Operations and Raids at Level 80

ROUTE 01 / 04

Join your first Operation

Do not walk into a random Operation expecting your companion and Story Mode support droid.

1. 01

   Verify account and gear

   Operations require a subscription. Bring basic level-80 gear in all slots and make sure your Discipline/role is correct.

2. 02

   Recruit on Fleet or via guild

   On Vaiken Spacedock read General chat for SM, Story, learning or teaching Operation groups. A guild is often friendlier than an unplanned Group Finder raid.

3. 03

   Declare your real role

   A typical eight-player party has 2 tanks, 2 healers and 4 DPS, though assignments can vary. Say 'Vengeance DPS; first run' if accurate.

4. 04

   Pick up the weekly if offered

   Use the Fleet Operations Terminal or applicable Odessen terminal, then follow your group's leader to the appropriate instance entrance or summon.

5. 05

   Listen before each boss

   Confirm positioning, target order, interrupts and when NOT to damage a shielded boss. Clear chat instructions beat memorizing a generic raid checklist.

Watch for: A first-time character does not need a full set of Rakata 344 gear for introductory Story Operations.

ROUTE 02 / 04

Choosing difficulty

An introductory operation should not be treated like a Master progression fight.

1. 01

   Story

   The learning tier; accessible with a proper level-80 set and group communication.

2. 02

   Veteran

   More punishing execution and usually greater expectations for gear, position and mechanics.

3. 03

   Master

   Advanced group progression. Check your leader's entry requirements and boss tactics first.

4. 04

   Weekly and loot

   The applicable weekly mission and boss drops depend on current patch and difficulty; read the Mission Log and agree on group loot rules.

ROUTE 03 / 04

Full multi-boss Operation roster

The first two Operations now have dedicated boss-by-boss IDS walkthroughs. The remaining raid roster is reference-only until their individual guides are researched.

1. 01

   Good first teaching requests

   ETERNITY VAULT and KARAGGA'S PALACE in Story Mode.

2. 02

   Classic Operations

   EXPLOSIVE CONFLICT; TERROR FROM BEYOND; SCUM AND VILLAINY; DREAD FORTRESS; DREAD PALACE.

3. 03

   Later Operations

   THE RAVAGERS; TEMPLE OF SACRIFICE; GODS FROM THE MACHINE; NATURE OF PROGRESS (DXUN); R-4 ANOMALY.

4. 04

   Single boss operations

   TOBORRO'S COURTYARD, COLOSSAL MONOLITH and HIVE OF THE MOUNTAIN QUEEN are separate compact encounters.

Watch for: The two linked beginner raids have their own route and boss instructions. Other Operations listed here still need researched dedicated walkthroughs; don't assume they are complete.

ROUTE 04 / 04

Which encounters are mandatory?

Solo story and eight-player raids do not use the same progression gates.

1. 01

   Yavin 4

   THE ENEMY WITHIN offers a solo route to the Revan storyline. You do not have to run TEMPLE OF SACRIFICE as an Operation.

2. 02

   Later expansions

   Other Ops like R-4 ANOMALY are endgame activities, not generally mandatory purple chapter objectives.

3. 03

   Coming in 8.0

   CHILDREN OF NUL is announced/PTS and must not be labelled a live 7.9 Operation.

4. 04

   Vengeance DPS

   Stay out of front-facing boss arcs, use interrupts and defensives, attack priority adds and avoid reflects or immunity phases.