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Dune: Awakening
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This is a list of the best builds in Dune: Awakening. Check out all the current best builds for each class here!
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List of All PvE Builds
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| Short Blade Bene Gesserit | Sniper Mentat | Explorer Planetologist | |||||||||
| Storm Swordmaster | Shotgun Trooper | ||||||||||
Short Blade Bene Gesserit Build
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 Short Blade Bene GesseritUP |
The Bene Gesserit use Prana-Bindu training to slay foes with short blades, combining precise nerve and muscle techniques to enhance both their combat effectiveness and durability. Focus: Assassin, Short Blade, Melee |
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Prana-Bindu Strikes Prana-Bindu Strikes You tap into your training to deliver a rapid series of powerful, painful strikes to enemies. This attack leaves them temporarily staggered.
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Knee Charge Knee Charge You propel yourself forward into battle with a terrific knee charge into the enemy. Deals damage and severely staggers your opponent but costs stamina.
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Foil Foil You enter a heightened state of awareness and when next attacked in melee, you parry and counterattack with a precise strike that damages their arm and numbs them. For a short period of time, their damage output is reduced.
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Reckless Lunge Reckless Lunge Lunging at an enemy will often provide them with an easy opening to attack, but you have learned to turn a lunge into an advantage. Sprint attacks provide bonus damage mitigation for a short while after a lunge.
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Dance of Blades Dance of Blades Defeating an enemy with a blade empowers your next attack with the blade for a brief period. The skilled swordmaster dances between opponents, keeping their damage high.
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Prana-Bindu Stability Prana-Bindu Stability Through a combined focus of your nerves and muscles, you are able to resist being staggered by reducing all incoming poise damage.
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 Highly durable thanks to passive abilities Strong against shielded enemies Very Strong in Melee Range Relies on melee attacks Relatively low mobility |
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This Bene Gesserit build uses the short blade for powerful single-target damage and the Prana-Bindu training to be highly effective in close-quarters combat.
Short Blade Bene Gesserit Build
Sniper Mentat Build
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 Sniper MentatUP |
The Mentat is great at controlling the field, using turrets and long range attacks to direct the flow of battle. Focus: Turret, Single-Target, Long-Range |
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The Sentinel The Sentinel You deploy a suspensor buoyed dart projector that uses motion detection to cover a field of fire. Trigger a second time to activate.
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Shigawire Claw Shigawire Claw You use a wrist-mounted launcher to fire off a claw attached to a cable of shigawire. The extreme tensile strength of shigawire launches you in the direction of the cable. It can also be used to stagger opponents during combat.
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Hunter-Seeker Hunter-Seeker You have been trained in the use of the Hunter-Seeker, a specialized assassination device used to kill enemies without causing alarm. You pilot a thin sliver of metal that, when it strikes, burrows inside the arteries of the enemy and causes them incredible pain and often, instant death. You are vulnerable while piloting the device.
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Marksman Marksman You are an expert at focusing on the most vulnerable part of the human body, the head. However, your training to hit smaller targets has actually made you worse at putting darts into the center of gravity. Your headshot damage is increased but your body shot damage is decreased.
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Exploit Weakness Exploit Weakness You have learned to observe your enemies and predict their weaknesses based on a thousand minutiae. When you damage an unshielded enemy with a ranged weapon, the hit location becomes a weak point which you can target to increase the damage of subsequent attacks. Only one weak point may be visible at a time.
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Battle Hardened Battle Hardened The inexperienced and untrained with flinch in the heat of battle, panicked and unable to remember their basic training. Trooper training prepares you for the realities of combat and allows you to use your abilities more often.
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| Easy Gameplay Highly Effective in Early Game PvE Reliant on The Sentinel Skill Relatively Low Mobility |
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This Mentat Build focuses on maximizing The Sentinel Skill and using rifles for long range headshots to clear early game PvE content.
Explorer Planetologist Build
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 Explorer PlanetologistUP |
The Planetologist does not care for violence. Instead, efficient resource gathering and traversal is of utmost priority. Focus: Resources, Traversal |
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Shigawire Claw Shigawire Claw You use a wrist-mounted launcher to fire off a claw attached to a cable of shigawire. The extreme tensile strength of shigawire launches you in the direction of the cable. It can also be used to stagger opponents during combat.
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Suspensor Pad Suspensor Pad Drop a suspensor device that launches yourself (and targets) into the air. Useful for navigation and traversal.
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The Sentinel The Sentinel You deploy a suspensor buoyed dart projector that uses motion detection to cover a field of fire. Trigger a second time to activate.
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Center of Mass Center of Mass You've been taught to shoot where you are most likely to hit and you do it by instinct - increasing damage that hits the body, but reducing your damage via headshots.
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Suspensor Dash Suspensor Dash Your training with suspensors allows you to manipulate your flow of movement. Press the Dash button while suspended to perform a mid-air dash.
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Conservation of Energy Conservation of Energy When you focus your efforts, you can reduce the power drain of every action you take.
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| Optimized Resource Gathering Useful Passives Throughout the Game Relatively Weaker in Combat |
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This Planetologist focuses more on improving resource gathering and traversal rather than combat. Whether you are playing solo or with a group, the Planetologist's passives are a must-have throughout the game.
Storm Swordmaster Build
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 Storm SwordmasterUP |
The Swordmaster uses their rigorous training and a fine blade to clash against any and every enemy, cutting down anyone in their path. Focus: Melee, Single-Target, Tank |
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Knee Charge Knee Charge You propel yourself forward into battle with a terrific knee charge into the enemy. Deals damage and severely staggers your opponent but costs stamina.
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Solido Decoy Solido Decoy You use a miniature solido projector to project a near-perfect image of yourself onto the battlefield. Triggering it again will force the projection to move forward, fooling enemies into attacking.
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Eye of the Storm Eye of the Storm You pirouette with your blade, becoming a whirlwind of piercing damage that cuts everything around you. While seemingly chaotic, the swordmaster maintains calm - the eye at the heart of the storm.
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Reckless Lunge Reckless Lunge Lunging at an enemy will often provide them with an easy opening to attack, but you have learned to turn a lunge into an advantage. Sprint attacks provide bonus damage mitigation for a short while after a lunge.
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Dance of Blades Dance of Blades Defeating an enemy with a blade empowers your next attack with the blade for a brief period. The skilled swordmaster dances between opponents, keeping their damage high.
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Disciplined Breathing Disciplined Breathing When you focus on your technique and breathing, you can recuperate your stamina reserves more quickly.
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| Very Strong in Melee Range Good Damage Mitigation High Stamina Prone to Damage Due to Melee Playstyle Relatively Higher Skill Curve |
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This Swordmaster Build excels at close-range combat. Charge into enemy groups with Knee Charge and cut through all of them with your blade.
Shotgun Trooper Build
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 Shotgun TrooperUP |
A mobile Trooper build optimized with suspensors for agile traversal and equipped with long range weaponrs to swiftly eliminate enemies. Focus: Mobile, Multi-Target |
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Shigawire Claw Shigawire Claw You use a wrist-mounted launcher to fire off a claw attached to a cable of shigawire. The extreme tensile strength of shigawire launches you in the direction of the cable. It can also be used to stagger opponents during combat.
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Collapse Grenade Collapse Grenade This device, when thrown, uses a modified secondary phase Holtzman field to attract anybody in a spherical area. Those inside the sphere area drawn together and temporarily stunned, leaving them open to your area of effect attacks.
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Energy Capsule Energy Capsule You pop an energy capsule, which fills you with concoction of neurostimulants and pain dampeners. You become detached, allowing better targeting and ranged damage.
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Battle Hardened Battle Hardened The inexperienced and untrained with flinch in the heat of battle, panicked and unable to remember their basic training. Trooper training prepares you for the realities of combat and allows you to use your abilities more often.
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Suspensor Dash Suspensor Dash Your training with suspensors allows you to manipulate your flow of movement. Press the Dash button while suspended to perform a mid-air dash.
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Death From Above Death From Above While you are suspended in the air, any attacks using weapons will have a damage bonus.
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| High mobility Can reach elevated areas quickly Highly effective in early game PvE Weak against shielded enemies Requires Utility Belt to work properly |
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This Trooper build excels in multi-target damage and mobility, allowing you to pick off enemies mid-air. Its ability to engage from any angle offers exceptional versatility and enabling an aggressive playstyle.
List of All PvP Endgame Builds
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| Sentinel Mentat | Heavy Trooper | ||||||||||
| Crowd Control Bene Gesserit | Duelist Swordmaster | ||||||||||
Sentinel Mentat PvP Build
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Sentinel Mentat NEW |
The Sentinel Mentat relies on turrets and mines to control the battlefield, sniping enemies from a distance and eliminating them before they can get close. Focus: Turret, Point Control, Long-Range |
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Shield Wall Shield Wall You deploy a half-height holtzman shield that provides cover during combat for you and your allies. It will also slow enemies who attempt to pass through it - giving you time to take them down.
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The Sentinel The Sentinel You deploy a suspensor buoyed dart projector that uses motion detection to cover a field of fire. Trigger a second time to activate.
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Suspensor Blast Suspensor Blast You manipulate the suspensor field generated by your suspensor belt - forcing it to explode around you with extreme force, pushing enemies back, damaging them, and impairing their movement for a short time. You can hold the ability to increase the damage dealt and time the blast release.
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Marksman Marksman You are an expert at focusing on the most vulnerable part of the human body, the head. However, your training to hit smaller targets has actually made you worse at putting darts into the center of gravity. Your headshot damage is increased but your body shot damage is decreased.
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Trauma Recovery Trauma Recovery You can use your own body to effectively heal catastrophic damage - improving both the rate at which healing occurs and the amount.
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Iron Will Iron Will You have developed such a strong sense of self, that you are able to alter your thought patterns to avoid the manipulations of the Bene Gesserit voice at the cost of stamina. At least, those of lesser practitioners.
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| Strong at holding control points Can control the battlefield with mines and turrets Effective at long range Weak in melee range Lacks mobility |
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This Mentat build further develops the Sniper Mentat Build for PvP by focusing on more utility for area control rather than raw damage.
Heavy Trooper PvP Build
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Heavy Trooper NEW |
The Heavy Trooper build is a juggernaut that specializes in destroying vehicles and breaching enemy bases, making it difficult for enemies to escape the Deep Desert. Focus: Base Breach, Vehicle Damage, Heavy Weapons |
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Shigawire Claw Shigawire Claw You use a wrist-mounted launcher to fire off a claw attached to a cable of shigawire. The extreme tensile strength of shigawire launches you in the direction of the cable. It can also be used to stagger opponents during combat.
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Source of Power Source of Power You place out a powerful generator that continuously regenerates power for nearby allies. Though the device uses a form of nuclear fission, it is small enough to be safe provided that it is given adequate time to cool between uses.
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Energy Capsule Energy Capsule You pop an energy capsule, which fills you with concoction of neurostimulants and pain dampeners. You become detached, allowing better targeting and ranged damage.
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Battle Hardened Battle Hardened The inexperienced and untrained with flinch in the heat of battle, panicked and unable to remember their basic training. Trooper training prepares you for the realities of combat and allows you to use your abilities more often.
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Conservation of Energy Conservation of Energy When you focus your efforts, you can reduce the power drain of every action you take.
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Underslung Agility Underslung Agility You have trained yourself to move faster while using heavy weapons such as the Flamethrower, Lasgun, or Vulcan GAU-92.
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| Strong against shielded enemies Excellent at breaching bases Effective against vehicles Weak in melee range |
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This build invests fully into the Trooper's role as a heavy gunner. With a lasgun, shred through vehicles and bases in the Deep Desert.
Crowd Control Bene Gesserit PvP Build
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Crowd Control Bene Gesserit NEW |
The Bene Gesserit build primarily utilizes the Voice ability to stop surrounding enemies, allowing for swift attacks to pick off targets in small scale combat. Focus: Assassin, Short Blade, AoE |
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Weirding Step Weirding Step Combining the Voice and a limited form of Bindu Sprint - you force a single enemy to ignore you while moving with superhuman speed behind them.
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Stop Stop You use the Voice to stop your enemy from performing any actions for a brief period.
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Shigawire Claw Shigawire Claw You use a wrist-mounted launcher to fire off a claw attached to a cable of shigawire. The extreme tensile strength of shigawire launches you in the direction of the cable. It can also be used to stagger opponents during combat.
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Manipulate Instability Manipulate Instability Once an enemy is stunned, staggered, or knocked back, you strike in vulnerable nerve endings to cause more damage.
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Rapid Register Rapid Register The Voice only works on targets who have been "registered". This technique allows you to focus on registering opponents more quickly, in order to use the Voice faster.
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Thrive on Danger Thrive on Danger When you are low on health, you regenerate health faster, receive less poise damage, and reduce all stamina costs for actions.
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| Excellent crowd control Highly durable thanks to passive abilities Strong against shielded enemies Relies on melee attacks Weak with ranged weapons |
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This build excels in melee combat, using crowd control abilities and techniques that leave enemies helpless and vulnerable to taking damage.
Duelist Swordmaster PvP Build
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Duelist Swordmaster NEW |
The Duelist Swordmaster focuses on isolating and stunning enemies in one on one combat. It takes advantage of high stamina to relentlessly pursue enemies, making it difficult for them to create distance. Focus: Mobile, 1v1 Combat, High Stamina |
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Knee Charge Knee Charge You propel yourself forward into battle with a terrific knee charge into the enemy. Deals damage and severely staggers your opponent but costs stamina.
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Shigawire Claw Shigawire Claw You use a wrist-mounted launcher to fire off a claw attached to a cable of shigawire. The extreme tensile strength of shigawire launches you in the direction of the cable. It can also be used to stagger opponents during combat.
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Eye of the Storm Eye of the Storm You pirouette with your blade, becoming a whirlwind of piercing damage that cuts everything around you. While seemingly chaotic, the swordmaster maintains calm - the eye at the heart of the storm.
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Thrive on Danger Thrive on Danger When you are low on health, you regenerate health faster, receive less poise damage, and reduce all stamina costs for actions.
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Disciplined Breathing Disciplined Breathing When you focus on your technique and breathing, you can recuperate your stamina reserves more quickly.
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Manipulate Instability Manipulate Instability Once an enemy is stunned, staggered, or knocked back, you strike in vulnerable nerve endings to cause more damage.
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| Highly durable thanks to passive abilities Strong against shielded enemies Very Strong in Melee Range Relies on melee attacks |
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This build maximizes long blade damage for melee combat, combining relentless slashes with mobility to quickly close gaps and cut down any enemy.
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