Star Wars Galactic Racer Favors
There are 20 Favors to unlock in the Star Wars Galactic Racer Campaign, and each gives you a passive bonus that can change how a Tour develops. Some improve your vehicle or rewards immediately, while others focus on Credits, Rival races, survivability, Parts, Abilities, or specific playstyles. You can equip three Favors at the start of a Tour, so the useful question is not just how to unlock them, but what each Favor actually gives you.
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All 20 Favors and Effects
Which Favors Are Best?
Mystery Encounter Favors
Rival Favors
How to Upgrade Favors
All 20 Favors in Star Wars Galactic Racer
Every Favor starts at Rank 1 and becomes stronger as you upgrade it. Below is what all 20 Favors do and how to unlock them.
Clandestine Aid
Rank 1: Start the Tour with 1 extra League Token.
Rank 2: Also start with 1,000 extra Credits.
Rank 3: The Credit bonus increases to 2,000.
Unlock: Complete Act 1 The Qualifier.
Mad Genius
Rank 1: Allows 1 additional Crash per event.
Rank 2: Allows 2 additional Crashes per event.
Rank 3: Keeps the 2 extra Crashes and adds a chance to receive another League Token at the beginning of your next Tour after being Knocked Out.
Unlock: Complete the first two planets during Act 1 The Qualifier.
Gadgeteer
Rank 1: Adds 1 vehicle Part slot.
Rank 2: Adds 2 vehicle Part slots.
Rank 3: Keeps the 2 additional slots and adds 2 more Parts to Hibi's Shop selection.
Unlock: Complete 6 Time Trial Field Tests.
Feet First
Rank 1: Receive an Ability Pack after completing the first event of the Tour.
Rank 2: Receive Ability Packs through the first 2 Tour events.
Rank 3: Receive Ability Packs through the first 3 Tour events.
Unlock: Complete your first Tales of Podracing event with Sebulba.
Old Greats
Rank 1: A successful Podracer Challenge has a 50% chance to automatically repair a Faulty Part.
Rank 2: The repair chance increases to 75%.
Rank 3: The repair chance increases to 100%.
Unlock: Complete all 12 Tales of Podracing events.
Team Vranki
Rank 1: Each unused Crash after completing an event gives you 100 Credits.
Rank 2: Each unused Crash gives 150 Credits.
Rank 3: Each unused Crash gives 200 Credits.
Unlock: Reach Derven Acos with at least a Satisfactory Rating from the Hutt Backer.
Deeper Pockets
Rank 1: Reward Packs contain 1 fewer option, but have a 20% chance for increased reward rarity.
Rank 2: The rarity chance increases to 25%.
Rank 3: The rarity chance increases to 35%.
Unlock: Reach Derven Acos with at least a Satisfactory Rating from the Broker Backer.
Bloody Bounty
Rank 1: Reward Packs give you 1 additional reward option to choose from.
Rank 2: Reward Packs give you 2 additional options.
Rank 3: Reward Packs and Shop Packs both give you 2 additional options.
Unlock: Reach Derven Acos with at least a Satisfactory Rating from the Pirate Backer.
Preferred Customer
Rank 1: The Scrap Dealer appears on the map twice as frequently.
Rank 2: Also reduces repair costs by 25%.
Rank 3: The repair discount increases to 50%.
Unlock: Purchase 4 Parts from the Scrap Dealer.
Smuggler's Hope
Rank 1: One Part in Hibi's Shop receives a 50% discount.
Rank 2: The discount increases to 75%.
Rank 3: The discount increases to 99%.
Unlock: Complete 6 Ramjet Field Tests.
Fan Club
Rank 1: Finishing an event in the top 3 gives you a 20% chance of receiving a bonus +1 Upgrade Pack.
Rank 2: The bonus becomes a +2 Upgrade Pack.
Rank 3: The bonus becomes a +3 Upgrade Pack.
Unlock: Defeat Lyren Shok in a Head-to-Head Rival race.
Racer Roulette
Rank 1: Win 6 Biddy Blas Sidebets during one Tour to receive 1 League Token.
Rank 2: Only 5 successful Sidebets are required.
Rank 3: Only 4 successful Sidebets are required.
Unlock: Complete Biddy Blas' Mystery Encounter sequence.
Victorious Loser
Rank 1: Earn 50% more Credits when finishing an event in the bottom 3 positions.
Rank 2: The bonus applies when finishing in the bottom 6.
Rank 3: The bonus applies when finishing in the bottom 9.
Unlock: Defeat Griff Halloran in a Head-to-Head Rival race.
Unassuming Prodigy
Rank 1: Start the Tour with a +2 Upgrade in 1 random Vehicle Stat.
Rank 2: Start with +2 in 2 random Vehicle Stats.
Rank 3: Start with +2 in 3 random Vehicle Stats.
Unlock: Complete 2 Precision Field Tests.
Silent Defiance
Rank 1: Completing an event has a 25% chance to give you a bonus Part Pack.
Rank 2: The chance increases to 50%.
Rank 3: Keeps the 50% chance and increases Part rarity across your Part Packs.
Unlock: Defeat Sen Fira in a Head-to-Head Rival race.
Underhanded Upperhand
Rank 1: System Malfunction lasts 3 times longer on your Sidebet or Head-to-Head opponent.
Rank 2: System Malfunction lasts 5 times longer.
Rank 3: System Malfunction lasts 10 times longer.
Unlock: Complete Malis Vazosk's Mystery Encounter sequence.
Second Chance
Rank 1: During the first 2 planets, you are protected from losing 1 League Token.
Rank 2: Protection lasts through the first 3 planets.
Rank 3: Protection lasts through the first 4 planets.
Unlock: Complete Katja Mox's handicap challenge sequence.
Family Legacy
Rank 1: Earn 200 Credits for each Takedown on your Rival and 400 for each Takedown on Kestar Bool.
Rank 2: Earn 400 Credits against your Rival and 800 against Kestar.
Rank 3: Earn 600 Credits against your Rival and 1,200 against Kestar.
Unlock: Defeat Ary Quill in a Head-to-Head Rival race.
High Roller
Rank 1: Successful Sidebets award 50% more Credits.
Rank 2: Successful Sidebets award 75% more Credits.
Rank 3: Successful Sidebets award 100% more Credits.
Unlock: Defeat Fola Kanjen in a Head-to-Head Rival race.
Brutal Calm
Rank 1: Finish an event with at least 5 Takedowns to gain +1 Resilience.
Rank 2: Only 4 Takedowns are required.
Rank 3: Only 3 Takedowns are required.
Unlock: Complete 2 Battling Field Tests.
Which Favors Are Best in Star Wars Galactic Racer?
There is no single three-Favor setup I would use for every Tour because some Favors improve your build while others are designed specifically to keep a struggling run alive. The most useful distinction is what problem you are trying to solve.
More build options: Bloody Bounty
More Part capacity: Gadgeteer
Earlier Abilities: Feet First
Better starting stats: Unassuming Prodigy
More survivability: Mad Genius or Second Chance
More Credits: High Roller or Team Vranki
More Parts: Silent Defiance
Aggressive Takedown build: Brutal Calm or Family Legacy
Bloody Bounty and Gadgeteer stand out because they improve the number of choices available when assembling a vehicle rather than forcing you toward one specific racing strategy. Extra Part slots and larger reward selections give you more opportunities to create the build you actually want during a Tour.
Feet First is particularly valuable when your Racer Style does not already provide the Ability you want. Getting Ability Packs immediately also gives you more opportunities to find upgrades for abilities you already have, including Surge.
If you are still developing the vehicle underneath those Favors, our Star Wars Galactic Racer best upgrades guide covers the permanent stats I would prioritize.
How to Unlock the Mystery Encounter Favors
Racer Roulette, Underhanded Upperhand, and Second Chance are different from most Favors because you have to complete multi-stage encounter chains instead of simply reaching a milestone.
For Racer Roulette, continue accepting Biddy Blas' escalating wagers. Choose "All right, you're on." during the first encounter, "Quadruple or Nothing." during the second, and "Let's go, Taxman!" during the final stage.
Underhanded Upperhand requires repeatedly hiring Malis Vazosk. The required sequence can cost at least 20,000 Credits if you take the cheaper valid options, so avoid spending everything at Hibi's Shop if you are specifically pursuing this Favor.
First Malis encounter: "I'll pay double if you don't sabotage me." — 4,000 Credits
Second: "I want you to sabotage another racer." — 4,000 Credits
Third: "I want you to sabotage the racers." — 5,000 Credits
Final: "You're Hired." — 7,000 Credits
Second Chance comes from Katja Mox. Take one of her initial handicaps and complete 3 planets, then accept another handicap and finish another 2 planets. At the final stage, choose "Fine, take them. I'll prove myself without them."
How to Unlock Head-to-Head Rival Favors
Five Favors come from defeating specific racers in Head-to-Head Rival races: Fan Club from Lyren Shok, Victorious Loser from Griff Halloran, Silent Defiance from Sen Fira, Family Legacy from Ary Quill, and High Roller from Fola Kanjen.
These races do not simply appear at a fixed Campaign point. Keep placing Sidebets against the racer you are pursuing and interact with them after races until the rivalry develops into a Head-to-Head challenge.
Lyren Shok: Fan Club
Griff Halloran: Victorious Loser
Sen Fira: Silent Defiance
Ary Quill: Family Legacy
Fola Kanjen: High Roller
How to Upgrade Favors
Favors improve by completing planets while the Favor is equipped. You do not need to repeat the original unlock condition once you already own it.
The upgrade milestones are based on planets completed with that Favor in your loadout. Complete 2 planets to reach its next rank and continue to 4 planets to unlock the final version.
This makes it worth equipping Favors you actually plan to develop rather than filling your three slots with temporary choices every Tour. A Favor such as Gadgeteer, Bloody Bounty, or Unassuming Prodigy becomes substantially better once its Rank 3 effect is active.
You can equip up to three Favors for a Tour, and those choices cannot be changed midway through the run. Decide whether that Tour is focused on build quality, Credits, survival, or unlocking another Campaign objective before locking in your three.
