SWTOR Augments Guide

Augments are a way of adding additional stats to your armor in Star Wars: The Old Republic. They are available to low level players, but aren’t really worth it, and are more recommended for level 75 players who are working on the hardest content in the game including Ranked PvP and Master Mode operations. Players who are not working on those two extremely difficult types of content really don’t need augments, however they can still increase your character’s stats and give you a boost in combat. In this video, we’ll be going over the different types of augments, how to augment your gear, and a basic over view of the cost-benefits of the different levels and tiers of augments available in the game.

How to Get Augments

Unlike most other gear in the game, the main, and often only, way to obtain augments is through crafting – so you can either craft them yourself, have a friend craft, or buy them from another player who has crafted them on the GTN, the player run market. Augment schematics come from a variety of places, but the most recent set of augments come directly from the crew skills trainer, and other come from reverse-engineering that schematic from the trainer. You do not need to find the schematics on the GTN, in flashpoints, or through any other type of content in the game.

How to Augment Your Gear

To Augment your gear you need two things – an augment, and an augment kit.

While there are many different types of augments, all augments require an augment kit of the correct level before you can place the augment into your armor piece. The most recent type of augment kit is called the Augment Kit MK-11, and if you plan to augment every piece of your character’s gear, you will need a total of 14 of these, as you can augment every piece except your Tactical item. Augment kits are not re-useable, so make sure to place them on a piece of gear you plan to continue using – for example, you’ll probably want to wait until you have your set-bonus gear pieces and moddable main hand and off hand before you augment them, and make sure you have your stats at level 75 figured out before you augment your other pieces like your relics, implants and earpiece which should be at item-rating 306. As mentioned, there are augments and augment kits for low level players, but they are not necessary at all for low-level content, but if you plan to augment something like your level 60 gear if you are free-to-play, you’ll want to follow similar rules like make sure your armor pieces are moddable and make sure your earpiece, implant and relics are ones you plan to hold on to for a while so their augmentation wasn’t a waste of credits.

To add an augment kit to your gear, right-click the piece of gear in your inventory or equipment panel. Then right-click the augment kit from your inventory. This will add an augment slot to your armor piece. To place an augment into the slot, next right-click the augment from your inventory.

Although augment kits disappear once you use them, augments themselves can be taken out of your gear by right-clicking them in the mods panel, so you can swap them out easily. Once an augment is used once however, you will no longer be able to sell it on the GTN, so try not to buy then use the wrong ones or you’ll be stuck with them.

Which Augment Stats are Best?

There are many different types of augments, and each kind has a difference balance of stats. Players often ask, “Which type of augment is best?” but there is no 100% correct answer – instead you should be building your augment set based on your current armor’s stats, with the goal of reaching specific overall stat numbers combined throughout all your gear. For example, if you need more alacrity, but you already have a ton in your boots and gloves, you don’t need to buy alacrity augments too. On the flip side, if your armor doesn’t have any alacrity, you can supplement it through your augments. Augments are great for fine-tuning certain stats like alacrity and accuracy as augments give you a smaller stat boost than your pieces of armor do – so for example if you only need 100 or so more points of Alacrity to meet your goals, adding an alacrity augment is a great choice.

In general,

• If you are a damage character, you focus on meeting an accuracy goal, then an alacrity threshold that speeds up your abilities, and lastly dump the rest of your stats into Crit.
• If you are a healer, you focus on an alacrity threshold that speeds up your abilities, and lastly dump the rest of your stats into Crit, ignoring accuracy.
• If you are a tank, you focus on absorption and shield.

In addition to this, figuring out your stats if you are planning to do more difficult Operations is even more complicated, as even if you are level 75, almost all operations will temporarily lower your level down to level 70, and this includes giving some of your stat a “cap” so that they can not go higher than a certain amount even if you have the best augments in the game. A quick rule of thumb is that in level 70 operations, you have LIIMMITTTEDDD PPPOOOOWWWEERRRR! but you can have unlimited crit – but in the level 75 operations, your power stats goes back to normal and is a bit more nuanced.

To figure out exactly how much you are shooting for when it comes to your stats depending on your class, here are some fantastic guides by player Merlyn that are my go-to for figuring out my stats.

Which Augments are best?

In addition to different types of augments, there are different tiers of augments – they all have similar patterns when it come to their stats, but allow you to add a few more points to your overall gear stats the higher up you go. The downside is that the best augments in the game are incredibly expensive with minimal return on value compared to the less expensive ones, so it will be up to you to decide your budget.

One great set of advice is that “some” augments are a TON better than “no augments”. So you can get a great boost just by buying the cheapest high-level augments in this guide. My suggestion for the cheapest augments with the best stats for your credits are the blue-bordered augments that are for level 73 and up, they are item-rating 286 and have the number “73” in their name – for example Alacrity Augment 73. On my server, at the time of making this video, they run for about 200,000 credits each, so you could easily afford a full set just by running two hours worth of heroics. The coolest part is you may be able to craft these for yourself without too much hassle as the schematic comes straight from the crew skill trainer at crafting level 680, with Armormech, Armstech, and Synthweaving each getting their own augments to craft.

The best augments in the game are the gold-bordered Superior 77 Augments with an item-rating of 300. These offer the best stats for augments in the game, but come with an incredible price tag  in the high millions each. For example, at the time of making this video, the Superior Alacrity Augment 77 was priced at 621 million on my server, which is pretty insane. This is because the materials required to craft these rare augments are very scarce and difficult to get. Each augment requires 7 of the OEM-37 crafting material that only comes from Master Mode Operations, 14 of the RPM-13 crafting material that only comes from Ranked PvP, and a small pile of other rare crafting materials on top of those special ones. Only the top 1% of the playerbase should even really consider getting these, and if you had some credits to splurge and want to have a step up from the blue-bordered augments I mentioned, I suggest checking out the intermediate step of the purple-bordered 74 augments, like the Advanced Alacrity Augment 74.

New Superior 77 Augments in SWTOR Guide

In terms of cost and highest stat boost, here are the recent augments in the game.

Icon	Item	Lvl	Item-rating	Example Stats	Source	Cost on GTN*
	Augments 45	65+	220	Alacrity Augment 45	590 crafting level, Schematic from Crafting Trainer: No rare materials required	100,000, great inexpensive choice!
	Advanced Augments 45	68+	228	Advanced Alacrity Augment 45	590 crafting level, Schematic from Reverse-engineering the blue Augments 45 from trainer, No rare materials required	150,000, gives you a little bit more stats than the one above
	Advanced Augments 46	70+	230	Advanced Alacrity Augment 46	Not crafted, instead an uncommon drop from the A Traitor Among the Chiss Flashpoint (Copero Flashpoint), I did not see any drop in story / solo mode, but did in Veteran mode from the last boss.	700,000, expensive because rare not because amazing
	Superior Augments 46	70+	238	Superior Alacrity Augment 46	600 crafting level, Schematic from Crafting Trainer: Encrypted Memory Core x1, Charged Matter Transubstantiator x2, slicing materials	9 million, expensive to craft and not a lot of demand so not really worth it, funny enough I think the on above is technically better for most things
	Superior Augments 48	70+	242	Superior Alacrity Augment 48	Crafted but the schematic is an uncommon drop from The Nathema Conspiracy Flashpoint (Nathema / Traitor Flashpoint), I had three schematics drop in solo / story mode in the same run. Schematic can be bought and sold on GTN. Requires 600 crafting level and these materials: Encrypted Memory Core x3, Charged Matter Transubstantiator x4, slicing materials	14 million, expensive because rare not because good, the SCHEMATICS are very cheap though! Under one million. Same strange scenario as the gold augment above, the earlier augments are technically better for most things.
	Augments 73	73+	276	Alacrity Augment 73	680 crafting level, Schematic from Crafting Trainer: Processed Isotope Stabilizer x10, Blue Crafted Component x2, Blue Crafted Component x2	200,000, GREAT choice and the best stats for the price!!
	Advanced Augments 74	75	286	Advanced Alacrity Augment 74	700 crafting level, 10% Reverse Engineer chance from the blue Augment 73: Processed Isotope Stabilizer x10, Solid Resource Matrix x5, Legendary Ember x5, Purple Crafted Component x5, Purple Crafted Component x3	23 million, gives you a little boost compared to the one above
	Superior Augments 77	75	300	Superior Alacrity Augment 77	700 crafting level, Schematic from Crafting Trainer: Processed Isotope Stabilizer x5, Solid Resource Matrix x5, Legendary Ember x5, OEM-37 x7, RPM-13 x14, Purple Crafted Component x5, Purple Crafted Component x3	621 million, a pretty decent boost but these are ridiculously expensive and only the top 1% of the player base should worry about them at all. Technically the best augments in the game available.

Pssttt… this is actually the end of the guide. The rest of the information is supplementary for players who really want to dig in to augments, or need the exact names of the augments they are looking to buy! – Swtorista

Augments List

This is a full list of all the augments available in the game for high-level characters. Roll your mouse over the augment to see its stats.

Crafted Augments

A majority of augments are obtained through crafting. Some schematics come directly from the crew skill trainer while others must first be reverse-engineered. Roll your mouse over the craftable augment to see its stats, schematic and crafting materials required.

Schem.	Item	Crew Skill	Crafting	Added
	Absorb Augment 45	Armormech	590	5.0.0
	Accuracy Augment 45	Armstech	590	5.0.0
	Alacrity Augment 45	Synthweaving	590	5.0.0
	Critical Augment 45	Synthweaving	590	5.0.0
	Fortitude Augment 45	Armstech	590	5.0.0
	Overkill Augment 45	Armstech	590	5.0.0
	Redoubt Augment 45	Synthweaving	590	5.0.0
	Shield Augment 45	Armormech	590	5.0.0
	Versatile Augment 45	Armormech	590	5.0.0
	Advanced Absorb Augment 45	Armormech	590	5.0.0
	Advanced Accuracy Augment 45	Armstech	590	5.0.0
	Advanced Alacrity Augment 45	Synthweaving	590	5.0.0
	Advanced Critical Augment 45	Synthweaving	590	5.0.0
	Advanced Fortitude Augment 45	Armstech	590	5.0.0
	Advanced Overkill Augment 45	Armstech	590	5.0.0
	Advanced Redoubt Augment 45	Synthweaving	590	5.0.0
	Advanced Shield Augment 45	Armormech	590	5.0.0
	Advanced Versatile Augment 45	Armormech	590	5.0.0
	Superior Absorb Augment 46	Armormech	600	5.6.0
	Superior Accuracy Augment 46	Armstech	600	5.6.0
	Superior Alacrity Augment 46	Armormech	600	5.6.0
	Superior Critical Augment 46	Synthweaving	600	5.6.0
	Superior Redoubt Augment 46	Synthweaving	600	5.6.0
	Superior Shield Augment 46	Armstech	600	5.6.0
	Superior Versatile Augment 46	Armstech	600	5.6.0
	Superior Absorb Augment 48	Armormech	600	5.9.0
	Superior Accuracy Augment 48	Armstech	600	5.9.0
	Superior Alacrity Augment 48	Armormech	600	5.9.0
	Superior Critical Augment 48	Synthweaving	600	5.9.0
	Superior Redoubt Augment 48	Synthweaving	600	5.9.0
	Superior Shield Augment 48	Armstech	600	5.9.0
	Superior Versatile Augment 48	Armstech	600	5.9.0
	Absorb Augment 73	Armormech	680	6.0.0a
	Accuracy Augment 73	Armstech	680	6.0.0a
	Alacrity Augment 73	Armormech	680	6.0.0a
	Critical Augment 73	Synthweaving	680	6.0.0a
	Redoubt Augment 73	Synthweaving	680	6.0.0a
	Shield Augment 73	Armstech	680	6.0.0a
	Versatile Augment 73	Armstech	680	6.0.0a
	Augmentation Kit MK-11	Armormech	690	6.0.0a
	Augmentation Kit MK-11	Armstech	690	6.0.0a
	Augmentation Kit MK-11	Synthweaving	690	6.0.0a
	Advanced Absorb Augment 74	Armormech	700	6.0.0a
	Advanced Accuracy Augment 74	Armstech	700	6.0.0a
	Advanced Alacrity Augment 74	Armormech	700	6.0.0a
	Advanced Critical Augment 74	Synthweaving	700	6.0.0a
	Advanced Redoubt Augment 74	Synthweaving	700	6.0.0a
	Advanced Shield Augment 74	Armstech	700	6.0.0a
	Advanced Versatile Augment 74	Armstech	700	6.0.0a
	Superior Absorb Augment 77	Armormech	700	6.1.4
	Superior Accuracy Augment 77	Armstech	700	6.1.4
	Superior Alacrity Augment 77	Armormech	700	6.1.4
	Superior Critical Augment 77	Synthweaving	700	6.1.4
	Superior Redoubt Augment 77	Synthweaving	700	6.1.4
	Superior Shield Augment 77	Armstech	700	6.1.4
	Superior Versatile Augment 77	Armstech	700	6.1.4
	CM-1337	Cybertech	700	6.1.4

Rare Augment Crafting Materials

These are some of the materials you may find in the schematics for crafting augments.

Icon	Material Name	Skill	Grade	Type	Notes
	Exotic Isotope Stabilizer	Content	Level 65	Rare Material	Info: Tier 1 Exotic Crafting Material - Level 65 crafting, used in almost every crafting schematic. Jawa Junk: x10 Scrap: Assorted Droid Parts (blue)
	Dark Matter Catalyst	Content	Level 65	Rare Material	Info: Tier 1 Exotic Crafting Material - Level 65 crafting, but only for earpieces, implants, relics and modifications, and the Crystal of Nightmare Fury, which gives a buff in Master mode operations. Jawa Junk: x8 Scrap: Jawa Junk (purple)
	Strategic Resource Matrix	Content	Level 65	Rare Material	Info: Tier 1 Exotic Crafting Material - Level 65 crafting, including some really cool armor sets that are available to be reverse-engineered even by level 75 players. Jawa Junk: x8 Scrap: Jawa Junk (purple)
	Ancient Tome	Content	Level 70	Rare Material	Info: Level 70 top-tier crafting, can be bought from a vendor on Ossus for 100,000 Credits and 65 Relics of Ossus. All items crafted with these, with the exception of level 70 modifications, can also be bought directly from the Masterwork Vendor on Ossus, costing 27,500 credits and Champion status with Ossus Reputation. Jawa Junk: Not available
	Refined Isotope Stabilizer	Content	Level 70	Rare Material	Info: Tier 2 Exotic Crafting Material - Used in almost all level 70 crafting. Jawa Junk: x12 Scrap: Assorted Droid Parts (blue)
	Charged Matter Transubstantiator	Content	Level 70	Rare Material	Info: Grade 10 Crafting Material - Level 70 top-tier crafting for creating Masterwork items. All items crafted with these, with the exception of level 70 modifications and augments, can also be bought directly from the Masterwork Vendor on Ossus, costing 27,500 credits and Champion status with Ossus Reputation. Augments are the only relevant thing at 75, Superior Augment 46, are a good cheap alternative to level 75 augments. Jawa Junk: x200 Scrap: Jawa Junk (purple)
	Encrypted Memory Core	Content	Level 70	Rare Material	Info: Grade 10 Crafting Material - Level 70 top-tier crafting for creating augments. Can drop from Guild Conquest reward Augment Components Lockboxes for lvl 10-70 characters if you choose the box instead of an Encryption. Jawa Junk: Not available
	Iokath Recombinator	Content	Level 70	Rare Material	Info: Grade 10 Crafting Material - Required for crafting Dark Projects, this mostly-retired material can be bought from the vendor located near the Umbara flashpoint entrance on Odessan for 350,000 credits each. Jawa Junk: Not available
	Superior Resource Matrix	Content	Level 70	Rare Material	Info: Tier 2 Exotic Crafting Material Jawa Junk: x10 Scrap: Jawa Junk (purple)
	Void Matter Catalyst	Content	Level 70	Rare Material	Info: Tier 2 Exotic Crafting Material - Level 70 crafting for modifications only. These seem very hard to get these days - seem to drop from some Veteran Mode and Master Mode operations like Ravagers. Jawa Junk: Not available
	Processed Isotope Stabilizer	Content	Level 75	Rare Material	Info: Tier 3 Exotic Crafting Material - Abbreviated to Isos, this material comes from quite a few sources but mainly from Flashpoints and Operations. The more difficult Story / Veteran / Master mode, the more you will get. Used in almost all level 75 crafting. Jawa Junk: Not available
	Solid Resource Matrix	Content	Level 75	Rare Material	Info: Tier 3 Exotic Crafting Material - Abbreviated to SRM, this material is mainly earned through Conquest. Used for crafting higher-end level 75 purple and gold-bordered equipment, modifications and augments. They were unavailable in the game for a while but returned in update 7.0.2 to the Jawa Vendor. Jawa Junk: x30 Scrap: Jawa Junk (purple)
	CM-1337	Content	Level 75	Rare Material	Info: Grade 11 Legendary Combined Material - Combination of an OEM-37 and RPM-13, to craft the best (and very expensive) augments at level 75 available in the game Jawa Junk: Not available
	Legendary Ember	Content	Level 75	Rare Material	Info: Legendary Component - Used to craft the second-best augments in the game and item-rating 300-306 mods and equipment. Legendary Embers, which have a small chance to drop from rich crafting missions, and a high chance to drop from the special one-time wealthy crafting missions from datapads for any gathering skill. They also have a chance of dropping when you deconstructing item-rating 300+ gear and grade 11 slicing lockboxes. They can also drop from Ranked PvP reward boxes. Embers can be bought from the Spoils of War vendor on the fleet for 3,000 Tech Fragments each. Jawa Junk: Not available
	OEM-37	Content	Level 75	Rare Material	Info: Tier 3 Exotic Crafting Material - Drops from Master Mode Operations. Very expensive crafting material used to craft the best level 75 augments in the game. Players with 10,000 Tech Fragments can trade them in for an OEM-37 or RPM-13 in the Supplies section of the Fleet in a quest from a very small datapad at level 75. Jawa Junk: Not available
	RPM-13	Content	Level 75	Rare Material	Info: Tier 3 Exotic Crafting Material - Drops from the Weekly Group Ranked Warzone Lockbox. Very expensive crafting material used to craft the best level 75 augments in the game. Players with 10,000 Tech Fragments can trade them in for an OEM-37 or RPM-13 in the Supplies section of the Fleet in a quest from a very small datapad at level 75. Jawa Junk: Not available

Best Augments in the Game