This article originally was published on SWTORHUB.com authored by Jeff Prime. It has been updated for SWTOR 3.0.

When playing SWTOR you'll finish a planet and believe you're done or perhaps you haven't finished and moved on to greener pastures. To help add more variety and extra content, you'll often get a call for help to come back to the planet and play through some new content. This not only helps you level up, but in SWTOR 3.0+, can sometines unlock Heroic missions which give you datacron decorations. There is a lot of nifty reasons to return to a planet and complete the heroic missions, but most of all it's a neat way to help you level, especially on the free-to-play mode where you might not be getting that much experience.

There is no penalty for not doing them, beyond having some content gated (daily quests on Belsavis for instance, for pre-DLC players or certain Heroics like on Alderaan). Often times the level in which you'll undertake these missions is much higher than the planet itself, once again showcasing that bonus series are a great way to skip past content you might not want to complete (giving you an alternative area to level in) or to help get you to that next level to do your next story mission.

Bonus missions differ depending on if you're Republic or Empire and are accessible by a quest giver that's in the first area you arrive in (either the spaceport or the planet surface). If you don't like a planet or don't want to do them, again, there is no penalty, but they offer an excellent way to finish up the story on a planet and provide some near rewards, including XP, gear, and commendations.

This list handles a walkthrough of the pre-DLC bonus series quests. For Makeb, Rishi, and Yavin, these planets feature daily quests instead.

Republic

Taris Bonus Series

Minimum Level: 12

  • Speak to Governor Saresh
  • Speak to Vealo
  • Complete Missing Link for Mola Haxtor
  • Complete Where Darkness Abides for Mola Haxtor
  • Complete Future Threat
  • Complete Power Flux for Engineer Ferron
  • Complete Suicide Mission for Sergeant Mack
  • Speak to Strom

Tatooine Bonus Series

Minimum Level: 22

  • Speak to Galen Besk
  • Defeat Imperial Saboteurs
  • Speak to Mayor Airen
  • Complete Militia Training for Junter Galt
  • Complete Militia's Trial for Junter Galt
  • Complete Water Pirates for Dester
  • Complete Show of Force for Professor Larcoh
  • Speak to Galen Besk

Nar Shaddaa Bonus Series

Minimum Level: 28

  • Speak to Bareesh the Hutt
  • Speak to IK-4C
  • Complete Art of Interrogation for Uli Zhensi
  • Complete One Piece at a Time for Ciqala
  • Speak to IK-4C
  • Speak to T6-B9
  • Complete Diversion for Jaysa Wise
  • Complete Memory Flush for Carina
  • Speak to T6-B9
  • Speak to Deera Ulyette

Balmorra Bonus Series 1

Minimum Level: 29

  • Speak to Gabe Dovaro
  • Speak to Wixx
  • Complete Hunting the Mandalorians for Rond Berrin
  • Complete Endangered Passengers for Daven Tam

This Bonus Series leads to Balmorra Bonus Series 2

Balmorra Bonus Series 2

Minimum Level: 29

  • Speak to Wixx
  • Scan Resistance-controlled droids
  • Speak to Colonel Hunt
  • Complete Nowhere to Run for Sergeant Jojames
  • Complete The Neutralizer for Major Garik
  • Speak to Colonel Hunt
  • Speak to Gabe Dovaro

Alderaan Bonus Series

Minimum Level: 37

  • Speak to Colonel Malcom
  • Speak to Lieutenant Ross
  • Complete Observatory for General Linel Organa
  • Speak to Lieutenant Ross
  • Recover Medpacks
  • Speak to Jeren Organa
  • Complete Shipment of Weapons for Kamen Proy
  • Speak to Jeren Organa
  • Speak to Captain Vakar
  • Complete A Spy in House Organa for Agent Tyuth
  • Speak to Captain Vakar
  • Speak Colonel Malcom

Voss Bonus Series 1

Minimum Level: 41

  • Speak to Lieutenant Randa
  • Speak to Master Halykus
  • Complete A Potential Problem for Knight Wen
  • Complete Forbidden for Padawan Kosh
  • Complete Findsman for the Findsman
  • Speak to Master Halykus

This bonus series leads to Voss Bonus Series 2

Voss Bonus Series 2

Minimum Level: 41

  • Speak to Master Halykus
  • Complete Death From Below for Beryl
  • Complete Stolen Treasure for Doctor Chull
  • Speak to Master Halykus
  • Speak to Qualie
  • Complete Silencing the Gormak for Ethen Wessiri
  • Complete Stop the Excavation for Nodin-Fe
  • Speak to Lieutenant Randa

Hoth Bonus Series

Minimum Level: 44

  • Speak to General Ilic Nadab
  • Complete The Lost Patrol for Captain Armaruk
  • Speak to Padawan Elsor
  • Complete Cutting Our Losses for Farren Dulz
  • Complete The Beast Lord for Padawan Elsor
  • Speak to General Ilic Nadab

Belsavis Bonus Series

Minimum Level: 47

  • Speak to Agent Moritt
  • Speak to Agent Poz
  • Complete Strengthening the Chain for Major Harris
  • Complete The Perfect Carrier for Doctor Fash
  • Speak to Agent Poz with your holoterminal
  • Complete Riot for Captain Devlin
  • Complete Descent into the Tomb for Captain Devlin
  • Complete Prison Repairs for Captain Devlin
  • Speak to Agent Moritt

Sith Empire

Balmorra Bonus Series

Minimum Level: 12

  • Speak to Captain Laverse
  • Speak to Colonel Proshen
  • Complete Flight Plan for Commander Moriden
  • Complete The Guns of Traken 4 for Colonel Teeg
  • Complete Downed Pilots for Lieutenant Heln
  • Complete Colicoid Feast for Captain Neuwt
  • Speak with Captain Laverse and Darth Lachris

Tatooine Bonus Series

Minimum Level: 22

  • Speak with Moff Yurrion
  • Recover Mandalorian Remains
  • Present Remains to Randor Mohl
  • Complete Test of the Clan for Roggar Den
  • Complete Desert Conquest for Zola Arvannus
  • Complete Cannon Fodder for Commander Vames
  • Complete Three Strikes for Captain Tremont
  • Speak with Sergeant Charnso

Nar Shadda Bonus Series

Minimum Level: 28

  • Speak to Colonel Harok
  • Speak to Captain Westro
  • Complete Breaking the Cure for Agent Kayd
  • Complete Prototype for Lieutenant DeMare
  • Complete Secret Assets for Cathan Dru
  • Speak to DX-AX
  • Speak to Narvusin
  • Complete Zero Protocol for Commander Stron
  • Speak to Narvusin

Taris Bonus Series

Minimum Level: 29

  • Speak to Colonel Surab
  • Speak to Lord Vago
  • Complete All Clear Signal for Captain Lantikus
  • Deploy a reconnaissance probe
  • Complete Guerilla Blockade for Lieutenant Borgin
  • Complete Minefield for Sergeant Drexel
  • Speak to Lord Vago
  • Complete The Hidden Hangar for Lord Vago
  • Speak to Colonel Surab

Alderaan Bonus Series

Minimum Level: 37

  • Speak to Lord Serjay Thul
  • Speak to Chanya Medaal
  • Complete Lethal Attraction for Sergeant Namada
  • Speak to Chanya Medaal
  • Lure and defeat joiners at Site Alpha
  • Lure and defeat joiners at Site Beta
  • Lure and defeat joiners at Site Gamma
  • Speak to Lieutenant Sorchka
  • Complete The Lessons of History for Yudin Thul
  • Speak to Lord Serjay Thul

Voss Bonus Series 1

Minimum Level: 41

  • Speak to Lesi Garahe
  • Speak to Lord Pallas
  • Complete Looters for Vex Dantos
  • Complete Aggressive Archeology for TM-82
  • Speak to Lord Pallas

This bonus series leads to Voss Bonus Series 2

Voss Bonus Series 2

Minimum Level: 41

  • Speak to Lord Pallas
  • Complete Gormak Disarmament for Captain Ortano
  • Complete Asserting Regional Authority for the Mission Terminal
  • Speak to Major Kouvar
  • Complete Intruders for Sergeant Jaymis
  • Complete Gormak and Their Monsters for Lieutenant Kadriss
  • Draw out and defeat Raklann
  • Speak to Major Kouvar
  • Speak to Lesi Garahe

Hoth Bonus Series

Minimum Level: 44

  • Speak to Khun Tazith
  • Complete First in Flight for Sarria Jevad
  • Complete A Mysterious Enemy for G0-S5
  • Complete Open Season for Kinto Symms
  • Speak to Captain Graich

Belsavis Bonus Series

Minimum Level: 47

  • Speak to Agent Brandis
  • Speak to Commander Vorel
  • Complete Scientific Endeavors for Major Locke
  • Complete Fire-Eater Mutiny for Major Locke
  • Speak to B8-M2
  • Complete Found in Translation for Specialist Nattis
  • Complete Droid Malfunction for SD-9
  • Speak to Commander Vorel

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Last Updated: Mar 15, 2016

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