Desler Explorer

The Desler Explorer is a large Desler Rare Drop speeder that can be found in Star Wars: The Old Republic.

How to Get: Rare Drop (CZ-198)

This is what the Desler Explorer looks like in a video:

Info

The Desler Explorer is a rare drop from a special enemy on CZ-198. It is one of the most annoying and rarest dropping mounts in the game and players have nightmares about it. Inside the CZ-198 daily area, on the walkway above the map map, there is an enemy called the Desler Assistant. When the Desler Assistant is defeated, there is a small chance a different enemy called Martinique Desler will spawn in its place, and if you find and defeat her she will drop the Desler Explorer. When you kill the enemy, it takes about 5 minutes to respawn. In the past, players would hunker down and defeat the Desler Assistant, and eventually get Martinique and the mount. However, in a later patch, something changed so she barely spawns. Players could spend anywhere from 2 hours to 30 hours waiting for her to show up.

Multiple players also reported that they did successfully find and defeat Martinique Desler the special NPC, but once defeated, she did not drop the special mount and they contacted customer service, and that customer service sent them the mount in the mail and that it was a known bug. Player David suggests that you may need these things to provide proof, so maybe keep your screenshot key handy while fighting Martinique! Send these along with your report:

Screenshot of battling Martinique Desler
Screenshot of Martinique Desler defeated
Name of Character
Server in which it occurred
Time in which it occurred

Rare drops mounts can be dropped as rewards from specific enemies or specific Flashpoints or Operations... but the chance of them dropping is rare!

Mount Notes:

Added to the game's files: Patch 1.0
Bind: Binds to Legacy
Rarity: Artifact
Artifact Authorization: Not checked. If you are a free-to-play or preferred player without the unlock, make sure to check if it requires Artifact Authorization before getting it.
Vendor Sell Price: 6000 Credits (may not be sellable though)

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Player Reports

Have you gotten this mount recently? Go to the Swtorista Website Discord and post what enemy you got it from an what difficulty mode in the #drops-mount Desler Explorer channel to help others! You will need to make a free Discord account.

nightgoddes [June 30, 2025]: also my experience was that if i kept swapping instances after each assistant kill, it seemed like i was getting loot from it longer, than if i just repeatedly killed it in the same instance - but if i swapped instance after i stopped getting loot from the assistant, i didn't get loot in the other instance either and logging out and back with the toon seemed to have the same effect as instance switching

nightgoddes [June 30, 2025]: I've been stationing a toon next to the assistant for about half a year, and by some miracle about 2 weeks ago, on june 16, when i logged in with the toon, the boss was already there and i only had to defeat it, and got the loot without problem.

swtorista [June 26, 2025]: Player Report 2022: I got the Desler Explorer a couple of years ago on CZ-198. Was doing the area and randomly saw Martinique Desler instead of the usual Gand assistant. - sjhesketh

rogue.two [June 26, 2025]: July 24, 2023. Killed the boss, didn't get the drop. Wrote to Customer Service and they confirmed everything based on my screenshots and time stamps provided. They granted me the mount. I still have the email from support so that's how I know the exact date.

jr_revolution [June 26, 2025]: fyi, for ANYTHING that you need to repeatedly kill an enemy or mob (like desler and the acolyte of fear for the "mickey ears" on oricon), there is a grind exploitation prevention mechanic. there's no hard rule and seems like it's dependent on the enemy and area. but if you kill something in the same area repeatedly, either no loot drops or you won't be able to get the loot (also, you won't get xp due to people farming certain areas for xp). so the way to farm this mount is to kill it prob 3 times, then swap toons. not sure if swapping instances will help, but I wouldn't want to test it out just in case.

swtorista [June 26, 2025]: But, the developers replied to a post about rare items in 2024, These items are dropping correctly with low drop rates: Desler Explorer from Martinique Desler I am unsure if this means that even if you find Martinique, the mount dropping from her even if you find her is a low drop rate. [link]

swtorista [June 25, 2025]: 2021 failure to drop

swtorista [June 25, 2025]: 2025 successful drop

swtorista [June 25, 2025]: 2021

swtorista [June 25, 2025]: 2022 but no drop

swtorista [June 25, 2025]: 2024

swtorista [June 25, 2025]: 2023 with no drop

swtorista [June 25, 2025]: 2023

swtorista [June 25, 2025]:

ewi8633 [June 25, 2025]: I spent several days farming it. And when the mob finally appeared I sneezed, hit my face, run to get a tissue... and someone had killed it

swtorista [June 25, 2025]: