Table of Contents
Class
Weapons
Shred
+4% Bonus Critical Chance on Chained Hit. Stacks 5 times.
Headtaker
+5% Strength for 3.5s on Hit. Stacks 5 times.
Puncture
Ranged hits add 4 stacks of bleed to enemies.
Surgical
+10% Critical Chance for every 0.3 second while aiming. Stacks 10 times. Discharges all stacks upon firing.
Curios
+13-17% Toughness
+13-17% Toughness
+17-21% Max Health
Talent Tree
Description
Melee build focused on crit Combat Axes or Tac Axes.
Blitz:
Optional, both are great. Adapt according your playstyle.
Ability:
If we decide to switch from Castigator's Stance to Break the Line, drop Keeping Protocol and take Commendation from Condemnation.
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Tips for axes in general:
- Push attack staggers ragers and maulers and in combo with Drive them Back is your main starter for horde clear.
- For Tac Axe you should use special while aiming for enemy heads (Crusher Reaper Bulwark Mutant can get staggered by it)
For Tac Axe variant we want to drop Weight of the Lex for Strike Down
Tac Axe For this build: Atrox Mk VII Tactical Axe (Unyielding/Carapace Headtaker/ Shred)
If you are struggling in melee, i advice you to switch to Forceful keystone variant, which is much more durable: https://darktide.gameslantern.com/builds/9f362c74-5f5a-4274-a25d-e0786ae4e553/forceful-castigator-lw-melee-h40
If you have any questions about this build or game in general, feel free to catch me on steam, i will happily answer them.
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