Auric Maelstrom - Glass Cannon Crit
Build for Darktide

build 

primarily focused on maximizing crit chance, crit damage and weakspot damage to allow us to use our entire loadout effectively.

combat axe 

is a solid weapon for dealing with hordes with brutal momentum and great for specials and armor. decent boss damage. dueling IV is a good alternative.

assail

is one of the best tools in the game for dealing with hordes and ranged specials. it does not do good boss damage. it does not do good armor damage by default, but it counts as a ranged attack and inherits the revolvers blessings for 30% crit if revolver is empty and 80% rending on crit.

revolver

is good armor piercing and ranged special sniping. can be left unloaded to give assail the crit chance buff from crucian roulette.

scriers gaze

is an amazing damage steroid; it gives you damage, crit chance, crit damage, weakspot damage, dr and movespeed but you will generate peril while active. use it for mixed hordes and kill as much as you can to reduce the amount generated and prolong the benefits. use it against bosses to help burst them down. 

disrupt destiny

gives enemies glowy heads. kill glowy head guys for toughness regen and  movespeed as well as a stacking buff that gives damage, crit damage, and weakspot damage.

your job 

is to identify which enemies are the most threatening at any time and eliminate them as quickly as possible while doing your best to headshot marked targets to maintain disrupt destiny stacks. axe and assail can both destroy hordes. axe, revolver and assail are all capable of dealing with armor. assail destroys shooter squads and specials at medium range. revolver is one of the best long ranged special snipers in the game. combat axe and scriers gaze should be your go-to for boss damage.