[AURIC] Assail Scrier's Gaze Gunker - OCT'24
 Psyker Build - Warhammer 40k: Darktide 

[Warp Unbound + Assail + Empowered Psionics]

Overview:

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updated Oct 18, after playing some more and trying different things.

I love this build for its available tools, ability to clear rooms, nuke bosses and be very resilient for a Psyker.

It’s basically made me a Psyker main rn.

Out: recon las gun

In: vraks mk5

- crit and weak spot multiplier is sexy af

Out: points for True Aim

In: spread around, but picking up available toughness nodes and TDR skills

- the toughness DR and additional toughness works well as I spend entirely too much time in melee, the imperiled cleave is a thing of beauty on the Deimos for chaff clear

- where melee gets hairy, I just blast a few assails, as psionics is usually stacked up and ready to go

- I don’t end up using anywhere near the amount of ammo that typical Gunker ammo gluttony use because of how effective this is in melee

- triple threat of toughness recovery: [on crit], [on kill] (if target has soul burn stacks), [on peril reduction]
   (ie, ranged crit or melee weak spot kill during scriers), so far has worked a charm. These can all happen at once, and happen ALL the time.

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New patch talent added to Scrier's Gaze [ Warp unbound ] ---> Game changer
 Just go ham with assail when at 100% peril for 10s. Max Peril, max damage, max cleave, max fun.

Strategy:

1. See enemies, pop Scrier's Gaze
2. Shoot / Melee to acquire Scrier's Stacks
3. When at or near 100% peril just start blasting assails until you run out
   1. (Keep an eye on that Scrier's post buff timer! Or internalize it, as my ui had a habit of forgetting to show it….)
4. Rinse , repeat.

Should be able to keep Scriers going until the CD is up again. 
Choose your own adventure on that, if you need more cd reduction, not hard to swap aura's -> [ Prescience ] for [ Seer's Presence ]

Ranged Weapons:-

[Currently using:]

 >> General note: I typically pick blessings for this build that give STRENGTH [used to be 'power'] over say, close damage etc. Since base strength will improve cleave / stagger etc etc. 

• [1] Recon Lasgun MK6 (the MK12 would be an alternative)
  - now vraks mk5 (old columnus)
  • Cleaves at >50% peril /w [ Warp Splitting ]

    • "That's the thing cap, I'm always imperil'd"

       

[Alternatives I'm considering , but haven't tried out yet]
> And I have put no theory or strong consideration into these, just daydream thoughts of "I wonder"

• [2] IAGs - Vraks Mk V  (used to be: Columnus MK5)
  • A venerable classic, might be harder to hit heads as easy with lasgun due to recoil
  • Curious about cleave characteristics /w  [ Warp Splitting ]
  • Note: did move to this
• [3] Braced AutoGuns - Graia Mk IV Braced Autogun
• Note: didn’t like it, no bueno
  • >>> "WILD CARD B*TCHES" <<<
  • Tons of ammo, check ✓
    .... Yeah I didn't think ahead further than that

    • Well a little, maybe

      
       

Melee Weapons:

Deimos,Force Sword : don't think to hard about it. The force push is great, better mobility than illisi. Force push stalls crushers/ragers etc and opens up bulwarks

- I use slaughterer as its very handy in that it buffs strength (and therefore cleave), and if I’m poking a mutant in the eye mid fight, I can sometimes 1 tap it with a light

- uncanny rending for flak and carapace

- +unyielding and +maniac modd to round it out for unarmored ‘armor’ types

Duelling sword is definitely viable, and benefits from the same things as above, but I rely on force push too much as I live in melee combat.

Curios:

>> Toughness, and some more toughness. 

The rest is up to you Planateers!
 

• "The health of our planet relies on the health of its people" - Captain Planet

IE, do whatever keeps you alive.  I've noticed that when I'm not looking in one direction for 5 seconds, a sniper hits me right in noggin  (Sniper DMG reduction) OR, between fights I need to regen a bit of toughness before engaging again (Toughness Regen Speed)

- personal choices though

Q&A:

1) Isn't Disrupt Destiny is the best for Gunker/Assail Psykers?

• Psionics over Disrupt as it adds strength to assail (ie, cleaves thru more targets). I’m spamming into hordes for that sweet stagger, so I’d like it to hit as many as possible.
• Plus Psionics charges are free-use & re-use of Assail (so I run out less, mid fight), helpful for when I'm blasting from the hip into the "30-50 feral ragers that ran into my hive within 3-5 mins while my imbeciles were playing”,
  
  disclaimer:    I'm a terrible Psyker and only partake as a part time hobby.