Combat Styles – Imperial Force Users

Combat styles separate your narrative background from your gameplay mechanics. Introduced in the Legacy of the Sith 7.0 expansion, combat styles replaced old advanced classes, letting you choose how you fight independently of your character’s story.

First, Choose Your Faction

When you create a new character, the first thing you will choose whether you want to be a Republic or an Imperial player.

Second, Choose Your Origin Story

Your Origin Story dictates your main story quests, companions and all the choices you will be given while playing that character.

Third, Choose Your Combat Style

Your Combat Style dictates your weapons, armor proficiencies, roles, and abilities.

NOTE: For Free to Play, Preferred, and NEW Subscribers, you will be limited to only four force users.

Opening More Combat Styles

For existing Characters, the Combat Styles available will depend on your Alignment with the Force. Light Side Combat Styles are available to your Dark Side characters only if you have unlocked the Light V Achievement in your legacy.

If you have not unlocked the Light V Achievement in your Legacy, your Alignment with the Force at the end of Act 3 of the Origin Story determines the Combat Styles available to you.

EXAMPLE: If you play to the end of your Origin Story as a Sith Inquisitor and your Force Alignment is higher on the Light Side, you will be able to choose to switch to the Mirror of your Combat Style, Assassin to Shadow or Sage to Sorcerer. It is a permanent choice.

What Determines Your Alignment?

With the Legacy of the Sith expansion, they decided to tie your Combat Styles to your Alignment to make your choices more meaningful, giving you something to work towards if you decide you would like to change your Alignment.

You can earn Dark and Light Side points through:

Conversation Choices
Diplomacy Crew Skills Missions

Secondary Combat Styles

If you have completed your Origin Story and are a Subscriber, you will be able to choose your second Combat Style. For Sith Inquisitors and Warriors, the mission is “Training in the Force.

SIDE NOTE: Once you have finished all the Origin Stories, this Second Combat Style mission will be available upon creation and loading into all new and existing characters in your Legacy.

Some Things to Remember:

Your Secondary Combat Style is PERMANENT, so choose wisely.
Secondary Combat Styles feature is Subscriber Only.
- If you are a subscriber and your subscription ends, you will keep the Combat Style that was last active on that character while you were subscribed and loadouts will be available only for that Combat Style.
Combat Styles weapons vary, so make sure you have both weapons and accessories for both your Primary and Secondary Combat Style available so you can switch between them.
At Level 60, you can choose a Loot Discipline for your Character that allows you to choose which type of loot drops based on the Disciplines you have for your Combat Styles.
- To choose your Loot Discipline, right-click on your Character portrait.
- Click on Loot Discipline.
- Choose which Discipline you want loot to drop for.
Take the time to set up Loadouts for each Combat Style and Discipline. Your hotbar settings are included in the Loadouts, so making a Loadout will help make switching between them much easier.

Combat Style	Discipline	Range	Role
Marauder	Annihilation	Melee	DOT Damage
	Carnage	Melee	Burst Damage
	Fury	Melee	Hybrid Damage
Juggernaut	Immortal	Melee	Defense
	Vengeance	Melee	DOT Damage
	Rage	Melee	Direct Damage
Assassin	Darkness	Melee	Defense
	Deception	Melee	Direct Damage
	Hatred	Melee	DOT Damage
Sorcerer	Corruption	Ranged	Healer
	Lightning	Ranged	Direct Damage
	Madness	Ranged	DOT Damage