[EndGame] Ogryn Ripper Gunlugger Build | Auric Ready | Guide by Yobi
Build for Darktide

Changelog:

• 14-Dec-2023
  • Guide Creation
• 04-Feb-2024
  • Re-written most of the guide

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Key Points of the Build:

• Ripper-Gun Mk II is the most Ammo Efficient Ripper-Gun among all Marks
• Ripper-Gun is Excellent against all Elites & Specials; Bracing can kill all elites very fast except Crushers. For Crushers use your special attack (stab) to reduce their Armor and then shoot them without ADS
• Ripper-Gun is Excellent against Boss Shields; It will Destroy Karnan Twins
• Difference with Heavy Stubbers:
  - Ripper-Gun is better against Elites. Definitely Better against Crushers
  - Heavy Stubber is better against Bosses.
  - Ripper-Gun has less Ammo but is more Versatile (reload speed, equip speed) than Heavy Stubbers
• Use Heavy Cleaver IV for Hordes. 

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Ranged Weapon:

• Ripper Gun Mk II
  • Perks: 
    1. Flak
    2. Maniac
  • Blessings: 
    1. Blaze Away 
    2. Can Opener
       - This is your way of dealing with Crushers. Do this: Stab them 1 time then fire your weapon

Melee Weapon: 
- Use Heavy 1 + Light for Single Target Damage
- Use Heavy 2 + Light for Cleave Damage
- To access your Heavy 2 you can do a Push Attack into Heavy 
- Use Cleaver for Hordes, Single Elites/Specials and/or when out of Ammo

• Krourk Cleaver IV
  • Perks: 
    1. Flak
    2. Unarmored (or Maniac)
  • Blessings: 
    1. Slaughterer - Must pick
    2. Confident Strike (or Savage Sweep)

Curios:
- Perk: Toughness or HP
- Blessings: 

• Stamina Regen
• Toughness Regen
• Ability Cooldown Reduction (because PBB CD is 80s)

Stimms:

1. Combat Stimm (Red) - Damage
2. Concentration Stimm (Yellow) - CD reduction

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Alternative Talent Options:
 

You can sacrifice 2 points from Toughness Boost / Toughness Damage Reduction Nodes for either of the following:

1. Unstoppable Momentum + Massacre
2. The Best Defense + Smash 'Em

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Build Synergies:

 Toughness:

• Lynchpin (Passive): +50% Toughness Replenishment from Coherency
• Bullet Bravado (Ability Modifier): +12% Toughness for each Rumbler Shot & Reload
• Feel No Pain (Keystone): Up to +25% Toughness Replenishment & +25% Damage Reduction
• Curios: +90% Toughness Regen
• Towering Presence (Passive): +50% Coherency Radius
• Heavyweight (Passive): 30% Damage Resistance against Bulwark, Crushers, Reapers, Plague Ogryns
• Won't Give In (Passive): 20% Damage Reduction for each Downed Ally
• Delight in Destruction (Passive): 10% Damage Resistance for each bleeding enemy (stacks 6 times)
• Nodes (Passive): 30% Toughness Damage Reduction 
• Nodes (Passive): +70 flat toughness

Damage:

• Reloaded and Ready (Passive): +12% Damage for 6s after Reloading
• Soften then Up (Passive): Enemies you damage take +15% damage from you
• Coward Culling (Aura): +20% Damage against Suppressed Enemies
• Point-Blank Barrage (Ability): +25% Ranged Attack Speed / -70% Reload Time
• Light'Em Up (Ability Modifier): 2 Burn Stacks per shot during PBB
• Dominate (Passive): +15% Rending after killing an Elite (10s)
• Nodes (Passive): +5% Ranged Damage / +5% Melee Damage

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Tips:

• Blaze Away works great when you Aim (ADS).
• You want to fire in ADS mode as much as possible.
• Only use normal (non-ADS) fire mode when you want to kill Crushers after stabbing them or when you want to kill an Elite/Special in front of you quickly. Spamming non-ADS has too much sway.
• Point-Blank Barrage Reloads your weapon
  - You can fire your entire magazine then activate PBB and continue shooting (do that against boss shields)
• Toughness Regen (Curios):
  - How it works: It reduces the time needed for your toughness to start replenishing from Coherency after leaving combat (after stop taking damage)
  - It used to increase the amount of Toughness Replenished but it was OP and it got Nerfed around Patch#12

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Author Notes:

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