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Idira Spellcaster Psyker Build Guide in Warhammer 40K Rogue Trader

This is why Unsanctioned Psykers are feared and reviled!

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10 months ago

December 29, 2023

Andrés

Idira is one of your companions in Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader and she’s unique as she’s an Unsactioned Psyker who can become a powerful spellcaster.

Every other character in the game can only become a Sanctioned Psyker, which limits their potential. But Idira isn’t held back by that, allowing her to have the highest Psy rating!

In this guide, we’ll tell you how to build Idira to make the most of her unique talents as a Psyker.

Idira the Powerful Spellcaster Psyker Guide

Idira Spellcaster Psyker Build Guide in Warhammer 40K Rogue Trader - Breakdown

Idira is, potentially speaking, the strongest Psyker in the game. This is mostly entirely thanks to her unique “Unsanctioned Psyker” talent.

This talent allows her to wear the Warp Conductor Gloves, which you can find inside the Macro-Cannon Chamber in the Voidship before you visit Janus.

These gloves will boost Idira’s Psy rating well beyond what’s possible for any other Psyker in the game, making her a force to be reckoned with!

As such, you’ll want to make sure to get these gloves and keep them on her the entire game. They’re what really makes this build shine.

Additionally, Idira joins you very early in the game as a Level 4 Operative. This allows you to freely mold her however you see fit, as you can pick all of her Operative talents and abilities!

For this build, Idira will be an Operative and Bounty Hunter hybrid focused purely on spellcasting. After all, it is called a Spellcaster Psyker build!

Her spells will be bolstered greatly by her high Psy rating, which will allow her to deal insanely high damage with every spell.

On top of her damaging spells, she’ll also be able to greatly buff your other party members, making her quite versatile.

The only thing you need to worry about with her is friendly fire! Her Area of Effect spells will be very damaging, so make sure that you don’t accidentally hit your allies.

Now, let’s go over which talents, abilities, and stats to pick for every level up to 45!

Levels 4 to 15: Operative

Idira Spellcaster Psyker Build Guide in Warhammer 40K Rogue Trader - Operative Part 1

It’s nice that we get to really make the most of Idira by choosing her Operative setup, right?

Well, here are the best choices you can make up to Level 15 if you want to turn Idira into a proper spellcasting Psyker:

Level 4 – “Uncanny Sight” talent.
Level 5 – Willpower stat increase and “Second Sight” talent.
Level 6 – “Tide of Excellence” talent and Willpower stat increase.
Level 7 – “Sensory Deprivation” Psyker ability and any skill increase you want.
- Skill increases don’t matter much for this build, so you should focus on just picking any skill the rest of your party lacks.
Level 8 – “Fresh Target” and “Psychic Barrage” talents.
Level 9 – Any upgrade you want for “Dismantling Attack” and any skill increase you want.

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Level 10 – Any skill you want and Perception stat increase.
Level 11 – “Ballistics Calculation” talent and any skill increase you want.
Level 12 – “Prescience” Psyker ability and “Psy Rating 1” talent.
Level 13 – “Passive Learning” talent and Perception stat increase.
Level 14 – Intelligence stat increase and “It Will Not Die” talent.
Level 15 – Any upgrade for “Dismantling Attack.”

Levels 16 to 35: Bounty Hunter

Idira Spellcaster Psyker Build Guide in Warhammer 40K Rogue Trader - Bounty Hunter Part 1

Once you get your second Archetype, spec into Bounty Hunter as we previously mentioned. The progression through Bounty Hunter for this build will be as follows:

Level 16 – “Hunt Down the Prey” ability, automatically earned once you spec into Bounty Hunter.
Level 17 – “Foreboding” Psyker ability.
Level 18 – “Savour the Kill” talent.
Level 19 – “Wild Hunt” Heroic Action.
Level 20 – “AP Increase” improvement, Willpower stat increase, and “Psy Rating 2” talent.
Level 21 – Willpower stat increase and “Pain Channeling” talent.

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Level 22 – “Psychic Assault” Psyker ability.
Level 23 – “Thriving in Peril” talent and any skill increase you want.
Level 24 – Perception stat increase and “Mind Thief” talent.
Level 25 – “Mind Siege” talent.
Level 26 – Any skill you want and Perception stat increase.
Level 27 – Any upgrade you want for “Wild Hunt.”
Level 28 – “Advice and Guidance” talent.
Level 29 – Any skill you want and Intelligence stat increase.

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Level 30 – “Psy Rating 3” talent and any Psyker spell you want. Choose “Biomancy” for buffing, “Pyromancy” for a damage focus, or “Santic Powers” to protect allies.
Level 31 – “Strange Vitality” or “Sanguine Siphon” talent. Both are good, depending on your playstyle.
Level 32 – Intelligence stat increase and any skill you want.
Level 33 – “Hunting Surge” talent.
Level 34 – If you chose “Strange Vitality” at Level 31, choose “Sanguine Siphon” here. If you have “Sanguine Siphon”, get “Strange Vitality.”
Level 35 – Any upgrade for “Wild Hunt.”

Levels 36 and Beyond: Exemplar

Idira Spellcaster Psyker Build Guide in Warhammer 40K Rogue Trader - Exemplar Part 1

At long last, Idira gets to spec into Exemplar and you get to claim some extra talents to boost her abilities. Here are the best choices until Level 45:

Level 36 – “Malign Influence” and “Sharpshooter” talents.
Level 37 – Any skill you want and “Deterioration” talent.
Level 38 – Willpower stat increase and “Warp Minds” talent.
Level 39 – “Enfeeble” Psyker ability and any skill increase you want.
Level 40 – “Extermination” talent and any second talent you want.

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Level 41 – Willpower stat increase and “Psy Rating 4” talent.
Level 42 – Choose any Psyker ability you want between “Invigorate”, “Regeneration”, or “Warp Speed.” They’re all equally good for different playstyles. Also, get Perception as your stat increase.
Level 43 – “Inspiring Trophy” and “Characteristic Training: Willpower” talents.
Level 44 – Any skill you want and “Deathdealer” or “Cataclysm” talent.
Level 45 – “AP Increase” improvement.

Now, your spellcaster Psyker Idira build is ready to sling spells to destroy all your foes while buffing your allies!

Not that related, but if you’re wondering whether you should kill Idira or not in the story of the game, we have a guide for that as well.

Also, for more builds Warhammer 40k Rogue Trader builds, we have more of them that you might want to check out:

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Andrés

Venezuelan gamer cursed by being interested by most games, resulting in a ridiculous backlog he’ll never be able to conquer. Been gaming for over two decades now! Few things exemplify his wide variety in gaming tastes as the fact that he’s a big fan of both Souls games and the Atelier series at the same time. Also a big fan of Yakuza/Like a Dragon, Deadly Premonition, Zero Escape, and Dead Rising, among others. Considers Lost Judgment and Sekiro to both be masterpieces.