Star Wars Jedi: Survivorfollows Cal Kestis on his quest to find a place in the galaxy for him and his friends to hide from the Empire. While playing through the main story, players will be forced to explore various planets, where they can also discover side quests for Cal to complete.
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These side quests are known as Rumors, and most of them can be found and completed onthe planet of Koboh. TheExplore the Phon’Qi Caverns Rumoris no exception, but players may have a hard time starting it if they don’t speak to the Prospector associated with it. The Phon’Qi Caverns are also full of some of the most dangerousStar Wars Jedi: Survivorenemies, so players should prepare themselves before searching for them.
How To Start The Explore The Phon’Qi Caverns Rumor In Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Players can begin the Explore the Phon’Qi Caverns Rumor after their second visit to the Shattered Moon by speaking to the NPC leaning againstthe wall of Doma’s Shop.
This Prospector will then explain to Cal how she has been having nightmares of the Phon’Qi Caverns and the horrors lurking inside before encouraging Cal to seek the place out for himself.
How To Find The Phon’Qi Caverns In Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Once the conversation ends, Cal should turn right and head up the hill leading toFoothill Falls. Turning right at the intersection, a zipline can be used to reach the area with Skoova.
Instead of heading toward theMountain Ascent, Cal must turn left and use theRelteroverlooking the ravine to glide over to the area below. If players have yet to complete theInvestigate the Abandoned Shack Rumor, they can do so here before entering the Phon’Qi Caverns.
Traveling behind the shack, Cal must useForce Pull on the grateto the cellar to open the way inside. Then, he can jump down to find theMakeshift Grave Force Echoand turn right tofind and recruit T-1N8. Just left of this droid is another steel grate that, when removed with Force Pull, will allowentry to the Phon’Qi Caverns.
How To Complete The Explore The Phon’Qi Caverns Rumor In Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Upon entering the Phon’Qi Caverns, Cal can turn to his immediate right to finda Meditation Point. These Caverns can be extremely dangerous, so players should be sure to backtrack to this Meditation Point later if they arerunning low on Stims.
Continuing forward, Cal will find theAbandoned Corpse Force Echooutside the hallway leading to the right. At the end of this hallway is a large yellow device that, when lifted withForce Lift, will allow Cal to travel through the hole beneath.
After the bridge Cal lands on collapses, he must leap to the lower bridge on the right to continue exploring. Here, he can use theclimbable wall left of the doorwayto reach the platform above, where he can create a shortcut back to the other side of the bridge and encounterSebb Eshan, a mysterious man who dislikes Jedi.
Running across the wall on the left and avoiding the explosive orange creatures, Cal will reach a platform, where he can acquire aSkill Pointby interacting with theForce Essencein front of him.
Turning around, he can then useForce Pull on one of the explosive orange creaturesand throw it at the purple blockade to open a new area. Inside,Sebb Eshanwill attack.
Once he has been defeated, BD-1 can scan the door on the left to receive theCave Turbolift Network Data Entry. Cal can then use Force Slam on the boulder just left of the sealed door and travel down to find a chest containing theDuelist Lightsaber Emitter.
Returning to the bridge, Cal can scan theCavern Fungus Data Entrybefore heading inside the doorway on the left. After defeating the twoBX Droidsand theRoller Mine, Cal can interact with the Force Echo at the back of the room to uncover theA Gen’Dai Plots Data Entry.
Jumping down through the hole in the center of the room, Cal will be forced to useForce Slam on the gun turretabove to stop it from firing. Then, BD-1 can be used to scan theRaider Depotahead. Proceeding left, Cal will need to Force Slam two more turrets before he can reach the chest containing theBomber Jacket.
Returning to the hole and grappling out, Cal must useForce Slamon the boulder above to create a second hole in the floor. Jumping through this hole and continuing down to the ground will land Cal in a new area, wherea Rancor will attack.
If players don’t want to risk getting eaten by this foe, they shouldjump on top of the rock platform opposite the purple doorand lure the Rancor to the edge; the Rancor won’t be able to hit Cal if he is standing here, making it easy for Cal to dish out some easy damage.
When the Rancor has been defeated, Cal can proceed to the back of the room where it emerged from tofind a Datadiscand theRancor Prey Data Entry; TheA Cave Too Far Force Echocan be found at the opposite side of this room, next to the exit.
Continuing to the ledge overlooking the area below, Cal will be faced with another explosive orange creature. Like with the door leading to Sebb Eshan, this explosive can be used todestroy the purple doorin the room with the Rancor. Opening this door will cause"Prince" Patrento emerge and attack Cal.
Once he has been defeated, theAs Above, So Below Force Echocan be obtained in the room the so-called “Prince” was hiding in. Grappling to the top of this room, Cal can find a chest containing theDuelist Lightsaber Switch.
Backtracking to the ledge with the explosive orange creature, Cal must turn left and jump to the platform below, while taking care to avoid the explosive orange creatures and the B1 Droids roaming the area. Circling around this room,he will encounter Skoovanext to a pool of water. Speaking with Skoova will prompt the fisherman to leap into the pool of water and catch aViscid Lurker. At the bottom of this pool is also a chest containing theDuelist Lightsaber Pommel.
Once the collectibles in this area have been obtained, Cal can leap to the yellow surface on the cliff face across from the previous area to climb up. He can thenactivate the ziplineon the ledge to create a shortcut back.
In the next room, Cal will need to defeatthree Magnaguards, but thankfully, the player won’t need to fight all three at once. Once they have all been bested, Cal will be free to destroy the pots in this room to findfour Datadiscs.
Backtracking to the entrance of this area, Cal can useForce Lifton one of the explosive orange creatures below to carry it to the purple door. Then, he can throw it at the door to unleashUrjef Mekorfrom inside.
Once Urjef Mekor has been defeated, theScientific Frisson Data Entrycan be found in the room he was hiding in. To the left, Cal can warp through the green laser barrier to reach a chest containing theDuelist Lightsaber Grip.
Leaving this room and turning right, Cal can create ashortcut back to the Meditation Pointby standing on the elevator. Turning around, he can thenjump down to the green laser barrierbelow to warp inside, where he will find aSkill Point Force Essence.
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Leaping back through the green laser barrier, Cal canuse the yellow surface on the wall to climb to the top, where he will find a device BD-1 can slice. Once it has been interacted with, BD-1 will gainthe ability to hack Magnaguards.
Turning left and dropping down to the area below, Cal should continue forward until a white laser barrier appears in front of him. The floor beneath him will then crumble, dropping him into a brand-new area. To escape, he must then climb the wall on the right andwarp through the green laser barrier above.
In the next room, BD-1 can scan theDead Jedi Data Entry, and Cal can collect anotherDatadisc. To open the way forward, the explosive orange creature on the wall to the left must be thrown at the purple door on the right.
Cal will find theA Fallen Jedi Knight Force Echoin the next area, just below another explosive orange creature. Once it has been interacted with, the explosive orange creature can be thrown at the purple doorway above to create a path back to the room Cal fell into. Then, the same orange creature can be thrown at the door ahead.
The three Lightsaber-wielding bosses Cal encountered on the way here would normally attack after entering this area, but if players have already defeated them, nothing will happen. To proceed forward,BD-1 must slice the device next to the door on the left. Inside the next room, Cal can interact with the Force Echo on the ground to acquire theRayvis' Search Data Entry.
To reach the next room, Cal must climb the wall to the left andwarp through the green laser barrierjust below the ceiling. Inside on the right, BD-1 can scan theRepublic Control Room Data Entry; directly across from the green laser barrier, Cal can interact with the device in the center of the room tocomplete the Explore the Phon’Qi Caverns Rumor, while also obtaining theMap Upgrade: Chests.
When players are ready to leave, they canexit through the door on the rightandswim through the water tunnelto return to the Smuggler’s Tunnels, just beneath Pyloon’s Saloon.
Star Wars Jedi: Survivoris now available on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC.
