PERMA CHORUS - H40 TacAxe Support Zealot (Guide in Writting)
 Zealot Build - Warhammer 40k: Darktide 

TACAXE CHORUS ZEALOT - Support Zealot build for H40

TLDR :

A very strong frontliner / support build for Havoc 40. The goal is to be a good frontliner for your team, and control the masses with the strongest ultimate in the game :  Chorus of Spiritual Fortitude. To be able to use it a lot more, we want to proc the Invocation of Death as much as we can. The rest of the build is designed around this philosophy.

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MELEE :

Atrox Mk VII Tactical Axe is a top-tier weapon for our strategy. Good damage, huge attack speed, easy combos, great finesse modifier so crits hurt a lot.

• Mobility is the dump stat, simply because it's less important than all the other stats.
• +Flak (since it's the most common armor type you'll deal with in hordes) & +Carapace (to help you kill those nasty Crushers). +Unyielding is a good option for bosses but I prefer to focus on the troops first. +5% Crit Chance is overkill to me.
• There is a lot of good choices for Blessings. Up to you to choose what you prefer !
  • Shred is very good to almost garantee crits, and the attack speed allows us to stack it very fast.
  • Headtaker / Decimator to snowball in hordes. Headtaker is easier to maintain, Decimator allows for a better reward but is the greedier option.
  • Relentless Strikes is better if you really want to focus the tankier units & bosses.
  • Brutal Momentum for hordes & better clearing.
• You can totally spam Light Attacks all the time on this weapon and it will do its job. If you want to really optimize, here are some tips (L = Light Attack / H = Heavy Attack / PA = Push Attack / S = Special) :
  1. Horde clear : H → L → Repeat.
  2. Heavier targets : Mix of L / PA or just spam L.
  3. Use S to cancel Dreg Rager & Scab Rager in their combos.

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RANGED :

Godwyn-Branx Mk VI Bolt Pistol is a very good tool to snipe prio threats and staggers close-range targets.

• Mobility is the dump stat. Stability is a little too important to allow for quick double-taps on prio targets.
• +Flak to help killing all the gunners. +Maniac to deal with Dreg Rager (avoid dealing with them in melee, they will proc your Until Death too easily).
• Puncture allows you to stack bleed on the enemies to kill them with the DoT (to save some ammos) or prepare bigger threats for Scourge.
• Lethal Proximity for the huge stagger potential at close range. Don't hesitate to quickly pull this weapon out to stagger multiple enemies and create space for your allies.
• Surgical is takeable but I find it way more efficient on a Veteran (which has a lot of perks increasing its potential).