Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Koboh collectibles: All chests, Force tears, and essences

Find every chest, Force tear, and essence on Koboh

By Jeffrey Parkin Apr 28, 2023, 12:01am EDT

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Every planet and area in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor has collectibles to find, including cosmetics and upgrades. You won’t be able to get every one on your first visit to each planet and area, though, since new abilities will unlock new exploration paths — for those, we’ll break them down by the ability you need below.

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor features literally hundreds of collectibles. We’re only focusing on those that have a tangible impact on how you play the game: essences (which power you up), Force tears (trials that reward you with a skill point), and chests (which contain cosmetics that make Cal and BD-1 look worthy of an Coruscant Daily Newsfeed cover shoot). Some chests contain the same cosmetic item — the first unlocks the item, and the second unlocks materials (color options) for it.

Over dozens of hours, you’ll visit each planet in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor multiple times. This guide covers collectibles you can get during your first visit.

Our Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Koboh collectibles guide will help you find every chest, Force tear, and essence on Koboh in the Gorge Crash Site, Derelict Dam, Southern Reach, Riverbed Watch, Hunter’s Quarry, Sodden Grotto, Pyloon’s Saloon, Smuggler’s Tunnels, Chamber of Duality, Rambler’s Reach Outpost, Foothill Falls, Mountain Ascent, Harvest Ridge, Untamed Downs, Swindler’s Wash, Basalt Rift, Forest Array, Rehabilitation Wing, Bilemaw Den, Nekko Pools, and Bygone Settlement regions.

Gorge Crash Site collectibles

There are 14 collectibles in the Gorge Crash Site region of Koboh: two chests, one essence, four databank entries, one Force tear, two treasures, and four seed pods.

Chest 1 – Scrapyard photoreceptors BD-1 component

At the meditation point, face the elevator. Use your ascender to climb up to the crates on your right to find the first chest with the Scrapyard photoreceptors BD component inside.

Chest 2 – Short beard

After you blow a hole in the first tar dam, you’ll loop around past a pit droid who you can’t help yet. When you jump the gap just past it, open the chest on the right for Cal’s short beard cosmetic item.

Derelict Dam collectibles

There are 47 collectibles in the Derelict Dam region of Koboh: eight chests, five essences, 10 databank entries, one Force tears, 10 treasures, and 13 seed pods.

Essence 1 – Health

From this area’s meditation point, head left (opposite the direction for the main story) and across the hanging bridge. Around the corner, you’ll have to take out a gorocco. Once it’s handled, Force Pull the hatch on the wall and go inside. Just past the first corner with the Gorocco Nest database entry, you’ll find a health essence along the wall on your left.

Chest 1 – Light metal weapon material

Take a right from the meditation point and follow along the main story path. When you reach the clearing (you’ll know you’ve reached it when you see a workbench to your right), head toward the lift to your left. As you approach it, look to the right to find a chest along the cliff edge with the light metal weapon material inside.

Chest 2 – Anodized metal BD-1 material

Climb up above that chest and look left. Use your Ascension Cable to zip over to the vines on the wall just to the right of where BD scanned, and then climb up. Head to the left. A couple more droids and Bedlam Raiders — and two new roller mines — later, you’ll enter a tunnel with the A Desperate Escape databank entry to the right.

To the left of that databank, head deeper into the tunnel. Just past the commando droid, climb the wall and take the first right. In the next room, wall run up the walls on the right side to reach a ledge and a chest with the anodized metal BD material inside (there’s another chest on the left we can’t open yet).

Chest 3 – Tactical jacket

Back in the main tunnel, follow it up and drop through the hatch in the floor. After you get jumped by a hiding Bedlam Raider, have BD slice the chest at the corner for a tactical jacket for Cal.

Essence 2 – Force

You’ll exit that tunnel by having BD turn on a roller mine dispenser. Get one of the mines to follow you to the right and down the path along the cliff edge (that passes below the workbench). Wall run across the gap (you’ll land next to some priorite) to the left when you land, and then Force Pull the roller mine across the gap. Use it to blow open the wall.

After a fight against another gorocco, follow the tunnel to the end, climb the rope, and deal with the droids and roller mines. Cross the bridge, and you’ll find a Force essence along the cliff edge on your left.

Chest 4 – Mullet

Back at the roller mine dispenser, get another one to follow you to the tar pit and use it to blow open the dam on your left. That will level out the tar in the two pools. Jump forward onto the platforms on your side. At the second floating metal platform, turn left and climb the vines to the top of the dam (you were here earlier). This time, turn to the right and look for a pipe to cross. Use it to get to the center of the pond and drop down. Loop around the right side of the rocks and climb the wall to find a chest with the (sigh) mullet hairstyle for Cal.

Chest 5 – Scrapyard head BD-1 component

Shortly after you pass the Trontoshell and take the elevator down, you’ll enter a storage area with a few droids to handle. Once they’re dealt with, use the Force on the large crate to wall run along the wall on the right side. You’ll reach a ledge with a chest holding Scrapyard head BD component.

Southern Reach collectibles

There are 33 collectibles in the Southern Reach region of Koboh: three chests, one essence, three databank entries, seven treasures, and 19 seed pods.

Chest 1 – Full beard

After you meet Mosey on the outskirts of Rambler’s Reach, follow her down the path to where she’s hanging out with Brutus the Nekko. Jump up to the ledge behind them to find a chest with a full beard cosmetic item for Cal.

Chest 2 – Kashyyyk paint weapon material

Face away from Mosey (and Brutus), and cross Southern Reach to the far side — there’ll be a waterfall to your right. Climb up the vines on the wall, and use the poles to swing across the gap. After the poles, take a right into the tunnel (you’ll have to hack through some vines). Swing across another pole, and then loop around the waterfall to find this chest with Kashyyyk paint weapon material inside.

Riverbed Watch collectibles

There are 12 collectibles in the Riverbed Watch region of Koboh: one chest, one essence, four databank entries, two treasures, and four seed pods.

Chest 1 – Bun hair

From the Riverbed Watch meditation point, head into the building (past the workbench) and wall jump up the shaft at the back, and use the netting outside to climb to the roof. After you deal with a whole lot of droids, head back into the building (to deal with more droids). Climb the toolbox and cages up to the next roof. The chest with the bun hairstyle for Cal is to your right.

Essence – Health

From the chest with Cal’s bun hairstyle, head to the other side of the roof and take out the super battle droid waiting there. The health essence is right next to it.

Hunter’s Quarry collectibles

There are 22 collectibles in the Hunter’s Quarry region of Koboh: three chests, two essences, nine databank entries, two treasures, and six seed pods.

Chest 1 – Light metal BD-1 material

From the lower Southern Reach meditation point (just outside of Rambler’s Reach), head to the left. At the far side, you’ll see a large hangar with some droids and a raider fighting off a herd of gorgers. Wait for them to wear each other out, and then clean up the survivors. You’ll find this chest at the back of the room. Open it for the light metal BD-1 material.

Essence – Force

As you leave that hangar, there’s a building on your left. Use the ledges, walls, and vines along the left side to wall run and climb up to the roof. Drop inside to find a roller mine dispenser. Use the first one to blast open the melted metal door leading back outside. Grab another and lead it out the door you just blew open. A little way down the path, there’s another melted metal door on your left. Blow it open to find a Force essence

Chest 2 – Bomber jacket

All the way at the top of the hill in Hunter’s Quarry, there’s a narrow tunnel on your right. In the cave that opens up, deal with the entire herd of gorgers, and then look for this chest in an alcove at the back. Open it for the bomber jacket.

Chest 3 – Hunter jacket

On your way back down the hill from the bomber jacket cave, watch on your right for a ledge you can climb to. There’s a gorocco to your left guarding the chest containing the hunter jacket.

Sodden Grotto collectibles

The Sodden Grotto entrance is in Hunter’s Quarry just past the lower Southern Reach meditation point. You’ll head there as part of the Find Missing Prospectors rumor. There are eight collectibles in the Sodden Grotto region of Koboh: one chest, one essence, four databank entries, and two treasures.

Chest 1 – Scrapyard legs BD-1 component

Quite a way into the cave, you’ll pass through a narrow gap and surprise a scavenger droid. Take a left, and follow the path around (past two Bramliks) to find the chest with the Scrapyard legs BD-1 component.

Essence – Shatter Perk

You’ll find this area’s meditation point just before the boss fight — there’s a rancor hiding down here. It’s a tough fight, but when (if) you can get past it, you’ll find the Shatter perk against the far wall.

Pyloon’s Saloon collectibles

Once you make it to Rambler’s Reach Outpost, you’ll have to head to Pyloon’s Saloon where you’ll face and defeat the Bedlam Raider named Zeik. Inside, you’ll reunite with Greez, and he’ll send you down to the room he keeps for Cal in the basement. There are five collectibles in the Pyloon’s Saloon region of Koboh: two chests, two databank entries, and one treasure.

Chest 1 – Scrapper outfit

When you reach the room in the basement, look to the right of the meditation point for a large chest. Open it to find Cal’s scrapper jacket, shirt, and pants.

Smuggler’s Tunnels collectibles

After you take a nap in Pyloon’s Saloon, Greez will show you the smuggler’s tunnels behind the closet. There are 13 collectibles in the Smuggler’s Tunnels region of Koboh: one chest, two essences, five databank entries, one Force tear, and four treasures.

Essence – Skill Point

Follow the tunnels until you come to the green shielded door. Take a right and squeeze through a gap in the wall. Drop into the shallow water on the floor and deal with the gorgers and shiverpede there. The skill point is behind the pillars to the left of where you came in.

Chest 1 – Tactical pants

Keep following the Smuggler’s Tunnels until you come to a large room with deep water at the bottom. The gyro you’re after is along the wall on the far side. Before you reach it (or when you come back down here), you’ll have to swing across a pole. At that pole, drop into the water. Hit square/X to dive underwater, and the chest with tactical pants is at the bottom.

Essence – Force

Still underwater in that same room, look on the far side for a tunnel leading down. Swim down and follow the tunnel to the end, and then surface. The door on your left is locked, and the Force essence is to your right.

Chamber of Duality collectibles

There are four collectibles in the Chamber of Duality on Koboh: one chest, one essence, one databank entry, and one treasure.

We’ll point you to them all in our Chamber of Duality walkthrough.

Rambler’s Reach Outpost collectibles

We’ve saved Rambler’s Reach Outpost until after you’ve completed the first couple main story objectives there — it’s a lot easier to navigate afterward. There are 37 collectibles in the Rambler’s Reach Outpost region of Koboh: 10 chests, two essences, six databank entries, two Force tears, seven treasures, and 10 seed pods.

Chest 1 – Stim

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor inventory in Doma’s shop including the Mysterious Keycode that unlocks the door.

Head to Doma’s Outpost Commodities directly across the street from the saloon. Shop with her, and spend 10 priorite to purchase the Mysterious Keycode. BD will use it on the locked door to the left of Roma’s counter. Head inside to find a chest with a stim inside.

Chest 2 – Tactical shirt

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor map showing the location of the Chest 1 – Stim

Exit Doma’s through the side door — the one to the right of the workbench. Outside, turn around and jump up to the roof. Open the chest there for the tactical shirt.

Foothill Falls collectibles

Between the saloon and Doma’s shop, there’s a slope that leads up to Foothill Falls. There are 12 collectibles in the Foothill Falls region of Koboh: four chests, four databank entries, two treasures, and 2 seed pods.

Chest 1 – Patience pommel lightsaber component

After a ride across a zip line, you’ll meet Skoova Stev by a pool of water at the top of the eponymous falls. Dive into the pond and swim down to find the chest with the Patience pommel lightsaber component.

Mountain Ascent collectibles

When you climb up above the Foothill Falls, you’ll make your way into the Mountain Ascent. There are 12 collectibles in the Foothill Falls region of Koboh: six chests, four databank entries, four treasures, and four seed pods.

Slice: Security Droid BD-1 ability

When you reach the Mountain Ascent’s meditation point, head over to the right. There are two stormtroopers behind a shield there. Use Force Confuse on one of them to charm your way inside. Once they’re dealt with, slice the terminal to pick up the Slice: Security Droid BD-1 ability.

Harvest Ridge collectibles

From the entrance of Rambler’s Reach Outpost, turn right and cross the (shallow) river. When you climb up, you’ll be in Harvest Ridge. There are 23 collectibles in the Harvest Ridge region of Koboh: two chests, one essence, one databank entry, one treasure, and 18 seed pods.

Ashe Javi and DD-EC

As you enter Harvest Ridge, head across the metal bridge and over to the human and droid standing by the big turbine. Talk to Ashe Javi and DD-EC to invite the pair to Pyloon’s Saloon.

Untamed Downs collectibles

There are 31 collectibles in the Harvest Ridge region of Koboh: six chests, two essences, 14 databank entries, six treasure, and three seed pods.

Chest 1 – Mountaineer jacket

Head to the left of Ashe and DD-EC in Harvest Ridge and under the stone arch to get to the rest of Harvest Ridge and the edge of the Untamed Downs. Keep to the right to find a cave with a bilemaw inside. Once it’s dealt with, climb the vines on the pillar to the ceiling. You’ll loop through another tunnel and then jump to the vines on the other side of the pillar, and climb across the ceiling again. This time, you’ll land on a ledge where you can talk to Garra. Force confuse them, and open the chest they were sitting on for the mountaineer jacket.

Chest 2 – Geonosian audio sensors BD-1 component

You can only reach the next chest after you’ve completed “The Key to Tanalorr” in the Forest Array and go through the Bygone Settlement.

When you exit the Bygone Settlement, you’ll go down a (slippery) slope into the Untamed Downs. There are two caves on your right. Super jump off of your (a) nekko and into the second cave. Follow the cave as it loops around and climb across the ceiling to find a mogu to fight. Once it’s defeated, step outside. Wall run across the wall to the right and you’ll land on a ledge with a chest containing the Geonosian audio sensors BD-1 component.

Swindler’s Wash collectibles

There are 18 collectibles in the Swindler’s Wash region of Koboh: two chests, one essence, one Force tear, three treasure, and 11 seed pods.

Chest 1 – Tactical pants

When you reach the meditation point in Swindler’s Wash (by the left half of the broken bridge), face the bridge and turn left. There’s a tunnel to climb into on your left and a couple droids to take out. Keep following the tunnel around to the left to find a chest with the tactical pants inside. If this is the second time you’ve grabbed the tactical pants, this unlocks color options for them.

Force Tear 1 – Fractured Reserve

In the river below the meditation point, follow it up to the waterfall. There’s a cave behind the base of the waterfall where you’ll find this area’s Force tear.

You’ll have to navigate an obstacle course with moving shields that change sides every time you jump. At the end of the race, you’ll receive a Skill Point.

Essence – Health

Above the Force Tear — on the same level as the meditation point — take out the bilemaw in the upper pool with all the pillars. Use the wall behind the (upper) waterfall to wall run up and to the left. Use the two walls to wall run over to the lowest pillar, and then jump up to the next one. You’ll find this health essence there.

Chest 2 – Tactical shirt

Work your way around Swindler’s Wash and over to the gate leading to the Basalt Rift. Continue past it and back downstream (stop to activate the shortcut across to the meditation point on your way). At the end of the cliff, you’ll find a chest with the tactical shirt.

Basalt Rift collectibles

There are 23 collectibles in the Basalt Rift region of Koboh: five chests, eight databank entries, five treasures, and five seed pods.

Chest 1 – Hunter pants

A ways after Basalt Rift’s meditation point, you’ll slide down a slope to where a pair of stormtroopers are fighting a bilemaw. Once they’re all dealt with, head into the cave there to find a chest with the hunter pants.

Toa

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor map showing the location of the Toa

Just past that chest, you’ll have to Force Pull some basalt columns to continue. After a bunch of climbing, you’ll meet Toa at a campfire. She’ll give you the “Explore the High Republic Chamber in the Forest” rumor. She’ll head back to the saloon and supply you with more rumors later in the game.

Chest 2 – Stim

Just past where you meet Toa, you’ll unlock a shortcut back to the meditation point. Take a left and hop over the pillars that fall onto the stormtroopers. At the top of the slope, you’ll see a mogu (which is not the same as a wampa, apparently) beat the crap out of a stormtrooper. Take it out, and then use the walls behind it to wall run up and out of the area. Go up the slope a little (the door at the top leads to the Rift Passage region), and take the first right to find a chest with a Stim inside.

Chest 3 – Crew cut

Back at the basalt pillars that fell and blocked your path, look to your right and drop to the area below you (it’s across from and below the Jedi Chamber) instead of climbing the vines. Deal with the troopers, and continue to the left to find a chest with the crew cut hairstyle for Cal.

Chest 4 – Diligence pommel

Facing the crew cut chest, there’s a slope down behind you. Take it to the bottom, and turn right before you attack the bilemaw — there’s a scavenger droid to kill for a priorite shard there. Take another right into the tunnel and deal with the rawkas. Take the first left inside the tunnel to find the chest with the Diligence pommel.

Forest Array collectibles

At the other end of the Basalt Rift and past the first few swarms of Koboh Dust, you’ll make it to the Forest Array. There are 25 collectibles in the Forest Array region of Koboh: six chests, two essences, six databank entries, 10 treasures, and one seed pods.

Chest 1 – Light mustache

After you (fail to) pass under the trapped bird, you’ll make your way to a large round room with a lot of dead rawkas on the ground. To the left as you enter, look for a wall you can wall run up. Jump to the pole, and swing over to the small platform to find the chest with light mustache.

Chest 2 – Diligence switch lightsaber component

Just past that round room, you’ll have to fight another not-wampa. After that, you’ll climb up to a round roof section. Take a right to find the chest with the Diligence switch lightsaber component.

Chest 3 – Hunter pants

After a quick diversion to the Bilemaw Den where you’ll learn Cal’s relter tame ability, you’ll return to the Forest Array. After a bit more work, you’ll make it to a new orb amplifier and free the giant bird that’s been hindering your progress. When you (finally) climb across where it was trapped, you’ll drop down right next to the chest with the hunter pants.

Rehabilitation Wing collectibles

At the top of the Forest Array’s array, you’ll enter the Rehabilitation Wing. There are two collectibles in the Rehabilitation Wing region of Koboh: one essence, and one databank entry.

Essence – Health

You’ll find this health essence right after your fight against Dagan Gera. It’ll be on the ground next to you after the fight-ending cutscene.

Bilemaw Den collectibles

After you activate the first Orb Amplifier, you’ll head away from the Forest Array and up a slope to the Bilemaw Den. There are three collectibles in the Bilemaw Den region of Koboh: one chest, one essence, and one seed pod.

Essence – Confusion: Major Fauna ability

Right after you squeeze through the narrow gap to find the Bilemaw Den, you’ll see the area’s meditation point ahead of you. This essence is against the wall a little to the right. You’ll pick up the Confusion: Major Fauna ability for Cal.

Nekko Pools collectibles

After the fight at the top of the Forest Array in the Rehabilitation Wing, you’ll ride a retler through a long canyon. At the other end, you’ll drop into the Nekko Pools. There are six collectibles in the Nekko Pools region of Koboh: one chest, one databank entry, two treasures, and two seed pods.

Chest 1 – Swooper body BD-1 component

Once you tame and ride your first nekko, head up the slope to the gate. Before you jump it, though, look to the right. Jump the nekko, and then jump off it again (or double jump) to land in the tunnel there. Follow the tunnel around to find the chest with the Swooper body BD-1 component.

Bygone Settlement collectibles

There are 15 collectibles in the Bygone Settlement region of Koboh: four chests, one essence, two databank entries, five treasures, and three seed pods.

Chest 1 – Geonosian head BD-1 component

As you enter the Bygone Settlement, look for a zip line on the far side at the top of the ledges. Use your (a) nekko to super jump up to it and ride it across. Some wall running, pole swinging, and another zip line later, you’ll come to a high platform on the other side of the settlement. Follow the walkway past the retlan to find the chest with the Geonosian head BD-1 component.

Chest 2 – Wanderer jacket

When you spot the sandcrawler, loop to the right to find this area’s meditation point. Use the wall next to it to wall run over to a climbable wall, and then cross the ceiling to a walkway a little to the right. Take the first left and Force Push the runnable wall. A bit more climbing later, you’ll drop onto another walkway next to a large fan. Drop down one level to find a chest with the wanderer jacket inside (and a shortcut back to the meditation point).

We’ll be heading to Jedha next, or you can check out all of our Star Wars Jedi: Survivor guides here.

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Gorge Crash Site collectibles

Chest 1 – Scrapyard photoreceptors BD-1 component

Chest 2 – Short beard

Derelict Dam collectibles

Essence 1 – Health

Chest 1 – Light metal weapon material

Chest 2 – Anodized metal BD-1 material

Chest 3 – Tactical jacket

Essence 2 – Force

Chest 4 – Mullet

Chest 5 – Scrapyard head BD-1 component

Southern Reach collectibles

Chest 1 – Full beard

Chest 2 – Kashyyyk paint weapon material

Riverbed Watch collectibles

Chest 1 – Bun hair

Essence – Health

Hunter’s Quarry collectibles

Chest 1 – Light metal BD-1 material

Essence – Force

Chest 2 – Bomber jacket

Chest 3 – Hunter jacket

Sodden Grotto collectibles

Chest 1 – Scrapyard legs BD-1 component

Essence – Shatter Perk

Pyloon’s Saloon collectibles

Chest 1 – Scrapper outfit

Smuggler’s Tunnels collectibles

Essence – Skill Point

Chest 1 – Tactical pants

Essence – Force

Chamber of Duality collectibles

Rambler’s Reach Outpost collectibles

Chest 1 – Stim

Chest 2 – Tactical shirt

Foothill Falls collectibles

Chest 1 – Patience pommel lightsaber component

Mountain Ascent collectibles

Slice: Security Droid BD-1 ability

Harvest Ridge collectibles

Ashe Javi and DD-EC

Untamed Downs collectibles

Chest 1 – Mountaineer jacket

Chest 2 – Geonosian audio sensors BD-1 component

Swindler’s Wash collectibles

Chest 1 – Tactical pants

Force Tear 1 – Fractured Reserve

Essence – Health

Chest 2 – Tactical shirt

Basalt Rift collectibles

Chest 1 – Hunter pants

Toa

Chest 2 – Stim

Chest 3 – Crew cut

Chest 4 – Diligence pommel

Forest Array collectibles

Chest 1 – Light mustache

Chest 2 – Diligence switch lightsaber component

Chest 3 – Hunter pants

Rehabilitation Wing collectibles

Essence – Health

Bilemaw Den collectibles

Essence – Confusion: Major Fauna ability

Nekko Pools collectibles

Chest 1 – Swooper body BD-1 component

Bygone Settlement collectibles

Chest 1 – Geonosian head BD-1 component

Chest 2 – Wanderer jacket

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor guides, collectible locations, and puzzle solutions

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