Havoc 40 | Scum | 1.5M Shred-Munity
 Hive Scum Build - Warhammer 40k: Darktide 

HAVOC 40 | SHRED-MUNITY

Have you ever wanted the nostalgia of a speed zealot with a Shredder Auto Pistol? The immunity of Arby's Castigator? Infinite stagger? All while playing Hive Scum?

This build is for you. Here is my H40 build for being an immune damage dealer.

BUILD CONSIDERATIONS

MELEE

• Shivs I
  • Carapace, Unyielding

  • Riposte, Uncanny Strike

     

RANGE

• Shredder Auto Pistol
  • Flak, Maniac
  • Cavalcade, Blaze Away

STIMM LAB

• Wildfire III + Fury II
  • 25% Strength & 15% Rending

BLITZ

Depending on the modifiers...

• Boom Bringer
  • Rotten Armour + Stimms
• Chem Nade
  • Stimms, Final Toll, Rampaging, Rituals etc.

CURIOS

• +17% Toughness - Combat Ability, Revive Speed, Stamina Regen
• +17% Toughness - Combat Ability, Revive Speed, Stamina Regen
• +3 Stamina - Combat Ability, Revive Speed, % Health

TALENT SWAPS

Focused Resolve is your flex talent. Here are some options:

• Swift Endurance
• Hive City Brawler
• Pocket Toxin (If taking Blackout)
• Coated Weaponry

H40 TIPS

A few tips when playing the character

• Immunity Synergies - Let's first outline the Blessings, Ability & Talent synergies
  • Cavalcade - Shredder Auto Pistol and crit chance will maximize Vulture's dodge proc's
  • Vulture's Dodge - Ranged Critical grants full immunity for 1s
  • Desperado - Ranged immunity while active
  • Slippery Customer - Sliding makes you immune to melee attacks

• Cadence
  • Stimm
    • Since you're not running Chemical Dependency - Prioritize for swarms.
    • Pop
    • Start blasting
  • Desperado
    • The goal is to always get back and be in Desperado as much as possible
    • Spray, Reload, Spray, Reload x Repeat
  • Stimm Down Time
    • Just keep spraying to keep Vulture's Mark up
  • Movement
    • Always slipping and sliding when not firing in Desperado. This will give you melee immunity, and be dodging most ranged attacks.
  • Repeat

• Shredder Utility - Unless they are Stimmed or are in Final Toll Rage-mode, the Shredder Autopistol should stagger most things pretty quickly. You can pop Desperado, spam into a sea of ragers, and use that as a get-out-of-jail/don't-get-your-face-mauled freebie. The uptime is pretty generous and so you can resume killing and stay in Desperado.
  • If you do get surrounded, keep blasting and Vulture's Mark will keep you alive, but you'll be vulnerable during reload. 
    • Try to carve your way out while shooting.
    • Keep slipping and sliding - remember: you're immune

• Boss Fights
  • Use your Shivs special attack i.e. DoT Knife Throw to soften up the boss. 
  • Then blast into oblivion. 
  • Switch to melee if ammo is running low. 

• Revives - Desperado is a sister version of Castigator and so casting Desperado turns this ability into a clutch revive ability. 
  • You wont be immune to melee damage, but you can clear the immediate fodder around the downed ally then revive in front of reapers and gunners.