Endgame gearing/ SWTOR

Orange bracers/belts and their modding

Dulfy 52 Comments Feb 22, 2012

Hey everyone, orange bracers and belts are some of the hottest items on the GTN right now – people are buying them up and outfitting them with their own mods/enhancements to get something on par if not better than the Rakata belts & bracers. Today I will share with you some of the information I have gathered on where to obtain these items and for light armoring users – how to customize the rest of your armor pieces!

• List of known orange belts/bracers
• How to outfit your belts/bracers – where to get the mods/armoring and comparison with tiered (i.e. columi/rakata) pieces
• List of compiled tips on where to get these orange belts/bracers to drop

 

Orange Bracers/Belts – the list

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Belts

These orange belts all have 2 slots – armoring and mod. Generally you will want the bracers/belts that matches your armor type – heavy armor users using a light armor belt will suffer a penalty to their armor as each armor type give an unspecified bonus/multiplier to the armor rating on your armoring slot.

Sets: There are generally 3 orange belts at level 42, 34, and 12, making up a set.

• Heavy Armor (Bounty Hunter) TT-17A Hydra Belt, RD-17A Hellfire Belt, TD-17A Imperator Belt,
• Heavy Armor (Trooper):  TD-17A Colossus Belt, RD-17A Phalanx Belt, TD-17A Talon Belt
• Heavy Armor(Sith Warrior): Sith Champion’s Belt, Sith Archon’s Belt, Blade Tyrant’s Belt
• Heavy Armor (Jedi Knight): Jedi Battlelord’s Belt, Jedi Myrmidon’s Belt, Battle Expulsor’s Belt
• Heavy Armor Belts not part of above sets:
• Huttese Hunter’s Belt
• Mantellian Trooper’s Belt
• Arena Champion’s Belt (Bounty Hunter, Light I)
• Butcher’s Belt (Dark I)
• Obliterator’s Belt (Bounty Hunter, Dark I)
• Warlord’s Conquest Belt (Trooper, Dark I)
• Bonecutter’s Belt (Dark III)
• Liberator’s Belt (Light III)
• ShieldWall Belt (Light III)
• Spearhead Belt (Light III)
• Medium Armor (Sith Warrior): Sith Annihilator’s Belt, Sith Avenger’s belt, Bladestorm’s Belt
• Medium Armor (Jedi Knight): Jedi Stormguard’s Belt, Jedi Avenger’s Belt,  Battleborn Belt
• Medium Armor: (Smuggler): TD-07A Blackguard Belt, RD-07A Viper Belt, RD-07A Spider Belt
• Medium Armor: (Imperial Agent): RD-07A Vendetta Belt, TD-07A Scorpion Belt, TD-07A Panther Belt
• Medium Armor Belts not part of above sets:
• Mantellian Smuggler’s Belt
• Huttese Agent’s Belt
• Gallant Rogue’s Belt (Smuggler, Light I)
• Reanimator’s Belt (Dark III)
• Augmenter’s Belt (Dark III)
• Executioner’s Belt (Dark III)

• Light Armor(Sith Inquisitor): Grand Inquisitor’s Waistwrap, Supreme Inquisitor’s Waistwrap, Saber Marshal’s Waistwrap
• Light Armor (Jedi Consular): Force Magister’s Waistwrap, Voidmaster’s Waistwrap, Omenbringer’s Waistwrap
• Light Armor Belts not part of above sets:

• Civilian Pilot Belt
• Republic Pilot Belt (Social III)
• Imperial Pilot Belt (Social III)
• Forcedrawn Waistwrap (Light I)
• Typhonian Consular’s Sash
• Korribani Inquisitor’s Sash
• Well of Shadow’s Sash (Dark III)
• Well of Light’s Sash (Light III)
• Rending Blade’s Waistwrap (Dark III)
• Indomitable Force Waistwrap (Light III)
• Dark Siphon Waistwrap (Dark III)

Bracers

Sets: There are generally 3 orange bracers at level 43, 35, and 15, making up a set. Not all classes have all 3.

• Heavy Armor (Bounty Hunter): TT-17A Hydra Bracers, RD-17A Hellfire Bracers, TD-17A Imperator Bracers
• Heavy Armor (Trooper): TD-17A Colossus Bracers, RD-17A Phalanx Bracers, TD-17A Talon bracers
• Heavy Armor(Sith Warrior): Sith Champion’s Armguards, Sith Archon’s Armguards, Blade Tyrant’s Armguards
• Heavy Armor (Jedi Knight): Jedi Battlelord’s Armguards, Jedi Myrmidon’s Armguards, Battle Expulsor’s Armguards
• Heavy Armor Belts not part of above sets:
• Warlord’s Conquest Bracers (Trooper, Dark I)
• Obliterator’s Bracers (Bounty Hunter, Dark I)
• Arena Champion’s Bracers (Bounty Hunter, Light I)
• Battlefield Medic’s Bracers (Light III)
• Bonecutter’s Bracers (Dark III)
• Dark Void Armguards (Dark III)
• Liberator’s Vambraces (Light III)
• Spearhead Armguards (Light III)
• Tyrant’s Armguards (Jedi Knight, Dark III

• Medium Armor (Sith Warrior): Sith Annihilator’s Armguards, Sith Avenger’s Armguards, Bladestorm’s Armguards
• Medium Armor (Jedi Knight): Jedi Stormguard’s Armguards, Jedi Avenger’s Armguards, Battleborn Armguards
• Medium Armor: (Smuggler): TD-07A Blackguard bracers, RD-07A Viper Bracers, RD-07A Spider Bracers
• Medium Armor: (Imperial Agent): RD-07A Vendetta bracers, TD-07A Scorpion Bracers, TD-07A Panther Bracers
• Medium Armor Belts not part of above sets:

• Reanimator’s Bracers ( Dark III)
• Executioner’s Bracers (Dark III)
• Light Armor(Sith Inquisitor): Grand Inquisitor’s Bracers, Supreme Inquisitor’s Bracers, Saber Marshal’s Bracers
• Light Armor (Jedi Consular): Force Magister’s Bracers, Voidmaster’s Bracers, Omenbringer’s Bracers
• Light Armor Belts not part of above sets:
• Forcedrawn Bracers (Inquisitor, Light I)
• Dark Siphon Bracers (Dark III)
• Indomitable Force Bracers (Light III)
• Rending Blade’s Bracers (Dark III)
• Well of Light’s Bracers (Light III)
• Well of Shadow Bracers (Dark III)

Orange Bracers/Belts – the popularity     

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Why are the orange moddable bracers and belts so popular? This has do with with their customization.

Both the belts and bracers have armoring and mod slots that you can use.

Level 23 armoring can be obtained from the Mission Support Vendor in Ilum/Belsavis for 8 daily commendations each – these are 126 grade, same level as Tionese/Centurion.These are better than the ones that Cybertechs can craft.

• Advanced Skill Armoring 23
• Advanced Resolve Armoring 23
• Advanced Reflex Armoring 23
• Advanced Patron Armoring 23
• Advanced Might Armoring 23
•  Advanced Guardian Armoring 23
• Advanced Force Wielder Armoring 23
• Advanced Commando Armoring 23

Level 25 armoring can be obtained from the last boss of Eternity Vault and Karagga’s Palace – Soa and Karagga the Unyielding – on hardmode or nightmare (they will also drop 1 armoring per killing).

For mods, there is a daily heroic quest in Belsavis that will reward you with Level 22 mods – these are Q124. The heroic quest can be easily soloed – see this guide if you need help.

You can also easily rip the mods off any centurion/tionese (Q126), champion/columi (Q136) or Rakata (Q140) spare pieces you have lying around.

Q140/25 level Mods are obtained from the 2nd and 4th bosses of hardmode/nightmare Karagga’s Palace or Eternity Vault respectively – see this guide to see the drops.

The Q25 armoring and mods can be brought on the GTN as well if you are lucky – my guild sell off all the armoring/mods/enhancement we obtained that no one needs on the GTN for guild funds – other guilds on your server might do the same.

How does customized belts/bracers compare to the Tionese/Columi/Rakata ones obtained as drops? Lets take the Sith sorcerer for example

 

Name	Willpower	Endurance	Power
Tionese Stalker’s Waistwrap	68	58	28
Custom I (23 armor + 22 mod)	84	55	27
Columi Stalker’s Waistwrap	97	66	10
Columi Force-Master’s Sash	80	69	34
Custom II (23 armor + 24 mod)	105	68	10
Rakata Stalker’s Waistwrap	103	71	11
Custom III (25 armor + 25 mod)	122	81	11
Rakata Stalker’s Waistwrap w/ Q23 augments (+28 willpower)	131	71	11

Custom I – Advanced Resolve Armoring 23 (from daily commendation)+ Advanced Apitude Mod 22 (from Belsavis daily)

Custom II – Advanced Resolve Armoring 23 (from daily commendation)+ Advanced Apitude Mod 24A (ripped from Columi Force-Mystic boots)

Custom III – Advanced Resolve Armoring 25 (drop from HM/Nightmare) + Advanced Mettle Mod 25A (ripped from Rakata Force-Mystic robe)

Orange modded belt/bracers, as you can see, has the potential to be better than most things you can get hands on (except maybe the rakata crafted one with an augment slot and a Q23 augment)  and also has the flexibility of allowing you to customize it with the stats you want.

Orange Bracers/Belts – the where   

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Now that you know what orange bracers/belts are and why they are so valued, it is time to look at how to obtain them.

The best location of getting them is probably the GTN – Galactic Trade Network. The prices will depend on your server but ranges anywhere from a few thousand credits if you are lucky to 200-300 k credits for a reasonable price range. The best way to search these is go by armor type (light, medium, heavy) and then arrange by level – make sure to not use the prototype/moddable option as they don’t seem to show up when you have that option turned on.

If you are a light armor user, you are in luck when it comes to belts. The Starship Upgrade Vendor on the Imperial or Republic Fleet will sell you the Civilian Pilot Belt for 60 fleet commendations – those are obtained from doing space missions and their respective dailies and weeklies. This belt will require social I to use.

For those in a server where the GTN isn’t so robust, I will try to list below all the possible locations people have reported their drops.

• Boxes you can purchase with planet commendations that match the level of the bracer (42, 34, 12) and belt (43, 35, 15). Dromund kaas offers a level 12, 14, or 16 box, Taris offer a level 34 or 36 box, and Belsavis offer a 42 or 44 box (source: SWTOR forums). These boxes are a good fit for the bracers especially and the level 16 box from Dromund Kaas has being reported to give bracers – source: SWTOR forums)
• Dromund Kaas – champion level mobs inside the Dark Temple will drop the low level ones of the set – One is outside on the scaffolding to the right of the entrance (Field Commander Tripton) and the other in the heroic section inside the temple (named Valek Korik). Tripton is on 3 minute timer and Valen on a 5 minute timer.  (Source: SWTOR forums). This is probably the best farming spot for these belt/bracers on the Imperial side.
• Dromund Kass heroic quest – Old Friends – last boss the Sith Lord have a chance to drop orange bracers (source: SWTOR forums)
• Dromund Kaas – Dark Sithspawn, the final boss of the Shadow Spawn (Heroic 2+) has being reported to drop level 12 belts (source: Torhead)
• Coruscant for the Republic side –  some have reported getting an orange belt off one of the heroic 2+ quests called Face Merchants (source: SWTOR forums)
• On the Imperial side – Balmora droid factory seem to drop these – pick up the heroic quests and kill al the elites/champions you come across (source: SWTOR forums)
• Treasure Hunting is a good crew skill to pick up these belts/bracers: Jaweled Premium Mission Case from a 41-48 lockbox mission can crit to give you a belt (source: sithwarrior). Level 1 treasure hunting lock box missions is also a good source for level 12 belt and level 15 bracers (source: Reddit)
• For the Republic side, you can farm Esseles for Coruscant commendations to buy blue boxes at the equipment commendations merchant (source: Reddit)
• Farm the 4 man heroics for the appropriate level ranges (10-16, 32-41, 42-49) (source: Reddit)
• Silver elite droids in the Thermal plant in Hoth has being reported to drop orange bracers (source: Reddit)
• Voss heroic area – kill all the elites you come across (source: Reddit)
• Jedi Master Berr Irichmin – level 35 Jedi Sentinel Champion boss in Republic Settlement Zone, Olaris Reclamation base on Taris (-1951, 496) has being reported to have a chance to drop level 35 bracers (source: Torhead)
• Generally when hunting/farming these bracers – go to a planet that matches the level range of the belt/bracers and do all the heroic quests, kill all the champions/elites you can find and use those planet commendations you get to purchase blue boxes from the vendor that matches the level of the bracers/belt – this is what I called the scorched earth method. If you can, also pick up treasure hunting and grind those lock box missions on the side.
• Republic only: Grab the quest called Enemies of the Republic on Coruscant and killing the level 16 champion at the end. You can kill him once, run out of the instance and then reset your local phase, go back in, kill him again, then reset the quest this time and repeat (local phases reset every 3 minutes, quest reset every 2 minutes). (Source: Vantro on Reddit)