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Lightsaber Upgrade Guide

Welcome to our KotOR II Lightsaber Upgrade Guide, a handy table including statistics on every Lightsaber upgrade in the game, in an easy-to-read format so that you can plot out your best combination.

Unlike the original KotOR's two possible upgrade slots that were only for crystals, The Sith Lords has those same two crystal slots plus three additional upgrade slots. One of these can hold a Cell, one an Emitter and another a Lens. Crystals, Cells, Emitters and Lenses all have unique upgrade statistics, making KotOR II's possibilities nearly endless. The only catch in The Sith Lords is that most items are random, including upgrades.

Fortunately, although you cannot create crystals and must instead find them, you can create every Cell, Emitter and Lens in the game using your skills. The higher your party member's skill, the better quality item you can create.

See the tips at the bottom for building up components and good lightsaber combinations.

Lightsaber Upgrade Guide
Legend: Atk: +2 = Attack Bonus: +2 - (gives a +2 to every attack roll) Dam: +4 = Damage Bonus: +4, Energy - (without a damage type - Cold for example - it is always Energy) BBD: +4 = Blaster Bolt Deflection: +4 - (Blaster Deflections are cumulative and stack) Def: -1 = Defense: -1 - (Gives your character a -1 to Defense) OH: Slow 25%/3R/DC14 = On Hit: Slow 25% for 3 Rounds with a DC of 14 MC: 1-6 = Massive Criticals: 1-6 - (On a critical hit, your character does an extra 1-6 points of damage) DEX: +1 = Dexterity: +1 - (Gives your character a +1 to Dexterity) Regen: +3 = Regeneration: +3 - (Character regenerates vitality quicker) FRegen: +1 = Force Regeneration: +1 - (Character regenerates force points quicker) Keen = Critical Threat range is doubled. Example: if the base CT range is 19-20, meaning two chances out of 20 for a critical hit, it becomes 17-20, meaning four chances to have a critical hit.
Crystals
Name of Crystal	Modifiers	Name of Crystal	Modifiers
Adegan	Dam: +2	Ankarres Sapphire	STR: +2, DEX: +1, Regen: +2, Keen
Barab Ore Ingot	Dam: +2-16 Fire	Bondar	OH: Stun 25%/6sec/DC10
Damind	Atk: +3	Dragite	Dam: +1 Sonic, CON: +1
Eralam	Dam: +2, Atk: +2	Firkrann	Dam: +2-12 vs. Droid, Atk: +2
Jenraux	Dam: +2, BBD: +5	Kaiburr	WIS: +3, CON: +3, Regen: +3
Kasha	Atk: +1, WIS: +2	Lorrdian Gemstone	BBD: +3
Nextor	Dam: +1, Keen	Opila	Dam: +3, MC: 2-12
Phond	Dam: +1-6 Physical	Pontite	Dam: +1-10 Cold, CHA: +2
Qixoni	Dam: +5, FRegen: +1, (Dark Jedi Only)	Rubat	Dam: +1, Atk: +1
Ruusan	WIS: +1, CHA: +1	Sapith	Dam: +3, Atk: +2
Sigil	Dam: +1-6, Atk: +1	Solari	Dam: +3, Dam: +1-8 vs. Dark Side, Atk: +3
Stygium	Atk: +1, Dex: +1, Stealth: +4	Ultima-Pearl	Dam: +2, Atk: +3, MC: 1-6
Upari	Dam: +1-8, Atk: +3	Velmorite	Keen, DEX: +1

Cells
Name of Cell	Skill Req'd to Make	Modifiers
Diatium Energy Cell	Computer Use (7)	Dam: +1
Improved Diatium Energy Cell	Computer Use (15)	Dam: +2
Superior Diatium Energy Cell	Computer Use (23)	Dam: +4
Ultimate Diatium Energy Cell	Computer Use (29)	Dam: +5
Discharge Energy Cell	Demolitions (5)	MC: 1-3
Telgorn Jolt Cell Mark I	Demolitions (11)	Dam: +1-3 Electrical
Improved Discharge Energy Cell	Demolitions (13)	MC: 1-6
Telgorn Jolt Cell Mark II	Demolitions (19)	Dam: +1-4 Electrical
Superior Discharge Energy Cell	Demolitions (21)	MC: 1-8
Telgorn Jolt Cell Mark III	Demolitions (27)	Dam: +1-8 Electrical
Ion Energy Cell	Security (9)	Dam: +1-4 Ion vs. Droid, MC: 1-4
Improved Ion Energy Cell	Security (17)	Dam: +1 Ion vs. Droid, Dam: +1-8 Ion, MC: 1-3
Superior Ion Energy Cell	Security (25)	Dam: +2 Ion vs. Droid, Dam: +1-12 Ion, MC: 1-6

Emitters
Name of Emitter	Skill Req'd to Make	Modifiers
Deflection Emitter	Repair (5)	BBD: +1
Disrupting Emitter	Repair (7)	OH: Slow 25%/2R/DC10, Def: -1
Crude Phobium Emitter	Repair (9)	OH: Slow 25%/2R/DC14, Def: -3
Fencing Emitter	Repair (11)	Dam: +1, Def: +1, BBD: -2
Improved Deflection Emitter	Repair (13)	BBD: +2, Def: +1
Advanced Disrupting Emitter	Repair (15)	OH: Stun 25%/2R/DC10, Def: -1
Synthesized Phobium Emitter	Repair (17)	OH: Stun 25%/2R/DC14, Def: -3
Improved Fencing Emitter	Repair (19)	Dam: +2, Def: +2, BBD: -2
Expert Deflection Emitter	Repair (21)	BBD: +4, Def: +1
Superior Disrupting Emitter	Repair (23)	OH: Stun 25%/3R/DC14, Def: -1
Phobium Alloy Emitter	Repair (25)	OH: Stun 25%/3R/DC18, Def: -3
Expert Fencing Emitter	Repair (27)	Dam: +3, Def: +2, BBD: -2
Refined Phobium Emitter	Repair (29)	OH: Slow 50%/3R/DC18, Def: -1

Lenses
Name of Lens	Skill Req'd to Make	Modifiers
Dragite Lens	Awareness (7)	Dam: +2
Synthesized Byrothsis Lens	Awareness (9)	Dam: +1, Atk: +1, BBD: -2
Adegan Lens	Awareness (17)	Dam: +1-12
Pure Byrothsis Lens	Awareness (19)	Dam: +2, Atk: +2, BBD: -3
Pontite Lens	Awareness (27)	Dam: +2-12, Atk: +1
Enhanced Byrothsis Lens	Awareness (29)	Dam: +4, Atk: +3, BBD: -4
Beam Gem Lens	Computer Use (11)	Dam: +1, Keen
Vibration Lens	Computer Use (13)	Dam: +1-8, Atk: -1, Def: -1
Improved Beam Gem Lens	Computer Use (21)	Dam: +2, Atk: +1, BBD: -3, Keen
Improved Vibration Lens	Computer Use (23)	Dam: +2-12, Atk: -1, Def: -1
Synthesized Kunda Lens	Treat Injury (5)	BBD: +1
Pure Kunda Lens	Treat Injury (15)	Atk: +1, BBD: +2
Ossus Dueling Lens	Treat Injury (25)	Atk: +2, BBD: +3

How to get the most components & credits:

Component cost is not listed here, mainly because it is not important. For more components (and credits), follow these guidelines:

Do not break down your found items, but instead sell them to merchants for credits. You will have much more money and components this way.
Since the most expensive items to create normally cost from 400-500 components, figure around 800-1000 components will get you two of the best upgrades in the game. Listed here are only Lightsaber Upgrades but it goes for all other Workbench upgrades as well.
When at the merchant, look for "infinite" Advanced Medpacs, at 80 credits apiece. Each Advanced Medpac breaks down into 4 components, the cheapest and most practical component-to-cost ratio I've found.
To get 1000 components, you'd need 250 Advanced Medpacs, or 250 x 80 = 20,000 credits. Near the end of the game, by keeping and selling the items you do not use (rather than breaking them down), you should very easily have over 100,000 credits (or much more if you search everywhere). With that much money, you can create at least 10 of the very best upgrades in the game (Lightsaber, Melee, Ranged, etc.) assuming one party member has the skills.

General Recommendations:

Highly recommended that each lightsaber (and generally, any weapon) you use have at least one Keen upgrade if possible.
At least one of your equipped lightsabers have one Ion damage crystal or upgrade. There are a lot of droids in this game... guessing at least half of your battles are with them, so Ion damage comes in handy.
The Attack Bonus is as important as the Damage Bonus, so don't ignore that number.

The Best Combinations:

Pure Damage (not including your personal crystal or special lightsabers):

Pure Blaster Bolt Deflection (not including your personal crystal or special lightsabers):

Pure Damage vs. Droids (not including your personal crystal or special lightsabers):