Star Wars: The Old Republic news » The Izax Challenge Ends April 30th

Epic Rewards Await: Izax-Inspired Mount and Character Title

If you’re worthy enough to take down Izax in Veteran Mode by April 30, 2018, you’ll be generously rewarded! Be the proud bearer of the ‘Strike Team: Defeating Izax’ Achievement which unlocks Legacy-wide rewards including the unique ‘Wings of the Dragon’mount and ‘Bane of Izax’ in-game character title. Claim your rewards through the Achievement system on May 1, 2018 with the launch of Game Update 5.9: The Nathema Conspiracy.




Izax Portrait Collage: Submit Your Screenshots

Celebrate the Izax Challenge! Send us in-game screenshots of you and your allies adventuring across the galaxy for the opportunity to be a part of the Izax Portrait Collage! Submit your screenshots to swtorsubmissions@swtor.com.







Pro-Tips: Defeating Izax in Veteran Mode

Grab your closest and most powerful allies and keep these pro-tips from Designer Matt Pucevich in mind as you use every combat technique and battle resource at your command to overcome Izax in Veteran Mode. The Izax fight takes place over multiple phases on the roof of a broadcast tower. What that means is that when you have done enough damage to him throughout the fight, be ready for his mechanics to change as you enter a new phase.

Pro-Tip #2: Maximize Omnicannon Drama in Phase 3!

• Watch out for Izax’s superweapon – his Omnicannon ability. When he is casting this ability, you will want to be on high alert to make sure it doesn’t take your group down!
• You can overload the broadcast tower's infrastructure to drain Izax's Omnicannon charge, but you can only drain Izax's Omnicannon charge so many times, so make sure you're getting the most out of each cycle.
• Arrange the overloads as quickly as you can, using the lowest-DPS members of your group, so that damage output on Izax is maximized.
• Once you have everything in place for an overload, however, hold off on "hitting the button" for as long as you can. Overloads fully drain Izax's charge no matter how much he has, so you might as well wait until Izax is almost fully charged.
• In addition to heightening the drama, this gives your group time to sneak in extra damage. Mashing overload buttons immediately may lead to a situation where you've run out of buttons before Izax is pushed to the next encounter phase

Pro-Tip #3: During the Makeshift Drone in Phase 4, make the most out of every energy shot and ALWAYS keep the Augment Drone charged!

• Each time an Amplifier Drone is hit with an Energy Beam, it re-fires a beam one level stronger. When the Augment Drone is hit with an energy beam, it gains a stack of power for each level of the beam. Likewise, when Izax is hit with an energy beam, he receives a stack of damage vulnerability for each charge level of the beam (and also takes more raw damage from the beam). Make the most out of each energy beam!
• The Augment Drone's damage field increases the damage your group does to both Izax and the Hull Cutter swarm, whereas Izax's damage vulnerability debuff only increases the amount of damage your group does to Izax. Therefore, while it is important to try and keep Izax's damage vulnerability stack count high, always prioritize keeping the Augment Drone powered.