to restore 2 force and deal kinetic damage to the target. Increases the duration of Mind Crush and Vanquish by 3 seconds.

Increases the duration of Mind Crush and Vanquish by 3 seconds.

Increases the duration of Mind Crush and Vanquish by 3 seconds.

Reduces the cooldowns of Force Speed by 5 seconds and Force Barrier by 30 seconds. In addition, Force Speed lasts 0.5 seconds longer, Mental Alacrity increases your movement speed by 100% while active, and the active cooldown of Force Speed is finished when Force Barrier ends.

Reduces the cooldowns of Force Speed by 5 seconds and Force Barrier by 30 seconds. In addition, Force Speed lasts 0.5 seconds longer, Mental Alacrity increases your movement speed by 100% while active, and the active cooldown of Force Speed is finished when Force Barrier ends.

Flashpoint Suggestion: A great mobile choice here that should probably be taken by default, unless you really want the defensive in Valorous Spirit. Remember when picking Valorous Spirit that you have to Force Mend yourself for it to work!

Operation Suggestion: A great mobile choice here that should probably be taken by default, unless you really want the defensive in Valorous Spirit. Remember when picking Valorous Spirit that you have to Force Mend yourself for it to work!

Force Mend increases your damage reduction by 15% for 6 seconds. Additionally, reduces the cooldown of Force Mend by 5 seconds.

Force Mend increases your damage reduction by 15% for 6 seconds. Additionally, reduces the cooldown of Force Mend by 5 seconds.

Force Armors you place on yourself erupt in a flash of light when they end, blinding up to 8 nearby enemies for 3 seconds. This effect breaks from direct damage.

Force Armors you place on yourself erupt in a flash of light when they end, blinding up to 8 nearby enemies for 3 seconds. This effect breaks from direct damage.

Solo Single-Enemy Suggestion: Most enemies in solo content won't be immune to a blind, so Kinetic Collapse can be a cool choice here. If they are immune, or you just don't need the crowd control, Metaphysical Alacrity is a great speed boost.

Solo Many-Enemy Suggestion: Most enemies in solo content won't be immune to a blind, so Kinetic Collapse can be a cool choice here. If they are immune, or you just don't need the crowd control, Metaphysical Alacrity is a great speed boost.

Deals kinetic damage to your target and leaves you feeling Empowered for up to 5 seconds. The Empowered effect can stack three times, with each stack increasing Telekinetic Blitz damage by 30%. The ability has 3 charges and recharges every 10 seconds. Telekinetic Blitz deals 10% more damage, and if applicable healing.

Deals kinetic damage to your target and leaves you feeling Empowered for up to 5 seconds. The Empowered effect can stack three times, with each stack increasing Telekinetic Blitz damage by 30%. The ability has 3 charges and recharges every 10 seconds. Telekinetic Blitz deals 10% more damage, and if applicable healing.

Lifts the target helplessly into the air, preventing all action for up to 8 seconds. Non-player, non-standard, and non-weak targets heal rapidly while lifted out of harm's way. Damage causes this effect to end prematurely.

Your crowd control (CC) is a special type of stun you can only use when your enemy is outside of combat. You use it before a fight, to temporarily knock an opponent out of the fight while you deal with the other enemies. Accidentally damaging your crowd control'd target will wake them up.

Solo Single-Enemy Suggestion: Normally Phase Walk would be recommended as default here as great mobility, because Telekinetic Blitz doesn't have room in your rotation and Force Lift breaks on damage in group content and more often than not your allies will cancel it anyway. But in solo content, Force Lift can be very useful on multi-target fights to keep one target out of the way for a bit. Master Mode Chapters are a great place to lift extra targets away!

Solo Many-Enemy Suggestion: Normally Phase Walk would be recommended as default here as great mobility, because Telekinetic Blitz doesn't have room in your rotation and Force Lift breaks on damage in group content and more often than not your allies will cancel it anyway. But in solo content, Force Lift can be very useful on multi-target fights to keep one target out of the way for a bit. Master Mode Chapters are a great place to lift extra targets away!

Activating this ability marks your current location for 10 minutes. When this ability is activated again, if you are within 60 meters of the marked location, you instantly return to the marked location. Phase Walk goes on cooldown for 60 seconds when used to return to the marked location.

Activating this ability marks your current location for 10 minutes. When this ability is activated again, if you are within 60 meters of the marked location, you instantly return to the marked location. Phase Walk goes on cooldown for 60 seconds when used to return to the marked location.

Flashpoint Suggestion: Phase walk is likely your best bet here to instantly teleport out of AoE damage or do a mechanic quicker. No room for Telekinetic Blitz in your rotation, and outside of the two turrets in Hammer Station, most random groups will pull and fight everything at once in flashpoints, so your Force Lift would be cancelled anyway.

Operation Suggestion: Phase walk is likely your best bet here to instantly teleport out of AoE damage or do a mechanic quicker. No room for Telekinetic Blitz in your rotation, and Force Lift can't be used on most Operation targets.

Increases the damage dealt by periodic effects by 15% on targets below 30% of max health. In addition, Force Serenity restores 15 force when used on a target affected by your Force Suppression.

Increases the damage dealt by periodic effects by 15% on targets below 30% of max health. In addition, Force Serenity restores 15 force when used on a target affected by your Force Suppression.

Each time a charge of your Force Suppression is consumed, you gain 2 Force.

Each time a charge of your Force Suppression is consumed, you gain 2 Force.

Force Speed grants Egress, removing all movement-impairing effects and granting immunity to them for the duration.

Force Speed grants Egress, removing all movement-impairing effects and granting immunity to them for the duration.

Targets affected by your Weaken Mind are slowed by 30% for its duration.

Targets affected by your Weaken Mind are slowed by 30% for its duration.

Reduces the damage taken by all periodic effects by 15%.

Reduces the damage taken by all periodic effects by 15%.

General Suggestion: Mind Ward is a greatly beneficial survivability choice, with Egress being a situationally useful slow-breaker.

Increases the life stolen by Force in Balance, Shifted Balance, and Force Serenity by 100% and causes Weaken Mind and Sever Force to reclaim life from enemy targets, healing you for 10% of the damage they deal.

Increases the life stolen by Force in Balance, Shifted Balance, and Force Serenity by 100% and causes Weaken Mind and Sever Force to reclaim life from enemy targets, healing you for 10% of the damage they deal.

Dealing damage with Telekinetic Throw increases the critical chance of your damaging periodic effects by 3% for 10 seconds. Stacks up to 4 times.

Dealing damage with Telekinetic Throw increases the critical chance of your damaging periodic effects by 3% for 10 seconds. Stacks up to 4 times.