Though you can only pick one class during character creation, Dune: Awakening trainers offer another way to learn the art of all five specializations—so don't worry too much about locking yourself into one skill tree. After picking a starting class between the Trooper, Planetologist, Mentat, Bene Gesserit, or Swordmaster, the other four class specialists will take you as their pupil.
Well, that is if you can find them between the survival-crafting game's winding caves, treacherous deserts, and hostile camps. To help pave the way, we've mapped out all of the basic and advanced Dune: Awakening trainer locations, plus outlined whatever quest they send you off on to satisfy their bar for issions.
June 11, 2025: Dune: Awakening just opened its advanced access period, so we're finding all of the other trainer locations not in its beta tests. We've found the five basic trainers and the advanced trainers, but we will keep updating this guide as we complete more advanced trainer quests.
Once you've completed those, it'll be time to learn from the advanced trainers, unlocking the path to upgraded techniques, ives, and abilities. You'll need to complete multiple quests for the advanced trainers to unlock higher-tier skills. Don't worry ing skill points wrong along the way either; it's pretty easy to respec in Dune: Awakening.
Dune: Awakening basic Trooper trainer tocation
Ghavouri is the basic Trooper trainer, and you can find him upon reaching Griffin's Trading Outpost. He's got quite the beef with a few local gang leaders in the basin, so if you agree to take them out in the Proving Grounds quest, he'll owe you a favor and unlock the Trooper skill tree.
Ghavouri, the basic Trooper trainer in Hagga Basin South
Dune: Awakening advanced Trooper trainer location
Kara Valk is the advanced Trooper trainer, found in the Atreides stronghold of Arrakeen. To reach her, travel to Arrakeen by visiting an ornithopter taxi pilot at any tradepost and paying 2,500 solari. Once in Arakeen, head up the stairs at the far side of the building and immediately turn left to find Kara Valk on the balcony overlooking the main hall.
Kara Valk, the advanced Trooper trainer in Arrakeen
Dune: Awakening Planetologist trainer location
Derek Chinara is the basic Planetologist trainer in Dune: Awakening. He's camped out just above Imperial Testing Station No. 2, and agrees to mentor you after completing the Minmic Film recovery quest.
Derek Chinara, the Planetologist trainer in Hagga Basin South
Dune: Awakening advanced Planetologist trainer location
Surprise—you have to meet with Derek again, plus recover more Minmic Film. Head to the southeastern mountain range in the Eastern Vermillius Gap and look for Testing Station No. 197. It's the ominous, big hole in the middle of a mountain. The Planetologist is waiting for you at the bottom, so accept the Buried Archives quest to get things rolling.
Even if it doesn't seem like it, the testing dungeon is pretty linear. You'll make a big loop around a few corridors and find a green armband. The Minmic Film is inside the room just beside it. Once you've completed his request, return to Derek, and he asks you to meet again at his camp in the South Hagga Basin. This is where you'll pick up Adhering to Hierarchy.
You must complete Buried Archives and begin Adhering to Hierarchy to proceed with the final Planetologist quest.
Cyprian Io, the advanced Planetologist trainer in Arrakeen
Dune: Awakening basic Mentat trainer location
The basic Dune Awakening Mentat trainer, Samin Moro, stands just outside of Riftwatch. She'll ask you bring her some easy-to-farm items, then travel back across to the far west side of Eastern Vermillius Gap to the Kirab Camp near Suk Alusus. You'll fight your way down a long corridor, then pick up the ID bracelet on the right side.
The door that the ID bracelet opens is just across the room, so go inside and poison the supply container. Bummer for those guys, but at least Samin will teach you Mentat basics now.
Samin Moro, the basic Mentat trainer in Hagga Rift
Dune: Awakening advanced Mentat trainer location
Zayn de Witte is the advanced Mentat trainer, found in the Salusan Bull bar in Arrakeen, close to where you enter the area. You'll need to travel to Arrakeen by using an ornithopter taxi at any tradepost and paying the 2,500 solari fee.
Zayn de Witte, the advanced Mentat trainer in Arrakeen
Dune: Awakening basic Bene Gesserit trainer location
To find Sister Mesa, the basic Bene Gesserit trainer, you'll need to head to Helius Gate, which is in the Eastern Shield Wall region. You'll find Helius Gate directly north of The Wreck of the Pallas, the large PvP-enabled shipwreck in Western Vermillius Gap.
You may find it easier to reach Sister Mesa if you drive north but keep to the east of the massive cliff wall Helius Gate sits upon, which will take you past Pinnacle Station (where you can find the Swordmaster trainer, see below). Once you're at Pinnacle Station, you can turn left and loop southward to drive easily up to Helius Gate.
Sister Mesa, the Bene Gesserit trainer in Helius Gate, Eastern Shield Wall
Dune: Awakening advanced Bene Gesserit trainer location
Jacosta Cleo is the advanced Bene Gesserit trainer, located in Harko Village. This is the Harkonnen stronghold you can visit by paying 2,500 solari for an ornithopter taxi at any tradepost. She's in the northeast of Harko Village near the weapons merchant, past The Baron's Eye.
Dune: Awakening basic Swordmaster trainer location
Dune: Awakening's basic Swordmaster trainer, Arno, is in Pinnacle Station, the trading post in the Jabal-Eifrit Al-gharb region. To reach it, head due north from The Wreck of the Pallas, the large shipwreck in Western Vermillius Gap. The trading posts looks just like the others (Griffin's Rest and The Anvil) so it's easy to spot from a distance.
Arno, the Swordmaster trainer in Pinnacle Station, Jabal Eifrit Al-gharb
Dune: Awakening advanced Swordmaster trainer location
Seron Varlin is the advanced Swordmaster trainer, found in Harko Village. Visit this Harkonnen stronghold by paying 2,500 to an ornithopter pilot in any tradepost. Once you're in Harko Village, go to Beast's Bend at the far end of the area and go down the alleyways to find Varlin, a blind man standing under a canopy.
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