Sith sorcerer A Sith sorcerer or sorceress was an individual who was proficient in the arts of Sith magic , using spells , talismans , or incantations to focus the power of the dark side . They were discovered during the time of the original Sith Empire . Sith sorcerers gained their powers through intense study of Sith traditions , and applications of the dark side of Force . Occasionally , an aspiring sorcerer ' s powers were developed through sheer innate talent , rather than harnessing them through study , spontaneously , or being bestowed upon them by another source . The term was synonymous with Sith magician , with females who dabbled in Sith magic being sometimes referred to as Sith witches . Sith sorcerers were not always Sith Lords . Queen Amanoa and King Ommin were both Sith sorcerers , having been apprenticed to Freedon Nadd , but neither one attained the title of Sith Lord . On the other hand , Naga Sadow , Freedon Nadd , Exar Kun and Darth Zannah all were Sith magicians and Sith Lords simultaneously . The term was also used for Sith Inquisitor s who fought for the Sith Empire during the Great Galactic War and the Cold War that followed it circa 3653 BBY . These Sith specialized in ranged attack abilities with the Force , such as Force lightning and Force drain . Sith Sorcerers were known to primarily wield one lightsaber in combat , and were adept at variant applications of Force lightning in combat . History . Sith sorcerers were already of notable importance in the Sith society before the Dark Jedi Exiles arrived on Korriban . In her personal journal , Sorzus Syn praised the efficiency of Sith incantations . She also noted that , in battle , Sith kings used to remove their best sorcerers from the melee and put them on high parapets . From higher grounds , the magicians would rain their curses upon the armies below . Sith sorcerers were prevalent during the time of the Sith Empire . One of the most famous and earliest known sorcerers was the Dark Lord of the Sith Naga Sadow . Lord Sadow initiated at least one known apprentice in the ways of Sith sorcery , a young Human male named Gav Daragon . Gav did not complete his apprenticeship however , and so never fully attained the full abilities of a Sith sorcerer . Nearly six hundred years later , Naga Sadow would find another in which to initiate the Sith teachings , a fallen Jedi and Sith Lord by the name of Freedon Nadd . Nadd took what he learned from Naga Sadow and with it conquered the planet Onderon , infusing the planet with the dark side of the Force . After his death , Freedon Nadd ' s own descendants ruled Onderon in the centuries thereafter , also practicing Sith sorcery and using it to maintain their rule over the planet . Four hundred years after Nadd ' s death , when Onderon was finally liberated of the dark side during the Freedon Nadd Uprising , it was thought that the Sith teachings had been forgotten as well . However , two young socialites , named Aleema Keto and her cousin Satal , escaped Onderon with Sith knowledge learned from King Ommin . Freedon Nadd ' s spirit also happened upon them on Onderon , and began to instruct the Ketos further in the Sith arts . Aleema and Satal were successful in their quest for dark side power . Now calling themselves the Krath , they used their new abilities to stage a takeover of the Empress Teta system . Meanwhile , Freedon Nadd ' s spirit located another powerful Jedi with a hunger for the dark side named Exar Kun , and taught him extensively in the ways of harnessing Sith magic . Afterwards , the Krath magicians waged war on the Republic and the Jedi in what was known as the Krath Holy Crusade . The crusade spurred a series of events which included the defection of the Jedi Knight Ulic Qel - Droma to the Krath , the death of Satal Keto , and ended with the emergence of the Dark Lord Exar Kun . As a result , Sith sorcery swept across the galaxy virtually unchecked . The Sith then combined forces and waged the Great Sith War against the Republic . The Jedi were able to finally defeat the Sith , in the climactic Battle of Yavin 4 . It was thought that the galaxy was finally rid of the Sith and their magic , but this was not to be . During the Great Galactic War and the Cold War , Sith sorcerers were employed by the returned Sith Empire against the Galactic Republic . These sorcerers were specialized Sith Inquisitor s . Millennia later , Sith magic would resurface in the form of the young Sith apprentice Darth Zannah . After transcribing the ancient Sith spells locked within Freedon Nadd ' s holocron , Darth Bane presented his protege Zannah with them , stating that her talents in the Force lie in the intricacies of Sith sorcery . Being an insatiable learner , Zannah engrossed herself in Nadd ' s teachings . As she progressed , her ability to perform her spells became considerable , at times using simple thoughts or complex hand gestures with minimal effort . Darth Bane allowed his pupil to study Sith sorcery because he himself had no affinity for it . Behind the scenes . The Sith sorcerer is an advanced class for the Sith Inquisitor class in the " " MMO video game . This advanced class specializes in the use of a single lightsaber and Force lightning in combat , as well as Force drain and Force healing . The Republic counterpart for this archetype is the Jedi Sage .