Marauder Carnage Basics Guide

Jumps to a distant target, dealing damage with the main-hand weapon, immobilizing the target for 2 seconds and interrupting the target's current action. Builds 3 rage. Cannot be used against targets in cover.

Jump to a faraway enemy.

Channels your hatred to restore your health. Cannot be used during combat.

Regain health out of battle.

Generates 2 rage and inflicts weapon damage with a series of quick melee attacks. Attacks with both weapons if dual wielding.

Generates 2 rage and inflicts weapon damage with a series of quick melee attacks. Attacks with both weapons if dual wielding.

Slashes the target for weapon damage. Attacks with both weapons if dual wielding.

Slashes the target for weapon damage. Attacks with both weapons if dual wielding.

Increases melee, ranged, Force and tech bonus damage and healing by 5%.

Increases melee, ranged, Force and tech bonus damage and healing by 5%.

Utilize a balanced lightsaber form, increasing all damage dealt and reducing all damage received by 3%.

Utilize a balanced lightsaber form, increasing all damage dealt and reducing all damage received by 3%.

Increases your movement speed by 15%.

Increases your movement speed by 15%.

Doubles the damage dealt by offhand weapon attacks.

Doubles the damage dealt by offhand weapon attacks.

Gore sunders the target for 45 seconds. Sundered targets have their armor rating reduced by 20%.

Gore sunders the target for 45 seconds. Sundered targets have their armor rating reduced by 20%.

Increases damage reduction by 2%. In addition, Dual Saber Throw builds 2 rage.

Increases damage reduction by 2%. In addition, Dual Saber Throw builds 2 rage.

Reduces the cooldown of Battering Assault by 3 seconds.

Reduces the cooldown of Battering Assault by 3 seconds.

Increases the critical strike damage bonus of Massacre and Devastating Blast by 15%.

Increases the critical strike damage bonus of Massacre and Devastating Blast by 15%.

Reduces the cooldowns of Force Scream and Devastating Blast by 3 seconds and the rage they consume by 1.

Reduces the cooldowns of Force Scream and Devastating Blast by 3 seconds and the rage they consume by 1.

Increases the critical strike damage of all attacks by 10% and the critical strike chance of Vicious Slash, Sweeping Slash, Vicious Throw, and Furious Strike by 5%.

Increases the critical strike damage of all attacks by 10% and the critical strike chance of Vicious Slash, Sweeping Slash, Vicious Throw, and Furious Strike by 5%.

Smashes up to 8 enemies within 5 meters with the Force, dealing kinetic damage. Stuns weak and standard enemies for 2 seconds.

Smashes up to 8 enemies within 5 meters with the Force, dealing kinetic damage. Stuns weak and standard enemies for 2 seconds.

Reduces all damage taken by 20% and deals energy damage to attackers. This effect cannot occur more than once every second. Lasts 10 seconds. Cloak of Pain refreshes to its full duration when attacked, but this effect cannot last more than 30 seconds in total.

Reduces all damage taken by 20% and deals energy damage to attackers. This effect cannot occur more than once every second. Lasts 10 seconds. Cloak of Pain refreshes to its full duration when attacked, but this effect cannot last more than 30 seconds in total.

Blasts the target with a Force-enhanced scream, dealing kinetic damage. In addition, standard and weak enemies are stunned for 4 seconds.

Blasts the target with a Force-enhanced scream, dealing kinetic damage. In addition, standard and weak enemies are stunned for 4 seconds.

Strikes the target multiple times with both lightsabers, dealing weapon damage and building 6 rage. Requires 2 lightsabers.

Strikes the target multiple times with both lightsabers, dealing weapon damage and building 6 rage. Requires 2 lightsabers.

Performs a series of lightsaber attacks that deal weapon damage. Strikes with both weapons if dual wielding.

Performs a series of lightsaber attacks that deal weapon damage. Strikes with both weapons if dual wielding.

Purges all incapacitating and movement-impairing effects.

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

Slashes up to 8 enemies within 5 meters in front of you for weapon damage. Attacks with both weapons if dual wielding.

Slashes up to 8 enemies within 5 meters in front of you for weapon damage. Attacks with both weapons if dual wielding.

Requires and converts 30 stacks of Fury to enter a Berserk state, granting 30% alacrity. Lasts for 6 charges, with each attack consuming 1 charge. An additional stack of Ferocity is granted if Ferocity is used while Berserk is active.

Requires and converts 30 stacks of Fury to enter a Berserk state, granting 30% alacrity. Lasts for 6 charges, with each attack consuming 1 charge. An additional stack of Ferocity is granted if Ferocity is used while Berserk is active.

Raises a lightsaber ward, increasing melee and ranged defenses by 50% and absorbing 25% of the damage taken from Force and tech attacks. Lasts 12 seconds.

Raises a lightsaber ward, increasing melee and ranged defenses by 50% and absorbing 25% of the damage taken from Force and tech attacks. Lasts 12 seconds.

Vicious Slash, Sweeping Slash, Vicious Throw, Massacre, Annihilate, and Furious Strike refund 1 rage when used. In addition, Battering Assault beats down its target for 45 seconds. Beat down targets take 5% more damage from melee attacks.

Vicious Slash, Sweeping Slash, Vicious Throw, Massacre, Annihilate, and Furious Strike refund 1 rage when used. In addition, Battering Assault beats down its target for 45 seconds. Beat down targets take 5% more damage from melee attacks.

You build up to 30 Fury over the course of using Channel Hatred. This effect cannot occur more than once every 30 seconds.

You build up to 30 Fury over the course of using Channel Hatred. This effect cannot occur more than once every 30 seconds.

Activating an attack that spends rage and defeating opponents builds Fury. When 30 stacks of Fury are built, you become Furious, enabling the use of Berserk, Predation and Bloodthirst.

Activating an attack that spends rage and defeating opponents builds Fury. When 30 stacks of Fury are built, you become Furious, enabling the use of Berserk, Predation and Bloodthirst.

Impales the target with both lightsabers, dealing weapon damage and hindering the target for 1.5 seconds, preventing the use of high mobility actions and escapes. In addition, it Sunders the target for 45 seconds. Sundered targets have their armor rating reduced by 20%. Requires two lightsabers.

Impales the target with both lightsabers, dealing weapon damage and hindering the target for 1.5 seconds, preventing the use of high mobility actions and escapes. In addition, it Sunders the target for 45 seconds. Sundered targets have their armor rating reduced by 20%. Requires two lightsabers.

Utilize an acrobatic lightsaber form, increasing alacrity by 3%. In addition, your successful melee attacks have a 20% chance to trigger a second strike that deals weapon damage. This effect cannot occur more than once every 1.5 seconds. Replaces Shii-Cho Form.

Utilize an acrobatic lightsaber form, increasing alacrity by 3%. In addition, your successful melee attacks have a 20% chance to trigger a second strike that deals weapon damage. This effect cannot occur more than once every 1.5 seconds. Replaces Shii-Cho Form.

Smash into the target, disrupting its current action and preventing that ability from being used for the next 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!

Sweeping Slash triggers an Ataru Form strike on each enemy target it damages.

Sweeping Slash triggers an Ataru Form strike on each enemy target it damages.

Gore deals additional damage to up to 8 enemies in a cone behind the primary target.

Gore deals additional damage to up to 8 enemies in a cone behind the primary target.

Solo Many-Enemy Suggestion: For large packs of trash mobs, Piercing Gore can do a lot of dps provided you line it up properly!

Swiftly moves towards the target, impaling them with both lightsabers for weapon damage and hindering them for 1.5 seconds, preventing the use of high mobility actions and escapes. In addition, your movement speed is increased by 10% for 10 seconds. Replaces Gore.

Swiftly moves towards the target, impaling them with both lightsabers for weapon damage and hindering them for 1.5 seconds, preventing the use of high mobility actions and escapes. In addition, your movement speed is increased by 10% for 10 seconds. Replaces Gore.

Gore's critical hit chance is increased by 10% while Berserk is active and whenever Gore consumes a charge of Berserk its cooldown is reset.

Gore's critical hit chance is increased by 10% while Berserk is active and whenever Gore consumes a charge of Berserk its cooldown is reset.

General Suggestion: This interaction with Berserk is definitely your best DPS boost on this tier of choices. You have six charges of Berserk, using Gore on the last one should ensure you can Gore twice before the next Berserk activation.

Vicious Slash, Massacre and Ravage slow targets they hit by 50% for 10 seconds.

Vicious Slash, Massacre and Ravage slow targets they hit by 50% for 10 seconds.

Ravage immobilizes the target for 3 seconds and generates 1 rage.

Ravage immobilizes the target for 3 seconds and generates 1 rage.

Applies Predation to you and your group members within 40 meters, increasing movement speed by 80%, melee and ranged defense by 10%, and purges movement-impairing effects. Lasts 10 seconds.

Applies Predation to you and your group members within 40 meters, increasing movement speed by 80%, melee and ranged defense by 10%, and purges movement-impairing effects. Lasts 10 seconds.

Solo Single-Enemy Suggestion: Predation is an extremely useful speed boost and slight defensive ability, and since nobody can take it for you when playing solo, you must take it yourself!

Solo Many-Enemy Suggestion: Predation is an extremely useful speed boost and slight defensive ability, and since nobody can take it for you when playing solo, you must take it yourself!

Flashpoint Suggestion: Predation is an extremely useful speed boost and slight defensive ability, This is a great buff to share with your group members during movement-heavy fights or just for going from point A to point B faster. Only consider a different choice if someone else is already using Transcendence/Predation.

Operation Suggestion: Predation is an extremely useful speed boost and slight defensive ability, This is a great buff to share with your group members during movement-heavy fights or just for going from point A to point B faster. Only consider a different choice if someone else is already using Transcendence/Predation.

Obscures yourself with the Force, removing all cleansable effects and becoming difficult to detect. Reduces your threat towards all enemies and all damage taken by 50%, grants immunity to controlling effects and increases movement speed by 50%. Lasts 6 seconds. Dealing direct damage ends the effect prematurely.

Camouflage is a type of temporary stealth that doe not remove you from combat, but does protect you, reduce your threat and cleanse you.

Strikes the target with both weapons for weapon damage and automatically triggers an Ataru Form strike, bypassing Ataru Form's rate limit. For 6 seconds after using Massacre, your Ataru Form has an extra 30% chance to be triggered. Requires two lightsabers. Replaces Vicious Slash.

Strikes the target with both weapons for weapon damage and automatically triggers an Ataru Form strike, bypassing Ataru Form's rate limit. For 6 seconds after using Massacre, your Ataru Form has an extra 30% chance to be triggered. Requires two lightsabers. Replaces Vicious Slash.

Increases the damage dealt by your triggered Ataru Form attacks by 5%. In addition, the effects of your Berserk ability are modified.

Increases the damage dealt by your triggered Ataru Form attacks by 5%. In addition, the effects of your Berserk ability are modified.

Each time you deal damage with Massacre your damage reduction increases by 2%. Stacks up to 3 times and lasts for 6 seconds.

Each time you deal damage with Massacre your damage reduction increases by 2%. Stacks up to 3 times and lasts for 6 seconds.

Massacre deals 10% additional damage for each movement enhancing effect you've applied to yourself.

Massacre deals 10% additional damage for each movement enhancing effect you've applied to yourself.

Massacre's critical chance is increased by 20%. Activating Massacre reduces the cooldown of Frenzy by 2 seconds.

Massacre's critical chance is increased by 20%. Activating Massacre reduces the cooldown of Frenzy by 2 seconds.

General Suggestion: Massacre is a very frequently used ability outside of your ferocity buff. The constant cooldown reduction will really help speed up carnage Marauder!

Enters a furious frenzy, immediately building 30 stacks of Fury.

Enters a furious frenzy, immediately building 30 stacks of Fury.

Dealing damage with an Ataru Form strike grants Execute, making your next Force Scream or Devastating Blast deal 10% more damage.

Dealing damage with an Ataru Form strike grants Execute, making your next Force Scream or Devastating Blast deal 10% more damage.

Consumes all ability charges of Furious Power and applies that many Furious Power stacks to you for 15 seconds. Each stack increases your next direct single target melee attack by 25% and is consumed whenever you deal damage with these attacks. Recharges 1 ability charge every 15 seconds to a maximum of 4 charges.

Consumes all ability charges of Furious Power and applies that many Furious Power stacks to you for 15 seconds. Each stack increases your next direct single target melee attack by 25% and is consumed whenever you deal damage with these attacks. Recharges 1 ability charge every 15 seconds to a maximum of 4 charges.

Critically hitting increases your movement speed by 5% and your crit chance by 5%. Lasts for 3 seconds and stacks up to 5 times.

Critically hitting increases your movement speed by 5% and your crit chance by 5%. Lasts for 3 seconds and stacks up to 5 times.

General Suggestion: 25% increased crit chance as long as you keep critting is pretty easy to maintain. Definitely the best choice here.

Dealing damage with an Ataru Form strike reduces the cooldown of rage spending offensive abilities by 1 second. This effect can only occur once every second. In addition, Ataru Form deals 3% more damage.”

Dealing damage with an Ataru Form strike reduces the cooldown of rage spending offensive abilities by 1 second. This effect can only occur once every second. In addition, Ataru Form deals 3% more damage.”

Throws the main-hand lightsaber at a target, dealing weapon damage. Only usable on targets at or below 30% max health.

Throws the main-hand lightsaber at a target, dealing weapon damage. Only usable on targets at or below 30% max health.

Gain two stacks up Ferocity, lasting up to 10 seconds. Devastating Blast, Gore, Vicious Throw, Ravage, Massacre, Smash, and Sweeping Slash all gain 100% armor penetration while Ferocity is active, and using any of these abilites consumes one stack of Ferocity. Requires two lightsabers.

Gain two stacks up Ferocity, lasting up to 10 seconds. Devastating Blast, Gore, Vicious Throw, Ravage, Massacre, Smash, and Sweeping Slash all gain 100% armor penetration while Ferocity is active, and using any of these abilites consumes one stack of Ferocity. Requires two lightsabers.

You generate 4 rage when stunned, immobilized, put to sleep, or knocked around. Additionally, the cooldown of Unleash is reduced by 30 seconds.

You generate 4 rage when stunned, immobilized, put to sleep, or knocked around. Additionally, the cooldown of Unleash is reduced by 30 seconds.

Solo Single-Enemy Suggestion: Lots of difficult fights to solo in SWTOR can be made more maneageable if you can break out of Stuns more often. If damage is the bigger issue, take Steel Self and keep Predation handy for some Area Reduction.

Force Charge gets an additional charge and builds 2 Fury when activated.

Force Charge gets an additional charge and builds 2 Fury when activated.

Solo Many-Enemy Suggestion: Jumping around from group to group of enemies can make the leveling process much faster, and the boost of Fury will help keep Berserk going without pausing between each pack.

Increases internal and elemental damage reduction by 3%. In addition, Activating Bloodthirst, Cloak of Pain, or Predation reduces the damage you take from area effects by 30% for 10 seconds.

Increases internal and elemental damage reduction by 3%. In addition, Activating Bloodthirst, Cloak of Pain, or Predation reduces the damage you take from area effects by 30% for 10 seconds.

Flashpoint Suggestion: Bloodthirst should be saved as a cooldown for you group when they want it, but Cloak of Pain and Predation can be kept in your pocket for moments of large, group-wide damage you'd like to survive.

Operation Suggestion: Bloodthirst should be saved as a cooldown for you group when they want it, but Cloak of Pain and Predation can be kept in your pocket for moments of large, group-wide damage you'd like to survive.

When Execute is consumed by Force Scream or Devastating Blast, you build 1 rage. In addition, you are immune to interrupts and all controlling effects for 6 seconds after activating Ferocity. The immunity effect cannot occur more than once every 30 seconds.

When Execute is consumed by Force Scream or Devastating Blast, you build 1 rage. In addition, you are immune to interrupts and all controlling effects for 6 seconds after activating Ferocity. The immunity effect cannot occur more than once every 30 seconds.

Requires and converts 30 stacks of Fury to issue Bloodthirst to you and your Operation group members within 40 meters, increasing all damage and healing done by 10%. Lasts 10 seconds. Those affected by Bloodthirst become Satiated and cannot regain Bloodthirst for 5 minutes.

Requires and converts 30 stacks of Fury to issue Bloodthirst to you and your Operation group members within 40 meters, increasing all damage and healing done by 10%. Lasts 10 seconds. Those affected by Bloodthirst become Satiated and cannot regain Bloodthirst for 5 minutes.

Throws both lightsabers in a straight line towards the target, dealing weapon damage to up to 8 enemies directly in front of you up to 30 meters away. Affected enemies are slowed by 50% for 6 seconds. Requires two lightsabers.

Throws both lightsabers in a straight line towards the target, dealing weapon damage to up to 8 enemies directly in front of you up to 30 meters away. Affected enemies are slowed by 50% for 6 seconds. Requires two lightsabers.

Increases the amount of Fury built by 2 when activating abilities that consume rage, and reduces the cooldown of Frenzy by 30 seconds.

Increases the amount of Fury built by 2 when activating abilities that consume rage, and reduces the cooldown of Frenzy by 30 seconds.

Unleashes a powerful blast of Force energy at the target, dealing energy damage. The blast stuns standard and weak enemies for 5 seconds. Replaces Force Scream.

Unleashes a powerful blast of Force energy at the target, dealing energy damage. The blast stuns standard and weak enemies for 5 seconds. Replaces Force Scream.

Execute now additionally increases the critical chance of Force Scream and Devastating Blast by 100%.

Execute now additionally increases the critical chance of Force Scream and Devastating Blast by 100%.

Each use of Assault and Battering Assault reduces the active cooldown of Cloak of Pain by 3 seconds. While Cloak of Pain is active, it generates 1 rage whenever you are attacked. This effect cannot occur more than once every 2 seconds.

Each use of Assault and Battering Assault reduces the active cooldown of Cloak of Pain by 3 seconds. While Cloak of Pain is active, it generates 1 rage whenever you are attacked. This effect cannot occur more than once every 2 seconds.

Sweeping Slash deals 15% more damage.

Sweeping Slash deals 15% more damage.

Solo Many-Enemy Suggestion: Decent AoE boost for easy content where you can pull lots.

Activating Saber Ward grants immunity to stun, sleep, lift, and incapacitating effects for 6 seconds, and getting attacked while Saber Ward is active heals you for 3% of your maxiumum health. This healing effect cannot occur more than once every second.

Activating Saber Ward grants immunity to stun, sleep, lift, and incapacitating effects for 6 seconds, and getting attacked while Saber Ward is active heals you for 3% of your maxiumum health. This healing effect cannot occur more than once every second.

General Suggestion: Blood Ward is a great defensive as it kind of turns Saber Ward into a mini-Enraged Defense with the heal per attack component. Cloak of Retribution would be a nice option for extra Rage generation if needed (shouldnt need it, though), and Path Carver is good for a boost to AoE damage, so all choices in this tier are competitive, but I'd take this one as default until i need to switch for some AoE.

Chokes the target, stunning it for 4 seconds and generating moderate threat. Deals kinetic damage and builds 3 rage over the duration. This ability can be channeled while moving.

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.

Quickly rush forward 20 meters, dealing weapon damage to enemies in your path and increasing your defense chance by 100% while dashing. Can be used while immobilized and purges movement-impairing effects when activated.

Quickly rush forward 20 meters, dealing weapon damage to enemies in your path and increasing your defense chance by 100% while dashing. Can be used while immobilized and purges movement-impairing effects when activated.

Solo Many-Enemy Suggestion: It doesn't exactly do impressive AoE damage, but if you're just clearing hallways of trash quickly, Mad Dashing through is probably the best choice.

Reduces the damage you take by 99% for 6 seconds.

Reduces the damage you take by 99% for 6 seconds.

General Suggestion: 6 seconds may not sound like a lot of time but taking virtually no damage for that long can be the difference between clearing a hard piece of content in the game and dying. Make a habit of using it quickly if you see you suddenly get aggro. For content where the target is susceptible to stuns, Force Choke can serve as an extra interrupt and Mad Dash is a great additional movement ability, but if those aren't needed definitely keep Undying Rage as your default skill.

While Berserk is active, Massacre and Sweeping Slash consume 1 less rage.

While Berserk is active, Massacre and Sweeping Slash consume 1 less rage.

Bloodthirst generates 12 rage when activated, and you heal for 1% of your maximum health whenever you activate an ability that consumes rage.

Bloodthirst generates 12 rage when activated, and you heal for 1% of your maximum health whenever you activate an ability that consumes rage.

General Suggestion: Even if you're forgetting to use Bloodthirst in most content, the passive 1% heal every time you use a Rage spender alone makes this choice the best in the tier. Default to this for sure.

Force Charge, Force Rend, Devastating Blast, and Obliterate snare the target, reducing its movement speed by 50% for 6 seconds.

Force Charge, Force Rend, Devastating Blast, and Obliterate snare the target, reducing its movement speed by 50% for 6 seconds.

Increases your damage reduction by 2%, and you build 2 Fury when attacked. This Fury building effect cannot occur more than once every 1.5 seconds.

Increases your damage reduction by 2%, and you build 2 Fury when attacked. This Fury building effect cannot occur more than once every 1.5 seconds.

Dealing damage with an Ataru Form strike triggers Slaughter, which finishes the cooldown on Vicious Throw and makes your next Vicious Throw usable on a target at any health level without consuming any rage. This effect cannot occur more than once every 20 seconds.

Dealing damage with an Ataru Form strike triggers Slaughter, which finishes the cooldown on Vicious Throw and makes your next Vicious Throw usable on a target at any health level without consuming any rage. This effect cannot occur more than once every 20 seconds.

Dealing damage with an Ataru Form strike increases your damage reduction and melee and ranged defense chance by 2%. Stacks up to 3 times. Lasts 10 seconds.

Dealing damage with an Ataru Form strike increases your damage reduction and melee and ranged defense chance by 2%. Stacks up to 3 times. Lasts 10 seconds.