Veteran - Auric Maelstrom - Anti Elite
Build for Darktide
Weapons
Rev it Up
+17-20% Movement Speed for 2s on Weapon Special Activation.
Bloodletter
+11-14 Bleed Stacks from Special Attacks.
Infernus
+1-4 Burn Stack(s) on Critical Hit to a maximum of 3-12 Stack(s).
Headhunter
+3.5-5% Critical Chance on Weak Spot Hit until your next Critical Hit. Stacks 5 times.
Curios
+13-17% Toughness
+13-17% Toughness
+13-17% Toughness
Talents
Description
This build is a high damage, accurate and versatile support build.
For infiltrator (inf), with 2 charges and an increased cooldown, overall you gain more uptime, however you need to use it only when necessary, if you spam inf you lose a lot of that additional uptime. With this build, you need to be competent in melee, on the plus side the chain sword has enough cleave to make quick work of your general hoards, so despite the lack of melee damage improvements it can more than hold it's own. Use Rev on the chain sword to get in and out of sticky situations, you can use the movement bonus to almost indefinitely kite melee enemies.
Mixing inf with the chain sword Rev ability allows for some very safe, very fast movement, allowing for quick repositioning for weak spot hits on Beasts of Nurgle for example, sneaky and difficult revives, and general safe mobility.
The VId with Infernus and all the rending perks, plus it's ability to dish out critical hits, which the VId can put out often given it's insane stability, accuracy and fire rate. Overall the VId can happily head spray elites, it has insane crit output and mag size, the shock trooper perk exasperates this massively.
The only change I might recommend is changing for a krak if you are wanting more damage output for bosses and crushers. Though personally I feel the chainsword special ability or the burn stacks and rending from the Recon las are more than enough to deal with both of these things.
Last updated: 19/04/2024