SWTOR Depths of Manaan Flashpoint Guide

Story – Republic Instructions

Requirements: To play the Depths of Manaan Flashpoint in the story, and receive all the special cutscenes related to the Flashpoint in the story, you will need to be level 53+ and on the correct step of the Forged Alliances / Prelude: Shadow of Revan storyline. If you are below this level, or not on the correct quest step, you can not play the story quest for this Flashpoint. *** BUG? At the moment, as of Update 7.7.1 to start the Prelude: Shadow of Revan, you must have first completed your Class Story, the Ilum Prelude, and the Rise of the Hutt Cartel expansion. Before that, you just needed to be the right level. It is unclear if this is a permanent change or not.

Timeline: In the story, this Flashpoint takes place specifically as part of the Shadow of Revan expansion, in the section called the Prelude, which is technically before the expansion. This is the third Flashpoint in the Forged Alliances / Prelude: Shadow of Revan quest line.

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 Depths of Manaan storyline / Shadow of Revan Prelude / Forged Alliances storyline, they can join you in a group and you can follow the exact same steps together as long as they are level 53+.

If they have already run the storyline, they’ll be able to join you in the cutscenes like Forged Alliances: Part II by walking in the door behind you. 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 Transporter Dumah Ba 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 53+.

Directions to the Republic Story Quest for Depths of Manaan: This is the third Flashpoint of the Prelude: Shadow of Revan, after running Korriban Incursion and Assault on Tython and talking to Theron Shan at the Republic Fleet cantina, and again on Manaan. If you have not started the Shadow of Revan Prelude quests / the Forged Alliances quest, here is how to start the Prelude: Shadow of Revan quest.

Step 1 – Speak to the Prelude to Shadow of Revan questgiver droid named T3-G2, located near the eastern elevator of the Republic Fleet, with a purple triangle quest marker over its head.

Step 2 – You will have started the Shadow of Revan: Prelude quest, and this droid will lead you to Colonel Darok for an explanation of what is going on in the story through the quest Complete “Forged Alliances: Part I”. To get to him, you will need to take the Outbound Mission Hangar elevator located on the far east elevator of the Republic Fleet. The elevator is very close to T3-G2.

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 Depths of Manaan quest.

If you can’t see that icon, you can also right-click the item in the Mission Items tab of your inventory.

After you complete the Flashpoint, return to Theron Shan on Manaan, outside the Flashpoint, where you can continue Forged Alliances: Part II and talk to both Theron Shan and Lana Beniko.

Speak to Theron Shan on the Republic Fleet. Use the free Fleet Pass icon beside your quest tracker for Forge Alliances to get there faster.

Right-click the nearby glowing blue chair to talk to Theron Shan, and complete Forged Alliances: Part II.

Once you complete Forged Alliances: Part II you will be rewarded with two special rewards once you have completed speaking with Theron – 1 Manaan Research Data which you can use to buy Manaan Flashpoint rewards (see Rewards section), and a Selkath Droid HK Customization.

The next step is also to Speak to Theron Shan, but this time, you’ll be returning to the same room you originally spoke to Colonel Darok in.

To get to Theron, you will need to take the Outbound Mission Hangar elevator located on the far east elevator of the Republic Fleet.

Story Progress: [STORY] Depths of Manaan 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 Forged Alliances: Part II on the step Complete Flashpoint: Depths of Manaan and then run the [STORY] Flashpoint: Depths of Manaan quest.

Lost the quest? If you lost the Prelude: Shadow of Revan / Forge Alliances quest, head back to the T3-G2 Droid you started at to re-pick up the quest. Keep in mind this story-based introductory quest Forged Alliances 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: Depths of Manaan quest from the alien Selkath Transporter Dumah Ba outside the flashpoint’s entrance.

Story – Imperial Instructions

Requirements: To play the Depths of Manaan Flashpoint in the story, and receive all the special cutscenes related to the Flashpoint in the story, you will need to be level 53+ and on the correct step of the Forged Alliances / Prelude: Shadow of Revan storyline. If you are below this level, or not on the correct quest step, you can not play the story quest for this Flashpoint. *** BUG? At the moment, as of Update 7.7.1 to start the Prelude: Shadow of Revan, you must have first completed your Class Story, the Ilum Prelude, and the Rise of the Hutt Cartel expansion. Before that, you just needed to be the right level. It is unclear if this is a permanent change or not.

Timeline: In the story, this Flashpoint takes place specifically as part of the Shadow of Revan expansion, in the section called the Prelude, which is technically before the expansion. This is the third Flashpoint in the Forged Alliances / Prelude: Shadow of Revan quest line.

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 Depths of Manaan storyline / Shadow of Revan Prelude / Forged Alliances storyline, they can join you in a group and you can follow the exact same steps together as long as they are level 53+.

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 for the Darth Arkouss 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 Transporter Esshai 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 53+.

Directions to the Imperial Story Quest for Depths of Manaan: This is the third Flashpoint of the Prelude: Shadow of Revan, after running Assault on Tython and Korriban Incursion and talking to Lan Beniko at the Imperial Fleet cantina, and again on Manaan. If you have not started the Shadow of Revan Prelude quests / the Forged Alliances quest, here is how to start the Prelude: Shadow of Revan quest.

Step 1 – Speak to the Prelude to Shadow of Revan questgiver droid named A7-M1, located near the western elevator of the Imperial Fleet, with a purple triangle quest marker over its head.

Step 2 – You will have started the Shadow of Revan: Prelude quest, and this droid will lead you to Darth Arkous for an explanation of what is going on in the story through the quest Complete “Forged Alliances: Part I”. To get to him, you will need to take the Outbound Mission Hangar elevator located on the far west elevator of the Imperial Fleet. The elevator is very close to A7-M1.

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 Depths of Manaan quest.

If you can’t see that icon, you can also right-click the item in the Mission Items tab of your inventory.

After you complete the Flashpoint, return to Lana Beniko on Manaan, outside the Flashpoint, where you can continue Forged Alliances: Part II and talk to both Theron Shan and Lana Beniko.

Speak to Speak to Lana Beniko on the Imperial Fleet. Use the free Fleet Pass icon beside your quest tracker for Forge Alliances to get there faster, and complete Forged Alliances: Part II.

Once you complete Forged Alliances: Part II you will be rewarded with two special rewards once you have completed speaking with Lana Flashpoints – 1 Manaan Research Data which you can use to buy Manaan Flashpoint rewards (see Rewards section), and a Selkath Droid HK Customization.

The next step is also to Speak to Lana Beniko, but this time, you’ll be returning to the same room you originally spoke to Darth Arkous in.

To get to Lana, you will need to take the Outbound Mission Hangar elevator located on the far west elevator of the Imperial Fleet.

Follow the quest markers to speak to Lana Beniko in the green door –  don’t worry about the other Flashpoint questgivers.This will get you to Forged Alliances: Part III.

Story Progress: [STORY] Depths of Manaan 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 Forged Alliances: Part II on the step Complete Flashpoint: Depths of Manaan and then run the [STORY] Flashpoint: Depths of Manaan quest.

Lost the quest? If you lost the Prelude: Shadow of Revan / Forge Alliances quest, head back to the T3-G2 Droid you started at to re-pick up the quest. Keep in mind this story-based introductory quest Darth Arkous 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: Depths of Manaan quest from the Transporter Esshai 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 53+.

Activity Finder: The FASTEST and EASIEST way to get into the Depths of Manaan Flashpoint soo mode is with the Activity Finder. If you are level 53 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 Depths of Manaan 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 53+, 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): Fly to Manaan with your ship, then walk through Manaan’s hallways until you reach the Selkath named Transporter Dumah Ba.

Step 1 – Fly to Manaan.

Step 2 – Walk through Manaan and speak to the Selkath named Transporter Dumah Ba and choose [Start Story Mode] from the options. Then walk in the nearby door.

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 Depths of Manaan 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: Depths of Manaan 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 Forged Alliances: Part II on the step Complete Flashpoint: Depths of Manaan and then run the [STORY] Flashpoint: Depths of Manaan 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 53+.

Activity Finder: The FASTEST and EASIEST way to get into the Depths of Manaan Flashpoint soo mode is with the Activity Finder. If you are level 53 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 Depths of Manaan 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 53+, 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): Fly to Manaan with your ship, then walk through Manaan’s hallways until you reach the Selkath named Transporter Esshai.

Step 1 – Fly to Manaan.

Step 2 – Walk through Manaan and speak to the Selkath named Transporter Esshai and choose [Start Story Mode] from the options. Then walk in the nearby door.

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 Depths of Manaan 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: Depths of Manaan 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 Forged Alliances: Part II on the step Complete Flashpoint: Depths of Manaan and then run the [STORY] Flashpoint: Depths of Manaan quest. See the Story tab for more info.

Veteran – Republic Instructions

Depths of Manaan 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 Depths of Manaan in veteran mode through the group finder, you will need to be level 53-80 and not currently on any Depths of Manaan Flashpoint quests or it won’t show up as an option in the group finder. If you are level 53-80, 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 Depths of Manaan 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 Depths of Manaan before pressing Join Queue. Joining the queue will put you in line to be matched with random players to play Depths of Manaan 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] Depths of Manaan 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): Fly to Manaan with your ship, then walk through Manaan’s hallways until you reach the Selkath named Transporter Dumah Ba.

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 Manaan.

Step 2 – Walk through Manaan and speak to the Selkath named Transporter Dumah Ba and choose [Start Veteran Mode] from the options. Then walk in the nearby door.

Veteran – Imperial Instructions

Depths of Manaan 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 Depths of Manaan in veteran mode through the group finder, you will need to be level 53-80 and not currently on any Depths of Manaan Flashpoint quests or it won’t show up as an option in the group finder. If you are level 53-80, 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 Depths of Manaan 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 Depths of Manaan before pressing Join Queue. Joining the queue will put you in line to be matched with random players to play Depths of Manaan 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] Depths of Manaan 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): Fly to Manaan with your ship, then walk through Manaan’s hallways until you reach the Selkath named Transporter Esshai.

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 Manaan.

Step 2 – Walk through Manaan and speak to the Selkath named Transporter Esshai and choose [Start Veteran Mode] from the options. Then walk in the nearby door.

Master – Republic Instructions

Master Mode is the hardest version of Depths of Manaan. 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 Depths of Manaan in Master Mode through the group finder, you will need to be level 80 and not currently on any Depths of Manaan 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 Depths of Manaan 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 Depths of Manaan before pressing Join Queue. Joining the queue will put you in line to be matched with random players to play Depths of Manaan 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] Depths of Manaan will not progress your storyline – it is simply the repeatable difficult group version.

Master Manual Entry (Republic): Fly to Manaan with your ship, then walk through Manaan’s hallways until you reach the Selkath named Transporter Dumah Ba.

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 53-80 characters can technically enter Master Mode flashpoints, but all the enemies are level 80, and they will die very quickly.

Step 1 – Fly to Manaan.

Step 2 – Walk through Manaan and speak to the Selkath named Transporter Dumah Ba and choose [Start Master Mode] from the options. Then walk in the nearby door.

Master – Imperial Instructions

Master Mode is the hardest version of Depths of Manaan. 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 Depths of Manaan in Master Mode through the group finder, you will need to be level 80 and not currently on any Depths of Manaan 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 Depths of Manaan 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 Depths of Manaan before pressing Join Queue. Joining the queue will put you in line to be matched with random players to play Depths of Manaan 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] Depths of Manaan will not progress your storyline – it is simply the repeatable difficult group version.

Master Manual Entry (Imperial): Fly to Manaan with your ship, then walk through Manaan’s hallways until you reach the Selkath named Transporter Esshai.

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 53-80 characters can technically enter Master Mode flashpoints, but all the enemies are level 80, and they will die very quickly.

Step 1 – Fly to Manaan.

Step 2 – Walk through Manaan and speak to the Selkath named Transporter Esshai and choose [Start Master Mode] from the options. Then walk in the nearby door.