H40 Heavy Las-pistol Meta Sentry Build
 Veteran Build - Warhammer 40k: Darktide 

Is your aim decent? Do you like shooting? Do you like it when the things you shoot almost instantly die?

If yes, then this build satisfies the vital role of sustained, powerful ranged utility that the Veteran is expected to provide.

STRENGTHS:

• With proper playstyle accommodating crit bonuses with Desperado, Reciprocity, and stamina management for Dead Shot, you will be capable of self-sustaining ammunition at a rate that makes you capable of using NOTHING but your ranged weapon for the duration of an entire Havoc mission with minimal necessity on ammo pick-ups - Should you desire to do so.
• Headshot kills on specialists refreshes the timer on Executioner's Stance (E.S.) ability allowing for RIDICULOUS uptime
• Ability cools down while in use further sustaining ability uptime
• Finesse bonuses and damage bonuses from Executioner's Stance, and Marksman's Focus will allow you to kill any human sized non-carapace-helmet-wearing Havoc specialist in 1-2 headshots (usually 1)
• Kills Mutants in ~5 shots
• Kills Maulers (aim focused at flak chest) in ~5 shots
• Kills Plasma Gunners (aim focused at flak chest in ~3 shots
• Burn stacks work in conjunction with damage abilities and talents provide respectable assistance with dealing boss damage (provided you hit weakspots)
• Las pistol reloads quick, has low recoil, and transfer between targets easily, deals insane damage, and provides unparalleled ranged support that can be provided CONSTANTLY (and I mean literally every second you aren't reloading - you should be shooting at something) throughout the entire duration of a mission (which the Plasma Gun cannot do)
• The ever-sustainable Krak Grenades clear hordes of carapace and assist in dealing with bosses.
• Dueling Sword paired with Ability blessing allows you to maneuver out of tight binds with sustained dodging to prevent you being swarmed by a pack of trash.
• If you can reliably hit headshots/weakspots and maintain your crit rates you WILL out-damage a flame-staff Pskyer (or anyone on your team)- by a lot.
• Executioner's Stance attached to Tunnel Vision and Exhilerating Takedown will provide constant uptime on toughness regeneration and reduction in damage to your toughness - making you almost entirely immune to chip damage as you are drilling heretic heads with your pistol.
• The playstyle is simple: Press M1 on the heads of heretics, dodge constantly to maintain crit stacks, press 'G" every now and again, and press 'F' every time your ability is active.

WEAKNESSES:

• Use of Executioner's Stance will slow you down - a lot, and you'll be reliant on dodging/positioning to avoid getting swarmed, which is much easier for the enemies to do while you are in "Sentry Gun mode"
• As with all ranged builds, you will have to be able to manage dealing with close melee threats and ranged threats simultaneously with superior awareness and target prioritization.

INTERCHANGABLES

• The only talents that can be swapped to your liking to maintain the power of the build are "Grenadier" and "Grenade Tinkerer". If you decide not to run one or both of those talents they should be replaced with  "Opening Salvo" and "Withering Fire/Kill Zone" - IN THAT ORDER.