Epic Confrontation

Star Forge Showdown

How to Unlock Darth Malak

How to unlock Darth Malak in SWGOH. Full walkthrough of the Star Forge Showdown Epic Confrontation — the Light path with Jedi Knight Revan and his Old Republic crew, the Dark path with Darth Revan and the Sith Empire team, the Enrage and Ferocity mechanics, total rewards (150 shards across both paths) and prerequisites.

Darth Malak portrait
You earn
Darth Malak
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Total rewards
  • shards150
  • crystals0
  • credits0

Requirements

  • 1Player Level 85 minimum. Prerequisites: own a 7★ Jedi Knight Revan (Hero Savior) and a 7★ Darth Revan (Scourge of the Old Republic).
  • 2Light path (6 characters at 7★): Jedi Knight Revan, Bastila Shan, Jolee Bindo, Mission Vao, Zaalbar, T3-M4. Recommended 20,000+ Power per character with Gear 12+ and 6-dot mods.
  • 3Dark path (6 characters at 7★): Darth Revan, Bastila Shan (Fallen), Canderous Ordo, Carth Onasi, HK-47, Juhani. Same power and gear recommendations.

Tier breakdown

I
Tier 1
Enemies

Light path — Darth Malak (boss) plus two Assault Droid Mk IV (Elite) and four Stasis Field containers. Destroying the Stasis Fields and droids buys you time before Darth Malak becomes Enraged.

First-time rewards
75 shards
Burn the droids first so they stop AoE-buffing Darth Malak, then chip the Stasis Fields to delay his Enrage timer. JKR's Mark target lets the team focus the right unit; keep Bastila's leader bonus up for crit damage on the boss.
II
Tier 2
Enemies

Dark path — Darth Malak (boss) plus two Assault Droid Mk IV (Elite) and four Captive Jedi units. Destroying the Captive Jedi and droids grants permanent Ferocity stacks to your Darth Revan, boosting offense.

First-time rewards
75 shards
Open by killing droids and Captive Jedi to load up Darth Revan's Ferocity stacks before going into Malak. Carth's lead taunt + HK-47's damage scaling make this path very repeatable once your Sith Empire team is online.

Strategy tips

  • Mods matter more than gear here: 6-dot mods with high speed, crit chance and crit damage are non-negotiable on both paths.
  • On the Light path, do not nuke the Stasis Fields first — weaken them so they expire later. Destroying them too fast wastes the Enrage delay.
  • On the Dark path, kill droids and Captive Jedi in order to stack Ferocity on Darth Revan before damaging Darth Malak; entering the boss with low stacks is the most common reason for losing.
  • Defense-focused mods on your tankier units (Carth, Zaalbar, Juhani) extend the fight long enough to land the burst window.
  • Both paths reward 75 Darth Malak shards. Plan to complete both — you'll need them to push him past 5★ via the Guild Events Store.

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