In Dune Awakening, one of your first quests is to search out the four Class Trainers that complement your primary pick. These can be hard to find, however, so we’ve got you covered.
The game offers five classes – Mentat, Trooper, Swordmaster, Bene Gesserit and Planetologist – though only four can be chosen as your main class. The Planetologist can only be used as a secondary. Each class has its own trainer in the open world, and you’ll need to find them to unlock your abilities.
This article has been updated on the day of release, with more information for Bene Gesserit, Swordmaster, and Mentat to come. However, the trainer locations for each are all included, as are their initial quests.
Dune Awakening Class Trainer Locations
Planetologist Trainer Location
The Planetologist is the only class that can’t be chosen at the start. You have to unlock it as a secondary class fairly early in the game. However, the trainer's location could very easily be missed.
You’ll find the Planetologist trainer, Derek Chinara, near Griffin’s Reach Tradepost. He’ll give you a quest to head towards the Testing Station 2, which sits below the rocks to the southeast. There’s a path on the western side of the rock formation that leads directly to him. He’ll ask you to retrieve a Minimic Film from inside the Testing Station, a long, enemy-filled location that doubles as a dungeon.
Inside the station, fight your way forward until you reach a large circular room with overgrown trees and a spiral staircase. Go down the stairs and follow the long corridor with a green energy door. Just before the door, you’ll see a glowing bookshelf. Go inside and open the case with the quest item. Hand it back to Derek to unlock the Planetologist skill tree.
You can see our full guide at the link at the top of this section.
Trooper Trainer Location
The Trooper trainer, Ghavouri, is found just inside the entrance to the left and is accessible early in the game.
To unlock the Trooper class, speak with Ghavouri. He will assign you a quest called "Proving Grounds," which involves assassinating three targets: Aatu Golven at Kaleff’s Stand, Kirsi Tol in Shamal Tunnel, and Cardanus Ulun in Edgeway Cavern. These targets are located east, northeast, and south of Griffin's Reach, respectively. After completing these tasks, return to Ghavouri to unlock the Trooper skill tree.
Mentat Trainer Location
We’ll have more details once the full game is released; however, you can find the Mentat trainer at the above locations. You need to speak to Zayn de Whitte, complete "Calculated Calamity" to earn their trust and begin to learn Mentat skills.
These areas were closed off during the open beta. However, images have come out close to release, though the details of the full quest mean we have not included that yet. If you want to get Mentat early, it shouldn't be too difficult, with the trainer being effectively in the fourth zone of the game.
Bene Gesserit Trainer Location
To find the Bene Gesserit Trainer location above, it is on the southern part of the Shield Wall as it meets the Jabal Eifrit. Head here to meet up with Sister Mesa, who will give you the quest "The Missing Pieces." Completing this quest will reward you with the Bene Gesserit Skill Tree and let you start to use those abilities. To unlock more, speak to Sister Mesa, who will explain your next step. There are six quests in total for each class, which slowly unlock the full tree.
Don't worry too much about rushing to get the trainer, as with Swordmaster, it will take some time. It's one of the reasons those two classes were highly recommended as starting classes due to this reason. That said, you will unlock these eventually, so don't worry about it too much.
Swordmaster Trainer Location
Once again, located near the Shield Wall, but this time we are inside the Jabal Eifit region, slightly north of where we were for the Bene Gesserit trainer location. Here we will find Arno, the Swordmaster Trainer. They'll send you to complete "Checking the Post" which once completed will unlock the Swordmaster. Swordmaster has a total of eight quests that you can do to unlock skills and weapons for the class.
This guide will be updated more post-release with more information.
