Warhammer 40K Darktide: Psyker Psykinetic Best Builds, Weapons, And Curios (2024)

Level 5

Warp Absorption

All three Feats you unlock at level 5 will allow you to replenish Toughness but ‘Warp Absorption’ is the best pick for a build like this. This passive ability triggers whenever you kill an enemy using a Warp attack, which, among other things, includes Force Staff attacks. Seeing as how you’ll be using the Force Staff a lot with this build, ‘Warp Absorption’ is an obvious choice.

Level 10

Psykinetic’s Wrath

Strangely enough, this Feat shares the same name as the Psyker's class ability, but there’s no real connection between the two. It’s possible the developers will end up changing the name of the Feat at some point. Either way, this is another Feat that will make your Force weapon attacks stronger and applies to both staves and swords. You will need to have a high level of Peril to get the maximum benefits, but the Feat does give you a small damage boost even when you’re at low Peril.

Level 15

Psychic Communion

Despite being the Psyker’s most memorable ability in Warhammer 40K: Darktide, Brain Burst is not something you’ll need to rely on a lot with this build. Fewer Brain Bursts usually means fewer Warp Charges, but don’t worry because you’ll still be able to get a good amount of charges thanks to this Feat. ‘Psychic Communion's 4% proc chance may not sound like a lot, but it triggers more often than you think when you’re laying waste to hordes of enemies.

Level 20

Kinetic Shield

Normally, you would want to take ‘Mind in Motion’ here but since the ‘Psykinetic’s Wrath’ Feat benefits from having high Peril, you’ll want to go with ‘Kinetic Shield’ instead. This Feat ties in pretty nicely with ‘Psychic Communion’ and gives the Psyker a much-needed defensive passive ability. Just keep in mind that the damage reduction only applies to ranged attacks.

Level 25

Kinetic Flayer

‘Kinetic Flayer’ is a very powerful Feat mitigated somewhat by the fact that it can only proc once every 15 seconds. Still, being able to randomly Brain Burst targets is extremely helpful and allows you to gain even more Warp Charges. Between ‘Kinetic Flayer’ and ‘Psykinetic’s Wrath’ you shouldn’t have any issues generating Warp Charges even if you’re not actively using Brain Burst a lot.

Level 30

Ascending Blaze

Ascending Blaze ties in nicely with most of the other Feats in this build as it gives your class power the ability to apply Soulblaze stacks based on the number of Warp Charges you’ve expended. Soulblaze works similarly to the Ogryn’s Bleed, so it’s basically just a damage-over-time status effect. As an additional benefit, ‘Ascending Blaze’ gives you a Warp Charge whenever you kill an enemy with Soulblaze. The proc chance is only 10%, but it applies to Soulblaze effects from all sources, not just your class power.

Level 5

Essence Harvest

With this build, you’ll want to pick ‘Essence Harvest’ as your first Feat since you’ll be using Brain Burst a lot and gaining Warp Charges at a frequent rate as a result. This build uses ‘Mind in Motion’ so ‘Quietitude’ isn’t a bad choice either, but it’s a bit less effective than ‘Essence Harvest’.

Level 10

Inner Tranquility

‘Wrack and Ruin’ sounds good on paper for a build like this but it’s very situational. If you want to play it safe, ‘Inner Tranquility’ is the better option here. Peril management becomes very tricky when you’re using Brain Burst a lot, so you’ll definitely want as much Peril resistance as possible. This feat increases Peril resistance by up to 24% at this level, but you can bump that up to 36% once you hit level 25.

Level 15

Cerebral Lacerations

‘Cerebral Lacerations’ can be a bit hit or miss depending on the difficulty you’re playing on. Brain Burst already one-shots a lot of enemies but it won’t outright kill Elites, let alone monstrosities and bosses, especially at high difficulties. This Feat is very helpful when fighting those types of enemies, however, it won’t do anything against everyone else. But although situational, this is still the best Feat you can unlock at level 15 for this build.

Level 20

Mind In Motion

As mentioned earlier, ‘Mind In Motion’ is a great talent to have for a single-target build. Brain Burst significantly increases the Peril meter, meaning you’ll have to quell it often if you don’t want to accidentally blow yourself up. Normally, quelling your Peril slows your movement speed to a crawl and makes you vulnerable but with ‘Mind In Motion’ you can continue moving at the normal speed.

Level 25

Warp Battery

All the Feats you unlock at level 25 would work really nicely with this build so it’s worth experimenting with all of them and sticking to the one you like best. But we do recommend starting with ‘Warp Battery'. Being able to store two extra Warp Charges has a lot of advantages and synergizes really well with ‘Inner Tranquility’.

Level 30

Kinetic Barrage

‘Kinetic Barrage’ is a no-brainer for a build that focuses on Brain Burst. Being able to charge the ability 25% faster is extremely helpful in situations where speed is of the essence, which is pretty much all the time in Warhammer 40K: Darktide. In addition, ‘Kinetic Barrage’ also causes Brain Burst to consume 50% less Peril. It’s pretty self-explanatory why that’s a big deal. But the most important thing to note here is that these effects don’t just apply to the first Brain Burst you cast after using your class power. Instead, you have 10 seconds at your disposal to cast cheaper and faster Brain Bursts after using Psykinetic's Wrath.