SWTOR Jedi Knight Guide

The Jedi Knight is without a doubt the coolest class in Star Wars: The Old Republic. On this website dedicated to the Jedi Knight, we will be providing a full SWTOR Jedi Knight guide, including abilities, builds, a leveling guide, talent tress, and tips that you can use when playing.


SWTOR Jedi Knight Guide – Abilities

What would a site on the Jedi Knight be without going over the abilities? In this section of the site you will find pages dedicated to each ability that players have access to as well as going over the best ways you can use those abilities to maximize your character’s strengths.

As any SWTOR Jedi Knight guide would tell you, your abilities are designed to shine in certain situations, which we will go over on each individual ability to help identify  the perfect moment to use an ability. Check back soon for a detailed SWTOR Jedi Knight Abilities List.


Star Wars The Old Republic Jedi Knight Guide – Advanced Classes

The Jedi Knight has two different advanced specializations which can become two very different classes: the Guardian and the Sentinel.

The Guardian can become both a Tank and a DPS class, though the Tank is definitely the major role of the Guardian class, but the class is playable as a DPS. This Jedi Knight uses a single lightsaber and focuses on defensive abilities so it can handle taking a lot of damage from its opponents.

The Sentinel is the top melee DPS class of the Republic and wields two Lightsabers in order maximize its damage output. The Sentinel and its Sith counterpart the Marauder are two of the most popular classes in SWTOR among players of all backgrounds.

Learn more about each class in our section on SWTOR Jedi Knight Advanced Classes.


SWTOR Jedi Knight Guide – Talent Trees

The Jedi Knight has access to five different talent trees depending on which advanced specialization you pick: Focus (shared), Defense, Vigilance, Watchman, and Combat.

  • Focus is the shared talent tree and is available to all Jedi Knights. This tree focuses on melee damage and using advanced force techniques. It unlocks both Force Exhaustion, which slows and damages the target, and the Zephyr, which reduces cooldown time of all force abilities by 3 seconds.
  • Defense is the Guardian’s talent tree which focuses on defensive and tanking talents. It allows the Guardian to increase threat generation, improve HP totals, and increases defense. It unlocks the Endure ability which increases maximum health by 30% for 15 seconds.
  • Vigilance is the Guardian talent tree which increases damage dealt. This is an ideal talent tree for Guardians who are using an off-spec in order to farm, PvP, or level up when playing solo. This tree unlocks the Shien lightsaber form, Overhead slash, and Plasma Brand, an incredible ability that engulfs the player’s lightsaber in fiery plasma increasing damage dealt by sundering strike and adding a DOT (Damage Over Time) to the target.
  • Watchman is the PvE-oriented Sentinel talent tree, as this particular tree focuses on damage-over-time effects. For example it unlocks the ability Overload Lightsaber which charges the lightsaber with deadly energy for 15 seconds. During this time the next three successful melee attacks burn the target for moderate elemental damage.
  • Combat is the PvP and leveling-oriented Sentinel talent tree. It focuses on burst damage, which is great when fighting against weak monsters and other players.

Get a full list of talents in our page on SWTOR Jedi Knight Talents.


Star Wars the Old Republic Jedi Knight Guide – Builds

While knowing the different talents of the SWTOR Jedi Knight is certainly interesting, the most important thing is to know which talents go together to make the perfect Jedi Knight build.

You will need an ideal match of talent points from each tree in order to create the perfect Jedi Knight for the role you want to play. In this section, we will be going over the best builds for each role the Jedi Knight can play.

This SWTOR Jedi Knight guide will go beyond just adding tank and DPS builds, but also the best builds for leveling up, PvP, and soloing, as you will find yourself in all sorts of situations in your time in SWTOR beyond just raiding or dungeon runs. You will need a good build for each aspect of the game for best results.

Get a list of our top builds in our section: SWTOR Jedi Knight Builds.


SWTOR Jedi Knight Guide Conclusion

In this guide we have provided in depth guides on ever facet of The Jedi Knight. The Jedi Knight is an ideal class for players who want to play solo, PvP, and Tank. The different talent trees and specializations allow for a variety of different play styles with this iconic class. Explore the different links and learn how to become a master of the Jedi Knight.