Star Wars: Uprising – Alternate Approaches to Defeating Lvl 85 Lightside Boss (PPK)

Soeren Kamper Star Wars Uprising

The two methods I know of to defeat the PPK (Light Side Lvl 85 Boss) are:

  • Get 5* Noble Gear so you’re immune to his stun
  • Use Sticky Bomb, Snare, and Intimidate, and kite him to the beginning and back

Both work fine (with skill, patience, and some luck). Just for kicks I’ve been testing other approaches. Obviously it takes a long time to test different abilities, so I thought I’d crowd source it. Please let me know if you’ve tried the abilities below and what the result was:

  • Diving Roll Level 1 (He’s gonna harpoon you! Dive!)
  • Diving Roll Level 2 (Grants obscured for a short duration)
  • Diving Roll Level 3 (Grants immune while rolling)
  • Charge Level 3 (Interrupts all enemies hit)
  • Absolve Level 1 (Gain immunity to all negative status effects)
  • Holographic Decoy (Deploys a hologram)
  • Ion Wave Level 1 or 2 (Stuns all droids for a short duration)
  • Ion Wave Level 3 (Droids are Slowed after the stun)

Any thoughts on those abilities against the PPK? I sort of like the idea of using the most basic ability (Diving Roll) against the hardest boss in the game, but diving out of the way everytime he fires his harpoon would take a lot more skill/luck than I have.

Author

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    Soeren Kamper is the founder of StarWars: Gamers and a longtime Star Wars writer, community builder, and gaming journalist with nearly two decades of experience covering Star Wars games and fandom. He began writing about Star Wars: The Old Republic in 2008, later co-founding the SWTOR wiki and founding the SWTOR subreddit, and became an early, active figure in the game’s community. His hands-on involvement led to invitations from BioWare Austin and participation in SWTOR events during the game’s launch era. His work is grounded in long-term franchise knowledge, firsthand gaming experience, and deep roots in the Star Wars community.

Soeren Kamper

Soeren Kamper is the founder of StarWars: Gamers and a longtime Star Wars writer, community builder, and gaming journalist with nearly two decades of experience covering Star Wars games and fandom. He began writing about Star Wars: The Old Republic in 2008, later co-founding the SWTOR wiki and founding the SWTOR subreddit, and became an early, active figure in the game’s community. His hands-on involvement led to invitations from BioWare Austin and participation in SWTOR events during the game’s launch era. His work is grounded in long-term franchise knowledge, firsthand gaming experience, and deep roots in the Star Wars community.