To visit Neesh’s Black Market, first buy the “Unlock Black Market” upgrade in the Den’s facility menu, then walk to the Armory where Neesh is stationed and open the Black Market tab to shop.
Neesh Renark’s Black Market is your main stop for weapon mods and utility gear between missions, but it isn’t sitting open when you first reach the Den. The shop stays locked until you spend a facility upgrade on it, and only then does it appear at the Armory counter. Once you know where the toggle lives, the whole thing takes about half a minute.
How to unlock Neesh’s Black Market in Star Wars Zero Company
The market lives behind a one-time facility upgrade, so you unlock it from the Den’s menu first and then pick it up in person at the Armory.
STEP 1/3
Open the Den’s upgrade menu
From the main hub of The Den, open the facility map and select the Upgrade option on the left side of the screen.
STEP 2/3
Buy the Unlock Black Market upgrade
In the Facilities menu under Den Level, purchase the “Unlock Black Market” node to enable the shop in your Armory.
STEP 3/3
Open the Black Market at the Armory
Walk to the Armory counter where Neesh is stationed, interact, and switch to the Black Market tab beside the Weapon and Utilities tabs to browse and buy.
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What Neesh’s Black Market sells between missions
| Example item | Cost |
|---|---|
| Scattergun Utility, Basic | 1,100 Credits |
| Incendiary Modulator Modification, Basic | 1,200 Credits |
Neesh trades in weapon Mods and Utilities — the gear that boosts accuracy, critical damage, and status effects like igniting enemies on hit. You pay in Credits, and everything here is prep work: this is a between-missions progression system, not something you tap during a fight. Below is a sample of what the shop screen shows, though the exact stock rotates.
The payoff grows as you do. Early loadouts give you a single mod or utility slot per weapon, but as Operators progress you can fit up to three slots of each type — which turns a handful of well-chosen Black Market purchases into a real jump in squad power before a tough operation.
How stock refreshes and the upgrade track scales
The Black Market’s inventory refreshes every Cycle, so the smart habit is to swing by whenever the campaign clock ticks forward. New weapon types and stronger variants of utility equipment surface between missions, and skipping a check-in means missing whatever high-quality mods rolled in that rotation.
The market also has its own facility track back in the Den’s upgrade menu, and it starts with that first “Unlock Black Market” node you already bought. Investing further Credits expands how many items appear per rotation, unlocks manual stock refreshes so you’re not waiting on the clock, improves the quality of what shows up, and eventually lowers prices. There’s a separate Black Market Quality facility category too, so if Neesh becomes a regular stop, both tracks are worth feeding.
Revisit Neesh every time the campaign advances a Cycle — the stock rerolls, and the best mods often only appear for one rotation.
Common mistakes and quick tips at the Den
The biggest trip-up is assuming the Black Market is open from the start — it isn’t, and until you buy that upgrade node, the Armory tab simply won’t be there. The second is treating a single visit as enough; because stock rerolls each Cycle, players who never come back quietly miss upgrades that would have carried them through the next few missions.
It also helps to stop thinking of Neesh as a throwaway shopkeeper. His inventory is one of the primary ways to strengthen Operators between deployments, and he’s worth checking as routinely as the medbay or the mission board. While you’re standing there, look for the small control console with a clothing icon hovering next to him — that’s the appearance-customization terminal for your character and most of your operators, so it’s an easy extra thing to poke at on the same trip.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Neesh Renark and what does he do at the Den?
Neesh Renark runs the Armory and Black Market at the Den, acting as Zero Company’s primary vendor for weapons, mods, and equipment between missions. He’s a Lasat — the same species as Zeb Orrelios from Star Wars Rebels — and one of the base’s non-combat personnel, so he never deploys into field missions. He’s voiced by Jim Pirri.
Where exactly is Neesh located in the Den?
Head to the central Holo-Table in the Den and turn to the right. Neesh’s merchant spot sits at the Armory counter in that area, with the appearance-customization console right beside him.
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