All Skill Trainers and How to Unlock Advanced Skills
Dune: Awakening lets you choose and multiclass across five distinct skill trees: Trooper, Mentat, Swordmaster, Bene Gesserit, and Planetologist. To progress within these trees, you must first locate their Basic Trainers, and then complete multi-step questlines for their Advanced Trainers to unlock stronger skills and passive abilities.
Why Are Advanced Trainers Important?
Without unlocking Advanced Trainers, you won’t be able to invest additional points into your skills or access the final ability in the tree. Completing the first quest from an advanced trainer only unlocks tier 2 skills — to reach the final tier, you must continue completing further quests assigned by that trainer.
This guide shows the exact locations of all known trainers and the quests required to unlock new skill tiers or entire classes.
Each trainer is easily recognizable by a floating blue orb above their head, helping you identify them across the world of Arrakis.
Swordmaster Arno trainer – Identified by Blue Light
1. Trooper Trainer Locations
The Trooper class focuses on ranged combat, armor, and assault tactics. It’s ideal for players who prefer guns, strongholds, and frontline fighting. Their quests are straightforward combat contracts, perfect for players who want to take down marked targets and dominate early encounters.
1.1 Trooper Basic Trainer – Ghavouri
Ghavouri – Trooper Basic Trainer Location
Location: Inside Griffin’s Reach Tradepost, Hagga Basin South, immediately to the left upon entering.
Quest to Unlock: Proving Grounds
- Assassinate three marked targets:
- Aatu Golven – Kaleff’s Stand (East of Griffin’s Reach)
- Kirsi Tol – Shamal Tunnel (Northeast)
- Cardanus Ulun – Edgeway Cavern (South)
- All locations are clearly marked on your map
- Return to Ghavouri to unlock the Trooper skill tree
Rewards: 700 XP, 2,000 Solari
Unlock Progression: Basic quest unlocks tree immediately. Advanced skills require a 6-step chain.
1.2 Trooper Advanced Trainer – Kara Valk
Kara Valk – Trooper Advanced Trainer Location
Location: Second floor of the inner marketplace in Arrakeen. Use Ornithopter Taxi for 2,500 Solari from any Tradepost to fly there.
Quest to Unlock: Seeking Control
- Travel to the Sweep and infiltrate the slaver base
- Locate and recover two Servo-Stim Transmitters
- Return both items to Kara
Rewards: 700 XP, 4,500 Solari
2. Planetologist Trainer Locations
The Planetologist class is a survival-focused path that improves resource gathering, energy management, and exploration across Arrakis. Unlike other classes, it cannot be chosen at character creation and must be unlocked later through exploration-based quests.
2.1 Planetologist Basic Trainer – Derek Chinara
Derek Chinara – Planetologist Trainer Location
Location: Outside Imperial Testing Station No. 2, Hagga Basin South. Just climb to the top of the hill.
Quest to Unlock: Minimic Film Recovery
- Enter Imperial Testing Station No. 2 (indoor dungeon)
- Clear hostiles and reach an overgrown circular chamber with a spiral staircase
- Descend and follow the hallway to a green energy door
- Just before the door, enter the glowing side-room with a bookshelf
- Retrieve the Minimic Film and return to Derek
Rewards: 700 XP, 2,000 Solari
Unlock Progression: Unlocks Planetologist tree. Full mastery requires multiple dungeon contracts.
2.2 How the Planetologist Trainer Moves Across the Map
Derek Chinara relocates between Imperial Testing Stations as you progress. After your first recovery, you will meet him again at Testing Station 197 and beyond. Each successful quest unlocks his next location and storyline advancement.
2.3 Planetologist Advanced Trainer – Derek Chinara → Cyprian Io
Location: Begins at Testing Station 197 (Western Vermillius Gap), then concludes at Salusan Bull – Floor 2 in Arrakeen.
Quest Chain: Buried Archives → Adhering to Hierarchy
- Buried Archives:
- Enter Station 197, retrieve another Minimic Film near a green armband
- Return to Derek, who moves back to Hagga Basin
- Adhering to Hierarchy:
- Meet Cyprian Io in Arrakeen (Salusan Bull upstairs)
- Retrieve and deliver Dr. Kynes’s Research Notes
Rewards: 700 XP, 3,000 Solari
3. Mentat Trainer Locations
The Mentat class specializes in scanning, tracking, and sabotage. It’s great for tactical support, solo recon, and disrupting enemies. The quest involves traveling, infiltrating, and interrogation, which isn’t that difficult to complete.
3.1 Mentat Basic Trainer – Samin Moro
Samin Moro – Mentat Basic Trainer Location
Location: Base of the southern staircase at Riftwatch Base, Hagga Rift.
Quest to Unlock: First Blood
- Deliver the following items to Samin:
- 100 Plant Fiber
- 40 Iron Ore
- Travel to Kirab Camp on the far west of Eastern Vermillius Gap
- Fight down a corridor and loot an ID Bracelet
- Use it to access a locked room and poison a supply container
Rewards: 700 XP, 6,500 Solari
Unlock Progression: Mentat tree unlocked instantly. Advanced missions focus on gang infiltration.
3.2 Mentat Advanced Trainer – Zayn de Witte
Zayn de Witte – Mentat Advanced Trainer Location
Location: Salusan Bull tavern in Arrakeen, ground level, far end of the bar. Use Ornithopter Taxi for 2,500 Solari from any Tradepost to fly there.
Quest to Unlock: Calculated Calamity
- Interrogate two Mobula gang members at The Anvil
- Infiltrate the Mobula base
- Recover a Minimic Film with key intelligence
- Return to Zayn to unlock advanced training
Rewards: 700 XP, 4,500 Solari
4. Bene Gesserit Trainer Locations
The Bene Gesserit class uses agility, manipulation, and The Voice to control combat. It suits evasive, high-speed melee or caster playstyles. Their quests involve hunting down prophecy fragments and ancient texts, tying into their lore-heavy identity.
4.1 Bene Gesserit Basic Trainer – Sister Mesa
Sister Mesa – Bene Gesserit Basic Trainer Location
Location: At Helius Gate, Eastern Shield Wall, north of Wreck of the Pallas.
Quest to Unlock: The Missing Pieces
- Explore Fremen ruins in the O’odham region to find:
- “Lisan al-Gaib and…” and “The Mahdi’s Blade” fragments
- Use tools like the Full Suspensor Belt for platforming across broken terrain
- Deliver both items to Mesa to complete the quest
Rewards: 700 XP, 7,000 Solari
Unlock Progression: Six-quest chain enables full skill tree usage.
4.2 Bene Gesserit Advanced Trainer – Jocasta Cleo
Jocasta Cleo – Bene Gesserit Trainer Location
Location: Harko Village, northeast sector near the weapons merchant. Use Ornithopter Taxi for 2,500 Solari from any Tradepost to fly there.
Quest to Unlock: Sacred Records
- Travel to the eastern Vermillius Gap
- Recover ancient Fremen records in the ruins
- Return them to Jocasta
Rewards: 700 XP 7,000 Solari
5. Swordmaster Trainer Locations
The Swordmaster class is built for melee duels, parries, and stamina-based strikes. Perfect for close-quarters and skilled timing players. Their class quests span large PvE areas and dungeons, rewarding players who enjoy hands-on, reactive combat and elite-level dueling mechanics.
5.1 Swordmaster Basic Trainer – Arno
Arno – Swordmaster Trainer Location
Location: Pinnacle Station in Jabal Eifrit Al-gharb, just north of Helius Gate and the Wreck of the Pallas.
Quest to Unlock: Checking the Post
- Clear all three of the following dungeons:
- Devil’s Eye Cavern
- The Wreck of the Pallas
- Imperial Testing Station No. 76
- Return to Arno to unlock the tree
Rewards: 700 XP, 5,500 Solari
Unlock Progression: This is the longest basic unlock — 8 separate skill unlock steps.
5.2 Swordmaster Advanced Trainer – Seron Varlin
Seron Varlin – Swordmaster Advanced Trainer Location
Location: Harko Village, northern alley near Beast’s Bend, beside a campfire. Use Ornithopter Taxi for 2,500 Solari from any Tradepost to fly there.
Quest to Unlock: A Tormented Soul
- Locate the lost hilt of Seron’s Ginaz sword
- Complete Seron’s follow-up quests to access the full Advanced tree
Rewards: 700 XP 5,500 Solari
