The Varangian Guard - Axe Guardian Build
 Veteran Build - Warhammer 40k: Darktide 

A Warrior Hybrid Build - "The oath bought and sold is worth no coin at all."

A guard regiment from the distant planet known as Byzantium, warriors who swore themselves to a throne not their own.

• The Headsman Axe -  Or Pelekys, is a brutal Weakspot Axe through stacking Precision Strikes and Desperado with Brutal Momentum. Light spam handles most threats with heavy spam for the bigger fellas. Be a true viking with Berserkir speed through Trench Fighter Drill and Serrated Blade stacks. This is your bread and butter for the build, but if on PC please use an autoclicker for the sake of your hand, a healthy Varangian is a strong Varangian. With recent revamps and if on Console, you can swap to the heavier hitting but slower Rashad Mk III Combat Axe, on which Decapitator is a great choice!
• The Plasma Gun -  Your own Greek fire, the empire's most jealously-guarded weapon, save for the biggest and most armored foes, with a hail of light attacks to proc Blaze Away. Also perfect for groups of gunners when in combat. No Always Prepared so make sure to get a reload off when you have a second to breathe like an elevator. 
• Shredder Frags -  Provide great crowd control with full upgrades, with extras thanks to Grenadier, turning them into a potent control tool that clears the press of bodies so the axe can do its real work. Perfect to keep your Emperor safe and get revives off. 
• The Emperors Target! (Focus Target!) - Perfect addition to your plasma to burn down bosses or to mix into your melee fights to keep stacks of Redirect Fire! high! Us Varangian's are an elite guard! not some Lone Wolf nonsense, stick with the pack! 
• Viking Shout -  For easy CC and survivability, perfect for sneaky ticking pox-busters and knocking bosses of ledges, "We are the last thing a traitor sees, and the last thing an emperor needs."