Hitting at least 3 enemies with an attack, increases your damage by 24-36% for 3 seconds.
+35-50% Cleave on Hit. Stacks 5 times.
+4.25-5% Strength for every Enemy you Stagger. Stacks 5 times.
Ranged hits add 1-4 stacks of bleed to enemies.
Ok I changed my mind again Piety is the best. Relic Blade uses Disdain so damn well that you don't really miss sustained assault as much as you would other weapons. The extra survivability and freedom of movement you get with TWBS and Good Balance is great, so this is my new main build now.
Cranial works in place of Rampage. Stack cranial before activating your special to get maximum value out of your charge. It's better for more single target prio and has more uptime overall. But Rampage is BIG DAM so your choice. Wrath has become mandatory as I play more, even without mobian 21st modifier.
Currently I'm running Cara + Elite damage since the Carapace Armor spam in Havoc is a nightmare, and I notice a lot of team deaths happen because they happen to get overheaded in the chaos. Prio targetting Crushers basically becomes a full time job in my experience.
Bolter literally carries btw, supresses all gunners in the area and deletes everything. Throwing Knife tech allows you to pull it out faster. I don't like cavalcade since it wants you to blow your load to get value out of it, and ammo is important. Puncture lets you bleed bosses easily and can hit some breakpoints when sniping with it. Also helps you stack scourge so that's a small plus.
Good Curio Perks to consider: Combat Ability Regen (Always), Stamina Regen, Toughness, Sprint Efficiency, Block Efficiency, Corruption Resistance, Gunner Resistance. I've seen people stack all 3 health curious with health perk in high havoc games, so if that's more your speed then go for it.
I'm literally Guts btw don't @ me