Star Wars Jedi: Survivor – Every Lightsaber Stance, Ranked

Highlights

• Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
  offers players a wide variety of lightsaber stances and customization options, including the heavy and slow Crossguard Blade style.
• The Blaster & Blade stance provides a balanced mix of ranged attacks and limited close-range options, allowing players to unlock their inner Han Solo.
• The classic Single Blade stance is a reliable and well-rounded choice, offering balanced attack and defense with the ability to deflect blasts back at enemies.

Before Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, there were a lot of games in this long-running movie franchise. Many of them allowed players to tweak how their Lightsabers appeared, like in Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order changed the game completely and added so many parts and colors for players that it can be daunting at times.

How customization worked in that game was adapted into the real world because the Disney parks added ways for fans to build their own Lightsabers. Now, four years later, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is here to further evolve the Lightsaber customization game. It adds refined stances to the gameplay, so for fun, let’s rank them!

Updated on April 1, 2024, by Jake Fillery: The best lightsaber stances in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor provide players, and Cal Kestis, with immense power, fitting for a Jedi Knight taking charge against the Empire and the dreaded forces that threaten the balance. If players want to thrive in this difficult Star Wars game, then it’s best to uncover the best stances in Jedi: Survivor, and all the skills and stats that will make them a Jedi loved by the innocent, and feared by the Empire. Each stance has been updated to help guide players on their mastery of the lightsaber through stats and skills.

5 Crossguard Blade

Heavy & Slow, But High Damage

• Location: Complete the Research Tanalorr quest on Shattered Moon

The Crossguard style is by far the heaviest, and players might struggle to move around and swing effectively. The Crossguard stance is reminiscent of Heavy Greatsword weapons featured in RPGs, and players will see high-risk and high-reward, due to the slow swing times, yet hard damage outputs. However, this makes the weapon almost useless due to players being open to an attack with a limited and slowed window to react and block.

It does the most damage in the game and it can take a lot of damage in return too. Is the Crossguard stance in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor worth investing time into though? For action RPG fans used to this style of gameplay, maybe. Sacrificing speed is hard, especially when laser blasts are continuously erupting from all sides. Players have to be methodical and slow if they want to use this Lightsaber stance to its fullest potential and some just may not have the patience.

Best Crossguard Stance Skill

Sundering Swipe (2 Skill Points)

Players can perform a wide attack, sweeping the lightsaber across the area to perform an area-of-effect move that will damage opponents that are surrounding the player, giving them some space and dealing some damage.

4 Blaster & Blade

Ranged Attacks, Limited Close-Range Options

• Location: Visit Jedha as part of the main story and talk to Bode

The Blaster stance in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is surprisingly well-balanced. It is an average dual-wielding stance in the game as Cal has a single Lightsaber in one hand and a blaster he got from Bode in the other. At first, the amount of ammunition is limited as is the overall move set for this stance, leaving much to be desired with the new stance.

A few upgrades in this skill tree will boost Cal’s abilities with the Blaster stance. This is a better stance to take than the Single formation because it gives players that option of range. There are a lot of enemies that fly around late in the game. While the Force can’t reach them, a well-timed shot from Cal’s blaster should even the playing field, and allow players to unlock their inner Han Solo.

Best Blaster & Blade Skill

Quick Draw (3 Skill Points)

If players want to feel like the fastest gunslinger in the galaxy far, far away then the Quick Draw skill can do just that, as players can target multiple enemies with their ammunition, and easily blow them away in just one quick shot.

3 Single Blade

Balanced Attack & Defence

• Location: Unlocked during the prologue

The Single stance in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is an old but reliable setup most Jedi use in the series. There’s nothing wrong with going with the classic stance that famous Jedi have mastered such as Luke Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi. Cal primarily used this stance throughout his journey in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order until the Double-Bladed Lightsaber was unlocked late in the game. This stance has balanced stats from speed to defense to attack power.

Its blocking power is good too and can deflect blasts back at enemies in an instant. There are some great upgrades to buy in its skill tree to make the Lightsaber feel stronger like Cyclone Slash. It’s not as flashy as some of the newer stances, but it will never betray players. Its perfect middle-of-the-road experience will not dazzle players, but it won’t betray them either. Sometimes the classics remain classic for a reason.

Best Single Blade Skill

Charged Throw (2 Skill Points)

This perk allows players to perform a stronger lightsaber throw, which will hit enemies for more damage and at a better distance. This is great for those on the defensive, as the lightsaber throw deals a great amount of damage against normal enemies and bosses.

2 Double-Bladed Staff

AoE Weapon Featuring High Defence, Limited Damage Output

• Location: Complete the first mission on Coruscant

The Double-Bladed stance is an iconic weapon thanks to Darth Maul in Star Wars: Episode 1 – The Phantom Menace. The Double-Bladed Lightsaber setup is just as cool in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor as it is in that movie, but players might have to play more defensively than they like, as that truly benefits the double-bladed lightsaber staff.

It strikes rather weak in comparison to other blades but is fast enough to still be good defensively. The impressive set of upgrades in its skill tree makes it worthwhile as players can destroy groups of enemies easily. Repulsing Burst, for example, is like a ground pound that will damage enemies in a certain area next to Cal. Vortex Dive is another good one that will spin toward enemies like a Jedi-driven plane. To dominate enemies in this game, focus on Double-Bladed due to the high stamina potential.

Best Double Bladed Skill

Gathering Tempest (1 Skill Point)

In using this skill, players will deal with fast strikes that will stun and potentially kill their enemies. Whilst this move only targets one enemy, the quick and targeted strikes will make short work of them, allowing players to focus more on their next opponent once this one falls.

1 Dual Wield Blades

Fast & Strong Attacks, But Limited Defence

• Location: Unlocked During the Fight With The Ninth Sister on Coruscant

What’s better than using one Lightsaber to slay hundreds of enemies like Stormtroopers or Battle Droids in a game? Two. Every fan dreams of dual-wielding one of these epic weapons let alone two. There aren’t many Jedi in this franchise that use two Lightsabers as Cal can in the game. The Dual Blades reward players who like going on the offensive, as these lightsabers hit hard and fast, butplayers have limited stamina to block and parry.

The Dual Wield stance in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor has a lot of speed and power to back up its agility. There are some great skills associated with this stance though, like being able to throw both Lightsabers at once. Plus the auto-counter is a great mechanic. The overall setup looks cool visually but the execution wasn’t quite there. Twin Lightsaber daggers instead of full-beamed blades may have been more interesting, like some sort of Jedi assassin.

Best Dual Wield Blade Stance Skill

Uncoiled Strikes (2 Points)

If players aim for this skill, they can combo their lightsabers to perform a fast-striking flurry of attacks. These strikes are quick and targeted, and players simply need to press a button to perform an attack that can easily kill their foes.