SWTOR 5.10 New Tier 5 Gear Masterwork Sets: All You Need to Know

This is an in-depth overview (including videos) of all new Tier 5 Gear Sets added to Star Wars: The Old Republic with Game Update 5.10 “Jedi Under Siege”

Note: Please, remember that this is all based on content available on PTS. It is not final. Changes may occur. If or when this happens, I will do my best to keep this post up to date or publish a new one to reflect on the changes.

In my previous post SWTOR 5.10 PTS New Tier 5 Gear Appearance and Stats Preview I showed you the new gear for all eight main classes with its appearances and stats. In this article here I want to expand the presentation and do a complete overview of all gear sets with their appearances for each class as well as a detailed overview of each individual piece and its stats.

HOW TO GET THE NEW TIER 5 GEAR (MASTERWORK)

The new gear is designed for progression players. Therefore the “easiest” and quickest method to obtain it is from defeating boss encounters in Gods from the Machine Operation in Master Mode as well as other Master Mode Operations.

The Item Rating (IR) 252 is the Artifact level gear (the lower version) and the IR 258 is the Legendary (highest) version, which is the best gear available in the game as of Update 5.10.

The 252 and 258 gear pieces can also be purchased on Ossus in the base camp on the ground.

252 Tier 5 Gear (Artifact):

Requires Ossus Reputation rank between Outsider and Hero, depending on gear piece
Each piece costs 2 Masterwork Data Crystals

258 Tier 5 Gear (Legendary):

Requires Ossus Reputation rank of Champion or Legend, depending on gear piece
Each piece costs 4 Masterwork Data Crystals and a matching piece of 252 gear

Masterwork Data Crystals are the new currency introduced with 5.10.You can earn them through both PvP and PvE.

From PVE:

1 Crystal – [Weekly] Masterwork Data Crystal – This Mission is to defeat both world bosses -or- earn 50 Group Ranked Arena Points
1 Crystal – New rotating Weekly Mission (50% chance of being a PvE objective)

From PVP:

1 Crystal – [Weekly] Masterwork Data Crystal – This Mission is to defeat both world bosses -or- earn 50 Group Ranked Arena Points
1 Crystal – New rotating Weekly Mission (50% chance of being a PvP objective)

From Both:

Rare chance of MW Data Crystals dropping out of Command Crates at Tier 3 and up
1-2 Crystals – Turning in Unassembled Components

There is a special NPC called “Mysterious Smuggler” on Ossus. He is willing to trade 500 of your Unassembled Components for 1 Masterwork Data Crystal. Below I have the two locations of that NPC for both factions.

SWTOR Ossus Mysterious Smuggler Location Empire) — Ossus Mysterious Smuggler Location Empire)

SWTOR Ossus Mysterious Smuggler Location (Republic) — Ossus Mysterious Smuggler Location (Republic)

In addition to being able to purchase the 252 and 258 from these vendors, you will be able to directly obtain a random 252 gear piece. Once you are in Tier 3 of Galactic Command there is a chance that an Artifact Lockbox containing one random 252 piece can drop from Command Crates. Also the [Weekly] Daily Area Ossus will allow you to choose one of the 3 Artifact Lockboxes:

Artifact Lockbox (Lower Body): Waist, Legs, Feet, or Relic
Artifact Lockbox (Tech): Main Hand, Offhand, Head, or Ear
Artifact Lockbox (Upper Body): Chest, Wrists, Hands, or Implant

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I am not big on Appearances and Outfits and don’t follow the trends, so I cannot comment if these designs are copies from something that already exists in one form or another in the game, but the Tier 5 gear looks very bad-ass (excuse me :P). Especially the Empire version with its black colours with dark grey and red accents.

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