Best Yrliet Builds in Warhammer 40K: Rogue Trader

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Yrliet is a companion you obtain in Act 2 of Warhammer 40K: Rogue Trader. Unlike other companions, Yrliet is an Aeldari who can’t equip conventional human weapons or armor. This means Yrliet will have trouble catching up with established crew members if you don’t know how to build her properly. You also have to find the proper equipment for her. Here are some of the best Yrliet builds in Warhammer 40K: Rogue Trader to bring out her full potential.

Best Yrliet Build Archetypes in Warhammer 40K: Rogue Trader

Warhammer 40K Yrliet Archetypes — Image Source: Owlcat Games via The Nerd Stash

Yrliet joins your team with the Operative archetype fully mastered. This allows her to go into the following archetypes:

Assassin
Bounty Hunter
Grand Strategist

Being a Grand Strategist isn’t a good fit for Yrliet since she relies on dealing damage from a distance. Other characters such as Cassia perform the support function better than Yrliet can while having natural talents to support them. Yrliet works great as an Assassin, though she can also go into the Bounty Hunter archetype and perform well.

Consider your team makeup before deciding on a class. If your main character is a Bounty Hunter and you have a Vanguard with Abelard or Heinrix, go the Assassin route. Should your party consist of tanks and burst damage, the Bounty Hunter is a good archetype to put in. Yrliet isn’t good in the front lines and you should always pair her with a durable melee character.

Yrliet Skill Paths

Warhammer 40K Yrliet Skills — Image Source: Owlcat Games via The Nerd Stash

Yrliet’s skills as an Assassin and a Bounty Hunter will be different despite their focus on single-target elimination. Assassins focus on lethality and creating weak spots to exploit. Bounty Hunters place exploits from a distance and deal lots of critical hits. Here are the skills you should take as an Assassin and Bounty Hunter:

Yrliet Bounty Hunter Build

Level	First Skill	Second Skill
16	Hunt Down the Prey	N/A
17	Piercing Shot	N/A
18	Heightened Concentration	N/A
19	Wild Hunt	N/A
20	Ballistic Skill (AP Increase)	Characteristics Training: Perception
21	Ballistic Skill	Hunting Surge
22	Cull the Bold	N/A
23	Pierce the Armour	Awareness
24	Ballistic Skill	Characteristics Training: Ballistic Skill
25	Gruesome Kill	N/A
26	Awareness	Agility
27	Wild Hunt Upgrade	N/A
28	Prescient Sight	N/A
29	Demolition	Ballistic Skill
30	It Will Not Die	Claim the Bounty
31	Guidance	N/A
32	Perception	Demolition
33	Expert Finesse	N/A
34	Penetrating Sight	N/A
35	Wild Hunt Upgrade	N/A

Yrliet Assassin Build

Level	First Skill	Second Skill
16	Seek the Opening	N/A
17	Death Whisper	N/A
18	Carmine Whisper	N/A
19	Dispatch	N/A
20	Ballistic Skill (AP Increase)	N/A
21	Deadly Calculation	Ballistic Skill
22	Awareness	Elusive Shadow
23	Professional Acumen	N/A
24	Perception	It Will Not Die
25	Mortally Effective	N/A
26	Perception	Awareness
27	Dispatch Upgrade	N/A
28	Penetrating Sight	Lethality Heightens
29	Intelligence	Lore: Xenos
30	Feinting Attack	N/A
31	Characteristic Training: Perception	Elusive Speed
32	Medicae	N/A
33	Create an Opening	Agility
34	Characteristic Training: Ballistic Skill	N/A
35	Dispatch Upgrade	N/A

Here’s a quick recap of the builds:

Yrliet is better as an Assassin or a Bounty Hunter. Other companions are better suited for the Grand Strategist role.
As an Assassin, focus on creating openings for your teammates and launching powerful attacks from a distance.
If you choose the Bounty Hunter route, stack exploits on your target and get as many critical hits as possible.