LORETIDE - Zealot - Sister of Battle
 Zealot Build - Warhammer 40k: Darktide 

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1. Foreword

Welcome to the Driptide series, where I craft lore-themed builds paired with fitting cosmetic setups, prioritizing fun and variety over strict adherence to the meta or optimization. While these builds may not always align with the current meta or pursue min/maxing, they promise an engaging experience for those seeking something different.

Before I make a build public, it undergoes extensive playtesting and adjustments to prove its viability in Auric Damnation. This ensures that although they can be unorthodox, you will be able to have fun without worrying about being deadweight.

Additionally, sometimes the weapons selected for these builds, though unconventional at times (such as the Valhalla Ice Warrior with Mk VII Tactical Axe), are chosen for thematic coherence and to stave off monotony by diversifying gameplay away from the usual meta weapons—a core principle of this series.

2. Contents

1. Foreword
2. Contents
3. Introduction
4. Overview
5. The Drip
6. Melee Weapon
7. Ranged Weapon
8. Curios
9. Talents
10. Tactics

3. Introduction

Cosplay a Sister of Battle. Typical build with a chain weapon + bolter.

4. Overview

Player skill required: Beginner - Average - Competent - Expert

This build is extremely straight forward but has some optional mechanical depth. In melee just spam light attacks and use your ability for toughness regen/attack speed.

Bolter gives reliable ranged DPS when needed, ammo hungry so best to save it for ranged enemies (your Eviscerator will make short work of Crushers/Maulers.

5. The Drip

• Head - Excoriator's Incense Rebreather.
• Torso - Scroll Keeper's Warplate.
• Legs - Gilded Carmine Supplicant's Vestments.
• Accessory - Munitorum Mk IIc Vox Caster (Rust Camo).
• Melee - Heavy Eviscerator (Fire Wastes Camo).
• Ranged - Spearhead Boltgun (Fire Wastes Camo).

For a silver variant, change these cosmetic slots accordingly:

• Head - Spectrus VI model bionic eye.
• Torso - Armour of Holy Sanctitude.
• Legs - Holy Anointer Regalia.
• Accessory - Munitorum Mk IIc Vox Caster (Factorum Finish).

6. Melee Weapon

Tigrus Mk XV Heavy Eviscerator.

Perks

1. Melee Critical Hit Chance - Stack crit to proc Perfect Strike.
2. Unyielding - Activated heavies to shred Monstrosities.

Blessings

1. Perfect Strike - Insane cleaves through mixed hordes.
2. Shred - Stack crit to proc Perfect Strike.

7. Ranged Weapon

Locke Mk IIb Spearhead Boltgun

Perks

1. Flak - Standard damage perks.
2. Maniac - Standard damage perks.

Blessings

1. Pinning Fire - Highest DPS blessing for Bolter.
2. Surgical - ADS crits increase your ammo efficiency by giving you 1 hit kills on more enemies.

You can swap to the Bolter immediately by pressing quickswap or your ranged weapon key and then immediately throwing a knife, this will cancel the weapon draw animation.

8. Curios

Stats

1. Toughness
2. Toughness
3. Toughness

Perks

1. Toughness
2. Health
3. Corruption Resistance

9. Talents

Focus is on Blazing Piety and melee crit related talents. This will make your Eviscerator destroy most things in melee just with light attack spam.

10. Tactics

Hordes/Mixed Hordes

Eviscerator light spam.

Specials

Bolter or throwing knives.

Ragers/Maulers/Crushers/Bulwarks

Eviscerator light spam.

Shooters/Gunners/Reapers/Snipers

Bolter or throwing knives.

Monstrosities
Eviscerator activated heavies (shredder).