Warhammer 40K: Rogue Trader patch buffs its weakest archetypes and companion Uralon the Cruel

Owlcat dropped a hefty patch for Warhammer 40K: Rogue Trader alongside the new expansion The Infinite Museion, and the headline changes are long-overdue buffs to the game's weakest archetypes and one underperforming companion.

Operatives and Assassins have been widely considered the bottom of the barrel in Rogue Trader's class roster. Operatives were flatly outclassed by the Soldier in ranged damage, while Assassins couldn't keep up with the beefier Executioner. The big fix: both archetypes can now use their keystone abilities during bonus turns — the extra actions generated by the Officer class. At higher difficulties, Rogue Trader's entire combat meta revolves around stacking and abusing bonus turns, so unlocking those keystones in that window could be genuinely transformative for both classes. Owlcat also buffed the Operative's abilities more broadly on top of that. Uralon the Cruel, the Chaos Marine antagonist who can join your crew on evil-aligned playthroughs, also got a significant overhaul — his stats, scaling, and loot pool were all improved after he was noticeably weaker than other story companions and even generic mercenaries. The patch also includes a large number of bug fixes, including one that stopped interacting with objects at the cultist hideout on Rykad Minoris from endlessly triggering trauma. Notably, there are no nerfs — wild builds like Bladedancer-Executioner remain untouched.

Owlcat is juggling a packed slate right now: the studio is developing Warhammer 40K: Dark Heresy, The Expanse: Osiris Reborn, and continuing to support Rogue Trader as it marks its 10th anniversary. Rogue Trader had a rough initial reception, but Owlcat's track record with post-launch support — see Pathfinder: Kingmaker and Wrath of the Righteous — suggests the game has plenty of room to grow into something special.