The Battle of Ilum is a Flashpoint in Star Wars: The Old Republic that you can run alone, with friends, or with other random players through the groupfinder.
The Battle of Ilum
There is a traitor among the Sith. Using their knowledge of the Imperial military to their own advantage, one of the most feared military commanders in the galaxy has turned their back on the Empire, and has declared themselves the leader of a new, stronger Empire. Now the traitorous Sith Lord has commandeered a powerful Imperial battlestation, and has used their influence to build a formidable army. Now the traitor intends to use a fleet of experimental starships to purge the Empire of old and crush the Republic once and for all. The new Empire’s new target: Ilum. As Imperial and Republic forces clash over this vital world, the new Empire’s fleet intervenes and opens fire on both factions weakened forces. With this new Empire posing a threat to both the Republic and Empire, both sides assemble teams of their most powerful and experienced heroes. Their mission: fight through the renegade’s forces, commandeer one of their ships and make their way to the Sith traitor’s battlestation.
How to Start
The Battle of Ilum is a Flashpoint meant to be played at almost any time during your levelling or story path – but it would be smart to play it after your class story ends on Corellia, and before you start the expansions. You can encounter it in the story soon after you finish your class story, replay it alone in Story mode, or play it outside of the story with a group in Story, Veteran or Master mode.
Use the tabs above for instructions for how to enter the flashpoint in the story line, and how to enter it in Solo (Story) mode, Veteran mode, and Master mode by faction.
- Ilum Story Arc: Lvl 47+
- Story: Lvl 48+
- Solo: Lvl 48+
- Veteran: Lvl 15-80
- Veteran Groupfinder: Lvl 48-80
- Master Mode: Lvl 50-80 †
- Master Mode Groupfinder: Lvl 80
Story – Republic Instructions
Requirements: To play the The Battle of Ilum Flashpoint in the story, and receive all the special cutscenes related to the Flashpoint in the story, you will need to be level 48+ and on the correct step of Ilum Under Siege as part of the Ilum Story Arc. If you are below this level, or have not done the Ilum Story Arc ‘Crystal Ball’ and its related quests up to Ilum Under Siege, you can not play the story quest for this Flashpoint.
Timeline: In the story, this Flashpoint takes place after your class story ends on Corellia. If you missed the natural entry point for this story arc and Flashpoint, it would be smart to play them before you start the Onslaught expansion as the events are directly tied into the fifth and sixth expansion.
Bring a Friend: If you want to bring a friend along for this Flashpoint in Story Mode to do the full story line, you easily can.
If they have not done the Crystal Ball Ilum Story Arc, they can join you in a group and you can follow the exact same steps together as long as they are level 47+.
If they have already run the storyline, they’ll be able to join you in the cutscenes after talking to the first quest giver, by walking in the door after you on Ilum at the the Republic Base Camp for the Supreme Commander Rans quest. Then after you finish that cutscene with them watching, you’ll be able to enter the Flashpoint, but your friend won’t have any quests so they can’t walk in behind you… tell them to go talk to the nearby DG-93 droid and pick up the [Start Story Mode] quest and then they will be able to enter the Flashpoint with you at level 48+.
They can also use the Solo tab in the Activity Finder to quickly join you once you are already inside the Flashpoint as long as they are level 48+.
Directions to the Republic Story Quest for The Battle of Ilum: The Battle of Ilum’s one-time story quest, which is the Ilum story Arc leading up to it, is started by speaking to a questgiver on the fleet named Lieutenant Ha’laa, at level 47 or higher. The questgiver will have a purple triangle quest over its head, and is in the center ring of the Fleet. The Flashpoint itself is located on Ilum at the Republic Base Camp, which you would need to fly to. The flashpoint storyline, the Ilum Story Arc, is called Crystal Ball for Republic players.
Step 1 – Talk to the Questgiver near the inner ring of the Republic Fleet named Lieutenant Ha’laa, a yellow Twi’lek
Step 2 – Get to the Ilum Republic Base Camp by flying to Ilum with your ship
Step 3 – Before taking the shuttle down to the planet, stop and speak to the Shuttle Pilot on the space station, right before the shuttle
Step 4 – Follow the quest marker for the Crystal Ball quest, and speak to Supreme Commander Rans on the Republic Base Camp – go in the green door, do NOT go down the elevator to the second level of the Republic Base Camp.
Once inside talk to Supreme Commander Rans to watch the introductory quest.
This will lead you on a series of quests on Ilum, leading up to the Flashpoint finales:
- Crystal Ball
- A Gentleman’s Agreement
- Armada
- The Jedi Temple
- Ilum Under Siege
Once you complete the Ilum Under Siege step, you’ll automatically be on the quest [STORY] The Battle of Ilum. Finally, go down the nearby elevator to the Lower Levels. The Battle of Ilum will be on the Lower Level of the Ilum base. Head on in, you don’t need to talk to the questgiver outside the entrance. Heads up, you need to be 47 to start the Ilum Story Arc, but you need to be level 48 to start the story version of the Flashpoint.
If you play in Story Mode, you will also get a Combat Support Droid to help you.
If you lose him, you can re-summon him by left-clicking the blue symbol beside the The Battle of Ilum quest.
If you can’t see that icon, you can also right-click the item in the Mission Items tab of your inventory.
Story Progress: [STORY] The Battle of Ilum alone will not progress your storyline – it is simply the repeatable solo version. To work on the overarching story, you also need to be on the quest Ilum Under Siege on the step Complete Flashpoint: The Battle of Ilum and then run the [STORY] Flashpoint: The Battle of Ilum quest.
Lost the quest? If you lost the Crystal Ball quest, head back to the Lieutenant Ha’laa questgiver you started at to re-pick up the quest. Keep in mind this story-based introductory quest Crystal Ball is one-time-per-character, and you shouldn’t be able to abandon it. If you lost the ability to walk into the Flashpoint door, or lost the quest with the word Flashpoint in it, you can pick up the [STORY] Flashpoint: The Battle of Ilum quest from the DG-93 Droid outside the flashpoint’s entrance.
Story – Imperial Instructions
Requirements: To play the The Battle of Ilum Flashpoint in the story, and receive all the special cutscenes related to the Flashpoint in the story, you will need to be level 48+ and on the correct step of An Empire Betrayed as part of the Ilum Story Arc. If you are below this level, or have not done the Ilum Story Arc ‘First Strike’ and its related quests up to An Empire Betrayed, you can not play the story quest for this Flashpoint.
Timeline: In the story, this Flashpoint takes place after your class story ends on Corellia. If you missed the natural entry point for this story arc and Flashpoint, it would be smart to play them before you start the Onslaught expansion as the events are directly tied into the fifth and sixth expansion.
Bring a Friend: If you want to bring a friend along for this Flashpoint in Story Mode to do the full story line, you easily can.
If they have not done the The Battle of Ilum storyline, they can join you in a group and you can follow the exact same steps together as long as they are level 48+.
If they have already run the storyline, they’ll be able to join you in the cutscenes after talking to the first droid, by walking in the door after you on the Imperial Base Camp for the First Strike quest. Then after you finish that cutscene with them watching, you’ll be able to enter the Flashpoint, but your friend won’t have any quests so they can’t walk in behind you… tell them to go talk to the nearby S-K6 droid and pick up the [Start Story Mode] quest and then they will be able to enter the Flashpoint with you.
They can also use the Solo tab in the Activity Finder to quickly join you once you are already inside the Flashpoint as long as they are level 48+.
Directions to the Imperial Story Quest for The Battle of Ilum: The Battle of Ilum’s one-time story quest, which is the Ilum story Arc leading up to it, is started by speaking to a questgiver on the fleet named T9-M6, at level 47 or higher. The questgiver will have a purple triangle quest over its head, and is in the center ring of the Fleet. The Flashpoint itself is located on Ilum at the Imperial Base Camp, which you would need to fly to. The flashpoint storyline, the Ilum Story Arc, is called First Strike for Imperial players.
Step 1 – Talk to the Questgiver near the inner ring of the Imperial Fleet named T9-M6
Step 2 – Get to the Ilum Imperial Base Camp by flying to Ilum with your ship
Step 3 – Follow the quest marker for the First Strike quest, and speak to Moff Regus in the Imperial Base Camp on Ilum – go in the green door, you don’t need to go down the elevator, just into the base
Once inside talk to Moff Regus to watch the introductory quest.
This will lead you on a series of quests on Ilum, leading up to the Flashpoint finales:
- First Strike
- The Challenge of War
- Shoring Up Defenses
- A New Order
- An Empire Betrayed
Once you complete the An Empire Betrayed step, you’ll automatically be on the quest [STORY] The Battle of Ilum. Finally, go down the nearby elevator to the Lower Levels. The Battle of Ilum will be on the Lower Level of the Ilum base. Head on in, you don’t need to talk to the questgiver outside the entrance. Heads up, you need to be 47 to start the Ilum Story Arc, but you need to be level 48 to start the story version of the Flashpoint.
If you play in Story Mode, you will also get a Combat Support Droid to help you.
If you lose him, you can re-summon him by left-clicking the blue symbol beside the The Battle of Ilum quest.
If you can’t see that icon, you can also right-click the item in the Mission Items tab of your inventory.
Story Progress: [STORY] The Battle of Ilum alone will not progress your storyline – it is simply the repeatable solo version. To work on the overarching story, you also need to be on the quest First Strike on the step Complete Flashpoint: The Battle of Ilum and then run the [STORY] Flashpoint: The Battle of Ilum quest.
Lost the quest? If you lost the First Strike quest, head back to the T9-M6 Droid you started at to re-pick up the quest. Keep in mind this story-based introductory quest First Strike is one-time-per-character. If you lost the ability to walk into the Flashpoint door, or lost the quest with the word Flashpoint in it, you can pick up the [STORY] Flashpoint: The Battle of Ilum quest from the S-K6 outside the flashpoint’s entrance.
Solo (Story) – Republic Instructions
You can also run this repeatable Flashpoint solo outside of the one-time story quest, at level 48+.
Activity Finder: The FASTEST and EASIEST way to get into the The Battle of Ilum Flashpoint soo mode is with the Activity Finder. If you are level 48 or higher, click the icon of “three little people” on the bottom right of your screen which will open the Activity Finder Window.
Then choose the Solo tab in the Activity Finder.
On the solo tab, scroll down and find the listing for The Battle of Ilum on the list under Flashpoints, select it, then click the green Travel button. This will take you right into the Flashpoint!
Bring a Friend: You are allowed to bring friends along for this Flashpoint, you do not have to do it alone even though it is considered soloable. Your friends must also be level 48+, be in a group with you, and then you can all use the Solo Tab of the Activity Finder to get into the Flashpoint, and it will put you together no matter where in the galaxy you started from.
There’s really no need to walk into the Flashpoint manually, but here are the instructions.
Manual Entry (Republic): The The Battle of Ilum Flashpoint entrance is located on Ilum on the low levels Republic Base Camp, down the elevator.
Step 1 – Fly to Ilum. Go through the space station and down to the planet, then run into the base. Then go down the big elevator.
You can quicktravel to the Republic Outpost Cantina (left quicktravel) if you want to skip the elevator, it puts you downstairs.
Step 2 – Speak to the droid questgiver DG-93
And choose [Start Story Mode] which will be available as long as you are level 48 or higher.
If you play in Story Mode, you will also get a Combat Support Droid to help you.
If you lose him, you can re-summon him by left-clicking the blue symbol beside the The Battle of Ilum quest.
If you can’t see that icon, you can also right-click the item in the Mission Items tab of your inventory.
Story: [STORY] Flashpoint: The Battle of Ilum alone will not progress your storyline – it is simply the repeatable solo version. To work on the overarching story, you also need to be on the quest Crystal Ball on the step Complete Flashpoint: The Battle of Ilum and then run the [STORY] Flashpoint: The Battle of Ilum quest. See the Story tab for more info.
Solo (Story) – Imperial Instructions
You can also run this repeatable Flashpoint solo outside of the one-time storyquest, at level 48+.
Activity Finder: The FASTEST and EASIEST way to get into the The Battle of Ilum Flashpoint soo mode is with the Activity Finder. If you are level 48 or higher, click the icon of “three little people” on the bottom right of your screen which will open the Activity Finder Window.
Then choose the Solo tab in the Activity Finder.
On the solo tab, scroll down and find the listing for The Battle of Ilum on the list under Flashpoints, select it, then click the green Travel button. This will take you right into the Flashpoint!
Bring a Friend: You are allowed to bring friends along for this Flashpoint, you do not have to do it alone even though it is considered soloable. Your friends must also be level 48+, be in a group with you, and then you can all use the Solo Tab of the Activity Finder to get into the Flashpoint, and it will put you together no matter where in the galaxy you started from.
There’s really no need to walk into the Flashpoint manually, but here are the instructions.
Manual Entry (Imperial): The The Battle of Ilum Flashpoint entrance is located on Ilum on the low levels Imperial Base Camp, down the elevator.
Step 1 – Fly to Ilum. Go through the space station and down to the planet, then run into the base. Then go down the big elevator.
You can quicktravel to the Imperial Outpost Cantina after taking a few steps away from the shuttle (right quicktravel) if you want to skip the elevator, it puts you downstairs.
Step 2 – Speak to the droid questgiver S-K6
And choose [Start Story Mode] which will be available as long as you are level 48 or higher.
If you play in Story Mode, you will also get a Combat Support Droid to help you.
If you lose him, you can re-summon him by left-clicking the blue symbol beside the The Battle of Ilum quest.
If you can’t see that icon, you can also right-click the item in the Mission Items tab of your inventory.
Story: [STORY] Flashpoint: The Battle of Ilum alone will not progress your storyline – it is simply the repeatable solo version. To work on the overarching story, you also need to be on the quest First Strike on the step Complete Flashpoint: The Battle of Ilum and then run the [STORY] Flashpoint: The Battle of Ilum quest. See the Story tab for more info.
Veteran – Republic Instructions
The Battle of Ilum also has a repeatable 4-player Veteran version. It is meant to be completed by a group with any type of Republic characters in it, you do not necessarily need a tank or healer to complete it. You will likely also have good luck with 2 players and 2 companions, or 3 players and 1 companion.
Group Finder: If you want to queue up and enter The Battle of Ilum in veteran mode through the group finder, you will need to be level 48-80 and not currently on any The Battle of Ilum Flashpoint quests or it won’t show up as an option in the group finder. If you are level 48-80, click the icon of “three little people” on the bottom right of your screen which will open the Activity Finder Window. Then choose the Group tab in the Activity Finder.
Filter: If you want to specifically run The Battle of Ilum and not a random Flashpoint, make sure to choose Veteran Flashpoints, then click the Filter button the right and narrow your choices down to just The Battle of Ilum before pressing Join Queue. Joining the queue will put you in line to be matched with random players to play The Battle of Ilum with.
Groupfinder flashpoints do NOT show the cutscenes. To see the cutscenes related to this Flashpoint, you must enter it manually by walking in the door.
Bring a Friend in the Groupfinder: You can queue up with a group of 2, 3, or 4 players in the group finder. If you have a full group of 4, it will bring you straight to the Flashpoint with your full group. If you have 2 or 3 players in your group, the group finder will match you with other random players until you have a full group – but you’ll always be paired with your friends who started off in your group, and will not be split up.
Story: [VETERAN] The Battle of Ilum will not progress your storyline – it is simply the repeatable group version. If you are a low level, this is the only version that will show up on the actual Flashpoint questgiver in front of the entrance door – so don’t be confused and accidentally enter the group version if you are a low level, as it is not meant to be completed alone.
Veteran Manual Entry (Republic): The The Battle of Ilum Flashpoint entrance is located on Ilum on the low levels Republic Base Camp, down the elevator.
Bring a Friend Manually: Veteran Mode Flashpoints are not meant to be completed alone, though highly-skilled, highly-geared, high-level players might be able to. To bring friends along for this Veteran Flashpoint, they’ll need to pick up the Veteran Mode quest from the questgiver – or you can pick up the quest and share it with them, but they’ll still need to walk in the door manually. Characters walking in the door need to be level 15+.
Step 1 – Fly to Ilum. Go through the space station and down to the planet, then run into the base. Then go down the big elevator.
You can quicktravel to the Republic Outpost Cantina (left quicktravel) if you want to skip the elevator, it puts you downstairs.
Step 2 – Speak to the droid questgiver DG-93
And choose [Start Veteran Mode] which will be available as long as you are level 15 or higher.
Veteran – Imperial Instructions
The Battle of Ilum also has a repeatable 4-player Veteran version. It is meant to be completed by a group with any type of Imperial characters in it, you do not necessarily need a tank or healer to complete it. You will likely also have good luck with 2 players and 2 companions, or 3 players and 1 companion.
Group Finder: If you want to queue up and enter The Battle of Ilum in veteran mode through the group finder, you will need to be level 48-80 and not currently on any The Battle of Ilum Flashpoint quests or it won’t show up as an option in the group finder. If you are level 48-80, click the icon of “three little people” on the bottom right of your screen which will open the Activity Finder Window. Then choose the Group tab in the Activity Finder.
Filter: If you want to specifically run The Battle of Ilum and not a random Flashpoint, make sure to choose Veteran Flashpoints, then click the Filter button the right and narrow your choices down to just The Battle of Ilum before pressing Join Queue. Joining the queue will put you in line to be matched with random players to play The Battle of Ilum with.
Groupfinder flashpoints do NOT show the cutscenes. To see the cutscenes related to this Flashpoint, you must enter it manually by walking in the door.
Bring a Friend in the Groupfinder: You can queue up with a group of 2, 3, or 4 players in the group finder. If you have a full group of 4, it will bring you straight to the Flashpoint with your full group. If you have 2 or 3 players in your group, the group finder will match you with other random players until you have a full group – but you’ll always be paired with your friends who started off in your group, and will not be split up.
Story: [VETERAN] The Battle of Ilum will not progress your storyline – it is simply the repeatable group version. If you are a low level, this is the only version that will show up on the terminal – so don’t be confused and accidentally enter the group version if you are a low level, as it is not meant to be completed alone.
Veteran Manual Entry (Imperial): The The Battle of Ilum Flashpoint entrance is located on Ilum on the low levels Imperial Base Camp, down the elevator.
Bring a Friend Manually: Veteran Mode Flashpoints are not meant to be completed alone, though highly-skilled, highly-geared, high-level players might be able to. To bring friends along for this Veteran Flashpoint, they’ll need to pick up the Veteran Mode quest from the questgiver – or you can pick up the quest and share it with them, but they’ll still need to walk in the door manually. Characters walking in the door need to be level 15+.
Step 1 – Fly to Ilum. Go through the space station and down to the planet, then run into the base. Then go down the big elevator.
You can quicktravel to the Imperial Outpost Cantina after taking a few steps away from the shuttle (right quicktravel) if you want to skip the elevator, it puts you downstairs.
Step 2 – Speak to the droid questgiver S-K6
And choose [Start Veteran Mode] which will be available as long as you are level 15 or higher.
Master – Republic Instructions
Master Mode is the hardest version of The Battle of Ilum. It is meant to be completed by a high-level high-skilled group at level 80. Most teams will want a Tank, Healer and two Damage characters.
Group Finder: If you want to queue up and enter The Battle of Ilum in Master Mode through the group finder, you will need to be level 80 and not currently on any The Battle of Ilum Flashpoint quests or it won’t show up as an option in the group finder. If you are level 80, click the icon of “three little people” on the bottom right of your screen which will open the Activity Finder Window. Then choose the Group tab in the Activity Finder.
Filter: If you want to specifically run The Battle of Ilum and not a random Flashpoint, make sure to choose Master Flashpoints, then click the Filter button the right and narrow your choices down to just The Battle of Ilum before pressing Join Queue. Joining the queue will put you in line to be matched with random players to play The Battle of Ilum with.
Groupfinder flashpoints do NOT show the cutscenes. To see the cutscenes related to this Flashpoint, you must enter it manually by walking in the door.
Bring a Friend in the Groupfinder: You can queue up with a group of 2, 3, or 4 players in the group finder. If you have a full group of 4, it will bring you straight to the Flashpoint with your full group. If you have 2 or 3 players in your group, the group finder will match you with other random players until you have a full group – but you’ll always be paired with your friends who started off in your group, and will not be split up. Your friends all need to be level 80 too.
Story: [MASTER] The Battle of Ilum will not progress your storyline – it is simply the repeatable difficult group version.
Master Manual Entry (Republic): The The Battle of Ilum Flashpoint entrance is located on Ilum on the low levels of the Republic Base Camp, down the elevator.
Bring a Friend Manually: Master Mode Flashpoints are not meant to be completed alone, and are designed for level 80 players who are comfortable with their role and class. To bring friends along for this Master Flashpoint, they’ll need to pick up the Master Mode quest from the questgiver – or you can pick up the quest and share it with them, but they’ll still need to walk in the door manually while you’re in a group. Level 50-80 characters can technically enter Master Mode flashpoints, but all the enemies are level 80, and they will die very quickly.
Step 1 – Fly to Ilum. Go through the space station and down to the planet, then run into the base. Then go down the big elevator.
You can quicktravel to the Republic Outpost Cantina (left quicktravel) if you want to skip the elevator, it puts you downstairs.
Step 2 – Speak to the droid questgiver DG-93
And choose [Start Master Mode] which will be available as long as you are level 80.
Master – Imperial Instructions
Master Mode is the hardest version of The Battle of Ilum. It is meant to be completed by a high-level high-skilled group at level 80. Most teams will want a Tank, Healer and two Damage characters.
Group Finder: If you want to queue up and enter The Battle of Ilum in Master Mode through the group finder, you will need to be level 80 and not currently on any The Battle of Ilum Flashpoint quests or it won’t show up as an option in the group finder. If you are level 80, click the icon of “three little people” on the bottom right of your screen which will open the Activity Finder Window. Then choose the Group tab in the Activity Finder.
Filter: If you want to specifically run The Battle of Ilum and not a random Flashpoint, make sure to choose Master Flashpoints, then click the Filter button the right and narrow your choices down to just The Battle of Ilum before pressing Join Queue. Joining the queue will put you in line to be matched with random players to play The Battle of Ilum with.
Groupfinder flashpoints do NOT show the cutscenes. To see the cutscenes related to this Flashpoint, you must enter it manually by walking in the door.
Bring a Friend in the Groupfinder: You can queue up with a group of 2, 3, or 4 players in the group finder. If you have a full group of 4, it will bring you straight to the Flashpoint with your full group. If you have 2 or 3 players in your group, the group finder will match you with other random players until you have a full group – but you’ll always be paired with your friends who started off in your group, and will not be split up. Your friends all need to be level 80 too.
Story: [MASTER] The Battle of Ilum will not progress your storyline – it is simply the repeatable difficult group version.
Master Manual Entry (Imperial): The The Battle of Ilum Flashpoint entrance is located on Ilum on the low levels of the Imperial Base Camp, down the elevator.
Bring a Friend Manually: Master Mode Flashpoints are not meant to be completed alone, and are designed for level 80 players who are comfortable with their role and class. To bring friends along for this Master Flashpoint, they’ll need to pick up the Master Mode quest from the questgiver – or you can pick up the quest and share it with them, but they’ll still need to walk in the door manually while you’re in a group. Level 50-80 characters can technically enter Master Mode flashpoints, but all the enemies are level 80, and they will die very quickly.
Step 1 – Fly to Ilum. Go through the space station and down to the planet, then run into the base. Then go down the big elevator.
You can quicktravel to the Imperial Outpost Cantina after taking a few steps away from the shuttle (right quicktravel) if you want to skip the elevator, it puts you downstairs.
Step 2 – Speak to the droid questgiver S-K6
And choose [Start Master Mode] which will be available as long as you are level 80.
Bosses
This Flashpoint has three boss fights – Gark the Indomitable a Gamorrean, Drinda Zel and Velasu Graege the Alien Commanders in front of the red shield, Darth Serevin the final boss and a bonus boss named the Guid Patriarch.
In story mode, and in Veteran Mode when you have multiple players you can use the medpacs scattered around the bosses. Right-click them to heal yourself.
The following boss info is mainly for story and Veteran mode – Master Mode tactics are not covered in this guide.
Boss 1 – Gark the Indomitable
Gark can be skipped by heading towards the right, if your group does not want to fight him.
This boss summons a bunch of smaller enemies. You can ignore them and fight the main boss unless you are dying.
Boss 2 – Drinda Zel and Velasu Garege
Turrets show up during this alien commanders fight, but you can mostly ignore them until the fight with the bosses is over, unless you are dying.
Boss 3 – Crystal Cutter Droid and Crystal Harvester Droid
These bosses have a mining beam attack, but you only need to worry about it if you are dying – use a defensive ability if you are.
Boss 4 – Krel Thok
Krel Thak can be skipped – you just run all the way past him and don’t stop, if your group does not want to fight him.
This boss summons lots of smaller enemies.
When he has his little blue screen up, and red text shows up on the screen, he will push you back if you get too close to him, so you can just focus on the smaller enemies.
Bonus Boss – Guid Patriarch
You may want to clear the room of Vorntigers before fighting this boss.
Boss 5 – Commander Folex
Boss 6 – Darth Serevin
Most groups fight Queneth Li the Voss in white robes first.
He will stun you, but you likely just need to wait for him to be done.
To leave the Flashpoint once you’ve finished, use the Exit Area button or walk out the colorful door nearby.
Bonus Quests
The bonus boss and bonus quests in Battle of Ilum are available for all modes – Story, Veteran and Master.
Evening the Odds and destroying the turbolasers is for XP and credits, while the other quest, Crystal Fortress, is for the bonus boss- you will need to defeata total of 70 enemies and find 10 mining supplies in the crystal caves so you can fight the bonus boss.
Evening the Odds
- Destroy the Turbolaser Batteries 0/6
This quest is just for extra credits/xp. Right-click the glowing blue turret panels – you need to find 6 of the 7, all on the first map.
Crystal Fortress
This bonus quest unlocks the bonus boss.
- Defeat Malgus’s Forces 0/30
- Defeat Malgus’s Forces 0/40
- Destroy the Crystal Mining Supplies 0/10
- Destroy the Auxiliary Generator (Bonus Boss)
Ideally, you will want to defeat the 70 total enemies before you reach the crystal caves, as the supplies are in the caves and are the next step – otherwise you’ll need to go backwards and kill more enemies.
The crystal mining supplies are glowing blue boxes you can right-click, in the caves. There’s a cute little “secret” area of the caves on the west side – when you follow a little tunnel, it will lead you deeper into a section not marked on the maps.
Inside is an easter egg of a dead tauntaun, a frozen human, and three crystal mining supplies.
Finishing the bonus quest will unlock the Guid Patriarch bonus boss. He’s located in the west outside of the crystal caves.
Skips
What follows are a quick gallery of images depicting specific walking routes that may save you some time by avoiding enemies during the flashpoint – certain routes will be highlited as the main “community routes” that you’ll probably see players in random activity-finder groups try to do – if you only practice one skip out of all of these, make it the community one! All of the following images are done without stealth or without a sleep dart/mind maze from a stealth character, so anyone can attempt them. If you fail to slip by unnoticed or see your team has attacked the enemies – always pull back from these routes and go back to help them defeat them! These may save time if everyone does them, but nothing makes a flashpoint slower than running ahead and not helping others to get out of combat again.
Solo Stealth: If you are playing The Battle of Ilum alone and are on a Stealth character, you can skip many of the enemies.
Skip #1
As per usual, this guide does not cover sleep dart skips. This officer here in front of the steps out of the trench is a very common sleep dart target, but even without, if you’re very quick you can temporarily leap up out of the trench, and drop down onto the other side safely without being blasted away. The next officer around the corner is too close to his wall to be jumped around without a dart, but it should be noted that he’s a common dart target for that reason, too.
Skip #2
If you’re skipping the bonus stuff, stick to this left-hand wall behind all the boxes and the big spider droid shouldn’t hassle you any. You’ll have to fight the next one around the corner though.
Skip #3
Gark here is entirely optional. You can just walk around him by running behind all the junk on the right-hand wall. You’ll need to kill the silver-level door guards up ahead.
Skip #4
Jump over the railing to get off the stairs early here and simply use the right half of the room to dodge more enemies on your way up.
Skip #5
This one can be a bit timing dependant so hopefully your group is together – as you get close the big droid will start patrolling. Simply wait behind one of these two boxes and run along the rails to the first boss once the coast is clear.
Skip #6 – Community Skip
The Adegan crystal mines can be pretty hit or miss for skips because some require cutting corners leaping over crystals thatll get you stuck and reset you or the vorntigers are just patrolling around too much to be reliable, so after you make it through the cave the first reliable skip is this common community one – just mount up and go left around the main road. You’ll still trigger and have to fight the ship-unloaded landing party though.
Skip #7
With some fancy jumping, you can get around the patroling huge droid and all the kaleesh guys out front of the base too. Simply hop from cargo to ice and from ice to the bunker door, then climb all the way up and drop down onto the box behind the door guards. Then run inside.
Boss Skip – Krel Thak
When you get to Krel Thak, your group may choose to skip past him – you just run all the way past him and don’t stop. Run all the way outside, and eventually him and all his smaller enemies will run back and reset, allowing you to keep moving forward in the Flashpoint. I had to run all the way to the bridge or further in some cases.
Skip #8
Sometimes it feels silly calling some of these skips, but after the 2nd boss just remember that you can go around these guys near the computers on your way out…
Skip #9 – Community Skip
Another frequent one in public groups, once outside again just hang left yet again, jumping on some ice if needed to get away from the enemies on the road. Once over the little hill in this image, make sure to stay left and avoid the patrolling robot on the road until you get to the bridge up ahead.
Skip #10
If you were sticking to the left side of the road in skip#9, you’ll notice a group of paratroopers running to meet you up ahead near the bridge. Cross to the right-hand side to avoid them, then cut in behind and up the left side of the bridge to avoid the one medic they left behind. Hop the barricade to make sure you’re as far left as you can be, as the medic commonly catches folks.
Skip #11 – Community Skip
In this next section you need to disable three generators before moving on. After defeating generator B, go across the street and drop into generator A’s area this way without using the stairs. The next skip will come from within this pit, but defeat the guards to the keyboard and use it for now. You can exit the pit to go get generator C, then come back to A’s pit to continue.
Skip #12 – Community Skip
Back inside A’s pit after all 3 generators have gone down, hop up these boxes and hop the railing to get around all the enemies that are waiting for you to use the stairs like a chump.
Skip #13
Finally, just before the last boss, if you hang right in this room with central computers, you can skip the final pack of enemies entirely and head to the boss.
Rewards
In addition to the usual rewards of XP, credits, gear and end-game currency, The Battle of Ilum has the following rewards available.
The Large Crystal Formation (Purple) decoration is an automatic reward for completing the repeatable solo-friendly [STORY] mode, picked up through the Activity Finder. It can also be bought and sold on the GTN.
Objectives
- Board the Shuttle to the Battlefield
- Take a Speeder to the Trenches
- Defeat the Alien Commanders
- Disable the Security Field
- Get to Fort Barrow
- Destroy Force Field Generator A
- Destroy Force Field Generator B
- Destroy Force Field Generator C
- Override the Security Console
- Locate the Stealth Ship Prototype
- Defeat Darth Serevin
- Talk to Talsa-ko
Disable the Security Field: right-click the glowing blue terminal near the red door, after killing the two bosses.
Destroy Force Field Generator A / Destroy Force Field Generator B / Destroy Force Field Generator C: right-click the glowing blue keyboard down in the trench areas
Override the Security Console:
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