Warhammer 40K Darktide: BEST Psyker Feats

• Quietude: Best for beginners, this feat helps manage Peril by restoring 5% Toughness for every 10% of Peril reduced. It’s ideal for players new to the Psyker class, providing a safety net by mitigating the detrimental effects of high Peril levels.
• Warp Absorption: Aimed at more aggressive and experienced players, this feat grants 10% Toughness for each enemy killed with warp attacks, such as abilities, staff attacks, and Force Sword actions. It supports both offensive and defensive play, allowing for robust combat engagement.
• Essence Harvest: Specifically useful for those focusing on the Brain Burst ability. It regenerates 30% Toughness over five seconds for each Warp Charge obtained, with each charge enhancing damage by 3%, stackable up to four times. This feat benefits builds centered around maximizing Brain Burst, though it requires judicious Peril management.

• Inner Tranquillity: Perfect for beginners or those reliant on the Brain Burst ability. This feat reduces Peril accumulation by 6% for each Warp Charge held, up to a 24% reduction at four charges. It significantly aids in managing Peril levels, making it vital for players who struggle with high Peril.
• Psykinetic’s Wrath: Designed for advanced players who can manage high Peril levels. This feat boosts melee damage by 5% to 15%, proportional to the Peril meter’s fill. It supports aggressive melee strategies by encouraging players to maintain high Peril for increased damage, offering a high-risk, high-reward gameplay dynamic.
• Wrack And Ruin: An effective offensive feat for support-styled builds. It activates Soulblaze, a damage-over-time effect, on all nearby enemies within a 3-meter radius when an elite or specialist is killed using Brain Burst. This feat works best in team settings, allowing Psykers to capitalize on team efforts to weaken powerful targets and maximize area damage.

• Psykentic’s Aura: Helpful for teams that rely on Active Abilities against bosses.
• Psychic Communion: Useful for gaining Warp Charges, making Brain Burst builds stronger.
• Cerebral Lacerations: Situational and only useful against bosses.

Psykinetic’s Aura

This feat is beneficial for teams that frequently use Active Abilities, especially against bosses. It reduces the Active Ability cooldown by 15% for the player and allies within Coherency whenever an elite is killed. However, its utility is limited in areas with few elites, making it somewhat situational.

Psychic Communion

Ideal for teams proficient in maintaining Coherency. This feat provides a 4% chance to gain a Warp Charge whenever the player or any ally kills an enemy in Coherency. It serves as an alternative source for Warp Charges, which are crucial for strengthening Brain Burst builds, especially when combined with feats like Essence Harvest (Level 5) and Inner Tranquillity (Level 10).

Cerebral Lacerations

Useful specifically in boss encounters. This feat increases damage by 15% against any enemy hit by Brain Burst for the next five seconds. While highly effective against elites or specialists, its effectiveness is reduced against regular enemies who are likely to be eliminated by a single Brain Burst, thus limiting its application to tougher opponents.

• Mind in Motion: Enhances mobility by allowing Psykers to move at full speed while quelling Peril. This feat is valuable for almost any build, enabling safer positioning and escape from danger.
• Kinetic Shield: Offers defensive benefits by reducing Toughness damage from ranged attacks based on the number of Warp Charges held, up to a 35% reduction. It’s particularly effective for builds that use Brain Burst frequently.
• Kinetic Deflection: Generally less favored, this feat allows the use of Peril instead of Stamina for blocking, but only when the Peril meter is not critical. Due to the high demand for Peril in other abilities, this feat might not be optimal for most players.

• Warp Battery: Universally beneficial, it increases the maximum Warp Charges to six, enhancing damage output by 18% (3% per stack). This feat synergizes well with Essence Harvest (Level 5) for Toughness regeneration and Inner Tranquillity (Level 10) to slow Peril accumulation, creating a balanced offensive and defensive setup.
• Kinetic Flayer: Specifically advantageous for Brain Burst-focused builds, it grants a 10% chance to trigger Brain Burst on hit, with a 15-second cooldown. This makes it particularly effective against bosses, though less so against large groups due to the cooldown.
• Kinetic Overload: Ideal for melee builds or those less dependent on Warp Charges. When at maximum Warp Charge capacity and a new charge is gained, it instead inflicts Soulblaze on a nearby enemy, preferably targeting elites. This feature has no cooldown, making it continuously effective in melee scenarios.

• Ascendant Blaze: Best suited for balanced players who utilize Warp Charges and additional damage mechanisms like Soulblaze. Using Psykinetic Wrath with this feat consumes all Warp Charges to apply Soulblaze to affected enemies, the intensity depending on the number of charges. Additionally, there’s a 10% chance to gain a Warp Charge when enemies die from Soulblaze, enhancing its utility in crowded combat scenarios.
• Quicken: Ideal for players who frequently use the Psyker’s active ability. This feat reduces the cooldown of Psykinetic Wrath by 12.5% for each Warp Charge at the time of use, allowing for rapid re-use—up to 75% faster if six charges are held.
• Kinetic Barrage: Likely the most popular among Psykers, it does not consume Warp Charges upon activation. Instead, for 10 seconds after using Psykinetic Wrath, Brain Burst recharges 25% faster and consumes 50% less Peril, allowing for aggressive, continuous use without the usual Peril penalties.