The Sith Inquisitor

Swtorista | May 13, 2020

The history of the Sith Empire is fraught with scheming politics and dark secrets—the lifeblood of the Sith Inquisitor. Treachery hides around every corner in the Empire’s dark corridors, and survival depends on an individual’s natural cunning and the will to manipulate and defeat their enemies and allies alike. The Inquisitor experiments with forbidden powers to not only survive in this cutthroat environment, but to excel and seize authority.

Regardless of potential, few acolytes succeed in facing the rigorous trials to become Sith Inquisitors. Only the most determined acolytes attain such an achievement, but these Sith are often the ones to watch. Due to their manipulative genius, Inquisitors are skilled at exploiting both their enemies and their allies to further their own personal agendas. Channeling this Force energy, Inquisitors are capable of draining the life from their enemies and using it to feed themselves and their allies.

To reach the highest echelons of power, the Inquisitor needs more than Force Lightning and a razor-sharp mind. The most formidable Inquisitors dare to explore unorthodox practices by investigating the enigmas of the past and by unlocking new powers for themselves. The Force is a source of unlimited potential – a wellspring Inquisitors tap and bend to their will. Such intensity allows Sith Inquisitors to become architects of the Empire’s future… or simply the architects of their own destruction.

Sith Inquisitor Combat

Whether facing a traitorous fellow Sith or a crowd of Republic soldiers, Inquisitors fight with unlimited fury to create a storm of destruction. Expertise in conducting Force energies further allows Inquisitors to draw upon the life essence of themselves and others. They can channel this energy to bolster their powers, harm their foes, and even reinvigorate their allies. Often wielding a double-bladed Lightsaber, Inquisitors use quick, guileful, and lethal maneuvers to strike their enemies down with astonishing speed.

Combat Styles Explanation

When creating a Sith Inquisitor, you will have the ability to choose between four Combat Styles: Juggernaut, Marauder, Sorcerer and Assassin, who all fight with Lightsabers and the dark-side of the Force, but who each have very different ways of approaching combat. Your Combat Style choice is a permanent choice, so choose wisely.

If you are an experienced player and have the Legacy of Unity Light V unlock available, you will also be able to choose from the light-side Force User options in the character creator including the Guardian, Sentinel, Sage or Shadow.

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If you are a new player who doesn’t have those light-side options available at character creation, later in the story, if you make light-sided decisions and your character has turned towards the light side by moving their character Alignment bar into the Light, you will have the option to flip your chosen light-side Combat Style to it’s light-sided counterpart, the Guardian, Sentinel, Sage or Shadow, while remaining a Sith Inquisitor. This choice to flip happens after you reach Chapter 3 of your Sith Inquisitor origin story. If you are an experienced player and have already earned the Light V achievement on any of your characters on your server, instead, you can create a Sith Inquisitor with a light-side Combat Style immediately during the beginning steps of character creation, but you will not have the option to flip your character later.

(If you are a returning player and already have a Sith Inquisitor created but you haven’t logged into them since the Legacy of the Sith expansion came out, the first time you log into your Sith Inquisitor, if their alignment is even 1 Light Side point away from 0, you’ll be given the option to flip your current combat style.)

In addition, when you complete Chapter 3 of the Sith Inquisitor Origin Story, subscribers will be able to pick up a second Combat Style. This second Combat Style choice is permanent, but you will be able to swap between your first and second choice while playing. You will be able to choose from Juggernaut, Marauder, Sorcerer and Assassin. If you have also earned the Light V achievement on any of your characters on your server or flipped your Sith Inquisitor from dark to light, you will be able to choose from the light-sided Combat Styles as well, and the Guardian, Sentinel, Sage or Shadow will be added to the list you can choose from for your second Combat Style.

If you are an experienced player and have already completed Chapter 3 of a class story on any of your characters on your server, subscribers will be able to choose your second Combat Style immediately after you create your character, and you won’t have to wait to complete your Sith Inquisitor story to pick up your second style.

Disciplines: Once you have chosen your Sith Inquisitor’s Combat Style and finished creating your character, you can then choose your Discipline. Your Discipline is your specialized way of fighting, and each Combat Style has three options to choose from. Your Discipline is not a permanent choice, and you can easily switch between the three discipline options tied to your Combat Style. If you are a subscriber who has a second Combat Style chosen, you’ll have six total Disciplines you can choose from at any given time.

Combat Style Options

The Sith Inquisitor Origin Story can choose between eight Force-user Combat Styles: Juggernaut, Marauder, Sorcerer and Assassin, and if they have them unlocked, the light-side Guardian, Sentinel, Sage, and Shadow. The “traditional” Combat Styles for the Sith Inquisitor are the Juggernaut and Marauder, but all eight of the Combat Styles below are now available for the Sith Inquisitor.

Combat Style	Discipline	Role	Distance	Discipline	Combat Style
Sentinel	Watchman	DOT Damage	Melee Range	Annihilation	Marauder
	Combat	Burst Damage	Melee Range	Carnage
	Concentration	Burst Damage	Melee Range	Fury
Guardian	Defense	Tank	Melee Range	Immortal	Juggernaut
	Vigilance	DOT (AOE) Damage	Melee Range	Vengeance
	Focus	Burst Damage	Melee Range	Rage
Shadow	Kinetic Combat	Tank	Melee Range	Darkness	Assassin
	Infiltration	Burst Damage	Melee Range	Deception
	Serenity	DOT Damage	Melee Range	Hatred
Sage	Seer	Healer	Long Range	Corruption	Sorcerer
	Telekinetics	Burst Damage	Long Range	Lightning
	Balance	DOT Damage	Long Range	Madness

Marauder

Entrusted with the task of destroying the Empire’s enemies, the dual-wielding Marauders embody the teachings of Naga Sadow. Never hesitating, never faltering, there is no swifter bringer of pain in the galaxy.

The Marauder wields a pair of lightsabers, and can switch between three different Disciplines: Annihilation, Carnage and Fury. The Marauder acts as a Damage role in combat.

Annihilation

Annihilation doesn’t have to be instantaneous – and that’s how the Annihilation Marauder likes it. With lightsaber and Force attacks designed to bleed their foe and increasing their potency with an aggressive combat form, the Annihilation Marauder causes deep, rupturing wounds that add up until it’s too late for their prey.

Carnage

Agile and swift, the Carnage Marauder wins the day by way of sheer volume. As a devastating flurry of dual lightsaber strikes and Force attacks overwhelm their foe, each successful flow can serve to embolden the Carnage Marauder in their assault, making them all the more deadly.

Fury

The dark side can be a powerful ally when one channels their inner fury, and no one knows this better than the Fury Marauder. Faced with one opponent or many, the Fury Marauder strikes with raging bursts of power while maintain a balanced stance that offers protection against the enemy’s attempts at obliteration.

Role: Damage
Type: Damage Over Time
Weapon: Double Lightsabers
Distance: Melee Range
Mirror: Sentinel – Watchman

Role: Damage
Type: Burst Damage
Weapon: Double Lightsabers
Distance: Melee Range
Mirror: Sentinel – Combat

Role: Damage
Type: Hybrid Burst Damage and Damage Over time
Weapon: Double Lightsabers
Distance: Melee Range
Mirror: Sentinel – Concentration

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Annihilation for New Players

Marauders start without any Rage, which is their energy pool for attacks. This might make them harder to learn compared to other classes that start with a full bar of energy, as you need to learn how to build your Rage up before you can use some of your other abilities. It’s easy to build Rage, but you can’t button mash.
Annihilation is melee range. That means you must be very close to your enemy to attack, which can be harder for new players to get used to. You get a jump ability to help you get into combat quicker and can throw your double lightsabers if you get too far away.
This style is very mobile and you can easily run and jump around while fighting without any issues!
Of the three Marauder disciplines, I found Annihilation to be the easiest to learn.

Carnage for New Players

Marauders start without any Rage, which is their energy pool for attacks. This might make them harder to learn compared to other classes that start with a full bar of energy, as you need to learn how to build your Rage up before you can use some of your other abilities. It’s easy to build Rage, but you can’t button mash. Carnage is especially tight with Rage when playing at a high-end.
Carnage is melee range, which means you must be very close to your enemy to attack, which can be harder for new players to get used to. You get a jump ability to help you get into combat quicker and can throw your double lightsabers if you get too far away.
This discipline is very mobile and you can easily run and jump around while fighting without any issues!
Carnage is the most interesting of the three Marauder disciplines, as it can be very easy to play or very complicated to play depending on how deep you want to dive into it. It’s also one of the few classes that you really, really must first earn and obtain two pieces of high-level equipment before you can play it smoothly, which makes it less accessible than the other two Marauder disciplines. However, once you have those two gear pieces, if you can memorize a tight 19-ability rotation, even newer players can do incredibly high damage. I highly recommend looking up a guide while learning this class at a high level.

Fury for New Players

Marauders start without any Rage, which is their energy pool for attacks. This might make them harder to learn compared to other classes that start with a full bar of energy, as you need to learn how to build your Rage up before you can use some of your other abilities. It’s easy to build Rage, but you can’t button mash.
This discipline is very mobile and you can easily run and jump around while fighting without any issues!
Fury is melee range, which means you must be very close to your enemy to attack, which can be harder for new players to get used to. You do get a long-range and a short-range jump ability to help you get into combat quicker.
Of the three Marauder disciplines, I found Fury to be the hardest to learn, as their need to gain Rage is the most difficult to manage of the three. Luckily, there’s an 11-ability rotation you can memorize that will walk you through the difficulty of managing your Rage! I highly recommend looking up a guide while learning this class at a high level.

Cool Abilities

The Annihilation Discipline is based on two DOTs (Damage over time).
Force Rend, use the Force to rend the enemy, causing damage over time.
Rupture, attack the enemy and cause additional bleeding damage over time.
Annihilate, strikes the target with both lightsabers and reduce the cooldown on the ability the more it’s used.
Force Camouflage, a temporary stealth for protection and sneaking past enemies.
Force Charge, jump to an enemy, and you get it at level 1!
Mad Dash, rush forward quickly with your lightsaber (optional).
Dual Saber Throw, throw both your lightsabers at a far away enemy.
Smash, smash the ground with your lightsabers and hit all enemies around you.

Cool Abilities

The Carnage Discipline is all about making the best use of your many special attack buffs, using your strongest abilities in the window where you can do the most damage.
Gore, impale an enemy with both lightsabers, preventing their escape.
Devastating Blast, throw a powerful burst of Force.
Force Camouflage, a temporary stealth for protection and sneaking past enemies.
Force Charge, jump to an enemy.
Mad Dash, rush forward quickly with your lightsaber (optional).
Dual Saber Throw, throw both your lightsabers at a far away enemy.
Smash, smash the ground with your lightsabers and hit all enemies around you.

Cool Abilities

Fury is a discipline that a lot of players like as it is almost pure memorization – once you have memorized and understand the rotation you can just fly through it in sequence for the most part. The rotation focuses on keeping your stacks of Fury up which help renew your energy, which is called your Rage.
Obliterate, short-range jump to an enemy and uses both lightsabers to immobilize and deal damage to the enemy.
Furious Strike, strike an enemy with a powerful slash of your lightsaber.
Raging Burst, push a strong burst of force at the enemy.
Force Camouflage, a temporary stealth for protection and sneaking past enemies.
Force Charge, jump to an enemy.
Mad Dash, rush forward quickly with your lightsaber (optional).
Dual Saber Throw, throw both your lightsabers at a far away enemy.
Smash, smash the ground with your lightsabers and hit all enemies around you.

Juggernaut

Stalwart defenders of the Sith Empire, Juggernauts embody the teachings of Marka Ragnos, charging into enemies with heavy armor and pure rage.

The Juggernaut wields a single lightsaber, and can switch between three different Disciplines: Immortal, Vengeance, and Rage. The Juggernaut can act as a Damage or Tank role in combat.

Vengeance

Operating through a revenge-fueled state of sadistic rage, the Vengeance Juggernaut halts would-be attackers with a torrential offense. The Vengeance Juggernaut enters the fray fast and hard, unleashing a whirlwind of slashing bleeds and Force attacks on bones and armor that leaves any adversaries wondering what just happened – if they’re still conscious.

Immortal

The most resilient among the Sith, the Immortal Juggernaut is able to withstand even the most brutal assaults, and can give as good as they take. Even while dealing powerful blows, the Immortal Juggernaut can reduce the impact of any attacks that come their way, making them key participants at the front line of any battle.

Rage

The path to power in the Dark Side comes to the Sith through intense passion and, most importantly, rage. The Rage Juggernaut uses debilitating bursts of lightsaber strikes and Force powers to exhaust their foes, crushing any hopes they had of mounting an effective offense.

Role: Damage
Type: Damage Over Time
Weapon: Single Lightsaber
Distance: Melee Range
Mirror: Guardian – Vigilance

Role: Tank
Weapon: Single Lightsaber
Distance: Melee Range
Mirror: Guardian – Defense

Role: Damage
Type: Burst Damage
Weapon: Single Lightsaber
Distance: Melee Range
Mirror: Guardian – Focus

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Vengeance for New Players

Vengeance is melee range, which means you must be very close to your enemy to attack, which can be harder for new players to get used to, but you have a jump ability to help you close the gap between you and your enemy
This style is very mobile and you can easily run and jump around while fighting without any issues!
Juggernauts start without any Rage, which is their energy pool for attacks. This makes them a bit harder to learn compared to other classes that start with a full bar of energy, as you need to learn how to build your Rage up before you can use some of your other abilities.
I recently started playing Vengeance and with the help of a guide I found it fun and easy to play once I understood how it worked! Vengeance is a great combination of memorization plus a bit of improvisation. I didn’t find it too hard to learn, but you’ll need to use about 10 abilities to get it to flow well.
Vigilance is perfect for defeating clusters of enemies, easily taking out groups of 3 or more with its bleeds and ground smash.

Immortal for New Players

Immortal is a tank style, which means it does less damage, but can stay alive more easily.
Most players recommend to level as a damage style, then switch to tank when you are ready for group content.
In group content, tanks are expected to take a unique leadership role, not just do damage, which can be challenging for new players.
Immortal is the most melee-focused tank which can be difficult for new players, but it is not the hardest tank to learn.

Rage for New Players

Rage is melee range, which means you must be very close to your enemy to attack, which can be harder for new players to get used to, but you have three jump abilities and a dash to help you close the gap between you and your enemy.
This style is very mobile and you can easily run and jump around while fighting without any issues!
Juggernauts start without any Rage, which is their energy pool for attacks. This makes them a bit harder to learn compared to other classes that start with a full bar of energy, as you need to learn how to build your Rage up before you can use some of your other abilities.
Rage at a higher skill level is very memorization-focused – if you can remember the order of using your abilities, you don’t have to do a lot of on-the-fly decisions for your abilities compared to other classes.
Rage is more for huge single target damage compared to its sister discipline Vengeance.

Cool Abilities

Vengeance is all about front-loading your heaviest hitters, then using your filler abilities for a while.
It’s also is about maintaining your Rage, and learning how to keep it up. Once you’ve learned your Rage-earning abilities it’s a lot of fun and very fast!
Force Charge, jump to an enemy.
Intercede, leap to a friend.
Saber Reflect, reflect incoming damage back at enemies (optional).
Mad Dash, rush forward quickly with your lightsaber (optional).
Endure Pain, heal yourself temporarily to survive.
Force Push, push an enemy backwards or off a ledge.
Saber Throw, throw your lightsaber at a far away enemy.
Smash, smash the ground with your lightsaber and hit all enemies around you.
Intimidating Roar, stun all enemies around you (optional).

Cool Abilities

Juggernauts have many small and large-scale defensive abilities to keep them alive.
Force Leap, jump to an enemy.
Intercede, leap to a friend.
Backhand, smack an enemy with your left hand to gain threat.
Saber Reflect, reflect incoming damage back at enemies (optional).
Mad Dash, rush forward quickly with your lightsaber (optional).
Endure Pain, heal yourself temporarily to survive.
Threatening Scream, causes enemies to focus on you.
Force Push, push an enemy backwards or off a ledge.
Saber Throw, throw your lightsaber at a far away enemy.
Smash, smash the ground with your lightsaber and hit all enemies around you.
Intimidating Roar, stun all enemies around you (optional).

Cool Abilities

Rage is all about keeping your Rage energy up so you can use your strongest ability three times in a row.
Force Charge, jump to an enemy.
Intercede, leap to a friend.
Obliterate, short jump to an enemy.
Saber Reflect, reflect incoming damage back at enemies (optional).
Mad Dash, rush forward quickly with your lightsaber (optional).
Endure Pain, heal yourself temporarily to survive.
Force Push, push an enemy backwards or off a ledge.
Saber Throw, throw your lightsaber at a far away enemy.
Smash, smash the ground with your lightsaber and hit all enemies around you.
Intimidating Roar, stun all enemies around you (optional).

Assassin

Assassins leap from the shadows, channeling Force lightning through their double-bladed Lightsabers to disable and drain their enemies. They are masters of subterfuge, feared by even the most terrible opponents.

The Assassin wields a double-bladed lightsaber, and can switch between three different disciplines: Darkness, Deception and Hatred. The Assassin can act as a Damage or Tank role in combat.

Darkness

In darkness, there is protection. A darkness assassin acts in defense of their allies, using the dark side of the force to ward off attacks and launch powerful channels of force lightning while standing their ground against even the most formidable enemies.

Deception

From the murky depths of the dark side, the deception assassin emerges with a calculated plan. As the assassin presses the attack, force lightning accumulates within their double bladed lightsaber results in massive discharges that can ravage the assassins opponent before they even know what hit them.

Hatred

Hate feeds the dark side of the force, and no one knows this better than the hatred assassin. Able to command dark force powers that assault many targets at once or sap an enemies very essence from a distance, the hatred assassin can also stand face-to-face against any foe.

Role: Tank
Weapon: Double-bladed Lightsaber
Distance: Short Range
Mirror: Shadow – Kinetic Combat

Role: Damage
Type: Burst Damage
Weapon: Double-bladed Lightsaber
Distance: Short Range
Mirror: Shadow – Infiltration

Role: Damage
Type: Damage Over time
Weapon: Double-bladed Lightsaber
Distance: Short Range
Mirror: Shadow – Serenity

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Darkness for New Players

Darkness is a tank style, which means it does less damage, but can stay alive more easily.
Most players recommend to level as a damage style, then switch to tank when you are ready for group content.
In group content, tanks are expected to take a unique leadership role, not just do damage, which can be challenging for new players.
Darkness is the most complex of the three tanking styles.

Deception for New Players

Deception is melee range, which means you must be very close to your enemy to attack, which can be harder for new players to get used to, but you have a jump ability to help you close the gap between you and your enemy.
This discipline is very mobile and you can easily run and jump around while fighting without any issues!
Most of your abilities are clickable at the beginning of a fight, while your main ability needs to have other things happen first before it can be used. However it will be come clickable over time even if you just use random attacks first.
Deception is quite easy to learn as you mainly use the sparkling abilities highlighted on your bars as they light up! Keeping your energy or force levels up is fairly easy.

Hatred for New Players

Hatred is a damage-over-time discipline – you’ll have to watch and track the timers of two of the attack debuffs you place on your enemies, make it a slightly harder discipline to play.
Hatred is melee range, which means you must be very close to your enemy to attack, which can be harder for new players to get used to, but you have a jump ability to help you close the gap between you and your enemy, force speed to get there faster, and one of your main longer-range abilities will root your enemy in place so they can’t move.
This style is very mobile and you can easily run and jump around while fighting without any issues! Two of your abilities have a longer range if you get a little lost too.
If you are able to watch your debuff timers, this discipline is decently easy to learn with a guide.

Cool Abilities

Darkness focuses on keeping up a series of protective wards over time, formed from darkness and your double-bladed lightsaber.
Mass Mind Control, causes enemies to focus on you.
Stealth, the only tank with stealth allowing you to sneak past enemies.
Mind Trap, cause an enemy to fall asleep while stealthed, allowing you and your group to sneak past.
Phantom Stride, leap to an enemy.
Force Pull, pull an enemy to you.
Force Speed, fast movement speed.
Overload, a knock-back (optional).
Force Slow, slow enemies down and deal damage.

Cool Abilities

Deception is all about building up stacks so you can use your special Discharge ability – while taking good advantage of stealth during combat.
Stealth, allowing you to sneak past enemies.
Mind Trap, cause an enemy to fall asleep while stealthed, allowing you and your group to sneak past.
Phantom Stride, leap to an enemy.
Force Speed, fast movement speed.
Overload, a knock-back (optional).
Force Slow, slow enemies down.

Cool Abilities

Hatred is all about keeping your damage-over-time abilities on your enemy as they are about to run out, rather than button mashing them over and over.
Hatred is one of few disciplines that has the ability to “steal” life from the enemy, healing you as you hit them.
Death Field, which is a large area attack that makes Hatred great for multiple enemies.
Stealth, allowing you to sneak past enemies.
Mind Trap, cause an enemy to fall asleep while stealthed, allowing you and your group to sneak past.
Phantom Stride, leap to an enemy.
Force Speed, fast movement speed.
Overload, a knock-back (optional).
Force Slow, slow enemies down.

Sorcerer

Sith Sorcerers draw energy from the forbidden depths of the Force, mastering techniques that sap and drain enemies as they invigorate allies, or simply wreak utter devastation.

The Sorcerer wields a single lightsaber but focuses on using the Force in combat, and can switch between three different disciplines: Corruption, Lightning and Madness. The Sorcerer can act as a Damage or Healer role in combat.

Corruption

The dark side of the force provides many benefits, including the ability to ward off death itself. By conjuring a series of arcane force abilities from out of harm’s way, the corruption sorcerer can sustain injured allies, allowing them to fight on with power of the dark side’s twisted gifts.

Lightning

Of all the dark arts of the Sith, little can match the spectacle and devastation of force lightning, summoning intense discharges of pure energy, the lightning sorcerer overwhelms enemies with punishing damage from a distance, leaving them shaken and vulnerable if not dead.

Madness

Delving deeper into the dark side of the force can lead to madness, but it can also lead to immense power. Attacking multiple enemies simultaneously and instilling terror in their hearts, always sapping their very life essence from afar, the madness sorcerer is a dark threat unlike any other.

Role: Healer
Weapon: Single Lightsaber, though it is not used
Distance: Long Range
Mirror: Sage – Seer

Role: Damage
Type: Burst Damage
Weapon: Single Lightsaber, though it is not used
Distance: Long Range
Mirror: Sage – Telekinetics

Role: Damage
Type: Damage Over Time
Weapon: Single Lightsaber, though it is not used
Distance: Long Range
Mirror: Sage – Balance

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Corruption for New Players

Corruption is a healer style, which makes it harder to learn than a damage class for most new players.
Most players recommend to level as a damage style, then switch to healer when you are ready for group content.
All three healer styles are not too hard to start healing with, just select a player and heal with a green ability.
Of the three healers, I found the Sorcerer healer to be the easiest to keep track of without any additional tools.

Lightning for New Players

Lightning is long-range, making it easier to hit moving targets compared to melee characters for new players.
Some abilities require that you stand still to use them, like a turret, but you have some options later on that makes this even easier to deal with and making it easy to move around.
Most abilities can simply be used, you don’t need to activate them in any way first.
I consider Lightning very fun and easy for new players!

Madness for New Players

Madness is long-range, making it easier to hit moving targets compared to melee characters for new players.
Madness is a damage-over-time class which means you need to build up your attacks over time, and to be effective you need to learn to spread your damage out across multiple enemies, which can make it slightly harder to learn than attacking one enemy at a time for new players.

Cool Abilities

Corruption focuses on a mix of single and multi-target heals and shields.
Static Barrier can be placed on all your team-mates one by one to protect them.
Roaming Mend is a smart heal that bounces to the closest person with the lowest health when triggered.
Revivification is a circular area heal that heals everyone in its perimeter.
Unnatural Preservation, an immediate self-heal.
Reanimation, bring allies back to life in combat.
Force Barrier, an invulnerability shield.
Force Speed, fast movement speed.
Phase Walk, a teleport (optional).
Overload, a knock-back.
Extrication, allows you to pull a friend to you.
Whirlwind, lift an enemy out of the fight temporarily (optional).

Cool Abilities

Lightning focuses on long-range force-based attacks including bursts of lightning and Force energy.
As you get better at playing Lightning, you can cast your abilities fast and faster, until they are flying at dizzying speeds.
Force Storm, a large ground-based lightning attack.
Force Speed, fast movement speed.
Phase Walk, a teleport (optional).
Force Barrier, an invulnerability shield.
Unnatural Preservation, an immediate self-heal.
Overload, a knock-back.
Extrication, allows you to pull a friend to you.
Whirlwind, lift an enemy out of the fight temporarily (optional).

Cool Abilities

Madness focuses on telepathic attacks and stealing life from your enemy to you.
Madness is great against multiple enemies due to its damage spreading.
Force Storm, a large ground-based lightning attack.
Force Speed, fast movement speed.
Phase Walk, a teleport (optional).
Force Barrier, an invulnerability shield.
Unnatural Preservation, an immediate self-heal.
Overload, a knock-back.
Extrication, allows you to pull a friend to you.
Whirlwind, lift an enemy out of the fight temporarily (optional).

Sentinel

Control and focus are the hallmarks of the Sentinel. Through years of training the Sentinel learns the art of using two Lightsabers simultaneously to create an intricate web of damage that is almost impossible to evade. Manipulating the Force, the Sentinel can see holes in the enemy defense, potential flaws in their own technique and how best to plan for both.

The Sentinel wields a pair of lightsabers, and can switch between three different Disciplines: Watchman, Combat, and Concentration. The Sentinel acts as a Damage role in combat.

Watchman

Some try to take down their opponent with a single blow, but the Watchman Sentinel chooses to utilize calculated strikes that continue to dismantle their foe over time. An aggressive stance and merciless offense help to keep the Watchman’s foe from comprehending the toll they’ve taken until it’s too late.

Combat

A lively flurry of dual lightsabers and Force abilities, the Combat Sentinel specializes in unrelenting volume. Rushing into battle with skilled precision, the barrage of overwhelming strikes increase the Combat Sentinel’s vigor until their enemy is little more than a memory.

Concentration

Absolute awareness in the moment brings the Force to bear – a fact that the Concentration Sentinel knows well. However many opponents they may face, the Concentration Sentinel leaps into battle with focused bursts of power while maintaining a balanced stance that offers protection against the enemy’s attempts at exhausting them.

Role: Damage
Type: Damage Over Time
Weapon: Double Lightsabers
Distance: Melee Range
Mirror: Marauder- Annihilation

Role: Damage
Type: Burst Damage
Weapon: Double Lightsabers
Distance: Melee Range
Mirror: Marauder – Carnage

Role: Damage
Type: Hybrid Burst Damage and Damage Over time
Weapon: Double Lightsabers
Distance: Melee Range
Mirror: Marauder – Fury

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Watchman for New Players

Sentinels start without any Focus, which is their energy pool for attacks. This might make them harder to learn compared to other classes that start with a full bar of energy, as you need to learn how to build your Focus up before you can use some of your other abilities. It’s easy to build Focus, but you can’t button mash.
Watchman is melee range. That means you must be very close to your enemy to attack, which can be harder for new players to get used to. You get a jump ability to help you get into combat quicker and can throw your double lightsabers if you get too far away.
This style is very mobile and you can easily run and jump around while fighting without any issues!
Of the three Sentinel disciplines, I found Watchman to be the easiest to learn.

Combat for New Players

Sentinels start without any Focus, which is their energy pool for attacks. This might make them harder to learn compared to other classes that start with a full bar of energy, as you need to learn how to build your Focus up before you can use some of your other abilities. It’s easy to build Focus, but you can’t button mash. Combat is especially tight with Focus when playing at a high-end.
Combat’s style is melee range. That means you must be very close to your enemy to attack, which can be harder for new players to get used to. You get a jump ability to help you get into combat quicker and can throw your double lightsabers if you get too far away.
This style is very mobile and you can easily run and jump around while fighting without any issues!
Combat is the most interesting of the three Sentinel disciplines, as it can be very easy to play or very complicated to play depending on how deep you want to dive into it. It’s also one of the few classes that you really, really must first earn and obtain two pieces of high-level equipment before you can play it smoothly, which makes it less accessible than the other two Sentinel disciplines. However, once you have those two gear pieces, if you can memorize a tight 19-ability rotation, even newer players can do incredibly high damage. I highly recommend looking up a guide while learning this class at a high level.

Concentration for New Players

Sentinels start without any Focus, which is their energy pool for attacks. This might make them harder to learn compared to other classes that start with a full bar of energy, as you need to learn how to build your Focus up before you can use some of your other abilities. It’s easy to build Focus, but you can’t button mash.
This style is very mobile and you can easily run and jump around while fighting without any issues!
Concentration is melee range. That means you must be very close to your enemy to attack, which can be harder for new players to get used to. You do get a long-range and a short-range jump ability to help you get into combat quicker.
Of the three Sentinel disciplines, I found Concentration to be the hardest to learn, as their need to gain Focus is the most difficult to manage of the three. Luckily, there’s an 11-ability rotation you can memorize that will walk you through the difficulty of managing your Focus! I highly recommend looking up a guide while learning this class at a high level.

Cool Abilities

The Watchman Discipline is based on two DOTs (Damage over time).
Force Melt, use the Force to melt the enemy, causing damage over time.
Cauterize, attack the enemy and cause additional burning damage over time.
Merciless Slash, strikes the target with both lightsabers and reduce the cooldown on the ability the more it’s used.
Force Camouflage, a temporary stealth for protection and sneaking past enemies.
Force Leap, jump to an enemy, and you get it at level 1!
Blade Blitz, rush forward quickly with your lightsaber (optional).
Twin Saber Throw, throw both your lightsabers at a far away enemy.
Force Sweep, smash the ground with your lightsabers and hit all enemies around you.

Cool Abilities

The Combat Discipline is all about making the best use of your many special attack buffs, using your strongest abilities in the window where you can do the most damage.
Lance, pierce an enemy with both lightsabers, preventing their escape.
Clashing Blast, throw a powerful burst of Force.
Force Camouflage, a temporary stealth for protection and sneaking past enemies.
Force Leap, jump to an enemy.
Blade Blitz, rush forward quickly with your lightsaber (optional).
Twin Saber Throw, throw both your lightsabers at a far away enemy.
Force Sweep, smash the ground with your lightsabers and hit all enemies around you.

Cool Abilities

Concentration is a discipline that a lot of players like as it is almost pure memorization – once you have memorized and understand the rotation you can just fly through it in sequence for the most part. The rotation focuses on keeping your stacks of Centering up which help renew your energy, which is called your Focus.
Zealous Leap, short-range jump to an enemy and uses both lightsabers to immobilize and deal damage to the enemy.
Concentrated Slice, strike an enemy with a powerful slash of your lightsaber.
Focused Burst, push a strong burst of force at the enemy.
Force Camouflage, a temporary stealth for protection and sneaking past enemies.
Force Leap, jump to an enemy.
Blade Blitz, rush forward quickly with your lightsaber (optional).
Twin Saber Throw, throw both your lightsabers at a far away enemy.
Force Sweep, smash the ground with your lightsabers and hit all enemies around you.

Guardian

A wall between the good people of the Republic and their enemies, the Guardian stands firm in the face of overwhelming odds and dares opponents to attack. Perfect concentration and use of the Force allows smooth movement even in heavy armor – making the Guardian a hard target to take down. Leaders on and off the battlefield, Guardians are known for inspiring allies to amazing feats, making them invaluable for conflicts of any size.

The Guardian wields a single lightsaber, and can switch between three different Disciplines: Defense, Vigilance, and Focus. The Guardian can act as a Damage or Tank role in combat.

Vigilance

Operating through a disciplined state of enlightened focus, the Vigilance Guardian defends by providing would-be attackers with a torrential offense. The Vigilance Guardian enters the fray nimble and alert, unleashing a whirlwind of lightsaber plasma and Force attacks that leaves any adversaries cauterized and bewildered – if they’re still conscious.

Defense

The great protector among Jedi Knights, the Defense Guardian is able to withstand even the most brutal assaults, and can give as good as they take. Even while dealing powerful blows, the Defense Guardian can reduce the impact of any attacks that come their way, making them key participants at the front line of any battle.

Focus

The ways of the Force can reveal themselves to a Jedi Knight through intense concentration and, most importantly, focus. The Focus Guardian uses debilitating bursts of lightsaber strikes and Force powers to exhaust their foes, crushing any hopes they had of mounting an effective offense.

Role: Damage
Type: Damage Over Time
Weapon: Single Lightsaber
Distance: Melee Range
Mirror: Juggernaut – Vengeance

Role: Tank
Weapon: Single Lightsaber
Distance: Melee Range
Mirror: Juggernaut – Immortal

Role: Damage
Type: Burst Damage
Weapon: Single Lightsaber
Distance: Melee Range
Mirror: Juggernaut – Rage

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Vigilance for New Players

Vigilance is melee range. That means you must be very close to your enemy to attack, which can be harder for new players to get used to, but you have a jump ability to help you close the gap between you and your enemy
This style is very mobile and you can easily run and jump around while fighting without any issues!
Guardians start without any Focus, which is their energy pool for attacks. This makes them a bit harder to learn compared to other classes that start with a full bar of energy, as you need to learn how to build your Focus up before you can use some of your other abilities.
I recently started playing Vigilance and with the help of a guide I found it fun and easy to play once I understood how it worked! Vigilance is a great combination of memorization plus a bit of improvisation. I didn’t find it too hard to learn, but you’ll need to use about 10 abilities to get it to flow well.
Vigilance is perfect for defeating clusters of enemies, easily taking out groups of 3 or more with its burns and ground smash.

Defense for New Players

Defense is a tank style, which means it does less damage, but can stay alive more easily.
Most players recommend to level as a damage style, then switch to tank when you are ready for group content.
In group content, tanks are expected to take a unique leadership role, not just do damage, which can be challenging for new players.
Defense is the most melee-focused tank which can be difficult for new players, but it is not the hardest tank to learn.

Focus for New Players

Focus is melee range. That means you must be very close to your enemy to attack, which can be harder for new players to get used to, but you have three jump abilities and a dash to help you close the gap between you and your enemy.
This style is very mobile and you can easily run and jump around while fighting without any issues!
Guardians start without any Focus, which is their energy pool for attacks. This makes them a bit harder to learn compared to other classes that start with a full bar of energy, as you need to learn how to build and keep your Focus up before you can use some of your other abilities.
Focus at a higher skill level is very memorization-focused – if you can remember the order of using your abilities, you don’t have to do a lot of on-the-fly decisions for your abilities compared to other classes.
Focus is more for huge single target damage compared to its sister discipline Vigilance.

Cool Abilities

Vigilance is all about front-loading your heaviest hitters, then using your filler abilities for a while.
It’s also is about maintaining your Focus, and learning how to keep it up. Once you’ve learned your Focus-earning abilities it’s a lot of fun and very fast!
Force Leap, jump to an enemy.
Guardian Leap, leap to a friend.
Saber Reflect, reflect incoming damage back at enemies (optional).
Blade Blitz, rush forward quickly with your lightsaber (optional).
Enure, heal yourself temporarily to survive.
Force Push, push an enemy backwards or off a ledge.
Saber Throw, throw your lightsaber at a far away enemy.
Force Sweep, smash the ground with your lightsaber and hit all enemies around you.
Awe, blind all enemies around you (optional).

Cool Abilities

Guardians have many small and large-scale defensive abilities to keep them alive.
Leap, jump to an enemy.
Guardian Leap, leap to a friend.
Hilt Smash, bash an enemy with your lightsaber to gain threat.
Saber Reflect, reflect incoming damage back at enemies (optional).
Blade Blitz, rush forward quickly with your lightsaber (optional).
Enure, heal yourself temporarily to survive.
Challenging Call, causes enemies to focus on you.
Force Push, push an enemy backwards or off a ledge.
Saber Throw, throw your lightsaber at a far away enemy
Force Sweep, smash the ground with your lightsaber and hit all enemies around you.
Awe, blind all enemies around you (optional).

Cool Abilities

Focus is all about keeping your Focus energy up so you can use your strongest ability three times in a row.
Force Leap, jump to an enemy.
Guardian Leap, leap to a friend.
Zealous Leap, short jump to an enemy.
Saber Reflect, reflect incoming damage back at enemies (optional).
Blade Blitz, rush forward quickly with your lightsaber (optional).
Enure, heal yourself temporarily to survive.
Force Push, push an enemy backwards or off a ledge.
Saber Throw, throw your lightsaber at a far away enemy.
Force Sweep, smash the ground with your lightsaber and hit all enemies around you.
Awe, blind all enemies around you (optional).

Shadow

A Shadow serves the Jedi Order by being a silent observer and, when action is necessary, a subtle hand. To avoid rash decisions on the part of the Council, Shadows go unseen, gathering information and quietly thwarting those who seek to threaten the Jedi order. Employing Force techniques that cloud enemy minds, Shadows slip into hostile territory, and when necessary, they strike enemies down with deadly efficiency.

The Shadow wields a double-bladed lightsaber, and can switch between three different disciplines: Kinetic Combat, Infiltration and Serenity. The Shadow can act as a Damage or Tank role in combat.

Kinetic Combat

A powerful connection to the Force allows the Kinetic Combat Shadow to draw the opposition’s attention while also warding off their attacks. Add to that a formidable Force-based offense, and it becomes clear that the Kinetic Combat Shadow can serve as an effective bulwark against any foe.

Infiltration

Planning a coordinated attack from a position of stealth and striking at the most opportune of times, the Infiltration Shadow is a master of surprise. By adopting special Force techniques, the Shadow’s attacks can become even more effective, building to a powerful crescendo that the opposition won’t even see coming.

Serenity

The Serenity Shadow is ever mindful that the Force ebbs and flows, and uses this knowledge to great advantage. Able to wield the Force against multiple targets while wresting vitality from the enemy, the Serenity Shadow can even stand up to opponents in close combat.

Role: Tank
Weapon: Double-bladed Lightsaber
Distance: Short Range
Mirror: Assassin – Darkness

Role: Damage
Type: Burst Damage
Weapon: Double-bladed Lightsaber
Distance: Short Range
Mirror: Shadow – Deception

Role: Damage
Type: Damage Over time
Weapon: Double-bladed Lightsaber
Distance: Short Range
Mirror: Sorcerer – Hatred

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Kinetic Combat for New Players

Kinetic Combat is a tank style, which means it does less damage, but can stay alive more easily.
Most players recommend to level as a damage style, then switch to tank when you are ready for group content.
In group content, tanks are expected to take a unique leadership role, not just do damage, which can be challenging for new players.
Kinetic Combat is the most complex of the three tanking styles.

Infiltration for New Players

Infiltration is melee range. That means you must be very close to your enemy to attack, which can be harder for new players to get used to, but you have a jump ability to help you close the gap between you and your enemy.
This style is very mobile and you can easily run and jump around while fighting without any issues!
Most of your abilities are clickable at the beginning of a fight, while your main ability needs to have other things happen first before it can be used. However it will become clickable over time even if you just use random attacks first.
Infiltration is quite easy to learn as you mainly use the sparkling abilities highlighted on your bars as they light up! Keeping your energy or force levels up is fairly easy.

Serenity for New Players

Serenity is a damage-over-time discipline – you’ll have to watch and track the timers of two of the attack debuffs you place on your enemies, making it a slightly harder discipline to play.
Serenity is mostly melee range, which means you must be very close to your enemy to attack, which can be harder for new players to get used to, but you have a jump ability to help you close the gap between you and your enemy, force speed to get there faster, and one of your main longer-range abilities will root your enemy in place so they can’t move.
This style is very mobile and you can easily run and jump around while fighting without any issues! Two of your abilities have a longer range if you get a little lost too.
If you are able to watch your debuff timers, this discipline is decently easy to learn with a guide.

Cool Abilities

Kinetic Combat focuses on keeping up a series of protective wards over time, formed from rocks and your double-bladed lightsaber.
Mass Mind Control, causes enemies to focus on you.
Stealth, the only tank with stealth allowing you to sneak past enemies.
Mind Maze, cause an enemy to fall asleep while stealthed, allowing you and your group to sneak past.
Shadow Stride, leap to an enemy.
Force Pull, pull an enemy to you.
Force Speed, fast movement speed.
Force Wave, a knock-back (optional).
Force Slow, slow enemies down and deal damage.

Cool Abilities

Infiltration is all about building up stacks so you can use your special Force Breech ability – while taking good advantage of stealth during combat.
Stealth, allowing you to sneak past enemies.
Mind Maze, cause an enemy to fall asleep while stealthed, allowing you and your group to sneak past.
Shadow Stride, leap to an enemy.
Force Speed, fast movement speed.
Force Wave, a knock-back (optional).
Force Slow, slow enemies down.

Cool Abilities

Serenity is all about keeping your damage-over-time abilities on your enemy as they are about to run out, rather than button mashing them over and over.
Serenity is one of few disciplines that has the ability to “steal” life from the enemy, healing you as you hit them.
Force in Balance, which is a large area attack that makes Serenity great for multiple enemies.
Stealth, allowing you to sneak past enemies.
Mind Maze, cause an enemy to fall asleep while stealthed, allowing you and your group to sneak past.
Shadow Stride, leap to an enemy.
Force Speed, fast movement speed.
Force Wave, a knock-back (optional).
Force Slow, slow enemies down.

Sage

The mysteries of the Force are endless. A Jedi Sage, deeply attuned to the Force and devoted to uncovering its esoteric secrets, knows this better than any in the galaxy. These masters of the Force are famed for their wisdom and empathy as much as they are for their powerful healing and defensive skills. In troubled times, a Sage brings together the wisdom of the past with cutting insight and the power of the Force to change the flow of galactic events.

The Sage wields a single lightsaber but focuses on using the Force in combat, and can switch between three different disciplines: Seer, Telekinetics, and Balance. The Sage can act as a Damage or Healer role in combat.

Seer

The Seer is the rejuvenation master of Sages, assisting with an array of Force Healing powers that grant allies the strength to continue through even the harshest of encounters. Separated from the heart of the fray, the Seer can be an unfailing warden to those in need.

Telekinetics

At one with the environment, the Telekinetics Sage manipulates the essence of the surrounding elements with the power of the Force to mount powerful distance attacks. Waves of turbulence and torrential gusts of telekinetic energy make for a potent combination that can pummel even the toughest adversaries into submission.

Balance

There is serenity in balance, and no one knows this better than the Balance Sage. Able to assail multiple targets at once while at the same time absorbing their vitality, the Balance Safe is a formidable presence in long-range engagements.

Role: Healer
Weapon: Single Lightsaber, though it is not used
Distance: Long Range
Mirror: Sorcerer – Corruption

Role: Damage
Type: Burst Damage
Weapon: Single Lightsaber, though it is not used
Distance: Long Range
Mirror: Sorcerer – Lightning

Role: Damage
Type: Damage Over Time
Weapon: Single Lightsaber, though it is not used
Distance: Long Range
Mirror: Sorcerer – Madness

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Seer for New Players

Seer is a healer style, which makes it harder to learn than a damage class for most new players.
Most players recommend to level as a damage style, then switch to healer when you are ready for group content.
All three healer styles are not too hard to start healing with, just select a player and heal with a green ability.
Of the three healers, I found the Sage healer to be the easiest to keep track of without any additional tools.

Telekinetics for New Players

Telekinetics is long-range, making it easier to hit moving targets compared to melee characters for new players.
Some abilities require that you stand still to use them, like a turret, but you have some options later on that makes this even easier to deal with and making it easy to move around.
Most abilities can simply be used, you don’t need to activate them in any way first.
I consider Telekinetics very fun and easy for new players!

Balance for New Players

Balance is long-range, making it easier to hit moving targets compared to melee characters for new players.
Balance is a damage-over-time class which means you need to build up your attacks over time, and to be effective you need to learn to spread your damage out across multiple enemies, which can make it slightly harder to learn than attacking one enemy at a time for new players.

Cool Abilities

Seer focuses on a mix of single and multi-target heals and shields.
Force Armor can be placed on all your team-mates one by one to protect them.
Wandering Mend is a smart heal that bounces to the closest person with the lowest health when triggered.
Salvation is a circular area heal that heals everyone in its perimeter.
Force Mend, an immediate self-heal.
Revival, bring allies back to life in combat.
Force Barrier, an invulnerability shield.
Force Speed, fast movement speed.
Phase Walk, a teleport (optional)
Force Wave, a knock-back.
Rescue, pull a friend to you.
Force Lift, lift an enemy out of the fight temporarily (optional).

Cool Abilities

Telekinetics focuses on long-range force-based attacks including gusts of wind and Force energy, and throwing stones and rocks.
As you get better at playing Telekinetics, you can cast your abilities fast and faster, until they are flying at dizzying speeds.
Force Quake, a large ground-based earthquake attack.
Force Speed, fast movement speed.
Phase Walk, a teleport (optional).
Force Barrier, an invulnerability shield.
Force Mend, an immediate self-heal.
Force Wave, a knock-back.
Rescue, pull a friend to you.
Force Lift, lift an enemy out of the fight temporarily (optional).

Cool Abilities

Balance focuses on telepathic attacks and redistributing life from your enemy to you.
Balance is great against multiple enemies due to its damage spreading.
Force Quake, a large ground-based earthquake attack.
Force Speed, fast movement speed.
Phase Walk, a teleport (optional).
Force Barrier, an invulnerability shield.
Force Mend, an immediate self-heal.
Force Wave, a knock-back.
Rescue, pull a friend to you.
Force Lift, lift an enemy out of the fight temporarily (optional).

Sith Inquisitor Story

The Sith Inquisitor storyline focuses on the Sith Inquisitor’s rise to power, as they claw their way up through the Sith Academy as an acolyte, constantly in danger from other students, Sith, and even their own Master. The Sith Inquisitor story digs deeply in to the dark side of the Force and the mysteries it holds.

Anyone that is starting the Sith Inquisitor storyline can expect to experience a very mystical dark side story that focuses quite heavily on the Sith character’s rise to power both politically and in the Force. Highlighted storybeats include creating your own cult as a power base and reckless use of ancient artifacts and spirits to augment your own power. Much like the difference between Jedi Knight and Consular, the Inquisitor story has a deeper look into the actual use of the Force than the Warrior storyline does, which is more physical-action oriented. With the Dark vs. Light morality system in SWTOR, the Sith stories can be very different for each player depending on the choices they make, perhaps more so than other stories, given the nature of a light side Sith in the Empire. Whether you try to change the Empire from the inside as a light sided Sith, or simply zap every NPC in sight with lightning, the Sith Inquisitor story is a great storyline for anyone looking to rise up in the ranks of the Sith and learn terrifying ancient force techniques. If the Sith Warrior Story feels like Darth Vader, players can expect the Sith Inquisitor story to feel more like Darth Sidious.

Finding and following the Sith Inquisitor story is easy – just follow the purple quests after you create your character. In addition to your class quest, there are thousands of other quests and storylines that are optional to complete. You can learn more about these quests in the Story Order Guide.

Species

The Sith Inquisitor origin story is normally restricted to Humans, Cyborgs and red Zabraks for free-to-play players, and Sith Purebloods, Twi’lek, Rattataki, Humans, Cyborgs and red Zabraks for subscribers. However, all species can be unlocked for all classes through various different methods, so if you want to play a different species, you can make it happen. Learn more about unlocking species.

Species Name	Free-to-Play	Subscribed	Unlocks
Human	Yes	Yes	Automatically unlocked
Cyborg	Yes	Yes	Automatically unlocked
Zabrak (Red)	Yes	Yes	Can be unlocked
Sith Pureblood	No	Yes	Can be unlocked
Twi'lek	No	Yes	Can be unlocked
Rattataki	No	Yes	Can be unlocked
Zabrak (Neutral)	No	No	Can be unlocked
Miraluka	No	No	Can be unlocked
Mirialan	No	No	Can be unlocked
Chiss	No	No	Can be unlocked
Nautolan	No	No	Can be unlocked
Togruta	No	No	Can be unlocked
Cathar	No	No	Can be unlocked

Light-Side Sith Inquisitor

As you play the Sith Inquisitor story and other stories in the game, you’ll have the option to make Light or Dark decisions during cutscenes. For example, you find an Imperial Agent has gone against orders to protect their family… do you punish them for disobeying orders, or do you keep quiet and let them put their family over the good of the Empire? The first option might earn you Dark Side points, while the second will earn you Light Side points. Your alignment, or how dark or light you are, can be easily seen on your character sheet.

If you are a new player, after you complete Chapter 3, you will have an important decision to make if your alignment has strayed towards the Light Side. You will have the option to flip your chosen Combat Style to it’s light-sided counterpart, the Guardian, Sentinel, Sage and Shadow, while remaining a Sith Inquisitor, or of course you can deny the change and stick with your original Combat Style.

Experienced players who have already earned the Light V achievement will not see this option pop up, but instead can pick a light-sided Combat Style as a Sith Inquisitor when they are first creating a character at level 1.

In addition, subscribers can add a second Combat Style to their characters. If you are a new player on a light-aligned Sith and chose to do the flip, in addition to the four light-sided Combat styles you could normally choose from for your second Combat Style, you’ll have access to all eight Force-user Combat Styles, including the four dark-side Combat Styles. If you are an experienced player who has the Light V achievement, you’ll also have all eight options available when you choose your second Combat Style. This means you could have two dark-sided Combat Styles, one light-side and one dark-side Combat Style, or even two light-side Combat Styles available on your Sith Inquisitor.

While your individual decisions in cutscenes can highly impact your story and how other characters will treat you, your Combat Style is more of a cosmetic choice, and no Sith will look funny at you even if you’re using Force Healing or other light-sided powers on the Sith homeworld of Korriban.

Armor & Weapons

The Sith Inquisitor’s fluid combat style requires very flexible armor and the Sith Inquisitor is rarely seen wearing plated armor, with each set custom tailored for each Warrior’s particular style. However, the player can use the Outfit Designer system to wear whatever armor they want – they are not confined to the traditional Consular styles. While high-level Sith Inquisitors will need to focus on specific types of armor to be effective with their Combat Class, they can have the appearance of any armor they choose using the Outfitter system.

Each Sith Inquisitor Combat Style focuses on wielding a different type of lightsaber style, and your Sith Inquisitor’s weapon will be restricted to the weapon of that Combat Style. The Sith Inquisitor’s first lightsaber will be earned at the conclusion of their story on Korriban, the Sith homeworld, but there are many lightsabers available in the game.

Sith Inquisitor Companions

The Sith Inquisitor will receive five unique companions as they play their Origin Story, who can accompany them in the story or in to combat. Later in the story, you can recruit additional companions to your cause. There are many romance options available, including with some of Origin Story companions.

🛑 Story Spoilers Ahead!

Khem Val

Centuries ago, Khem Val was the proud servant of Tulak Hord, one of the greatest Dark Lords of the Sith to ever live. His people, the Dashade, thrived. A powerful species of Force-resistant killers, they drew strength from feeding on Jedi and Sith alike. Khem Val was called Shadow Killer and Devourer. As his master conquered, he feasted, and the unusual bond between the Sith Lord and the Shadow Killer grew stronger.

But that was centuries ago. The Dashade have all but disappeared from the galaxy, and the details of Khem Val’s legend have faded to formless, creeping fear. Deep in the tomb of Naga Sadow on Korriban, Khem Val sleeps, suspended in a stasis field guarded by crackling electric energy. No one knows how he got there, or how to wake him. Even the greatest Sith Lords do not dare try. For when he wakes, he is sure to be hungry….

Andronikos Revel

At one time Andronikos Revel was considered to be a rising star in the Republic navy. An upstanding officer, Revel served with honor and distinction, quickly rising to the rank of Captain becoming one of the youngest Republic officers to command a starship. But Andronikos Revel’s military career would be short-lived.

After being led into an Imperial ambush, Revel turned his back on the Republic and slipped into a life of piracy. Andronikos would spend the next several years terrorizing both the Republic and Empire, and quickly gained notoriety for his both exceptional piloting skills and his ruthlessness in executing those whose ships were captured. Eventually Revel’s brashness would catch up to him. After a raid on a ship carrying valuable Imperial artifacts, Revel and his crew were hunted by the Empire. To stop the Imperial hunt, and to keep the artifacts for themselves, Revel’s crew mutinied and left him to his Imperial captors.

Revel sat in an Imperial prison for a year, swearing to take his revenge on his former crew. Now free from Imperial custody, Andronikos Revel will stop at nothing to hunt down those who turned on him and make them pay.

Ashara Zavros

Intelligent and eager to prove herself, the Jedi Padawan Ashara Zavros is the latest in a long and storied family lineage of Force-adepts. Throughout her childhood Ashara heard stories of her ancestors’ adventures. These tales were an inspiration to her, and Ashara devoted herself to the study of the Force and the Jedi Code, determined to be among the greatest Jedi that the Order had ever seen.

Her knowledge of the Jedi Code, along with her prowess with a lightsaber and command of the Force, quickly catapulted Ashara to be among the top pupils. But while she was undoubtedly gifted, Ashara was also headstrong and proud. This pride can often lead to insecurity, and Ashara is quick to frustration and will sometimes question her abilities in the face of adversity. But even in the face of the most difficult obstacles, a steadfast devotion to the Jedi Code has kept Ashara on the path of light.

Now Ashara continues her training under the tutelage of Masters Ocera and Ryen, each of whom believe that one must travel across the galaxy and gain firsthand experience in order to truly understand the Force and both the burden and the gift that it represents.

Tallos Drellik

The Drellik lineage has produced numerous decorated soldiers throughout the Empire’s history. Talos Drellik was not one of them. While Drellik was far from incompetent as a soldier, his heart was never committed to serving the Empire on the battlefield.

When he was a youth, he would hear the tales of his family’s many conquests and heroic deeds. Though he was proud of his family’s history defending the Empire, Talos found himself more interested in the history of the Sith and the Empire that was once theirs. He would spend days in seclusion, studying the ancient history of the Empire, from the first humans to discover Korriban to the war between Naga Sadow and Ludo Kressh.

Rather than serve the Empire on the battlefield as his forefathers had, Talos followed his passion for Imperial history and enlisted with the Imperial Reclamation Service. Before long, he was in charge of one of the most esteemed archaeological teams in the service, but his meticulousness and caution with the artifacts that were uncovered were seen as drawbacks by his superiors.

Talos is driven by a deep-seeded need for knowledge, and to understand the history of the artifacts that he uncovers. He’s willing to go to great lengths to make discoveries and learn the lost knowledge of the Empire’s past.

Xalek

A man of few words and swift action, Xalek has come to be one of the most promising and dangerous Acolytes of the Sith. Born on the Kaleesh homeworld, Xalek was raised in the traditional Kalee manner, coming to believe that war was an important part of Kaleesh culture, and valued honor above all else.

During a battle along the coastline of the Jenuwaa Sea, Xalek was captured by the Sith. But before he could be sent off to one of the Sith Empire’s many labor camps, it was discovered that Xalek possessed a strong connection to the Force. Knowing that he could be turned into a powerful Sith, Xalek was sent to the Sith Academy on Korriban to undergo training.

Xalek was eager to prove himself, and bided his time while at the academy. One-by-one, Xalek’s rivals would fall by the wayside, either through accident or through failing the trials. Now Xalek stands among the elite Acolytes, ready to strike down his enemies and prove himself worthy.

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@Sonji31 (Main Image), Swtorista (Knight on Tython), Swtorista (Knight with lightsaber in air), @phyreblade (Combat section), Swtorista (Sentinel), Swtorista (Watchman), Swtorista (Combat), @Drevina_Flynn (Concentration), @Lady_Alenko I think (Story), @kirkunit (Vigilance), @VirtualRambling (Defense), @AshiaSature (Focus), @underlurker (Armor & Weapons), @Lady_Alenko I think (Story), @MagSulDeruyter (Jedi vs Sith in story section), @AshiaSature (Species), @AJ_Darling (Dark Side Knight), @Lady_Alenko I think (Companions), @Lady_Alenko, @RevanchistOrdo

Thank you to these players who have submitted cool screenshots of their Jedi Consular characters:

@FibroJedi (Main Image), Swtorista, Swtorista, Swtorista, @loreleif (Togruta Shadow), @JaydenzOmega (Kinetic Combat), @MagSulDeruyter (Serenity), @celyntheraven (Infiltration), @IntisarNOR (Seer), @phyreblade (Telekinetics), @FibroJedi (Balance), Swtorista (Chiss in Story), @loreleif (Togruta Shadow again), @Kayeri (Dark-Side Consular), @MagSulDeruyter (Armor & Weapons), Swtorista (Companions shot)

Thank you to these players who have submitted cool screenshots of their Sith Warrior characters:

@travisteaspoon (Main Image), Swtorista (Throne image), @phyreblade (lightsaber raised image), @Failtasmagoria (Sith Warrior Combat), @phyreblade(Marauder), @Duccisan (Annihilation), @celyntheraven (Carnage), @SatiricalSanity (Fury), @celyntheraven (Juggernaut), @tomlewookie (Vengeance), @ecxrin (Rage), @salvador_242 (Immortal), @travisteaspoon (Light side), @tomlewookie (Armor & Weapons), @2JustinElliott (Companions), @Sanne_Leetz (Species)

Thank you to these players who have submitted cool screenshots of their Sith Inquisitor characters:

@AJ_Darling (Main Image), Swtorista (glowing purple eyes), Swtorista (lightning arms in air), @NonbinarySaru (Combat), @adsinmalgusland (Species), @travisteaspoon (Light Side), @Darth_Amarth (Armor & Weapons), Swtorista (companions), @Sutherland1P (Assassin), @Caelvin_Dulany (Deception), @Sutherland1P (Darkness), @Kagetheorc (Hatred), @scarletguard (Sorcerer), @phyreblade (Lightning), Swtorista (Corruption), @ecxrin (Madness)

Thank you to these players who helped look over the summaries for their favorite Force disciplines:

Kogass, Aflixion Starr, Helleboros, Kal at @TodayinTor, @Aylas494, @thaddrim, and Eksys

And finally thank you to Zahk who helped type up all the 1,000+ abilities in the game for each class so we could make the summaries and the basic class guides for each discipline, and helped with testing and formatting for this page!

Combat Style	Discipline	Role	Discipline	Combat Style
Sentinel	Watchman	DOT Damage	Annihilation	Marauder
	Combat	Burst Damage	Carnage
	Concentration	Burst Damage	Fury
Guardian	Defense	Tank	Immortal	Juggernaut
	Vigilance	DOT (AOE) Damage	Vengeance
	Focus	Burst Damage	Rage
Shadow	Kinetic Combat	Tank	Darkness	Assassin
	Infiltration	Burst Damage	Deception
	Serenity	DOT Damage	Hatred
Sage	Seer	Healer	Corruption	Sorcerer
	Telekinetics	Burst Damage	Lightning
	Balance	DOT Damage	Madness
Vanguard	Shield Specialist	Tank	Shield Tech	Powertech
	Plasmatech	DOT Damage	Pyrotech
	Tactics	Burst Damage	Advanced Prototype
Commando	Combat Medic	Healer	Bodyguard	Mercenary
	Gunnery	Burst Damage	Arsenal
	Assault Specialist	DOT Damage	Innovative Ordnance
Scoundrel	Sawbones	Healer	Medicine	Operative
	Scrapper	Burst Damage	Concealment
	Ruffian	DOT Damage	Lethality
Gunslinger	Sharpshooter	Burst Damage	Marksmanship	Sniper
	Saboteur	DOT Damage	Engineering
	Dirty Fighting	DOT Damage	Virulence

Guardian: Defense, Vigilance, Focus
Sentinel: Watchman, Combat, Concentration
Sage: Telekinetics, Balance, Seer
Shadow: Kinetic Combat, Infiltration, Serenity
Juggernaut: Immortal, Vengeance, Rage
Marauder: Fury, Carnage, Annihilation
Assassin: Deception, Darkness, Hatred
Sorcerer: Corruption, Lightning, Madness
Commando: Combat Medic, Gunnery, Assault Specialist
Vanguard: Shield Specialist, Plasmatech, Tactics
Gunslinger: Sharpshooter, Saboteur, Dirty Fighting
Scoundrel: Sawbones, Scrapper, Ruffian
Mercenary: Innovative Ordnance, Bodyguard, Arsenal
Powertech: Shield Tech, Pyrotech, Advanced Prototype
Operative: Concealment, Lethality, Medicine
Sniper: Marksmanship, Engineering, Virulence

Combat Style	Discipline	Role	Discipline	Combat Style
Vanguard	Shield Specialist	Tank	Shield Tech	Powertech
	Plasmatech	Damage	Pyrotech
	Tactics	Damage	Advanced Prototype
Commando	Combat Medic	Healer	Bodyguard	Mercenary
	Gunnery	Damage	Arsenal
	Assault Specialist	Damage	Innovative Ordnance
Scoundrel	Sawbones	Healer	Medicine	Operative
	Scrapper	Damage	Concealment
	Ruffian	Damage	Lethality
Gunslinger	Sharpshooter	Damage	Marksmanship	Sniper
	Saboteur	Damage	Engineering
	Dirty Fighting	Damage	Virulence
Sentinel	Watchman	Damage	Annihilation	Marauder
	Combat	Damage	Carnage
	Concentration	Damage	Fury
Guardian	Defense	Tank	Immortal	Juggernaut
	Vigilance	Damage	Vengeance
	Focus	Damage	Rage
Shadow	Kinetic Combat	Tank	Darkness	Assassin
	Infiltration	Damage	Deception
	Serenity	Damage	Hatred
Sage	Seer	Healer	Corruption	Sorcerer
	Telekinetics	Damage	Lightning
	Balance	Damage	Madness

Vanguard / Powertech: Shield Specialist / Shield
Tech, Plasmatech / Pyrotech, Tactics
/ Advanced Prototype
Commando / Mercenary: Combat Medic / Bodyguard, Gunnery / Arsenal, Assault Specialist / Innovative Ordnance
Scoundrel / Operative: Sawbones / Medicine, Scrapper / Concealment, Ruffian / Lethality
Gunslinger / Sniper: Sharpshooter / Marksmanship, Saboteur / Engineering, Dirty Fighting / Virulence
Sentinel / Marauder: Watchman / Annihilation, Combat / Carnage, Concentration / Fury
Guardian / Juggernaut: Defense / Immortal, Vigilance / Vengeance, Focus / Rage
Shadow / Assassin: Kinetic Combat / Darkness
, Infiltration / Deception, Serenity / Hatred
Sage / Sorcerer: Seer / Corruption, Telekinetics / Lightning, Balance / Madness

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