The Lightsaber is an iconic weapon in the Star Wars franchise, and you’ll use it all throughout Star Wars Jedi: Survivor. The game features five different types that you’ll have access to, each with their own pros and cons. Still, there are those that truly excel, and others that are purely situational. Here’s our guide the Star Wars Jedi: Survivor best Lightsaber Stances ranked.
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Lightsaber Stances Tier list
Before we talk about ranking the Lightsaber Stances, let’s discuss how you’ll unlock each of them in the campaign:
- Single Blade – Available by default.
- Double-Bladed – Unlocked early on while you’re in Coruscant.
- Dual-Wield – Unlocked in Coruscant during the Ninth Sister boss fight.
- Blaster – You’ll learn this in Jedha after completing the initial story arc. Bode Acuna will give you his firearm so you can practice.
- Crossguard – You’ll learn this at the end of the first story mission in the Shattered Moon after you defeat a Bedlam Raider named Drya Thornne.
With the above in mind, we rank the best Lightsaber Stances in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor. This is based on general combat while playing on the default Jedi Knight difficulty mode.
Top Tier Stance: Dual-Wield
We feel that Dual-Wield and Double-Bladed are the two best Lightsaber Stances in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor. The former offers the fastest attacks, leading to a flurry of successive strikes and a lot of DPS. It also has some rather nifty deflection and throwing moves.
Additionally, the basic skill, Backstep Slash, helps you defensively, too. The downside is the lower guard meter, as you’re trading away your defense for offense. As such, you don’t want to get caught in a hailstorm of bullets, er, lasers.
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Top Tier Stance: Double Bladed
Double-Bladed is also a great pick. This is due to the longer reach of the weapon, which makes it perfect when fighting larger crowds. Most of its moves are also flashy and acrobatic in nature, including a cool-looking attack chain.
The main problem is the slightly slower attack speed. There will likely be instances when your acrobatics can leave you open in the middle of animations.
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Mid Tier Stances: Single Blade and Crossguard
The tried-and-tested stance is a pretty decent choice. It offers versatility in terms of aerial attacks and deflects. Likewise, the Crossguard Stance, or two-handed, is a Kylo Ren-esque style that emphasizes heavy blows. You can easily break shields and guard meters with it, at the cost of abysmally slow attack animations.
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Bottom Tier Stance: Blaster
We really wanted to like the Blaster Stance, as it’s really unique and unorthodox. Unfortunately, the firearm itself isn’t particularly strong, not unless you pick up several skills or grab upgrades from Caij Bounties.
Moreover, auto-targeting can be a bit iffy as well. At the very least, it does have a Cassidy-esque special skill called Quick Draw.
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In any case, this is our Star Wars Jedi: Survivor best Lightsaber Stances rankings. To learn more about other game mechanics, you can visit our Star Wars Jedi: Survivor guides hub.
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