Choose Vigilance within Guardian, equip a single lightsaber with an offensive Focus off-hand, and select the eight listed options. Hemophilic Slash is the single-target tactical for this page; replacing it with Cut to Pieces deliberately changes the emphasis to groups. The burn cycle matters more than pressing every glowing button without checking Focus.
- Activity
- Level-80 story, flashpoint bosses and ordinary PvE damage
- Edition / reference
- 7.8 discipline snapshot, checked 17 October 2026; not labelled the latest live patch or a Nightmare-operation optimum.
- Named choices
- 15
Configuration and exact selections
- Tree level 23
- Cauterizing Brand
Exactly one choice at this tree row.
- Tree level 27
- Debilitating Slashes
Exactly one choice at this tree row.
- Tree level 39
- Burning Offense
Exactly one choice at this tree row.
- Tree level 43
- Critical Conditions
Exactly one choice at this tree row.
- Tree level 51
- Battlefield Command
Exactly one choice at this tree row.
- Tree level 64
- Stalwart Defense
Exactly one choice at this tree row.
- Tree level 68
- Saber Reflect
Exactly one choice at this tree row.
- Tree level 73
- Purifying Sweep
Exactly one choice at this tree row.
- Tactical
- Hemophilic Slash
Single-target setup; do not silently substitute the AoE tactical.
- Legendary implants
- Fearless Victor; Champion’s Precision
These are the two selected implant bonuses.
- Relic 1
- Rakata Relic of Focused Retribution
Mastery proc relic.
- Relic 2
- Rakata Relic of Serendipitous Assault
Power proc relic.
- Weapon and off-hand
- Single lightsaber; Focus — offensive Mastery/Power pieces
Do not equip a tank Shield as though it were the selected damage off-hand.
- Core attacks
- Plasma Brand; Blade Storm; Overhead Slash; Vigilant Thrust; Blade Barrage
Keep all three burn sources represented in the cycle.
- Resource and execute actions
- Force Leap; Sundering Strike; Saber Throw; Whirling Blade
Whirling Blade replaces the lower-level Dispatch button.
How to use this setup
- Enter with Force Leap when appropriate, then Sundering Strike to establish Focus.
- Apply Plasma Brand, Blade Storm and Overhead Slash so the three burn effects are represented.
- Use Vigilant Thrust and Blade Barrage; with Hemophilic Slash, treat Blade Barrage as part of the damage interaction rather than a discarded filler.
- Choose Sundering Strike or Saber Throw when Focus needs rebuilding; use available Whirling Blade for its execute window. Reapply the burn sequence instead of spending everything on Slash.
Priorities and progression
- For standard level-80 PvE boss targets, aim for 110% special-attack Accuracy.
- Choose the 1.4-second GCD alacrity bracket for this learning setup; guild bonuses change the rating needed. Allocate remaining offensive tertiary stats to Critical.
- Mastery/Power damage pieces rather than tank Shield/Absorb. The page does not prescribe a newly invented item-rating cap.
A story origin is not a damage build
The equipment bonuses and chosen tactical identify this damage version. A Defense Guardian can carry the same story title but needs different gear and priorities. The level-80 tree rows here are explicit so a player can reproduce the setup; individual encounter utility may justify a documented swap later.