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Soulblaze Surge Force Staff / DPS Caster
sovietwolf13 8 months ago
 Soulblaze Surge Force Staff / DPS Caster
 Psyker Build - Warhammer 40k: Darktide 

 Soulblaze Surge Force Staff / DPS Caster
 Psyker Build - Warhammer 40k: Darktide 

Anti-Special
Anti-Elite
Crowd Control
Ranged

Weapons

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Catachan Mk VI Combat Blade
Transcendant
Catachan Mk VI Combat Blade
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10-25% Damage (Maniacs)
10-25% Damage (Carapace Armoured Enemies)
Precognition

Precognition

45-60% Finesse Damage for 2s on successful Dodge.

Riposte

Riposte

12.5-20% Critical Chance for 6s on successful Dodge.

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Nomanus Mk VI Electrokinetic Force Staff
Transcendant
Nomanus Mk VI Electrokinetic Force Staff
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10-25% Damage (Flak Armoured Enemies)
10-25% Damage (Unyielding Enemies)
Warp Flurry

Warp Flurry

-8.5--5.5% Charge Time on Chained Secondary Attack. Stacks 3 times.

Warp Nexus

Warp Nexus

Gain between 3.5-5% and 14-20% Critical Chance based on current level of peril.

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Curios

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Guardian Nocturnus
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Guardian Nocturnus
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+1-3 Max Stamina

+1-3 Max Stamina

+1-4% Combat Ability Regeneration
+6-12% Block Efficiency
+6-12% Stamina Regeneration
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Guardian Nocturnus
Transcendant
Guardian Nocturnus
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+13-17% Toughness

+13-17% Toughness

+1-4% Combat Ability Regeneration
+6-12% Block Efficiency
+6-12% Stamina Regeneration
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Guardian Nocturnus
Transcendant
Guardian Nocturnus
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+13-17% Toughness

+13-17% Toughness

+1-4% Combat Ability Regeneration
+6-12% Block Efficiency
+6-12% Stamina Regeneration
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Talents

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Description

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Fast and Aggressive Style

 

Auric Maelstrom ready

 

Stay alive, Keep team alive

 

Tools:

 

Knife:

Dodge, Aim for Head, push attack for best dps

Perked for troublesome melee units

Speed/reposition (heavy attack sprint)

Melee defence (kinetic deflection)

 

Surge Staff:

Spam cast usually best strategy

Perked for troublesome ranged elites

Single target dps

Great against specialists and elites 

 

Smite:

Great against packs of hounds 

Locks down groups of elites

 

 

Venting Shriek:

Quells 50% peril immediately

25% toughness with Quietude 

 

Passives:

 

Disrupt Destiny:

Highlights enemies 

on kill:

+20% movement speed for 2.5sec

+10% toughness regen

+1/15 stack of DD

@max stacks of 15:

+15% damage

+30% critical damage

+37.5% weakspot damage

 

Kinetic Deflection:

Changes block resource to peril from stamina 

Allows for block tanking damnation DemonHosts

Allows for push attack spamming against hordes

+3 Stam Curio scales how much you can block

 

Warp Rider, Warp Nexus, One with the Warp:

High peril payoffs, Talents and Blessings

Max benefits at 85%+ peril 

 

Solidity:

Quell speed is primary stat of staff

Important to support the Caster playstyle

Switch to staff to quell, as it's the fastest method

 

Perilous Combustion and Creeping Flames:

Adds another layer of DoT damage affected by Warp damage passives at application 

Target Specialists and Elites in mixed hordes to wittle down the crowd faster and safer

 

Empathic Evasion, Mettle, Perfect Timing:

Critical Chance payoffs, Talents

Evasion is best defense against ranged elites

Movement speed and Warp damage crucial to build

 

Seer's Presence and Psykinetics Aura:

Cooldown reduction for entire team in coherence 

Leverage high specialists and elite volume in auric missions for greater team utility and damage output

 

Soulstealer, Quietude, Mettle, Disrupt Destiny:

Sources of Toughness Regen

Converts most forms of attack into effective hp

Prioritize attacking threats as form of defense

 

2 +17% Toughness Curious and 2 +15 base Toughness Talents make 121 Max Toughness

8 months ago