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STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™

STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™

Steam
App 1286830BroadswordMassively MultiplayerRPGFree To Play📅 Jul 21, 2020

STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™ is a free-to-play MMORPG that puts you at the center of your own story-driven saga. Play as a Jedi, Sith, Bounty Hunter, or one of many other iconic STAR WARS roles in the galaxy far, far away over three thousand years before the classic films.

📦Patches analyzed
9
/9 total
🟢Buffs
33
🔴Nerfs
2
🎯Subjects tracked
46
35 changes

Power trajectory

▲ Net +31 overall buffed
0+31Dec 17, 2025Aug 24, 2026Dec 17, 2025 — Game Update 7.8b Patch Notes +2 / -0 (cum +2)Jan 26, 2026 — Game Update 7.8c Patch Notes +4 / -0 (cum +6)Mar 9, 2026 — Game Update 7.8.1 "Master's Enigma" Patch Notes +3 / -1 (cum +8)Mar 18, 2026 — Game Update 7.8.1a Patch Notes +1 / -0 (cum +9)Apr 6, 2026 — Game Update 7.8.1b Patch Notes +5 / -0 (cum +14)Jun 1, 2026 — Game Update 7.9 "Legacy Reborn" Patch Notes +6 / -1 (cum +19)Jun 8, 2026 — Game Update 7.9a Patch Notes +1 / -0 (cum +20)Aug 3, 2026 — Game Update 7.9.1 "Light and Shadow" Patch Notes +0 / -0 (cum +20)Aug 24, 2026 — Game Update 7.9.1b Patch Notes +11 / -0 (cum +31)
Patch with more buffs Patch with more nerfs Mixed

Latest patches

Buffs, nerfs, bug fixes & updates at a glance — click a row to jump to that subject

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Game Update 7.9.1b Patch NotesAug 24, 2026
2 buff🐛 2 fix9 update14 subjects

Bug fixes across missions, items, visuals, and encounter flows in patch 7.9.1b, improving mission respawns, companion resummon, dye behavior, bindings, and event progression.

Buffs2
🐛Bug fixes2
Updates9
Game Update 7.9.1 "Light and Shadow" Patch NotesAug 3, 2026
15 update10 subjects

Season 11 Light and Shadow introduces returning rewards, new accessories and cosmetics for Cartel Market, a Feast of Prosperity event, and a range of bug fixes across General, Cinematics, Missions, Dynamic Encounters, Flashpoints, and Items.

Game Update 7.9a Patch NotesJun 8, 2026
🐛 2 fix2 update4 subjects

Game Update 7.9a focuses on quality-of-life fixes, including cinematic corrections, PvP item binding, and operation progression fixes.

Game Update 7.9 "Legacy Reborn" Patch NotesJun 1, 2026
1 buff🐛 1 fix9 update5 subjects

Update 7.9 introduces the 'Legacy Reborn' story finale, PvP Season 10, and significant quality-of-life improvements to the Wreckage on Dantooine experience.

Game Update 7.8.1b Patch NotesApr 6, 2026
🐛 3 fix2 update5 subjects

Update 7.8.1b focuses on bug fixes across various missions and cinematic triggers, with significant difficulty adjustments to the Wreckage on Dantooine Dynamic Encounters.

Game Update 7.8.1a Patch NotesMar 18, 2026
1 buff🐛 2 fix1 update2 subjects

A minor update focusing on bug fixes for the Master's Enigma story content and Galactic Season 10 functionality.

Role distribution

Patch impact split by role

Tank
1 (50%)
Damage
1 (50%)

What got changed

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Top abilities tweaked

Most-touched abilities across all patches

Hydraulic Override/Hold the Line+1/-1
Basilisk Droid abilities+1/-0
Companion+1/-0
Hazard Mitigation Terminals+1/-0
Intro Mission+1/-0
Return of Doctor Spores!+1/-0
Large Crystal Cave+0/-1
Welcome Window+1/-0
crystalized toxins+1/-0
Companion Gifts+1/-0
Trauma Regulators/Trauma Stabilizers+1/-0
Hazard Mitigation+1/-0