{"id":31805,"date":"2023-11-14T09:00:59","date_gmt":"2023-11-14T17:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/?p=31805"},"modified":"2023-12-06T20:23:09","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T04:23:09","slug":"swtor-gearing-changes-and-tips-in-update-7-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/swtor-gearing-changes-and-tips-in-update-7-4\/","title":{"rendered":"SWTOR Gearing Changes and Tips in Update 7.4"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Update 7.4 is bringing us a whole new round of gearing changes!<\/p>\n<h2>Currency Conversions<\/h2>\n<h3>New Conversions<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Trade<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22904 ls-is-cached lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/medals-of-commendations.png\" alt=\"Conquest Commendation\" width=\"56\" height=\"56\" data-src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/medals-of-commendations.png\" \/>\u00a0<strong>400 Conquest Commendations<\/strong>\u00a0for\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22904 ls-is-cached lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/6_0_Flashpoint_Crafting_Material.png\" alt=\"FP-1 Stabilizer\" data-src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/6_0_Flashpoint_Crafting_Material.png\" \/>\u00a0<strong>100 FP-1 Stabilizers<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Trade<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22904 ls-is-cached lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/medals-of-commendations.png\" alt=\"Conquest Commendation\" width=\"56\" height=\"56\" data-src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/medals-of-commendations.png\" \/>\u00a0<strong>2,000 Conquest Commendations<\/strong> for <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22904 ls-is-cached lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/universal_catalyst.png\" alt=\"OP-1 Catalyst\" data-src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/universal_catalyst.png\" \/> \u00a0<strong>175 OP-1 Catalysts<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Trade <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22904 ls-is-cached lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/6_0_Flashpoint_Crafting_Material.png\" alt=\"FP-1 Stabilizer\" data-src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/6_0_Flashpoint_Crafting_Material.png\" \/>\u00a0<strong>500 FP-1 Stabilizers<\/strong> for<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22904 ls-is-cached lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/universal_catalyst.png\" alt=\"OP-1 Catalyst\" data-src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/universal_catalyst.png\" \/> \u00a0<strong>175 OP-1 Catalysts<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Old Conversions<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">At the Conquest Gear Vendor: Trade<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22904 ls-is-cached lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/medals-of-commendations.png\" alt=\"Conquest Commendation\" width=\"56\" height=\"56\" data-src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/medals-of-commendations.png\" \/>\u00a0<strong>500 Conquest Commendations<\/strong>\u00a0for\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22904 ls-is-cached lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/6_0_Flashpoint_Crafting_Material.png\" alt=\"FP-1 Stabilizer\" data-src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/6_0_Flashpoint_Crafting_Material.png\" \/>\u00a0<strong>200 FP-1 Stabilizers (I think this one is being removed.)<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li>At the PvP Vendor: Trade\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22904 ls-is-cached lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/swtor-tpa.png\" alt=\"WZ-1 Accelerant\" data-src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/swtor-tpa.png\" \/>\u00a0<strong>200 WZ-1 Accelerants<\/strong>\u00a0for\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\" ls-is-cached lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/tech-fragments.png\" alt=\"Tech Fragments\" data-src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/tech-fragments.png\" \/>\u00a0<strong>200 Tech Fragments<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>At the Conquest Gear Vendor: Trade<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22904 ls-is-cached lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/medals-of-commendations.png\" alt=\"Conquest Commendation\" width=\"56\" height=\"56\" data-src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/medals-of-commendations.png\" \/>\u00a0<strong>200 Conquest Commendations<\/strong>\u00a0for\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\" ls-is-cached lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/tech-fragments.png\" alt=\"Tech Fragments\" data-src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/tech-fragments.png\" \/>\u00a0<strong>200 Tech Fragments<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>At the Flashpoint Gear Vendor: Trade\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22904 ls-is-cached lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/6_0_Flashpoint_Crafting_Material.png\" alt=\"FP-1 Stabilizer\" data-src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/6_0_Flashpoint_Crafting_Material.png\" \/>\u00a0<strong>200 FP-1 Stabilizers<\/strong>\u00a0for\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\" ls-is-cached lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/tech-fragments.png\" alt=\"Tech Fragments\" data-src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/tech-fragments.png\" \/>\u00a0<strong>200 Tech Fragments<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>At the Operation gear Vendor: Trade\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22904 ls-is-cached lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/universal_catalyst.png\" alt=\"OP-1 Catalyst\" data-src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/universal_catalyst.png\" \/>\u00a0<strong>200 OP-1 Catalysts<\/strong>\u00a0for\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\" ls-is-cached lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/tech-fragments.png\" alt=\"Tech Fragments\" data-src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/tech-fragments.png\" \/>\u00a0<strong>200 Tech Fragments<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There used to be no way to trade for <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22904 ls-is-cached lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/universal_catalyst.png\" alt=\"OP-1 Catalyst\" data-src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/universal_catalyst.png\" \/> OP-1 Catalysts but there will be now in 7.4,\u00a0 there is still no way to get <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22904 ls-is-cached lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/swtor-tpa.png\" alt=\"WZ-1 Accelerant\" data-src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/swtor-tpa.png\" \/>\u00a0 WZ-1 Accelerants, you need to earn them through PvP.<\/p>\n<h2>Gear Chart 7.4<\/h2>\n[If I understood all this information correctly, here is the updated gearing chart. \u2013 Swtorista]\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/swtor-7-4-level-90-gear-chart.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-31480 lazyautosizes lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/swtor-7-4-level-90-gear-chart-1024x882.jpg\" sizes=\"621px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/swtor-7-4-level-90-gear-chart-1024x882.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/swtor-7-4-level-90-gear-chart-300x258.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/swtor-7-4-level-90-gear-chart-768x661.jpg 768w, https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/swtor-7-4-level-90-gear-chart-1536x1322.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/swtor-7-4-level-90-gear-chart.jpg 1920w\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"551\" data-src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/swtor-7-4-level-90-gear-chart-1024x882.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/swtor-7-4-level-90-gear-chart-1024x882.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/swtor-7-4-level-90-gear-chart-300x258.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/swtor-7-4-level-90-gear-chart-768x661.jpg 768w, https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/swtor-7-4-level-90-gear-chart-1536x1322.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/swtor-7-4-level-90-gear-chart.jpg 1920w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>344 Rakata<\/h2>\n<p>Rakata Gear can now be upgraded all the way up to item-rating 344, the newest highest item-rating in the game.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31810\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/6_0_earpiece_yellow.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"56\" height=\"56\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Upgrading a piece of Rakata gear costs these mounts, though it varies slightly per piece:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Purchase 324 = 25 Op-1 Catalysts<\/li>\n<li>324 -&gt; 326 = 50 Op-1 Catalysts<\/li>\n<li>326-&gt; 328 = 60 Op-1 Catalysts<\/li>\n<li>328-&gt; 330 = 60 Op-1 Catalysts<\/li>\n<li>330 -&gt; 332 = 60 Op-1 Catalysts<\/li>\n<li>332 -&gt; 334 = 60 Op-1 Catalysts<\/li>\n<li>336 -&gt; 338 = 60 Op-1 Catalysts<\/li>\n<li>338 -&gt; 340 = 60 Op-1 Catalysts<\/li>\n<li>340 -&gt; 342 = 80 Op-1 Catalysts<\/li>\n<li>342 -&gt; 344 = 80 Op-1 Catalysts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you are <em>buying a brand new piece<\/em> and upgrading it from 324 all the way to 344, it would cost about <strong>600 Op-1 Catalysts per piece<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>If you <em>already have a 336 piece<\/em> from the previous update, and are just upgrading to 344, it will cost you <strong>280 Op-1 Catalysts per piece<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>If you happen to have purple Veteran Mode R4 gear (item-rating 340), you can pay tokens and OP-1 Catalysts to upgrade it and exchange it for Rakata 342 gear which you can then upgrade like normal Rakata pieces to 344.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"OP-1_Catalyst\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" ls-is-cached lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/universal_catalyst.png\" alt=\"OP-1 Catalyst\" data-src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/universal_catalyst.png\" \/> OP-1 Catalysts<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>OP-1 Catalysts are used to upgrade your Rakata purple-bordered gear up to item-rating 344, the best gear score in the game as of Update 7.4.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31811\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Armor_Lockbox_6_0_purple.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"56\" height=\"56\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Master Mode Chapters<\/h3>\n<p>Knights of the Fallen Empire and Knights of the Eternal Throne chapters will reward <strong>10 OP-Catalysts<\/strong> for completion.<\/p>\n<p>You can complete these chapters in a group, but the rewards are currently only awarded to the player whose instance you are in, so only one player will get the reward. The developers are &#8220;looking into options to make them available to the entire group in a future update.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Operation Weeklies<\/h3>\n<p>Each Operation weekly quest from the operations terminal rewards a certain number of <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22904 ls-is-cached lazyloaded\" style=\"height: 1em;\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/universal_catalyst.png\" alt=\"OP-1 Catalyst\" data-src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/universal_catalyst.png\" \/> OP-1 Catalysts. These weeklies are a random selection of Operations that rotates each week.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Single-boss operations like Toborro give no OP-1 Catalysts<\/li>\n<li><strong>Story Mode Operations<\/strong> = 20\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22904 ls-is-cached lazyloaded\" style=\"height: 1em;\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/universal_catalyst.png\" alt=\"OP-1 Catalyst\" data-src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/universal_catalyst.png\" \/> OP-1 Catalysts (plus a box with a Tionese gear piece)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Veteran Mode Operations<\/strong> = 65\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22904 ls-is-cached lazyloaded\" style=\"height: 1em;\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/universal_catalyst.png\" alt=\"OP-1 Catalyst\" data-src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/universal_catalyst.png\" \/> OP-1 Catalysts (plus a box with a Columi gear piece)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Master Mode Operations<\/strong> = 175\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22904 ls-is-cached lazyloaded\" style=\"height: 1em;\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/universal_catalyst.png\" alt=\"OP-1 Catalyst\" data-src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/universal_catalyst.png\" \/> OP-1 Catalysts (plus a box with a Rakata gear piece)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Operation Bosses<\/h3>\n<p>I didn\u2019t keep good track but I think I got one from each story mode operation boss I fought as well including Toborro.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Story Mode Boss Drop = 1-2 <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22904 ls-is-cached lazyloaded\" style=\"height: 1em;\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/universal_catalyst.png\" alt=\"OP-1 Catalyst\" data-src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/universal_catalyst.png\" \/> OP-1 Catalysts per boss<\/li>\n<li>Veteran Mode Boss Drop = 3-4 <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22904 ls-is-cached lazyloaded\" style=\"height: 1em;\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/universal_catalyst.png\" alt=\"OP-1 Catalyst\" data-src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/universal_catalyst.png\" \/> OP-1 Catalysts per boss<\/li>\n<li>Master Mode Boss Drop = ??? <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22904 ls-is-cached lazyloaded\" style=\"height: 1em;\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/universal_catalyst.png\" alt=\"OP-1 Catalyst\" data-src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/universal_catalyst.png\" \/> OP-1 Catalysts per boss<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Deconstructing Tionese\/Columi\/Rakata Gear<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Deconstructing green Tionese gear yields 3-9 <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22904 ls-is-cached lazyloaded\" style=\"height: 1em;\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/universal_catalyst.png\" alt=\"OP-1 Catalyst\" data-src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/universal_catalyst.png\" \/>\u00a0OP-1 Catalysts<\/li>\n<li>Deconstructing blue Columi gear yields 8 <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22904 ls-is-cached lazyloaded\" style=\"height: 1em;\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/universal_catalyst.png\" alt=\"OP-1 Catalyst\" data-src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/universal_catalyst.png\" \/>\u00a0OP-1 Catalysts<\/li>\n<li>Deconstructing purple Rakata gear yields 15 <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22904 ls-is-cached lazyloaded\" style=\"height: 1em;\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/universal_catalyst.png\" alt=\"OP-1 Catalyst\" data-src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/universal_catalyst.png\" \/>\u00a0OP-1 Catalysts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Random Drops<\/h3>\n<p>While you are playing out in the open world, stronger enemies have a small chance of dropping a small bag of OP-1 Catalysts.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31812\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/bag.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"56\" height=\"56\" \/> <span id=\"OP-1_Catalyst\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" ls-is-cached lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/universal_catalyst.png\" alt=\"OP-1 Catalyst\" width=\"47\" height=\"47\" data-src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/universal_catalyst.png\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>You can only hold 1,200 OP-1 Catalysts at a time or earn 2,000 per week.<\/p>\n<h2>Legendary Implants<\/h2>\n<p>Legendary Implants are now increasing to 340, up from 334.<\/p>\n<p>Equip two Legendary Implants at item rating 340 to make your implant upgrades cheaper with the achievement discount.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"cfwJwZTgp7\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/legendary-implants\/\">Legendary Implants<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Legendary Implants&#8221; &#8212; Swtorista\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/legendary-implants\/embed\/#?secret=iFIzGdg1hQ#?secret=cfwJwZTgp7\" data-secret=\"cfwJwZTgp7\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>PvP Gear<\/h2>\n<p>If you play PvP regularly, it sounds like the new gear ceiling for PvP is going to be 336, so you may want to upgrade your gear. You don&#8217;t need to use the Thyrsian gear that you earn by pvping, that&#8217;s just one track to get gear, which will now go up to 336 (up from 332.) Don&#8217;t forget if you are gearing for PvP, you can use less accuracy, which means you can put more numbers into other stats if you are creating a pvp-perfect set. <a href=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/swtor-pvp-gear\/\">PvP Gear Guide<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"4oEDyue350\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/swtor-pvp-gear\/\">SWTOR PvP Gear<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;SWTOR PvP Gear&#8221; &#8212; Swtorista\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/swtor-pvp-gear\/embed\/#?secret=6vyMaW1G6Z#?secret=4oEDyue350\" data-secret=\"4oEDyue350\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Hyde_Zeek_340_Mods\">Hyde &amp; Zeek 340 Mods<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Speak to Hyde on the fleet to begin a new mission to acquire and deconstruct gear at item rating 340 to unlock these new mods.<\/p>\n<p>However, players focusing on 344 Rakata may choose to ignore this upgrade. It may still be useful for quickly gearing alternate characters, if you don&#8217;t need to min-max them.<\/p>\n<p>Players who have 336 blues and don&#8217;t want to work on Rakata may enjoy upgrading their blues from 336 to 340.<\/p>\n<h2>Other Gear<\/h2>\n<p>Noble Decurion, and Supreme Decurion, Tionese, and Columi will all be increasing to 340 (up from 336). However, depending on how easy it is to get Rakata gear, players may choose to ignore these other tiers and focus on getting the new purple-bordered item-rating 344 Rakata gear. even if playing solo.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Update 7.4 is bringing us a whole new round of gearing changes! Currency Conversions New Conversions Trade\u00a0400 Conquest Commendations\u00a0for\u00a0\u00a0100 FP-1 Stabilizers Trade\u00a02,000 Conquest Commendations for \u00a0175 OP-1 Catalysts Trade \u00a0500&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":31813,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[65,66,133],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31805","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-news","category-update-7-4-chains-in-the-dark"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31805","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31805"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31805\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31813"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31805"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31805"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31805"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}