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STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™

STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™

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
5
/5 total
🟢Buffs
15
🔴Nerfs
1
🎯Subjects tracked
15
16 changes

Power trajectory

▲ Net +14 overall buffed
0+14Dec 17, 2025Apr 6, 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)
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 7.8.1b 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.

Game Update 7.8.1 "Master's Enigma" Patch NotesMar 9, 2026
1 buff1 nerf🐛 1 fix5 update4 subjects

Update 7.8.1 introduces the 'Master's Enigma' storyline, new Date Night missions, Galactic Season 10, and specific class balance adjustments for Powertechs and Mercenaries.

Game Update 7.8c Patch NotesJan 26, 2026
2 buff3 update3 subjects

Update 7.8c focuses heavily on polishing the 'Wreckage on Dantooine' event with numerous bug fixes, quality-of-life improvements to buffs, and UI enhancements to the Mission Tracker.

Game Update 7.8b Patch NotesDec 17, 2025
2 buff🐛 1 fix2 update3 subjects

Game Update 7.8b focuses on Mission Tracker UI improvements, a bug fix and repetition update for the Orbital Core mission on Dantooine, and a new mount addition.

Role distribution

Patch impact split by role

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

What got changed

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Heroes & subjects

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Top abilities tweaked

Most-touched abilities across all patches

Hydraulic Override/Hold the Line+1/-1
crystalized toxins+1/-0
Companion Gifts+1/-0
Trauma Regulators/Trauma Stabilizers+1/-0
Hazard Mitigation+1/-0
Thermal Regulator / Emergency Chemical Purge / Hyphal Degeneration Stim+1/-0
Defend Darth Nul’s Holocron+0/-0
DvL Bosses+0/-0
Orbital Core+0/-0