How unlock and fast, efficiently and smoothly complete all SWTOR Black Hole Dailies in under 15 minutes, and what rewards and achievements you can earn!
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How to access the Black Hole area
The Black Hole is an isolated area on Corellia, a planet located in the Coreward Worlds sector on the Galaxy Map.
It was released in 2012 and served as an endgame gearing zone. This is no longer the case. Today, The Black Hole, is a regular daily area where you can complete daily and weekly missions to earn rewards, reputation and achievements.
The Black Hole daily area is for players of level 50 or higher. You can visit the zone at any level by traveling to it from the Galaxy Map. If you are too low level, you will not be able to pick up any missions.
You can access the Black Hole by directly traveling to it at any point. Select Corellia on the map and then choose The Black Hole node on the planetary screen.
There are Mission Priority Terminals located conveniently at multiple locations, including near the landing pads of other Daily Areas and on the Fleet. The ones on the Fleet are located next to your ship’s hangar.
To get the full story experience, you should pick up the starter missions for Republic and Empire. They are available on the Fleet.
You can access the Black Hole starter mission as well as all daily and weekly missions in the area if you are high enough level.
I would recommend that you finish Act III from the origin story first, so you can get the full picture of the events on Corellia before you head to the Black Hole.
Republic Starter Mission
The starter mission for Republic players, Corellia Rising, is available from a Holonet terminal, located in the inner circle on the Republic Fleet. It’s right next to the Ilum Story Arc mission NPC.
Empire Starter Mission
The starter mission for Empire players, The Fall of Corellia, is available from an NPC called Sergeant Karloss. He is located on the inner circle on the Empire Fleet.
Interesting fact: Due to a bug, for a long time this mission was not accessible at all. With Game Update 5.9, BioWare brought it back and Imperial players can once again start The Black Hole the way it was intended.
Daily and Weekly Missions List
All of the Black Hole Daily Missions are available to players lvl 50 or higher. There is no other requirement. You can travel to the Black Hole Daily Area via any Priority Transport Terminal (there is one next to each player ship on the Fleet).
The table below is interactive. You can filter, sort and search it. Click on the “plus” symbol to see the description and objectives of each mission.
| Name | Type | Faction | Faction: | Pick Up Location | Description: | Tasks: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Criminal Crackdown | Daily |  | Republic | Recon Droid | The Black Hole, the premier site form hypermatter processing and storage on Corellia, has been commandeered by Councilor Torvix and his criminal collaborators. Dismantling Torvix’s operation and reducing the criminal presence in Labor Valley will greatly aid the Republic’s objectives. Defeat Torvix’s forces and destroy munitions caches to halt the incursion. Target and take down one of Torvix’s chief mercenaries-Quick-Shot Ouarl-to diminish the criminals’ resolve and guarantee a Republic victory. Defeat Torvix’s forces in the Refinery District of the Black Hole on Corellia. | – Defeat 15 Torvix Forces – Destroy Torvix Weapons Containers – Destroy the Sensor Hub and Take Quick-Shot Quarl’s Blaster |
| Chasing the Shadow | Daily H2+ | | Republic | Black Home Mission Terminal in Sentinel Outpost | Councillor Torvix continues to rely on the Coronas street gang to maintain control of the Black Hole. The Coronas are led by Kovic, aka “the Shadow of Corellia.” His CorSec criminal profile references key phrases: vicious, sociopath, power hungry, weapons collector, extremely dangerous. Supreme Chancellor Saresh has authorized all forces to target Kovic. Intelligence suggests he is preparing for another raid at the heart of the Black Hole. Strike down the “Shadow of Corellia” and our forces may finally liberate the Black Hole. | – Travel to HyperMatter Tower – Breach Elevator Security – Locate a Security Card – Unlock the Private Elevator – Travel to the VIP Lounge – Unlock the Security Door – Breach the Security Door – Defeat Kovic, The Shadow of Corellia |
| Counter Eco-Terrorism | Daily | | Republic | Black Home Mission Terminal in Sentinel Outpost | Criminals working for Councillor Torvix have begun a campaign of sabotage to slow our progress in the Black Hole. Torvix’s agents have damaged radiation control stations at key locations, causing the hypermatter refineries to poison our forces. Already, dozens of lives have been lost to radiation sickness. Hazard pay is available for neutralizing the saboteurs and repairing our radiation control stations. Recommend seizing anti-radiation serums from the enemy to prevent nausea and internal bleeding. | – Secure an Anti-Rad Injector – Repair Damaged HazMat Tanks – Return to the Mission Terminal |
| Eyes and Ears | Daily | | Republic | Black Home Mission Terminal in Sentinel Outpost | Dispatch from the Strategic Information Service is as follows: SIS agents were dispatched in the Black Hole to deploy monitoring devices and gather intel on Councillor Torvix and his underworld forces, No agents have returned. The SIS has cleared select individuals to resume this vital mission. Plant any monitoring devices behind enemy lines, and the Republic can effectively break Councilor Torvix’s defenses. A stealthy infiltration is recommended. | – Travel to the HyperMatter Shipping Warehouse – Plant Listening Devices – Return to the Mission Terminal |
| Forced Labor | Daily | | Republic | Black Home Mission Terminal in Sentinel Outpost | The Republic has received a distress call from within the Black Hole. Drall engineers are trapped in the hypermatter refineries. Councillor Torvix is holding them in cages and forcing the Drall to operate his factories. Such abuses will not stand with the Republic. Supreme Chancellor Saresh calls for an emergency rescue operation. Free the Drall, and signal the liberation of the Black Hole! | Rescue Drall Engineers |
| Stolen Victory | Daily | | Republic | Black Home Mission Terminal in Sentinel Outpost | Councillor Torvix’s criminal agents have acquired dangerous new armaments. Supreme Chancellor Saresh recently committed heavy Republic firepower to our fight. Prototype weaponry meant for Republic soldiers arrived on-site only to be stolen by Torvix’s army of criminals. Recovery of this prototype weaponry is the Republic’s top priority. Claim the weapons from our enemy, before we lose our only advantage. | Recover Stolen Prototype Weaponry |
| Daily Area: Black Hole | Weekly | | Republic | Black Home Mission Terminal in Sentinel Outpost | Aid the Republic by completing the following daily missions in the Black Hole district of Corellia: | – Complete [HEROIC] Chasing the Shadow – Complete [AREA) Criminal Crackdown – Complete (DAILY) Counter Eco-Terrorism – Complete (DAILY) Eyes and Ears – Complete (DAILY) Forced Labor – Complete (DAILY) Stolen Victory |
| Asset Liquidation | Daily |  | Empire | Recon Droid | The Black Hole, the premier site for hypermatter processing and storage on Corellia, has been commandeered by Councilor Torvix and his criminal collaborators. Dismantling Torvix’s operation and securing information on his criminal undertakings will greatly aid the Empire’s objectives. Crush Torvix’s forces and destroy munitions caches to cripple their resolve. Track down and retrieve information detailing Torvix’s criminal schemes and operation sites. This data could be invaluable in securing additional resources and military assets for the Empire. Defeat Torvix’s forces in the Administrative District of the Black Hole on Corellia. Defeat Torvix’s forces in the Administrative District of the Black Hole on Corellia. | – Defeat 20 Torvix Forces – Destroy Torvix Munitions Caches – Destroy the Comm Tower and Recover the T-5R7 Memory Core |
| The End of Torvix | Daily H2+ | | Empire | General Konya | Authorization has been given to end Councillor Torvix’s life. As he is sheltered in a radiation vault, the only way to strike at him is to flood the vault with hypermatter redirected from the refinery core deep inside HyperMatter Tower. | – Travel to HyperMatter Tower – Breach Lobby Security – Locate a Security Card – Take Elevator to the Refinery Core – Breach the First Security Checkpoint – Breach the Second Security Checkpoint – Disable Safety Measures – Reroute the Hypermatter Venting – Vent the Hypermatter |
| Control the Battlefield | Daily | | Empire | Black Home Mission Terminal in Horizon Outpost | A shipment of advanced combat droids has been smuggled to Councillor Torvix’s forces. Immediate response required. The droids’ weapons and defensive systems are state of the art, and their immunity to radiation offers significant advantages in the Black Hole. General Konya has authorized all necessary resources to be devoted to their elimination, | Defeat 12 Torvix’s War Droids |
| Glow | Daily | | Empire | Black Home Mission Terminal in Horizon Outpost | The battle for the Black Hole is about to shift in the Empire’s favor. Imperial engineers have discovered that the Black Hole’s hypermatter pipelines can be rerouted. A simple redirection and Councillor Torvix’s hypermatter will flow into Imperial-held territory. Unfortunately, the rerouting switches lie within radioactive zones. Hazmat troopers guard them, shielded from radiation sickness by anti-rad serum. General Konya has faith that you possess the bravery and strength to seize this hypermatter for the Empire. | – Travel to the HyperMatter Pipeline Control Station – Secure an Anti-Rad Injector – Reroute Hypermatter Pipelines – Return to Mission Terminal |
| Hypermatter Directive | Daily | | Empire | Black Home Mission Terminal in Horizon Outpost | War against the Core Worlds has severely drained Imperial hypermatter stores. Fuel reserves have plummeted to critical levels. Within weeks, key segments of the Imperial fleet will be stranded. Primary objective of Corellia strike teams remains the destruction of Councillor Torvix and the Black Hole. General Konya has now authorized a secondary objective: recovery of mergency hypermatter fuel. Hypermatter must be siphoned immediately to maintain Imperial readiness across the galaxy. | – Travel to HyperMatter Storage Facility – Steal Emergency Hypermatter Supplies – Return to the Mission Terminal |
| No Trace Left | Daily | | Empire | Black Home Mission Terminal in Horizon Outpost | General Konya has received reports of spies in the Black Hole. These underworld agents hide in plain sight, feed reports to Councillor Torvix and disrupt Imperial operations. But the spies cannot hide the hypermatter radiation that clings to denizens of the Black Hole. Personnel will be supplied with radiation meters to expose enemies. Any spies uncovered will be dealt with by proper authorities. | Identify Torvix’s Spies |
| Daily Area: Black Hole | Weekly | | Empire | Black Home Mission Terminal in Horizon Outpost | Aid the Empire by completing the following daily missions in the Black Hole district of Corellia: | – Complete [HEROIC] End of Torvix – Complete [AREA) Asset Liquidation – Complete (DAILY) Control the Battlefield – Complete (DAILY) Hypermatter Directive – Complete (DAILY) No Trace Left – Complete [DAILY) Glow |
Republic Side Mission Locations
Republic players start on the top of the map and work their way south to roughly the middle of the area. There are three locations where you can pick up missions in The Black Hole.
As soon as you arrive, look for the Recon Droid next to the shuttle. Talk to it to pick up one of the daily missions (Criminal Crackdown).
Next, head north and enter the building (Sentinel Outpost). Take the elevator to Level 2. Inside, you will find two terminals. The left one will give you all dailies and the weekly mission.
The right terminal will give you the Heroic 2+ mission, which you should easily be able to complete solo with most Combat Styles in relatively up-to-date gear for their level.
Empire Side Mission Locations
All of the Black Hole Daily Missions are available to players lvl 50 or higher. There is no other requirement. You can travel to the Black Hole Daily Area via any Priority Transport Terminal (there is one next to each player ship on the Fleet).
The first mission is available right next to the shuttle. Talk to the Recon Droid to pick it up.
Next, head into the building (Horizon Outpost) to the south and take the elevator to Level 2. On this level, you will find a terminal and an NPC mission giver. Talk to General Konya to pick up the Heroic +2 mission.
Next, head to the upper platform opposite General Konya and pick up all dailies and the weekly mission from the terminal.
Recommended Routes
First, make sure you are fully buffed, your gear is repaired and your favorite companion is available.
Below you will find the optimal route for fastest completion that will help you save time when you have these quests on “farm mode”.
Republic Route
Completing 6 Daily Missions is the objective of the Weekly Mission called Black Hole Crisis. Republic players’ missions starting location is at the top of the area map.
The 2 areas are separate and there’s no need to cross over to Empire territory for any of the mission objectives.
The first mission you pick up is right next to your spawn point – Criminal Crackdown. The rest are available on 2 terminals inside the underground bunker, located just nearby.
First you should start in the upper right corner with Criminal Crackdown and Stolen Victory. After you defeat 15 Torvix Forces, a 2nd objective for Criminal Crackdown will open up. To complete it, you can also head to the top left corner, where you will find more containers.
Next enter the instance for Eyes and Ears. If you activate the alarm, it wont spawn a red circle any more, but will spawn a droid and will slow your progress until you kill it (it’s just a silver mob). The video walkthrough will show you the quickest and easiest path around.
After you are done, exit and turn to the right to finish the last objective for Criminal Crackdown – click on the terminal to spawn and defeat a gold mob, then loot its corpse.
The next mission in your pathway is on the right side of the map – Forced Labor. If you have no competition, the quickest approach is to go to the left corridor in the building and free the 5 engineers there.
After that exit the building and jump down, heading to the bottom middle area, where Counter Eco-Terrorism is. For this quest I suggest you to pick up the stim from a corpse of a nearby Torvix mobs and head to the 2nd tank, where if you are fast enough, you can get 3 out of the 4 holes repaired.
The distance to the shore is shortest there. Don’t forget that you can only have 1 stim on you at a time. Once you use one, you have to loot another from the corpses of the dead NPCs. The final quest you are heading is the 2-man Heroic Chasing the Shadow.
Again – it’s quite easy to solo with most classes, though, it doesn’t offer enough of a reward for your time spent if you cannot rush through it. If your gear isn’t good enough or you don’t feel comfortable, better skip it on your regular daily runs.
Following the pathway can grant you successful completion of all Daily Missions in 12-16 minutes. Of course, the timer doesn’t take under consideration grouping or having to wait for re-spawns, which may very well happen on a more populated server.
This video walkthrough shows the exact pathway described in the guide here. I did my best to finish it as quick as possible, but it could be even faster, depending on class (stealth is a plus) and gear.
Empire Side
Completing 6 Daily Missions is the objective of the Weekly Mission called Black Hole Crisis. Empire players’ missions starting location is at the bottom of the area map.
The 2 areas are separate and there’s no need to cross over to Republic territory for any of the mission objectives.
The first mission you pick up is right next to your spawn point – Asset Liquidation. The rest are available on a terminal inside the underground bunker, located just nearby. The Heroic is given to you by an NPC called General Konya.
Start with No Trace Left – it’s right inside the bunker and is very quick and easy to do – there’s no fighting involved. Once you are back outside, go north towards the H2 entrance and start completing the objectives for Control the Battlefield and Asset Liquidation.
Don’t wait for respawns, keep moving forward and enter the instance for The End of Torvix Heroic Mission in the top middle section of the area. Some of the pulls can be skipped even by non-stealth classes.
The mission is marked as 2-Man Heroic, but is very easy and just about any class with any gear and companion can finish it solo easily, especially if you are lvl 70. When you are done, exit and head for the entrance to the top right of the map.
Alternatively, you can quick travel back to the camp and head again for the top right corner, while doing the objectives for your 2 missions located outside.
Kill whatever is on your pathway for Asset Liquidation and Control the Battlefield and when you reach the entrance to Hypermatter Directive, get in and do the quest. Avoid the red circles as shown in the video walkthrough, linked at the end of this guide.
When you are done with all 5, exit back to the Black Hole area and be sure to finish Asset Liquidation’s 2nd objective (blow up 6 munition cashes) and Control the Battlefield. Blow up the tower next to it to spawn and defeat a mob for the final objective of Asset Liquidation.
Lastly – head into the instance at the bottom right to complete Glow. Similar to Counter Eco-Terrorism for the Republic, here the water is dangerous as well and you will need to kill some mobs and loot a special stim that you can use to protect yourself.
There are 4 terminals you need to find and click – they are all outside the water. Once all missions are complete, quick travel back to the bunker and hand-in all at once.
Following the pathway can grant you successful completion of all Daily Missions in 12-16 minutes. Of course, the timer doesn’t take under consideration grouping or having to wait for re-spawns, which may very well happen on a more populated server.
This wasn’t the quickest run I’ve ever done, because I choose to show you the area through the eyes of my lvl 60 Marauder alt, whose gear is quite low level. I also had to wait for a re-spawn a couple of times. Still, quick enough.
Mission Rewards
Although the Daily Area was created many years ago, the developers have done a good job keeping things updated and organized so that you can always find value in farming the dailies here.
Below is the full table of rewards for each type of mission based on your current level:
| Icon | Item Name | Requirements |
|---|---|---|
 | Experience Points | Under Level Cap |
 | Credits | – |
 | Tech Fragments | At Level Cap |
 | Conquest Commendations | At Level Cap |
 | Gear Chest (Choice 1 of 2) | At Level Cap |
 | FP-1 Stabilizer (Gear Currency) | At Level Cap |
Reputation
The Black Hole does not have any reputation grind attached to the daily or weekly missions. This means that there is no reputation vendor either.
Achievements
There are 24 achievements in The Black Hole. They are all visible, nothing is secret or hidden. Split into three categories, they task you with discovering the entire map and defeating various opponents (player or NPC) multiple times.
You can find the Oricon achievements in your Legacy window:
Achievements â–º Dailies â–º The Black Hole.
The table below is interactive. You can search, sort and filter it. The achievements listed in bold are the ones you earn rewards from. Click on the “plus” symbol to see more details about each achievement.
| Icon | Name | Category | Legacy Points | Type | Description: | Rewards: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Black Hole Rampage | General | 10 | Gameplay | Defeated 1000 non-player opponents in the Corellia Black Hole daily area. | No |
 | Black Hole Annihilation | General | 25 | Gameplay | Defeated 2500 non-player opponents in the Corellia Black Hole daily area. | No |
 | Black Hole Eradication | General | 50 | Gameplay | Defeated 5000 non-player opponents in the Corellia Black Hole daily area. | No |
 | Black Hole Extermination | General | 100 | Gameplay | Defeated 10000 non-player opponents in the Corellia Black Hole daily area. | No |
 | Topping Torvix | General | 5 | Gameplay | Defeated 150 Torvix gang members in the Corellia Black Hole daily area. | No |
| Taking Down Torvix | General | 10 | Gameplay | Defeated 300 Torvix gang members in the Corellia Black Hole daily area. | No |
| Trashing Torvix | General | 25 | Gameplay | Defeated 600 Torvix gang members in the Corellia Black Hole daily area. | No |
| Triumphing Over Torvix | General | 50 | Gameplay | Defeated 1000 Torvix gang members in the Corellia Black Hole daily area. | No |
 | Black Hole: Droid Scrapper | General | 5 | Gameplay | Destroyed 150 droids in the Corellia Black Hole daily area. | No |
| Black Hole: Droid Dismantler | General | 5 | Gameplay | Destroyed 300 droids in the Corellia Black Hole daily area. | No |
| Black Hole: Droid Smasher | General | 5 | Gameplay | Destroyed 600 droids in the Corellia Black Hole daily area. | No |
| Black Hole: Droid Obliterator | General | 5 | Gameplay | Destroyed 1000 droids in the Corellia Black Hole daily area. | No |
 | Black Hole Conquest | General | 25 | Meta | Completed all combat achievements in the Corellia Black Hole daily area: – Black Hole: Droid Dismantler – Black Hole: Droid Obliterator – Black Hole: Droid Scrapper – Black Hole: Droid Smasher – Taking Down Torvix – Topping Torvix – Trashing Torvix – Triumphing Over Torvix | No |
 | Explore Black Hole District | Exploration | 10 | Gameplay | Uncovered all map areas of the Black Hole District in the Corellia daily area: – Administration District – HyperMatter Tower Grounds – Irradiated Zone – Refinery District | No |
 | Black Hole: Attacking the Empire | Player Vs. Player | 5 | Gameplay | Defeated 10 Imperial guards and defense turrets of Champion difficulty | No |
| Black Hole: Sabotaging the Empire | Player Vs. Player | 5 | Gameplay | Defeated 25 Imperial guards and defense turrets of Champion difficulty | No |
| Black Hole: Infiltrating the Empire | Player Vs. Player | 5 | Gameplay | Defeated 50 Imperial guards and defense turrets of Champion difficulty” | No |
 | Neophyte Defender of the Black Hole District | Player Vs. Player | 5 | Gameplay | Defeated 25 enemy players in the Black Hole daily area. | No |
 | Defender of the Black Hole District | Player Vs. Player | 5 | Gameplay | Defeated 75 enemy players in the Black Hole daily area. | No |
 | Advanced Defender of the Black Hole District | Player Vs. Player | 10 | Gameplay | Defeated 150 enemy players in the Black Hole daily area. | No |
 | Master of the Black Hole District | Player Vs. Player | 25 | Gameplay | Defeated 500 enemy players in the Black Hole daily area. | No |
 | Black Hole: Raiding the Republic | Player Vs. Player | 5 | Gameplay | Defeated 10 Republic guards and defense turrets of Champion difficulty | No |
| Black Hole: Pillaging the Republic | Player Vs. Player | 5 | Gameplay | Defeated 25 Republic guards and defense turrets of Champion difficulty | No |
| Black Hole: Ransacking the Republic | Player Vs. Player | 5 | Gameplay | Defeated 50 Republic guards and defense turrets of Champion difficulty | No |
