If players have chosen the Bene Gesserit school for their starting class in Dune: Awakening, then they will be wondering which Bene Gesserit Skills to unlock first. Skill points are awarded each time a player levels up, and within just an hour or so, players can easily hit level 5, meaning they face lots of choices for Skill unlocks. To level up Skills after initially unlocking them, players will have to find a Bene Gesserit trainer.

Which Bene Gesserit Skills To Unlock First In Dune: Awakening?

Dune Awakening - All Bene Gesserit Skills

As with all classes, there are three separate Skill trees for Bene Gesserits, Weirding Way, The Voice, and Body Control. Players will start out with the Compel Skill unlocked, which allows them to use the Voice.

Some of these Skills are Abilities, with only 3 being equipped at once. Others are Techniques, with players able to have 3 of these equipped. Lastly, some of the Skills are simple passives that will always be useful.

Bindu Sprint - Ability - Weirding Way Tree

Bene Gesserit players should unlock the Bindu Sprint ability first or second, as it allows them to run extremely fast for a short amount of time. This is crucial in the early game, not only for avoiding enemies, but for survival reasons too. Use it to reach water, or to cross the open dunes, especially if there's a Sandworm nearby. It can even be used to get out of the sun and reach shade.

Recovery - Passive - Body Control Tree

Players will take lots of damage in Dune: Awakening, either from combat or the elements of Arrakis. For this reason, having access to better health regeneration is great to have, so consider picking up Recovery early on. This passive will allow health to be regenerated to a higher threshold than usual.

Sun Tolerance - Passive - Body Control Tree

Sun Tolerance is an absolute must, and easily one of the best Bene Gesserit Skills. The effects of sunstroke in Dune: Awakening are not to be ignored, and with how fast the sun moves, players may be shaded one moment and exposed the next. This passive Skill makes walking around during the day much more bearable.

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Vitality - Passive - Body Control Tree

Vitality is a great passive to aim for, as it will simply increase the character's maximum health. This should become a priority if players are struggling to stay alive.

Weirding Step - Ability - Weirding Way Tree

If players are looking for a third Ability alongside Bindu Sprint and a Voice Ability, they should try to unlock Weirding Step. This allows you to teleport behind an enemy without them noticing, making for easy melee assassinations. However, to unlock this, players must first unlock Blade Damage.

Stop - Ability - The Voice Tree

If Bene Gesserit players are looking for a better Voice Ability than Compel, try to unlock Stop, as preventing an enemy from taking any actions is better than commanding them to move to your position. Unfortunately, the Voice Training passive must be unlocked first. Thankfully, this is fairly useful, as it lowers the cooldown between Voice uses.

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Released
June 10, 2025
Developer(s)
Funcom
Publisher(s)
Funcom
Engine
Unreal Engine 5
Franchise
Dune
PC Release Date
June 10, 2025
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