Wildstar Esper Guides

Esper is a playable class in WildStar. They are masters of the mind, who tap into powerful psychic energies to lash out and incapacitate enemies or strengthen and protect their friends. The connection between the mind and body is a powerful thing, and no one demonstrates this better than an Esper.

Role: Ranged DPS, Healer
Equipment: Psyblade
Armor: Light Armor
Resource: PSI Points
Primary Attributes: Moxie (DPS), Insight (Healing)
Secondary Attributes Finesse, Brutality (DPS) (Healing)
Dominion Races: Cassian, Chua
Exiles Races: Human, Aurin

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Wildstar Esper Lore

Espers are masters of the mind who tap into powerful psychic energies to lash out and incapacitate enemies or strengthen and protect their friends.

The connection between the mind and body is a powerful thing, and no one demonstrates this better than an Esper. Rare individuals that display unusual mental fortitude, Espers must undergo rigorous training in order to harness the turbulent, chaotic energies of the mind – eventually learning to focus and transform this energy into telekinetic power. Once they have mastered this ability, Espers learn to use the psyblade – a sharp and deadly projectile weapon propelled through the air by the force of their minds.

But the psyblade is not the only weapon in the Esper's arsenal. They can also manipulate mental energy to create illusions so convincing they are capable of inflicting very real damage on their enemies. This same technique can be used to bolster friends, allowing them to return to the fray after being injured in battle. A fully trained Esper can turn the tide in any conflict, sustaining and healing their allies while dishing out devastating mental blasts against their foes.

Gear

Psyblade

While others waste time swinging clunky metal swords at you, you'll be ventilating them with an indestructible wit-sharpened stiletto forged from 100% superego! Unlike their flimsy milquetoast steel counterparts, your psy-blade projections can be flung with deadly abandon among your cerebrally disadvantaged victims! Brain power never felt so good!

Benevolent illusions

They say time heals all wounds, but why wait? Humiliate generations of traditional physicians by restoring life and buffing armor using only the power of your mind! And if you ever dreamed of transforming into a health-restoring, rainbow-pooping spirit animal? BOOM.

Terrifying nightmares

Tired of hearing that you cause "bad vibes" and fly off the handle over "nothing"? Put those judgmental haters on the short bus to payback school! Use your enemies' worst fears against them, attacking with nightmarish psycho-kinetic horrors guaranteed to stop even the hardiest of hearts.

Roles

Espers can be built into three main roles:

Stationary Nuke Espers, relying on long range attacks, proper positioning, and knowledge of when to move and when to attack to blast their enemies with massive amounts of burst
Mobile Controller Espers, wading into the thick of the battlefield to herd and handle crowds, relying on their life stealing to stay alive
Healer Espers, using their large arsenal of targeted heals, buffs, and HoTs to keep their allies alive. They are the most like healers from other games

AMPs

Assault
Hybrid A/S
Support
Hybrid S/U
Utility
Hybrid A/U

Name	Tier	Power Cost	Description
Assault Power I	1	1	Increases Assault Power by 2.5% of your current maximum.
Assault Power II	1	1	Increases Assault Power by 2.5% of your current maximum.
Assault Power III	1	1	Increases Assault Power by 2.5% of your current maximum.
Strikethrough I	1	1	Increases Strikethrough Chance by 1%.
Strikethrough II	1	1	Increases Strikethrough Chance by 1%.
Strikethrough III	1	1	Increases Strikethrough Chance by 1%.
Armor Pierce I	1	1	Increases Armor Pierce by 2%.
Armor Pierce II	1	1	Increases Armor Pierce by 2%.
Armor Pierce III	1	1	Increases Armor Pierce by 2%.
Reckful	2	4	Landing a 5 Psi Point Assault Finisher grants an Empower for 8s. Increases Critical Hit Chance by 8%.
The Power!	2	4	Landing a Critical Hit grants an Empower. Empower: Increases your Multi-Hit and Multi-Hit Severity by 5% for 8s.
Follow Through	2	4	Landing an Assault Finisher grants an Empower. Empower: Assault Power is increased by 8% for 8s.
True Sight	2	4	While above 3 PSI Points gain an Empower. Empower: Increases Strikethrough Chance by 8%.
Superiority	2	4	While above 70% Health, gain Empower. Empower: Increases Damage Dealt by 8%.
Quick Response	3	6	Landing a Critical Hit with a Finisher grants a 100% chance to reduce your cooldowns by 45%. This can only occur every 15s.
Figment	3	6	While above 70% health, damaging a foe has a 20% chance to manifest a Figment that deals 28 magic damage per second for 10s. Can only occur every 10s.

Abilities

Assault
Support
Utility
Innate

Name	Unlock	Description
Telekinetic Strike	1	Deal 37 magic damage to 5 foes and generate a Psi Point.
Mind Burst	2	Deal magic damage to 5 foes. 1PP: 28 dmg 2PP: 57 dmg 3PP: 85 dmg 4PP: 112 dmg 5PP: 141 dmg
Concentrated Blade	4	Manifest a psyblade that, after 3s, spins to the nearest foe dealing 40 magic damage and generating a Psi Point.
Blade Dance	14	Deal magic damage to 5 foes every 0.5s. 1PP: 6 dmg per tick 2PP: 13 dmg per tick 3PP: 19 dmg per tick 4PP: 26 dmg per tick 5PP: 32 dmg per tick
Telekinetic Storm	8	Conjure a storm, lasting for 7s, that erupts upon attaching to a foe or reaching the end of its path. The storm deals magical damage to 5 foes every 1s. 1PP: 6 dmg per tick 2PP: 10 dmg per tick 3PP: 16 dmg per tick 4PP: 21 dmg per tick 5PP: 27 dmg per tick
Illusionary Blades	22	Gain a stack of Illusion and deal magic damage to 5 foes. Illusion: Deal additional magic damage with each hit of Psychic Frenzy or Blade Dance. Stacks 5 times. 1 Illusion: 16 dmg 2 Illusion: 18 dmg 3 Illusion: 18 dmg 4 Illusion: 20 dmg 5 Illusion: 20 dmg If Illusionary Blades is not cast for 8s, remove 1 Illusion every 1s.
Psychic Frenzy	10	Conjure 3 spectral blades that each deal 16 magic damage to 5 foes and generate a Psi Point. Blades swing once per cast and can only generate 1 Psi Point total.
Spectral Swarm	16 (AMPs)	Manifest 3 Phantoms that each deal 6 magic damage every 1.25s for 10s. Generate a Psi Point.
Haunt	18	Deal 56 magic damage and apply an Expose to 5 foes for 6s. Generate a Psi Point. Expose: Reduces Magic Mitigation by 6%. Shares a cooldown with Pyrokinetic Flame.
Reap	5	Deal 57 magic damage to 1 foe and generate a Psi Point. Usable while above 2 Psi Points.

Tips & Tricks

Always use your pump skill to build your Psi Points. Your dump skills require Psi Points to activate so it’s incredibly important to build them as quickly as possible.
If using Telekinetic Strike you’ll need to position yourself so that you can guarantee multiple hits on your target. The fact Telekinetic Strike is now mobile allows it to be very useful in PvE and PvP.
Remember that your innate not only provides additional damage mitigation but also generates Psi Points incredibly quickly. If you’re quick enough you can cast two finishers in a very short space of time for massive damage.
Don't forget that you can run around when using Spectral Form. It's your run and gun super-charged skill!
Try to always maximise your Psi Points before you use your dump skill. The damage or healing from a 5 point finisher is enormous and will only take a second or two extra to generate.
If you’re pursuing a melee build by using Psychic Frenzy, remember that you’re a light armored class and can die incredibly quickly as a result. Remember to equip skills that will compliment your vulnerability such as Crush, Shockwave, Phantasmal Armor or Fade Out.
During the early levels utilise Bolster and Concentrated Blades to quickly generate Psi Points while in combat.
Try to preserve your Utility skills until you absolutely have to use them as skills such as Crush have lengthy cooldowns but you’ll rely on them heavily.
For your Assault finishers (Mind Burst or Telekinetic Storm) try to only use them when you can guarantee they’ll hit your target. If you miss you’ll lose your Psi Points but deal no damage.