Cassia Build: Companions

Optimize Cassia's build in warhammer 40k rogue trader with Officer, Grand Strategist, and Exemplar talents for powerful control magic and buffs.

This guide details companion builds for Cassia in warhammer 40k rogue trader, focusing on her potential as a powerful control mage by leveraging Officer, Grand Strategist, and Exemplar talents.

Officer Build:

The Officer Build focuses on Cassia's basic stat bonuses and bonus 2 AP turns, augmented by Navigator benefits. The key talent is Unnatural Allure, which grants bonus Fellowship per Navigator trait taken, significantly enhancing her Voice of Command for powerful party buffs. This build positions Cassia as a mage, casting control spells that force enemies to move. This is crucial for synergy with melee characters focused on Attacks of Opportunity. For example, Pasqal with his Omnnisiah’s Axe benefits from static cleave damage from the power weapon. Forcing enemy movement can also buy time on higher difficulties. A talent in this tree also grants passive damage to forcefully moved enemies, compensating for the Officer's typically lower weapon or ballistic skill.

Officer Build Talent Progression:

1. Voice of Command
2. Persuasion
3. Bring it Down
4. Finest Hour, Inspire Courage
5. Fellowship, Guide of Souls
6. Tonicity, Willpower
7. Zone of Fear, Perilous Ways
8. Pass Unscathed, Preference
9. Finest Hour 2
10. Preference, Fellowship
11. Mind Over Matter, Willpower
12. Point of Curiosity, Eye Of Oblivion
13. Unnatural Allure, Preference
14. Perception, Unblinking Stare
15. Finest Hour 4

Grand Strategist Build:

The Grand Strategist section further enhances Cassia's magic capabilities, providing more zones and powers for battle domination. It offers buffs for magic damage, survivability, and key stratagems benefiting the frontline. The backline benefits from reduced dodge and damage bonuses, useful for taking out bosses or mobs on harder difficulties. This tree also buffs magic and increases allies' chances to pass friendly fire magic tests. Mobility Zone is a useful talent for assisting assassins in reaching weak spots for increased damage. A significant breakpoint occurs with the Under My Protection talent, achievable due to the Fellowship tick-over from Nav Power bonuses via Unnatural Allure. This build benefits greatly from the Fellowship scaling of the Officer and Grand Strategist trees, especially with further Nav power investment. This synergy improves as more talents are taken in Exemplar and Grand Strategist.

Grand Strategist Build Talent Progression:

1. Combat Tactics
2. Waking Nightmare
3. Blood Augury
4. Take and Hold
5. AP Increase, Perception
6. Under my Protection, Perception
7. Glimpse of Fate
8. Preference, Nimble
9. Willpower, Open to the Warp
10. Point of Interest
11. Willpower, Preference
12. Take and Hold 1
13. Adjusting Frontline, Fellowship
14. Perception, Preference
15. Killzone Stratagem
16. Veil of Protection, Ebb and Flow
17. Preference, Fellowship
18. Intelligence, It Will Not Die
19. Mastery of Time
20. Take and Hold 3

Exemplar Build:

The Exemplar tree provides strong buffs to support the playstyle, including willpower tests and magic damage. Malign Influence is a key talent, enabling successful Willpower tests to deal more damage, which is crucial for Cassia's Navigator spells. This talent immediately makes her more deadly against high Wound threats. Subsequent talent choices can focus on buffing stratagems, acquiring new stratagems, or enhancing Navigator magic bonuses. Exemplar talent rows offer choices to buff supporting or defensive capabilities based on player needs and difficulty.

Exemplar Build Talent Progression:

1. Malign Influence, Iron Discipline
2. Preference, Improvised Strategy
3. Willpower, Threads of Faults
4. Air of Authority, Preference
5. Eager Subordinates, Strategic Offensive
6. Perception, Steel Resolve
7. Scourge of the Red Tide, Willpower

With these builds, Cassia can be optimized as a warp mage in warhammer 40k rogue trader, combining powerful combat buffs, dodge support, and other essential facets for challenging difficulties.