Star Wars has introduced several planets that are rich in the Force - and here is a guide to every one of them revealed to date. There are some worlds that are called "vergences" in the Force - planets that serve as nexuses of power. Some are rich in the light side of the Force, some in the dark side, and others appear neutral. Over the millennia, Force sects have learned to harness the power of these vergences, claimed by Jedi and Sith alike.
Many vergences are small, created by the actions of powerful Jedi and Sith. There's been some speculation Palpatine concealed himself from the Jedi by tapping into a dark side nexus concealed beneath the Jedi Temple on Coruscant. Ironically, Obi-Wan Kenobi likely used the same approach when he hid on Tatooine, hiding behind a nexus of the dark side created when Anakin Skywalker killed the Tusken Raiders in Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones.
But the most powerful vergences are entire planets. This is every world whose Force power has been explored in Star Wars canon - whether in the films or TV shows, in the books or the canon roleplaying game.
Featured prominently in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Ahch-To is the home of the first Jedi Temple. It has many names in ancient legends, but its existence has been erased from most star charts, with the Jedi presumably keen to avoid its power being exploited. The Emperor appears to have attempted to search it out - Luke Skywalker discovered it using a compass he took from one of Palpatine's strongholds - but it has nevertheless remained untainted by the Sith. That isn't to suggest Ahch-To is principally devoted to the light side; these early Jedi considered themselves servants of balance, with light and dark living in harmony.
Dagobah is one of the most powerful vergences of the Force seen in the Star Wars saga. Its verdant swamps contain so much life that the Living Force is stronger on Dagobah than almost anywhere else in the galaxy, and indeed some Force-sensitives find themselves overwhelmed when they set foot on the planet. Sentient life has never evolved on Dagobah; there is only the ebb and flow of life itself. Qui-Gon Jinn drew Master Yoda to Dagobah to begin his training to live on after death in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, and he found himself caught up in a wellspring of the Living Force. He returned to Dagobah during his exile, continuing his training there.
One of the most sinister features on Dagobah is a cave that is steeped in the dark side of the Force. Luke Skywalker entered the cave in The Empire Strikes Back, where he saw a vision of himself as Darth Vader. Years later, Supreme Leader Snoke took Kylo Ren to Dagobah as part of his own training, and Kylo Ren destroyed the cave in a fit of rage.
The planet Dathomir is a powerful nexus of dark side energy, and it is home to the powerful Nightsisters of Dathomir. The dark side manifests in an unusual form on Dathomir, and as a result Force-sensitives there have mastered a unique form of dark side magic, and can even resurrect themselves from death after a fashion. The Nightsisters have long been in conflict with the Sith, who coveted their secrets and stole what they could. In the end, the Emperor was responsible for rendering the Nightsisters extinct, as revealed in the Jedi: Fallen Order game.
Introduced in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Exegol is a unique vergence in the Force where "the veil between life and death [is] thin." The Sith have always sought to conquer death, and as such many of their number have sought their way to Exegol. The Emperor appears to have sensed the existence of Exegol when he was at the height of his power, with Chuck Wendig's novel Aftermath: Empire's End describing him becoming aware of "some origin of the Force, some dark presence formed of malevolent substance." The Sith Eternal cultists were able to resurrect Palpatine at Exegol, but according to The Star Wars Book he was unable to leave the planet without finding a satisfactory host for his spirit rather than a mere clone body. Rae Carson's novelization of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker hints there are other Jedi and Sith worlds hidden in the Unknown Regions, likely also Force vergences.
A snow-covered planet in the Unknown Regions, Ilum was a frigid and inhospitable world noted for its rich deposits of kyber crystals. According to Star Wars: Complete Locations, it was discovered millennia ago, shortly after the founding of the Jedi Order on Ahch-To. The Jedi considered Ilum one of their holiest sites, establishing a Jedi Temple there in its defense and maintaining the highest secrecy about Ilum's location. The Empire discovered Ilum within a year of Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, and began the process of constructing it into an Imperial superweapon. This was ultimately unleashed in Star Wars: The Force Awakens - as Starkiller Base.
Featured prominently in Star Wars Rebels, Lothal appears to be a light side nexus that was venerated by the Jedi. They built a Jedi Temple at the heart of the vergence, a location from which it is possible to access a mystical realm called the World Between the Worlds. The animal life on Lothal is unusual in that several unique species are able to access the Force, most notably the Loth-Wolves, who serve as guardians of the vergence. Jedi Ezra Bridger possessed a strong bond with the Force vergence on Lothal, and through it to the Loth-Wolves themselves.
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The mysterious planet Malachor is an Outer Rim world that played a key role in Star Wars Rebels season 2. It was site of a horrific battle between the ancient Sith and the Jedi, a conflict brought to an end with the triggering of a destructive superweapon. The Jedi considered Malachor off-limits, perhaps feeling the dark side was too strong and there was too great a risk any Jedi who went there would fall to the dark side. Darth Maul traveled to Malachor during the Dark Times, attempting to enter the Sith Temple in order to steal the superweapon.
The ancient homeworld of the Sith, Moraband is rich in the dark side of the Force. It appeared in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, with Yoda visiting the desolate world as part of his quest to learn the secret of life after death. There, he discovered a desolate world steeped in the dark side, haunted by Sith spirits. Moraband is dominated by the Valley of the Dark Lords, which contains numerous monuments that serve as crypts for the ancient Lords of the Sith. One such tomb contains the spirit of Darth Bane, founder of the Rule of Two. In the old Expanded Universe, the planet was called Korriban, and Lucasfilm has confirmed that is indeed an old name for Moraband.
Mortis is perhaps the most powerful vergence in the Force, and in fact some believe it is the origin of the Force itself. This world exists outside the known universe, a realm that is in constant flux, and that can never be visited at will - it summons any visitors. As revealed in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Mortis is inhabited by only three living beings, who each represent an aspect of the Force. Son stands for the dark side, Daughter for the light side, and Father holds them in balance. As the Chosen One, Anakin Skywalker was drawn to Mortis to be put to the test.
Site of Darth Vader's legendary castle, Mustafar is a world with a troubled history. As revealed in the Vader Immortal game, it was once a planet rich in life - until it was visited by the Sith. The citizens of Mustafar drove the Sith back, but at a terrible cost, for their ruler Lady Corvax lost her husband during the battle. Torn with grief, she used a massive kyber crystal called the Brightstar to attempt to resurrect him, a Force ritual that backfired terribly and transformed the entire planet into a volcanic wasteland. Lady Corvax's madness created a powerful dark side nexus, and the Sith returned to the planet time and again.
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During the Clone Wars, Darth Sidious exposed Force-sensitive children to the dark side on Mustafar, aiming to turn them into his own ruthless agents. The fiery planet became site of the fateful battle between Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi, with Skywalker transformed into Darth Vader. The Sith Lord settled on the planet, where he attempted to find a way to use the Brightstar to restore his beloved Padmé. His attempt failed, and the curse of Lady Corvax was lifted, meaning Mustafar is now gradually healing.
The final vergence in the Force is the so-called Wellspring of Life, sometimes referred to simply as the Force Planet. Surrounded by a nebula, this world does not appear on any star chart, and it is possible it cannot be found by any who are thrall to the dark side. Master Yoda discovered the Wellspring of Life during his quest for immortality, and was shaken to the core by the experience. A Force Priestess told Yoda the Wellspring of Life is "the foundation of life, the birthplace of what your science calls midi-chlorians, the foundation of what connects the Living Force and the Cosmic Force."
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