Beginner Tips For Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga

Highlights

• Chat with NPCs to unlock rumors and extra missions for new characters, ships, and goodies.
• Don’t rush missions – take your time to enjoy the LEGO humor and unique objectives in each level.
• Collect studs to unlock characters, abilities, and ships – prioritize stud collection as in-game currency.

LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga was in the works for a long time. Now, it’s finally here. Championed as the definitive way to experience the nine main entries in the Star Wars Saga in LEGO form, it’s only natural for the game to boast a bounty of content, which can at times be overwhelming to new players.

There are plenty of tips to learn before diving into LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, some of which could help with story progression, difficulty, and adding fine additions to one’s collection. With that in mind, these beginner tips and tricks should prove invaluable for those who are just starting out on their LEGO Star Wars adventures.

Updated on August 11, 2024, by Jake Fillery: New players will want to learn some LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga tips if they are to proceed through the galaxy far, far away made from bricks and plastic. The defining LEGO Star Wars games include plenty of familiar locations and retellings of famed episodes, but it might aid players who are jumping into this galaxy to learn of a few tips and tricks that can see them venture through a smoother ride in their journey.

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Chat With NPCs to Unlock Rumors

Across the various planets that players will explore, they may stumble upon a rather unique-looking LEGO character from the Star Wars galaxy, who might be waving the player over, or simply someone who has a prompt upon their head.

Selecting this prompt will see players talk to the NPC, which can offer hints and insight into a puzzle, or even a secret unlock that will provide them with the necessary rumors to unlock new characters, ships, and other potential goodies.

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Don’t Rush Missions

Shorter Missions Will Have Players Rushing Through Content

The core game of LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga features 9 movies, from The Phantom Menace to The Rise of Skywalker. As such, players have a pretty lengthy and iconic journey ahead of them, filled with LEGO humor and more. In order to experience all of this as intended, try not to rush through it, as missions are relatively short.

The way missions work in LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga is far more unique than in previous games, as players only have a select amount of objectives to complete before they head through the retelling of the movie, so don’t rush, and enjoy the offerings of studs and jokes.

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Explore Space For Loot

Space Exploration Harbors Extra Characters, Ships, and Studs

LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga brings forth another unique mechanic for the franchise, and players are now able to free-roam across space and the orbits of planets. Whilst it’s fun to fly around in some iconic Star Wars ships in LEGO form, space exploration can also be used to unlock and find goodies.

In space, players can find a few races that will unlock their unique characters, as well as other events that will see them earn other ships and a bounty of studs that can be spent on even further rewards.

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Collect Those Studs

Studs Are The Currency Used to Unlock Characters and Abilities

One of the best LEGO Skywalker Saga tips is for players to collect studs. The small collectibles that emerge from destroyed items, or on the right path during missions, are a great collectible to pick up due to the fact that they are the game’s in-game currency. Players should prioritize their collection of studs, so they can unlock plenty of goodies, just be careful not to die with them.

This is one of many LEGO Star Wars tips that can help players get the best experience, and studs are the main focus, considering they are used to purchasing characters, in-game hints, and different star ships to fly around in.

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It’s Okay To Miss Collectibles

Enter Free Mode to Explore Planets Across Any Trilogy

LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga features unique open-world designs for each planet. These areas are explorable in free mode in any trilogy, so players shouldn’t worry about leaving things behind. One of the best tips for LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga is to come back to collectibles with more experience.

Some character classes are vital for unlockables, and the player may not have them yet, nor the experience on how to use them. Collectibles in missions and free mode are not going anywhere, and the player can easily collect them all at a later date.

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Side Quests Are A Side Dish

Don’t Become Overwhelmed With the Plethora of Side Quests

It may be overwhelming to enter the vastness of the Star Wars galaxy in LEGO form. LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga has so much to offer fans of LEGO games, and fans of Star Wars, in one giant package. Each venture to a new location will see players talking to iconic Star Wars characters or ones that are subtle background characters with a name and backstory.

These characters that can be found often give players side quests, which can be completed for a reward. Players can accept all the side quests they can find, without the option to fail them. They can be completed whenever, so the player shouldn’t feel like they have to get to it straight away.

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Don’t Be Confused By The References

LEGO Star Wars Features an Abundance of References to the Franchise, Both Obvious and Obscure

Star Wars is a franchise for anyone. Fans can enjoy any era of content, from video games to the different eras of films or TV. Even the LEGO games, don’t belong to any specific group. Since LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga is a celebration of Star Wars, fans may feel confused by the number of characters, planets, and spaceships.

It’s okay for players not to know every name and backstory of the characters, and they should just have fun with it, and if they want to know more about a specific character then there is countless information to be found on the internet.

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Start The Adventure From Any Trilogy

Players Are Not Held Back by a Chronological Timeline

Upon starting a new game, players will find an interactive menu with a unique icon, showcasing an impressive, animated scene from each game’s respective movie. Despite what the order may suggest though, players can start the nine-movie saga in any order they like.

Of course, those who want to play through the games chronologically should start from Episode One: The Phantom Menace and make their way all the way to Episode Nine: The Rise of Skywalker. Alternatively, however, players can pick and choose their favorites. There’s nothing stopping them from starting at Episode Seven: The Force Awakens, nor from where the Star Wars journey began back in 1977, with Episode Four: A New Hope. The choice lies with the player.

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Spend Kyber Bricks On Core Upgrades

Rare Collectibles Like Kyber Bricks Can Provide Exciting Character Advancements

In story missions and through exploring planets, it’s inevitable that players will find floating, glowing blue LEGO bricks. These are referred to as “Kyber Bricks,” and can be used as a currency to upgrade characters. Each planet is brimming with Kyber Bricks, so players will never be in short supply of them.

These collectibles should be used firstly on Core Upgrades. These will permanently increase stats. These increases include great bonuses, like extra health, dealing more damage, and an indicator to collect more Kyber Bricks for additional upgrades.

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Use Datacards On Stud Multipliers

Stud Multipliers Allow For More Currency to Unlock More Goodies

On each planet, players can find a few Datacards. These are unique items, that, when paired with studs, can be spent on Extras. These extras can range from silly fun, like screen filters, Cantina Band Music on repeat, or having all lightsaber wielders enjoy a French baguette for a weapon.

It’s recommended that players spend the first few Datacards that they find on more practical use. For example, it’s possible to buy “Stud Multipliers,” which will increase the number of studs that players earn upon collection. They start from x2, and then x4, and so on. These stack to the point where players can have a multiplier of 3,840. At that point, they’ll never run out of studs for buying characters, and ships, and achieving True Jedi status.

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Each Character Has A Specific Class

Not Every Character Has the Same Ability

The Skywalker Saga learns from its predecessor and has a much more extensive character system. The Skywalker Saga boasts a roster of almost 400 characters and has each one in one of nine useful categories, each with a unique ability.

Players can tell what class their character is in by examining the icon next to their name. Characters like Boba Fett are Bounty Hunters and can explode gold LEGO blocks. Characters like General Grievous are titled Villains and can unlock certain doors, and crates, and throw bombs to destroy silver LEGO bricks.

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Lightsabers Have Extensive Combat

Combos and Force Powers Make Sure That Lightsabers Aren’t Just a Button Mash

The combat has been refined from the old LEGO Star Wars games, and now features an array of different moves and styles of play for the signature Star Wars weapon: the lightsaber.

Players can juggle enemies in the air, and assault with a flurry of button mashes. Or, they can deflect blaster fire by blocking. They can keep the distance, by throwing the saber, and having it return to them to hit and combo more things. The higher the combo, the more studs players will earn once the combo ends.

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Some Collectibles Need The Scavenger Ability

The First Scavenger is Unlocked with Ewoks or Rey

If players have stumbled across a ledge, or a wall that has a strange symbol next to it, chances are that they have found something that needs to be achieved with the Scavenger Ability.

If they missed it, they shouldn’t be dismayed, as this game has a great level of replayability to find things that were missed or couldn’t be collected the first time around. Players simply need to play through Episode Six: Return of the Jedi, or Episode 7: The Force Awakens to unlock a scavenger character like the Ewoks or Rey, to unlock the Scavenger Tool Tutorial.

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The Galaxy Map Shows Total Completion

Try to Obtain 100% With the Galaxy Map as a Guide

For those who are completionists or are just curious, it’s possible to open up the map through the interactive button and check the current completion stats for each planet.

This handy tool will allow players to see what they have left to do, as it will give them a total percentage, as well as a number of all the Kyber Bricks, Datacards, and Characters that they have found so far, and how many are left.

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Each Planet Has Unique Puzzles & Side Missions

Every Planet Overwhelms With Collectible Content

It can be overwhelming to fly to a new planet and see the Minimap brimming with Kyber Brick icons. This is all part of the fun of LEGO Star Wars, however: to collect. These entirely optional, yet useful bricks can be found aplenty.

Through lots of mind-engaging puzzles, players can be rewarded with Kyber Bricks, and, sometimes, even new characters. This is the same for character side quests, where some are quite hidden, and others need the player to talk to the character with a Protocol Droid to understand their alien language. Not everyone in the Galaxy Far, Far Away speaks Galactic Basic Standard.

If players have played one of the major missions, they may have found that, upon its completion, the screen will show them their total progress. They will see if they found a certain number of studs and made it to True Jedi, how many Minikits they collected, Level Challenges completed, and Kyber Bricks found.

Despite what the stats may show though, players shouldn’t be alarmed and panic if they missed anything, or failed to reach the designated target. It happens and is easily fixable through retrying. Players can open up the start menu and retry the mission in Freeplay, and even use characters that were locked in the story-specific version.

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Obtain Characters Early With Codes

Gain Unique Characters Without Spending Studs

After starting the game, players might find themselves strapped for studs to buy characters, and most characters are locked behind story progression. This can be challenging to new players when characters have specific abilities tied to unlocking collectibles.

For those who want to get these collectibles early, it’s possible to use codes to unlock Bounty Hunters like Dengar and Villains like Grand Moff Tarkin, thus allowing players to keep their hard-earned studs for different characters further down the line.