The Old Republic Reference: Starship Upgrades

In Star Wars: The Old Republic starship combat is a fun activity with daily missions available to every player. These missions scale up in difficulty as the player gets higher level, and the ship needs to be upgraded to stay competitive. This page provides a list of all upgrades available and how to get them.

There are four different ways to acquire new ship upgrades: purchase from Starship Upgrades vendor, purchase from a Starship Commendations vendor, crafted through Cybertech or won through missions.

If you're not a Cybertech crafter don't worry, the upgrades are not bind on pickup and can be bought or sold on the auction house or trade channels. If you are a Cybertech crafter, the schematics for starship upgrades are acquired from Slicing missions, and can also be purchased on the auction house.

The difference between the Starship Upgrades vendor and the Starship Commendations vendor is the currency you use, and what items are available. The Commendations vendor carries non-standard ship upgrades, like the EMP Generator and Proton Torpedo Tubes, which don't directly upgrade your ship but tend to provide features like sacrificing shield recharge time for more powerful blasters and the like. They also sell various Social Armor options and a few lockboxes. Addtionally, the Commendations vendor uses Fleet Commendations, acquired by completing Space Missions, as currency. The Starship Upgrades vendor sells products for regular credits and carries the Grade 1, Grade 3 and Grade 5 starship upgrades.

For the checklist below use the following key to help you out:
(C) - Crafted by Cybertech
(M) - Won from a mission
(S) - Purchased from a Starship Commendations vendor
(V) - Purchased from a Starship Upgrades vendor

Level 14
Grade 1 Beam Generator (V)
Grade 1 Ship Armor (V)

Level 15
Grade 1 Beam Charger (V)

Level 16
Grade 1 Energy Shield (V)
Grade 1 Shield Regenerator (V)

Level 17
Grade 1 Missile Magazine (V)

Level 18
Grade 2 Ship Armor (C)

Level 19
Grade 2 Beam Generator (C)

Level 20
Grade 2 Beam Charger (M)

Level 21
Grade 2 Energy Shield (C)
Grade 2 Shield Regenerator (C)

Level 22
Grade 2 Missile Magazine (C)

Level 23
Grade 3 Ship Armor (V)

Level 24
Grade 3 Beam Generator (V)

Level 25
Power Conversion Module (S)

Level 26
Grade 3 Beam Charger (V)

Level 27
Alien Energy Capacitor (M)

Level 28
Grade 3 Energy Shield (V)

Level 29
Grade 3 Shield Regenerator (V)

Level 31
Grade 3 Missile Magazine (V)

Grade 1 Beam Charger
Level 15
Purchased from Starship Upgrades vendor for 600 credits
+40 Blaster Damage

Grade 2 Beam Charger
Level 20
Obtained from Space Mission: Archenar Interception (R) or Nez Peron Sweep (E)
+4 Blaster Damage
+50 Ship's Toughness

Grade 3 Beam Charger
Level 26
Purchased from Starship Upgrades vendor for 3250 credits
+60 Blaster Damage

Alien Energy Capacitor
Level 27
Obtained from quest That Thing Czerka Found on Tatooine
+34 Blaster Damage

Grade 4 Beam Charger
Level 34
Obtained from Space Mission: Pakuuni Defense (R) or Skaross Fortification (E)
+65 Blaster Damage
+50 Ship's Toughness

Grade 5 Beam Charger
Level 40
Purchased from Starship Upgrades vendor for 17200 credits
+80 Blaster Damage

Sienar Systems Beam Charger
Level 46
Crafted with Cybertech
+90 Blaster Damage
+50 Ship's Toughness

Grade 1 Beam Generator
Level 14
Purchased from Starship Upgrades vendor for 500 credits
5 Shots Per Second

Grade 2 Beam Generator
Level 19
Produced by Cybertech
6 Shots Per Second
+25 Shield Absorption

Grade 3 Beam Generator
Level 24
Purchased from Starship Upgrades Vendor for 2750 credits
6 Shots Per Second

Grade 4 Beam Generator
Level 33
Produced by Cybertech
8 Shots Per Second
+25 Shield Absorption

Grade 5 Beam Generator
Level 39
Purchased from Starship Upgrades Vendor for 16350 credits
9 Shots Per Second

Rendili Hyperworks Beam Generator
Level 44
Acquired by completing Space Mission: Aeten Defense (E) or Kalee Fortification (R) for the first time
10 Shots Per Second
+25 Shield Absorption

Grade 1 Energy Shield
Level 16
Purchased from Starship Upgrades vendor for 650 credits
+150 Shield Absorption

Grade 2 Energy Shield
Level 21
Crafted by Cybertech
+175 Shield Absorption
+3 Blaster Damage

Grade 3 Energy Shield
Level 28
Purchased from Starship Upgrades vendor for 3750 credits
+300 Shield Absorption

Grade 4 Energy Shield
Level 36
Crafted by Cybertech
+325 Shield Absorption
+4 Blaster Damage

Grade 5 Energy Shield
Level 41
Purchased from Starship Upgrades vendor for 18100 credits
+500 Shield Absorption

Quellegh Industrial Energy Shield
Level 47
Crafted by Cybertech
+550 Shield Absorption
+5 Blaster Damage

Power Conversion Module
Level 25
Purchased from Starship Commendations vendor for 30 fleet commendations
Use 1: Blast cannons deal more damage, but shield regeneration is cut in half.
Use 2: Shield regeneration is boosted significantly, but blast cannons deal very little damage.
Note: Using 1 ability automatically turns off the other ability. The two abilities can be switched almost whenever you want (except for a second delay after using one or the other ability)

Electronic Warfare Pod
Level 35
Purchased from Starship Commendations vendor for 90 fleet commendations
Use: Enemies cannot target you for 10 seconds

EMP Generator
Level 45
Purchased from Starship Commendations vendor for 150 fleet commendations
Use: Deliver a large amount of damage to nearby enemies and allies.

Proton Torpedo Tube
Level 50
Purchased from Starship Commendations vendor for 50 fleet commendations
Holds 4 proton torpedoes
Proton torpedoes are fired just like regular missiles, except they take longer to lock on

Grade 1 Missile Magazine
Level 17
Purchased from Starship Upgrades vendor for 700 credits
Holds 40 missiles

Grade 2 Missile Magazine
Level 22
Crafted by Cybertech
Holds 50 missiles
+50 Ship's Toughness

Grade 3 Missile Magazine
Level 31
Purchased from Starship Upgrades vendor for 4600 credits
Holds 80 missiles

Grade 4 Missile Magazine
Level 37
Crafted by Cybertech
Holds 90 missiles
+50 Ship's Toughness

Ashaa's War Magazine
Level 41
Obtained from as part of Sith Inquisitor quest storyline
Holds 90 missiles

Grade 5 Missile Magazine
Level 42
Purchased from Starship Upgrades vendor for 19000 credits
Holds 120 missiles

Kuat Drive Yards Missile Magazine
Level 49
Crafted by Cybertech
Holds 150 missiles
+50 Ship's Toughness

Grade 1 Shield Regenerator
Level 16
Purchased from Starship Upgrades vendor for 650 credits
+5 Shield Regeneration

Grade 2 Shield Regenerator
Level 21
Crafted by Cybertech
+7 Shield Regeneration
+25 Shield Absorption

Grade 3 Shield Regenerator
Level 29
Purchased from Starship Upgrades vendor for 4000 credits
+15 Shield Regeneration

Grade 4 Shield Regenerator
Level 36
Crafted by Cybertech
+17 Shield Regeneration
+25 Shield Absorption

Grade 5 Shield Regenerator
Level 41
Purchased from Starship Upgrades vendor for 18100 credits
+25 Shield Regeneration

Hoersch-Kessel Shield Regenerator
Level 47
Crafted by Cybertech
+30 Shield Regeneration
+25 Shield Absorption

Grade 1 Ship Armor
Level 14
Purchased from Starship Upgrades vendor for 500 credits
+2000 Ship Toughness

Grade 2 Ship Armor
Crafted with Cybertech
+2100 Ship Toughness
+3 Blaster Damage

Grade 3 Ship Armor
Level23
Purchased from Starship Upgrades vendor for 2550 credits
+2500 Ship Toughness

Grade 4 Ship Armor
Level 32
Crafted with Cybertech
+2650 Ship Toughness
+4 Blaster Damage

Grade 5 Ship Armor
Level 38
Purchased from Starship Upgrades vendor for 15550 credits
+3000 Ship Toughness

Armek Ship Armor
Level 43
Crafted with Cybertech
+3250 Ship's Toughness
+5 Blaster damage