Auric Maelstrom - Bubble Smite Support
Build for Darktide
Weapons
Uncanny Strike
+12-24% Rending on Enemy Weak Spot Hit for 3.5s. Stacks 5 times.
Deflector
This weapon Blocks both Melee and Ranged attacks. Additionally, Block Cost is reduced by 22.5-30%.
Surge
2 Shots on Critical Hit. +2-5% Ranged Crit Chance.
Warp Nexus
Gain between 3.5-5% and 14-20% Critical Chance based on current level of peril.
Curios
+13-17% Toughness
+13-17% Toughness
+13-17% Toughness
Talents
Description
build
primarily focused on voidstrike spam and supporting with bubble+smite.
voidstrike
deals with basically anything; hordes, specials, ranged, armor, it even has decent boss dmg.
smite
can stunlock entire screens. helpful to deal with mixed horde.
bubbles
block bullets and grant toughness regen then gives a large damage reduction buff when expiring.
deimos
the build lacks most in boss damage and I love blocking bullets so I usually go deimos. if you want more deimos damage and no bullet blocking replace deflector with unstable power, riposte, or blazing spirit. IV dueling and illisi are good alternatives.
your job
is to sit behind your allies and spam voidstrike at anything that isnt friendly, vent peril so you dont kill yourself and use smite/bubble when necessary. both skills when properly utilized can completely reverse a situation that would otherwise be a party wipe. use bubble to stop groups of shooters/gunners from shredding your team, and to provide toughness regen + DR for boss fight. for boss damage use deimos special heavy if its safe to be close, otherwise charged voidstrikes.