Jedi Shadow

A Shadow serves the Jedi Order by being a silent observer and, when action is necessary, a subtle hand. Shadows go unseen, employing Force techniques that cloud enemy minds to slip into hostile territory and, when necessary, striking enemies down with deadly efficiency. Shadows embrace the synergy between lightsaber and Force combat.

All Jedi Shadows use the Force to conceal themselves and move invisibly behind enemy lines, as well as learn to use double-bladed lightsabers in either an offensive or defensive capacity. Shadows can also opt to learn Infiltration, becoming masters of stealth and ambush who forgo the head-on attack for the vulnerable flank; Kinetic Combat, utilizing a double-bladed lightsaber as either an acrobatic weapon or a bulwark of defense; and Balance, deploying the power of the Force to enhance lightsaber techniques and debilitate foes in combat.

Class Role: Tank, Damage
Weapon: Double-Bladed Lightsaber
Armor: Light
Resource: Force

Abilities (80)Abilities (80)
Companions (5)Companions (5)
Comments (34)Comments (34)
Screenshots (3)Screenshots (3)
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Name	Level	Class	Cost	Range	Cooldown
Battle Readiness	50	Jedi Shadow			120 secs
Spinning Kick	42	Jedi Shadow	30 Force	4 meters	30 secs
Resilience	36	Jedi Shadow			60 secs
Spinning Strike	32	Jedi Shadow	25 Force	4 meters	6 secs
Mass Mind Control	30	Jedi Shadow			45 secs
Whirling Blow	26	Jedi Shadow	40 Force
Deflection	24	Jedi Shadow			120 secs
Blackout	22	Jedi Shadow			60 secs
Force Cloak	22	Jedi Shadow			180 secs
Mind Maze	20	Jedi Shadow	50 Force	10 meters
Mind Control	16	Jedi Shadow		30 meters	15 secs
Combat Technique	14	Jedi Shadow	100 Force
Guard	14	Jedi Shadow		30 meters
Force Breach	12	Jedi Shadow	20 Force	10 meters	15 secs
Armor Proficiency: Shield Generator	10	Jedi Shadow
Force Technique	10	Jedi Shadow	100 Force
Shadow Strike	10	Jedi Shadow	50 Force	4 meters
Shadow's Training	10	Jedi Shadow
Stealth	10	Jedi Shadow
Weapon Proficiency: Double-Bladed Lightsaber	10	Jedi Shadow
Weapon Proficiency: Electrostaff	10	Jedi Shadow
Clairvoyant Strike	1	Jedi Shadow	25 Force	4 meters
Force in Balance	1	Jedi Shadow	50 Force	30 meters	15 secs
Force Pull	1	Jedi Shadow		30 meters	45 secs
Kinetic Ward	1	Jedi Shadow	10 Force		12 secs
Low Slash	1	Jedi Shadow	30 Force	4 meters	15 secs
Sever Force	1	Jedi Shadow	20 Force	30 meters	9 secs
Shadow Technique	1	Jedi Shadow	100 Force
Slow Time	1	Jedi Shadow	30 Force	10 meters	7.5 secs
Adjudication		Jedi Shadow
Applied Force		Jedi Shadow
Assertion		Jedi Shadow
Bombardment		Jedi Shadow
Celerity		Jedi Shadow
Circling Shadows		Jedi Shadow
Containment		Jedi Shadow
Deep Impact		Jedi Shadow
Double-bladed Saber Defense		Jedi Shadow
Elusiveness		Jedi Shadow
Exit Strategy		Jedi Shadow
Expertise		Jedi Shadow
Fade		Jedi Shadow
Focused Insight		Jedi Shadow
Force Break		Jedi Shadow
Force Focus		Jedi Shadow
Force Strike		Jedi Shadow
Force Suppression		Jedi Shadow
Force Synergy		Jedi Shadow
Harnessed Shadows		Jedi Shadow
Impact Control		Jedi Shadow

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5 NPCs found

Name	Level	Classification	React
Lieutenant Iresso	1	Standard	E R
Nadia Grell	1	Standard	E R
Qyzen Fess	1	Standard	E R
Tharan Cedrax	1	Standard	E R
Zenith	1	Standard	E R

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By Truesight at 2011-12-16 03:04:53

You have to go into any SWTOR class with eyes wide open. It's a new game and from what I can tell by my experience with MMO games. Almost every class was made to accomedate a tank spec or OT spec. I know people want to rush through. Especially in the early release. But you have to stop and look at your class, It's spec possibilities and what professions pair with it to find an end goal for which you can make it. Just by Profession grinding Artificier I can see that there are Crystals and mods designed for 3 different goals. DPS, Healing and tank. Your gear, and how you Modifiy your gear and spec will reflect the class role you wish to play. Naturally Jedi Senitnels and Guardians(Can't remember their actually tank spec names) Thrive on crystals and mods that reflect a Str/Endurance heavy stat weight.

Shadow tanks I would see so far is having End/Forcepower stats weighed for them. More of their tricks rely on Force Power and their FP pool. You also have to look at every avalaible ability in their arsenal. Combat Stance/Guardian coupled with their force stun...run behind and saber attack from behind deals some of their highest damage and (Threat)! For sure Shadow Tanking will be the advanced players tank class/spec and since this game is new. Will require some research...L2P and not just basic but advanced understanding of gear/weapon and stat modification.

All I ask from new and seasoned players alike is. Have patience. We have to work from this new game from the ground up and soon given months from now their will be number crunchers, geeking it out to give most of us the best how to guides. But the best tanks, dps, healers for sure will be the dedicated players that had nothing to go by but the feel for their class and the game. GL to you all.

By Kirska at 2011-11-26 19:41:48

Like any other specialization, you have to be level 10 before you can get the quest to pick a specialization.

By coredumperror at 2011-11-20 22:44:36

From what I'm told, they are entirely viable operation tanks. However, I have heard healers complain a bit about them, since they're generally a more avoidance-based tanking class, meaning that their incoming damage is spikier. I imagine that an experienced Shadow tank will use his proactive defense and self-healing abilities to help mitigate that, though.

By batumshakalaka at 2011-11-26 04:10:47

So far as I can tell, Balance does not rely on stealth. However, it is still a wonderful trick to have up your sleeve. You can start the fight on your terms (Shadow Strike) or use it to run away. Balance is not a positional attacker.

By asakawa at 2011-11-28 19:23:35

I had some issues with the class too but the problem you've identified isn't a problem at all.
The Shadow is a melee-range fighter. Their damage comes from a mix of physical attacks using the saber-staff and force abilities with various procs and effects that make each side dependant on the other.

My issues were almost entirely subjective, though I did find the lack of AoE to be quite an issue at times.

By kugalojan at 2011-12-10 15:36:31

they are not avoidance tank. No tanks on sw:tor are avoidance tanks. They Rely heavily on their cd's which buff their armours. All tanks on sw:tor are mitigation tanks

By batumshakalaka at 2011-11-25 07:58:21

Absolutely, the Shadow will be fully viable as a MT.

By Ranger2v at 2011-11-24 20:10:58

Yes, they are more active tanks, similar to DK style of tanking from WoW. That is my short experience in the beta (lvl 28 Shadow).

By deadempty at 2011-12-11 12:37:26

Shadow tanks get plenty of AOE attacks to control mobs. Also they are not avoidance tanks at all. They are mitigation tanks like the others. TOnly real problem they dont have as many def CDs as Guardians or Vanguards. Balance isn't really a stealther, its more of a ranged/melee hybrid. There is no "best" tree for leveling, Companions fill out your weaknesses.

By Grim6160 at 2011-12-26 18:39:40

@hochas

You might find this a bit more useful:

http://www.torhead.com/skill-calc#601bIbckrskbsZZf0f.1

Force Focus is completely useless for tanking since you will use Combat Technique not Force Technique,

Rapid Recovery - this should have 3 points - if you are after self healing this improves the chance of Combat Technique to do a heal by 15%,

Applied Force - you are a tank, so you might find Double Bladed Saber Defense to be a lot more useful,

I hope this helps!

By Artaxerxes at 2011-11-19 11:56:46

Question for high-end beta testers, can shadows really tank operations as MT succesfully? :-)

By Elkerym at 2011-11-24 07:20:07

I'm looking more into Shadowy PvP action pared with a Scoundrel fellow, might be a very nasty combo to meet in battle if enough burst damage will be possible >=)

By BubbaDuke95 at 2011-11-25 23:57:57

Shadow Tanks are going to have to work hard to prove themselves in the community. A lot of people can't seem to wrap their minds around them being Tanks.

By AstralFire at 2011-11-26 04:09:57

This game is designed in such a way that you will find Stealth to be very useful for getting around zones without getting into unnecessary fights.

By Imrael at 2011-11-30 15:17:38

I tested Shadow in beta weekend and i really loved this class in PvP. It`s useful not only in the single combat, but also in team playing,for example in Huttball.

By marwar at 2011-12-04 10:27:58

You will get Whirling Blow at level 26 which is a spammable aoe attack. In infiltration you can pretty much spam it for 18 sec if you want to (from stealth, blackout with masked combat, force cloak)

By Makapuu at 2011-12-05 22:52:05

Range of some casts, such as Telekinetic Throw is only 10m... kinda sucked, but things like Force Stun were 30m. That was my only gripe... Also most of your crits are cast based, so set up your skill points for cast crits and stock up on willpower for that as well... my 2 credits...

By hochas at 2011-12-23 05:59:46

I'm a bit lost here. I'm trying to create a good tanking spec with sufficient self heals but it wasn't as easy as I thought.
So far I've come up with this:
http://www.torhead.com/skill-calc#601MI0ckrskrsZZdMf.1

I'm not really sure that I'll have any use of Focused Insight in Combat Technique though, since Force Breach is a AoE-attack in the Combat Technique stance.
On the other hand, I can generate a lot of threat for multiple enemies and have decent resistances. Any thoughts? Someone that could help me perfect this?

By Rocky4209 at 2011-12-27 03:50:32

Their primary stat is willpower no matter what spec and tree they take. BUT I feel infiltration is the best dps spec because it allows you to sneak attack them and unleash multiple devastating blows before they can even react. Some you can kill almost instantly after pouncing.

By ECGxDante at 2011-12-29 23:43:57

Im an infiltration spec. shadow/rogue. This is the current tree spec. im following http://www.torhead.com/skill-calc#601RIZGMrRkGMbtz.1 I'm only lvl 40 and just got clairvoyant strike so the secondary tree is still a clue for what im going to do XD ive changed it like 5x's. This class is strictly dps. you need a tank for pve...including lvling I use qyzen fess. I spec. into willpower,critical strike, and surge. easy tip: go for resolve hilts, and battle/assault enhancements. Im always on top of the board in pvp events...unless theres some lvl 50's but thats expected. Ask me for any advice you need on an infiltration spec. shadow. Willpower: damage bonus/ increases critical strike rating Critical Strike: greatly increases critical strike rating Surge: increases critical strike damage im sitting at 24.89% crit. strike. and 72% increased crit. dmg. with the relic i got from the light side vendor on the fleet when activated i have 48% crit strike and 90% increase crit damage. under geared by the way. ;) I hope this helped.

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