Reduces Heat buildup by 3-6% and increases weakspot damage by 1-4% for 3s on chained weakspot hits. Stacks 5 times.
Hitting at least 3 enemies with an attack, increases your damage by 24-36% for 3 seconds.
Target receives 1-4 Stacks of 2.5% Brittleness on direct projectile hit. Debuff lasts for 5 seconds and can have a maximum of 16 stacks.
Ranged hits add 1-4 stacks of bleed to enemies.
After 600h of Darktide, and lot of testing with the relic blade, here what I think is the most optimal build to play with it.
The build depend on three things : CRITs, dodges and Fury of the faithful
CRITs : 5% base + 15% blazing piety +30 % scourge = 50% CRIT chance that will be active most of the time
With this "Enduring Faith" will give a permanent +50% Toughness damage reduction, making you the tankiest class in the game (sorry ogryns)
Dodges :
It gives you : +50% damage boost to weak-spots and CRITs, 15% toughness back and +25% Toughness damage reduction.
With this you are not dependent on other to survive if things go south or you need charge ahead to eliminate threats to the team.
Fury of the faithful :
Is here boost your damage, restore your toughness, but most of all boost your attack speed by +20%!!!
You will do so much CRITs that it will be recharged by the end of its effect thanks to "invocation of death", with an additional charge just in case.
It s a must have for the relic blade since it is slow by itself, always use it when in melee.
Munitorum Mk X Relic Blade
+ : excellent horde clear, very good elite damage, incredibly fun to use
- : Combos need to be learned to use effectively, slow heavy attack, low mobility
To kill an elite : 'heavy + heavy + light attack' and repeat with 'heavy + heavy + light attack'
To clear an horde : 'light + light + heavy + heavy ' then continue doing heavy attacks until everyone is dead (it will continue the chain)
Boltgun
Your answer to a squad of crushers/maulers or bosses.
While changing weapon, throw a dagger to be able to instantly fire. Once you have decimated/thinned the enemies, don't be shy and finish in melee. Reloading is long and you will be vulnerable while doing it.
Bosses melt under its barrage.
It can also be good for long range if needed, but this will be rare.
"Mobility" is the dump stat and should be at 60%.
Tips :
- If cornered, continue to dodge even if you are blocked by the crowd, you will be surprised how the generous the window of dodge is and that the distance of it doesn't impact the bonus our build give if successful.
- Blades of faith : aim a little higher to do head-shots, it takes practice, but the reward is fantastic, I no longer miss the immolation grenade that was a staple for me for a long time. Perfect for snipers as it kills them even with body shots.
- don't dodge the dogs, block and push and kill them in melee.
- max your character height, it facilitate aiming for the heads on enemies with melee.
- sliding count as a dodge ! Always slide when charging or escaping if you don't use your ability.
