SWTOR Manaan Stronghold Guide

Everything you need to know about the Manaan stronghold available in SWTOR: how to unlock, rooms overview, decorations possibilities.

SWTOR Patch 5.3 brought the new Galactic Stronghold on Manaan – the Manaan Retreat as it’s officially called. We’ll take a very deep and detailed look at it in this post. After all, it’s been 2 years since the previous one was released (The Yavin IV one)

Unlocking and Pricing

The villa is available for an initial unlock at the terminals on the Fleet as well as on Manaan.

After years of isolation, Manaan has finally opened up its doors to outsiders with this secluded villa on the water. With expansive ocean views and state-of-the-art Selkath defenses, you can rest easy, knowing your enemies are parsecs away. Relax on the Rooftop Garden to take the fresh see breeze, or retreat to your underwater den to watch fireaxan sharks swim beneath your feet.

The initial price to unlock the Stronghold is 2 mill credits or 2500 CC. After that 4 additional expanses are available:

Room 1 – Interior Expansion: 1,400 CC or 2,000,000 Credits
Room 2 – Rooftop Garden: 800 CC or 975,000 Credits
Room 3 – Deepwater Sanctuary (South): 1,150 CC or 1,450,000 Credits
Room 4 – Deepwater Sanctuary (North): 1,150 CC or 1,450,000 Credits

The total amount you would need to fully unlock the Stronghold is 8.4 mill credits or 7000 CC.

A Stronghold unlocked with Cartel Coins and packed up, can be re-deployed with nothing lost from your decoration work done in it before the packing.

A Stronghold unlocked with credits and packed up, will not keep its custom decorations and unlocks in place for you.

Manaan Retreat Video Tours

During my Patch Day Live Show, I did an extensive walkthrough over the full Stronghold with commentary on each room, its pricing and everything else. Below I offer you a few short clips showing off the villa empty and fully decorated.