[Auric Maelstrom] Indomitable Commissar - Crit/Tank/Support
Build for Darktide

Updating for Traitor Curse 2, Talent Tree is done

I know you want to roleplay as a Commissar in Auric Maelstrom, you dirty beast. The Indomitable Commissar brings excellent damage reduction in combat, and toughness regeneration for the entire team. The higher the difficulty, and the more coherent your team is, the better this build will fare.

Weapons

Power Sword - While most melee weapons work fine with this build, the Power Sword is among the strongest unmodified melee weapons. Power Cycler turns it into a death machine.

Perks

• Flak & Maniac Damage is great for eliminating Elites and Mutants even in hordes, which can save your team in tense situations.

Blessings

• Power Cycler allows you to keep your weapon energized for more hits, increasing your horde clear potential. Energized Power Swords are capable of killing mixed-in Elites with some ease, too.
• Slaughterer is an easy 40% damage increase on your Power Sword.

Heavy Laspistol - Benefits well from various Crit perks, outputting respectable damage to most enemies. While you won't be topping damage on your team, you will be eliminating Elites, Specials, Reapers, and Hordes with equal ease, while also whittling away at Monstrosities from range. Only Carapace Armour will give you pause, which is why Krak Grenades are the Blitz of choice. Both Kantreal and Accatran Heavy Laspistols are good choices, depending on personal preference.

Perks

• Crit Strike Chance is always important for Laspistols thanks to Shock Trooper. Take every point you can get.
• Crit Strike Damage is a great choice thanks to the Laspistol's already high damage - This gives you consistent damage to all enemies, rather than focusing on one armour type.

Blessings

• Infernus is an easy source of extra damage and can finish off any Specials and Elites that escape you. While you'll mostly rely on your raw weapon damage, Infernus can be effective thanks to the Laspistol's Rate of Fire.
• Reassuringly Accurate is a very reliable source of Toughness thanks to your high Crit chance. This will keep you and your team in Toughness regeneration even when fighting hordes.

The core of this build is the combination of Voice of Command and its auxiliary Talents with Iron Will. Using your Ability in combat means enemies will need to fight through a hefty 50% damage reduction and several hundred Toughness before they can hurt you, which works even better when paired with other Veterans and Zealots who run Toughness-boosting abilities. Additionally, Close Order Drill paired with Charismatic gives you another 33% Toughness Damage Reduction, resulting in a total of 83% Toughness Damage Reduction so long as your team sticks together.

Using Voice of Command at the right time can save your teammates from the likes of Snipers and Poxbursters while keeping them inundated with Toughness, and with Tactical Awareness and a keen eye for Specials, you should be able to use this ability with some regularity.

Focus Target!, Confirmed Kill, and your Laspistol's Reassuringly Accurate Blessing are your best sources of Toughness regeneration, and even in general combat situations should keep you at 100% Toughness most of the time. These also synchronise well with Born Leader and Covering Fire which will passively heal your teammates' Toughness in combat.

You should be hitting Crits more often than not between your various Crit boosts, Reciprocity, and Deadshot. Combining Deadshot with the Stamina regen from Duck and Dive will keep you in a consistent stream of Stamina with which to aim and Crit.

The Indomitable Commissar rewards ranged combat at any distance. Covering Fire will replenish the toughness of teammates within 5 meters of any enemy you kill with your Laspistol, thus playing into your support role. Shock Trooper and Survivalist, plus your many sources of Critical Strikes, will allow you to fire many hundreds of rounds without using very much ammo at all, meaning you can be very liberal with your ranged attacks. The Power Sword, meanwhile, is best used for carving through Elites, Mutants, and Hordes.

Keep shooting, stay in coherency, and regularly use your Voice of Command when the fighting gets tense, and the Indomitable Commissar build will make you an amazing anchorpoint that keeps the team alive well into Auric Maelstrom. Prioritizing Specials, Reapers, ranged Elites, and Shooters will be the best use of your Laspistol, while shooting nearby Hordes will keep everyone's Toughness up. Make sure to communicate with your team, however, as splitting up will punish both you and your teammates, who may have become accustomed to the Toughness boost you provide.