Mandated edict: H40 based! by Fudge-Bread
 Arbites Build - Warhammer 40k: Darktide 

Disclaimer! 

I always will correcting and little changing for some skill difference/patch changes on this build cause I experimenting and rdy to manually test some stuff every patch since Lexbreakes is alive.

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Arbites was a 1st serious main character- before ScooH (check out build for him there).

https://darktide.gameslantern.com/builds/a2a069da-4e89-4e64-8307-5526ae264788/bacarti-despacito-2000-hours-h40-by-vasarti-hive-scooh-right-click-brairot-for-dummies

 This build which i correct some few times (1000+ hours of Havoc gameplay) while play Castigator's (chad) stans and also is fully cover all danger in havoc BUT need proper Understanding of Doggy part class. U playstyle - facetank all dangers by ult, proper order dog to kill all possible dangers (specials, elite, gunners), and so important BE Tanky AF boi by crowdcontrol, sniping, petting and animal controling.

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Short build breakdown:

Damage 7\10 - some bosses damage is kind of mid. Others - is dead in moments.

Survivability 8\10 - fast cd Castigator's Stance  makes u unpenetratable + Damage reduction (DR) and Toughness DR + Tough regens, but - ranges, bosses, deaseblers amd melee elite spam is not OK.

Utility - 11\10 - u like all purpose sweden knife with dog's can opener.

• Use Castigator's Stance to offence and get stacks Writ of Execution or defence - shoot everything highlighted by Execution Order , prioritizing specials and elites, all types of gunners.
• Keep Frontlining\dodging to keep mobility, kiting and also ordering dog to eat some specials and elites.
• Fall little back when Castigator's Stance on CD. 
• Kill lazy by range weapon untill CD (46 sec default \ 31.5 sec if ex order is always proc). Try to do something usefull meanwhile, like looting, order dog coomands or watching for backline specials.
• REPEAT.

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Looooong build breakdown:

Mellee weapon  and blessings

Indignatus Mk IVe Crusher - Truly a weapon for this class and this build, it fulfills all the necessary functions:

• Сrowd control (regular and elite) with insane stugger.
• Deals damage when combined with blessing combo - Thunderous and Skullcrusher with talant Concussive, also pushes apply this blessing effects.
• A special attack is needed mostly to open Bulwark , which makes life much easier. Also u can use it for extra stugger.
• Good amount of dodges.

Also u can replace Thunderous with Slaughterer but the 2d one is less uptime and aim on horde cleaning - but u alredy has insane hordeclean potencial. Other blessings has middle or low impact. 

+25% damage againts Unyielding and +10% elite maximizes damage againts the most important targets; it is better to amplify the damage on those specific health bar types. U also have good damage vs Flak armor. Potentially Maniac/Elite damage can be used instead of Elite however it is not advised since being able to kill elite, especially Bulwark , Reaper and Bosses is much more important in general gameplay.

For potential best alternatives weapon:

1. Branx Mk III Arbites Shock Maul is also good, more mobility and less damage with blessings High Voltage and Execution (or Thunderous ).

    

2. Atrox Mk II Tactical Axe for same reason with Headtaker and Brutal Momentum blessings.

    

3. Branx Mk VI Shock Maul and Suppression Shield for extra survavalability (to become agressive tank role) with High Voltage and Opportunist blessings.

    

Range weapon and blessings

Locke Mk III Spearhead Boltgun  and also Godwyn-Branx Mk IV Bolt Pistol has a good position of this build, but boltgun potentially has more firepower but more slower. The choose is yours.

MK III is more sniping and crowdconroll variant than MK IIb which is good with blessing combo Shattering Impact and Puncture. They complement each other - bleeding damage is increased by the Brittleness debuff (around 25%-40% bleed dmg increase in 16 stacks (40%) Brittleness depending of enemy type). It's very important vs bosses, crushers and captains (without shield). 

The downside of this weapon weapon drawing speed and reloading (and possible ammo effiency), which can be solved by proper understanding when u can reload (always reload if the game give u relax time) and moments use this weapon which i tell u:

• Sniping shooters, burst fire elite and specials, if dog not neer;
• Extra dmg vs bosses;

Exaction Mk VIII Exterminator Shotgun and Exaction Mk III Exterminator Shotgun also good choices, but are less accurate and have different functionality (even less). The main difference between this two is:

• Exaction Mk VIII Exterminator Shotgun  has wide horizontal spread which is good in short\middle range and special ammo is electrical crowd control ammo. Good choice of blessings Sustained Fire (or Deathspitter) and Scattershot .
• Exaction Mk III Exterminator Shotgun   has low central  spread which is good in middle (-long) range and special ammo is apply Brittleness debuff (=20%), which is good vs armor, bosses. Good choice of blessings Sustained Fire (or Deathspitter) and Full Bore .

Other weapon has less effiency for me.

To be continue...