Star Wars Outlaws Complete Smuggler Cache Guide (Every Cache & Where to Find Them)

Smuggler Caches are hidden stashes scattered across Toshara, Tatooine, and Akiva that reward you with credits, valuables, and upgrade materials for Kay’s gear, blaster, and speeder. This master guide pulls everything together in one place and links out to every individual cache guide on Super Star Reviews.

What Are Smuggler Caches?

Smuggler Caches are hidden Miyuki Trade League stashes tucked into caves, cliffs, ruins, canyons, and random bits of wilderness across the Outer Rim worlds you visit in Star Wars Outlaws.

Each cache is:

• A buried or stashed crate you interact with once.
• Marked only indirectly by Intel clues and your Holotracker.
• Packed with credits, valuables, and upgrade materials.

They don’t usually give unique named gear on their own, but over time they add up to a huge boost in upgrade mats and spending money, especially if you’re trying to fully kit out Kay’s blaster and speeder.

How the Holotracker & Intel Work

Most Smuggler Caches are tied to pieces of Intel you can find from datapads and NPCs. Once you have the relevant Intel and the Holotracker from Jet Kordo:

• The Intel gives you a text clue + map area (e.g., “southwest of the poaching station”, “by the lake at the edge of the valley”).
• The Holotracker gives you hot/cold feedback:
  • Slow blink & occasional beep = you’re in the general area.
  • Rapid blinking & constant beeping = you’re basically standing on it.

Our individual guides are written so you don’t strictly need the Intel clue, you can just follow the directions to the exact spot. But having the Intel and Holotracker active makes it even easier to confirm you’re in the right place.

Recommended Upgrades Before Hunting

You can stumble into some caches early, but a lot of them are gated by traversal and tool upgrades. It’s much smoother if you unlock:

• Holotracker (Jet Kordo’s questline)
• Blaster Power/Bolt module to break mossy/stone walls and sealed cave entrances
• Grapple / rope for cliff swings, vertical climbs, and dropping safely into shafts
• Hydrorepulsor speeder upgrade required for water caches on Akiva (Great Basin, Stormhollow)
• Speeder Boost used for long jumps off ramps and steep mud slopes (especially on Toshara & Tatooine)
• Fusioncutter needed to cut open certain locked gates (e.g., in Mos Eisley)

In each individual guide we call out required abilities/tools so you don’t ride all the way there only to discover you’re missing a key upgrade.

Smuggler Caches by Planet

Below you’ll find every Smuggler Cache we’ve covered, grouped by planet and sorted by cache number, with direct links to each detailed guide.

Toshara Smuggler Caches

Toshara’s caches are tucked into Mirage deserts, Lost Steppe cliffs, Boulder Forest canyons, and Southern Falls river edges.

• Smuggler Cache 3: Toshara, The Grazing Fields / Amberine Tunnel
• Smuggler Cache 5: Toshara, The Mirage (northwest plateau cave)
• Smuggler Cache 18: Toshara, The Lost Steppe (Typhon’s Rock / Shuma’s Shop cave)
• Smuggler Cache 20: Toshara, The Lost Steppe (Pyke Poaching Station south cliff)
• Smuggler Cache 22: Toshara, Southern Falls (Gateway cave & camp)
• Smuggler Cache 35: Toshara, Boulder Forest (north canyon dead end)
• Smuggler Cache 37: Toshara, Boulder Forest (far western world-edge hill)
• Smuggler Cache 39: Toshara, The Lost Steppe (Shipjacker Workshop hill cave)
• Smuggler Cache 42: Toshara, The Mirage (tree-topped rock jump west of Pyke workshop)
• Smuggler Cache 52: Toshara, The Lost Steppe (cliffside crevice near Holotracker intel)
• Smuggler Cache 54: Toshara, Mirogana Valley (north cliff campfire above Dusty Sinkhole)
• Smuggler Cache 71: Toshara, Southern Falls (TIE crash plateau west of Imperial Forward Base)
• Smuggler Cache 86: Toshara, Southern Falls (waterfall ledge south of Imperial Forward Base)
• Smuggler Cache 88: Toshara, The Lost Steppe (eastern lake & waterfall beach)

Tatooine Smuggler Caches

Tatooine’s caches are buried in Jundland Wastes caves, Mos Eisley alleys, moisture farms, and desert valleys around Jabba’s turf.

• Smuggler Cache 12: Tatooine, Great Chott Salt Flat (Zain’s Stash second wall)
• Smuggler Cache 13: Tatooine, Western Dune Sea (Mos Algo canyon tunnel)
• Smuggler Cache 15: Tatooine, South Jundland Wastes (mastiff cave west of Abandoned Moisture Farm)
• Smuggler Cache 45: Tatooine, Mos Eisley (Sandstone Quarter locked gate)
• Smuggler Cache 47: Tatooine, South Jundland Wastes (drop-off point west of Daroona House)
• Smuggler Cache 60: Tatooine, North Jundland Wastes (sealed cave southwest of Pillar Forest)
• Smuggler Cache 76: Tatooine, South Jundland Wastes (Seeker’s Peril lower ledge)
• Smuggler Cache 79: Tatooine, South Jundland Wastes (cliff above Curtek Homestead)
• Smuggler Cache 81: Tatooine, Desert Valley (open sand southeast of Bestine)
• Smuggler Cache 94: Tatooine, Desert Valley (northern cliff wall southwest of Jabba’s Palace)

Akiva Smuggler Caches

Akiva’s caches mix lush forests, river canyons, crystal mines, and lake ruins in regions like Mount Selasa, Myrra Valley, Stormhollow, the Great Basin, Hunter’s Canopy, and the Karaba Foothills.

• Smuggler Cache 2: Akiva, Mount Selasa (cliff ledge above road to Research Station 57)
• Smuggler Cache 32: Akiva, Myrra Valley (ground-level wall & boulders southeast of Imperial Tower)
• Smuggler Cache 34: Akiva, Myrra Valley (ledge above bridge to Stormhollow)
• Smuggler Cache 36: Akiva, Stormhollow (Tree Tunnel riverside boulder)
• Smuggler Cache 38: Akiva, The Great Basin (Lake Amari ruined island shaft)
• Smuggler Cache 51: Akiva, Karaba Foothills (pond west of Sashin)
• Smuggler Cache 70: Akiva, The Great Basin (Witch’s Fingers cliff ledge)
• Smuggler Cache 72: Akiva, Stormhollow (southern island cliff south of Pyke Crystal Mine)
• Smuggler Cache 83: Akiva, Hunter’s Canopy (northern road cliff ledge toward Mount Selasa)
• Smuggler Cache 87: Akiva, Karaba Foothills (ruins west of Delma Water Tower)

FAQ: Smuggler Caches & Rewards

Do Smuggler Caches respawn?

No. Each cache is one-and-done. Once you loot it, it stays opened, and the rewards are yours permanently.

Do I need the Intel to loot a cache?

Mechanically, no. If you can find the crate and reach it, you can open it. But the Intel and Holotracker make the hunt much easier, and some Intel chains (like Stolen Imperial Goods, Pyke Bribe, etc.) feel more satisfying if you follow them properly.

What kind of rewards should I expect?

Most caches give some mix of:

• Credits (great early-game when every upgrade hurts your wallet)
• Valuables you can sell to vendors
• Upgrade materials for: Kay’s blaster, Kay’s speeder, Kay’s gear/armor

A few specific caches also tie into larger Intel chains or are placed near other good loot (like named upgrades, datapads, or treasure locations).

What’s the best order to tackle them in?

Totally up to you, but a smooth progression is:

1. Clear early, low-requirement caches on Toshara as you naturally explore.
2. Hunt through Tatooine once you have Boost, grapple, Power module, and Fusioncutter.
3. Finish on Akiva, where Hydrorepulsor and full traversal kit open up Stormhollow and the Great Basin.

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