This guide will help you get all SWTOR Datacrons on Balmorra if you play a Republic character. From the best starting point to the exact location where you can collect them. And, of course, the Data Codex Entry lore behind each Datacron!
Datacrons are hidden collectible items in SWTOR that provide a permanent stat boost to all of your characters within your Legacy on a server.
There are dozens of Datacrons spread across both the Republic and Empire factions in SWTOR. Each Datacron you collect permanently boosts the stats of every character you have, including new characters. Every Datacron also unlocks a Codex Entry which unlocks Lore for you to read.
Balmorra is accessible to both Republic and Imperial, but each faction comes to it at a different level and with a unique storyline. This guide goes over all the Datacrons that you can find on the planet Balmorra as a Republic faction player. The planet is located in the Coreward Worlds sector of the Galaxy Map.
For Republic players, this planet is recommended for level 16 or higher. You should be fine if you land on it at level 14 or 15 as well.
Each walkthrough segment of the guide always begins with the recommended starting point on the map and ends with the location of the Datacron itself and the Data Codex Entry.
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Balmorra (Republic) Blue Mastery Datacron Location
Balmorra (Republic) Blue Mastery Datacron LocationThis Datacron will permanently increase your Mastery with +4. It unlocks the Galactic History 53 Codex Entry. The Empire’s version of this Datacron is Purple and grants Mastery +2 and Galactic History 32 Codex Entry to Empire Players.
For the Blue Mastery Datarcon, you will have to visit Bugrown Outpost in Farnet Research Facility. This is the starter area for Republic players on Balmorra.
From the Transport station, jump down and run along the shores of Lake Farnel heading east until you reach the other side. There, on a small cliff, you will find the junk dealer Ba’teil. Buy the Lost Code Cylinder from this vendor. It’s a unique item, you can’t buy and hold more than one.
Next, head to the center of the zone. Find the broken bridge. On the north side of the bridge, there is a metal container. Click on it to unlock it and discover the Blue Datacron inside. To open the container, you will need the Lost Code Cylinder.
Successfully collecting the Datacron will give you +4 Mastery to all characters and the following Codex Entry:
Galactic History 53 – The Conclave at Deneba
The Sith Krath cult had become a menace, attempting to seize the Empress Teta system and repelling a Republic fleet. Knowing the shadow of the dark side lay over the Krath, the Jedi called a conclave on the planet Deneba to discuss their next course of action. Ulic Qel-Droma suggested a risky plan: infiltrating the Krath from within.
Many disagreed, believing such a course was reckless and dangerous. During the debate, the gathering was ambushed by Krath war droids. The Jedi rallied and managed to fight the droids off, but among the casualties was one of the Jedi’s wisest Masters. Arca Jeth was dead.
Ulic Qel-Droma, Arca Jeth’s student, was devastated by his death. Full of grief and hatred for the Krath, Ulic swore to destroy the cultists, not seeing that his desire for revenge was leading him down a dangerous path.
Balmorra (Republic) Endurance Datacron Location
Balmorra (Republic) Endurance Datacron LocationThis Datacron will permanently increase your Endurance with +4. It unlocks the Galactic History 54 Codex Entry.
The Endurance Datacron for Republic players is in Bugtown. At the western end of the zone, there is an elevator that will take you down to the Colicoid Queen’s Nest. That’s where you need to go.
On the lower level, go into the large square-shaped room and find the crack on the north wall. Walk through it. It will lead you to the Maintenance Tunnels.
At the end of the long L-shaped maintenance tunnel, you will see another crack. Standing in front of it, you should already hear the specific sound Datacrons emit.
The Endurance Datacron is behind that crack, sitting on top of a pipe.
Successfully collecting the Datacron will give you +4 Endurance to all characters and the following Codex Entry:
Galactic History 54 – Ulic’s Fall
Ulic Qel-Droma had seen his beloved Master Arca Jeth cut down by the Sith Krath cult. Grieving and angry, he ignored the advice of his brother Cay and his lover Nomi and resolved to destroy the Krath from within.
Posing as a fallen Jedi, Ulic made his way to the Empress Teta system. After foiling an assassination attempt on Aleema, one of the Krath founders, Ulic was taken into the cult’s ranks. However, the second founder, Satal Keto, remained suspicious of Ulic.
Over months, Ulic became immersed in the Krath teachings, even becoming Aleema’s lover. Eventually, the concerned Jedi sent a team to bring Ulic home. During the rescue attempt, Ulic dueled Satal in anger, blaming him for his Master’s death. Although the Jedi were able to escape, the now truly fallen Ulic chose to remain with the Krath, taking Satal’s place as the cult’s leader.
Balmorra (Republic) Purple Mastery Datacron Location
Balmorra (Republic) Purple Mastery Datacron LocationThis Datacron will permanently increase your Mastery with +4. It unlocks the Galactic History 55 Codex Entry.
The starting point for this one is at the southeastern corner of Markaran Plains, right where the zone connects to Gorinth Canyon. Your closest Quick Travel is the Lower Markaran Outpost.
Shortly after you cross into Markaran Canyon, take a right off the path in the Overgrown Trail area. Find the pipe that stretches across the Karill River and walk to the other end where the pipe disappears into other mountain.
Follow the narrow path leading up and around the mountain. When you reach the edge, jump to the lower rock and from it, jump down to the Purple Datacron to collect it.
Successfully collecting the Datacron will give you +4 Mastery to all characters and the following Codex Entry:
Galactic History 55 – The Ascension of Exar Kun
On the advice of the spirit of the Sith Lord Freedon Nadd, the fallen Jedi Exar Kun traveled to the jungle moon of Yavin Four and encountered the Massassi–the primitive servants of the dead Sith Naga Sadow. The Massassi took Exar Kun prisoner and prepared to sacrifice him to a monstrous wyrm.
Exar Kun was forced to use his growing connection to the dark side to free himself. Freedon Nadd appeared once more, congratulating his student. But Exar Kun had tired of Nadd’s meddling and used his newfound strength to obliterate Nadd’s spirit. Cowed, the Massassi bowed before Exar Kun as his slaves.Exar Kun’s power grew. He ordered the Massassi to build immense temples and to seek out Naga Sadow’s lost battleship. He also used Sith alchemy to create horrific monsters, including terentateks that hungered for the blood of Force users. But powerful as he was, he could sense a distant rival: Ulic Qel-Droma.
Balmorra (Republic) Orange Mastery Datacron Location
Balmorra (Republic) Orange Mastery Datacron LocationThis Datacron will permanently increase your Mastery with +4. It unlocks the Galactic History 56 Codex Entry. The Republic version of this Datacron is Blue and grants you +2 Mastery and the Galactic History 28 Codeex Entry to Republic Players.
The Orange Mastery Datacron is inside the Okara Droid Factory in the Markaran Planes zone. The closest Quick Travel is Lower Markaran Outpost to the east.
Enter the factory, make a right past the small army of droids and take the elevator down to the Assembly Line level.
As you exit the elevator, follow the corridor until you reach the Assembly Line. Jump to the ground level below the production lines and find the entrance to this structure. It’s below the second production line from the south. Enter it.
From there, you have to carefully drop down onto the pipes. Don’t jump, don’t run. Just walk to the edge slowly and drop. On the third drop, you can walk a bit stronger off the edge of the pipe to make sure you don’t slip on the lower one where the Datacron is.
Alternatively, from the first (top) pipe, you can slowly walk backwards until you drop down. You should land directly on top of the Datacron.
Successfully collecting the Datacron will give you +4 Mastery to all characters and the following Codex Entry:
Galactic History 56 – The Brotherhood of the Sith
The Jedi still hoped to save their fallen brother Ulic Qel-Droma, who had become leader of the evil Krath cult. Ulic’s close friend Nomi led a second rescue mission to the city of Cinnagar to bring him home. But again Ulic resisted, unleashing his vast armies until the Jedi were forced to withdraw.
It was then that the Dark Jedi Exar Kun arrived at Cinnagar’s royal palace. From Yavin Four, Exar Kun had sensed Ulic’s growing dark power and saw him as a threat. The two men clashed in a ferocious duel until the spirit of Marka Ragnos, a long-dead Sith Lord, appeared to them.
Ragnos commanded Ulic Qel-Droma and Exar Kun to join forces; together, they could bring about the long-prophesied Golden Age of the Sith. With Exar Kun as Dark Lord and Ulic as his apprentice, the Brotherhood of the Sith was born.
Balmorra (Republic) Presence Datacron Location
Balmorra (Republic) Presence Datacron LocationThis Datacron will permanently increase your Presence with +4. It unlocks the Galactic History 57 Codex Entry. The Empire version of this Datacron is Red. It grants +2 Mastery and Galactic History 31 to Empire Players.
The Yellow Presence Datacron is at the western end of Gorinth Canyon, in the Windswept Plateau. The closest Quick Travel is actually Sundari Imperial Outpost, which is located in the Sundari Flatlands zone.
Turn west and go through the long metal bridge. As soon as you reach the green fields, turn left (south). There is a narrow path nestled among the cliffs.
Although the location of this Datacron matches the location of the Red Mastery Datacron for Empire Players, the path to it is slightly easier and quicker on the Republic side.
You can simply walk to the narrow passage between the rocks as there are no giant boulders blocking the passage and forcing you to jump around to get to it.
You will soon find yourself in a small grassy area, surrounded by tall rock formations. Go past the Sith Lord Vardax and his crew and you will reach the Datacron, hidden from sight behind the rocky walls of the mountain on the right side.
Successfully collecting the Datacron will give you +4 Presence to all characters and the following Codex Entry:
Galactic History 57 – Brotherhood’s Power Grows
United as the Brotherhood of the Sith, Exar Kun and Ulic Qel-Droma set about gathering their strength. Exar Kun sought converts to his new Sith Order among the Jedi on Ossus, killing Master Odan-Urr to claim a powerful Sith holocron.
Focused on strategy, Ulic contacted the Mandalorians, whose leader, Mandalore, had challenged the Krath cult’s rule of the Empress Teta system. Ulic defeated Mandalore in a duel, and the Mandalorians rallied under his banner.
Exar Kun also gave Ulic a terrible weapon–the Dark Reaper, which was capable of drawing out the life essence of an entire army. Ulic tested the Dark Reaper against Republic troops on Raxus Prime, killing hundreds. With the Dark Reaper, Mandalorian Crusaders, the Massassi warriors and Exar Kun’s own horrific alchemical creations, the Brotherhood of the Sith was finally ready to challenge the Republic.
Visit the collective SWTOR Datacron Locations Guide and Achievements List to find and obtain all other Datacrons you may be missing. This is your ideal starting point for every Datacron Hunt you’d like to start.
The table below lists all Datacrons currently available in the game. On a few planets the same color datacron is accessible to Republic and Empire players via different paths and at different locations. In this case the Republic is listed on top and Empire below it. Click or Tab on an icon to read the dedicated guide explaining how to reach and obtain this datacron.
