The Claw
 Skitarii Build - Warhammer 40k: Darktide 

🦾 CHORDCLAW STRIKE
Chordclaw is our primary armour and priority-target deletion tool.

It already destroys Crushers, but this build goes further by optimizing the rest of the setup around enormous single-target damage against:
• Bosses
• Monstrosities
• Crushers
• Elites
• Priority threats

When a boss appears, Chordclaw becomes the final hit in our damage sequence rather than something we throw out randomly.

🔥 PHOSPHOR PISTOL

The Mechanicus Phosphor Pistol is primarily a boss-killing and priority-target setup weapon.

I use it to:
• Apply Phosphor
• Apply burn / DoT
• Increase pressure on high-value targets
• Damage bosses while repositioning
• Prepare targets for Chordclaw burst

The core boss combo is:
Phosphor → Burn / DoT → Chordclaw → MASSIVE DAMAGE

This lets the build deliver huge burst damage while the burn continues ticking in the background.

⚔️ PAIRED TRANSONIC BLADES

The Transonic Blades handle everything that does not deserve a Chordclaw charge.

Their job is:
• Horde clear
• Crowd control
• Mobility
• Crit generation
• Elite cleanup
• General melee pressure

This keeps Chordclaw available for Crushers, Monstrosities and other targets that actually need the burst.

⚙️ FLENSING PROTOCOLS

This is the biggest change from my previous Chordclaw build.

Instead of leaning into a more defensive setup, this version uses Flensing Protocols to create a highly aggressive Crit and DPS engine.

Elite and Specialist kills help maintain offensive momentum while the rest of the talent tree supports:

• Frequent critical hits
• Fast priority-target deletion
• Strong melee pressure
• Rapid Auric clear speed
• High boss DPS

This is intentionally a DPS-first Skitarii build.

That means there is a tradeoff.

WHAT YOU GAIN
✅ Massive boss damage
✅ Crusher deletion
✅ High Crit consistency
✅ Strong Elite killing
✅ Excellent horde clear
✅ Fast Auric Maelstrom clears
✅ Strong speedrun potential

WHAT YOU GIVE UP
⚠️ Less defensive investment
⚠️ Less forgiveness when mistakes happen
⚠️ Lower safety at extreme Havoc levels

RECOMMENDED DIFFICULTIES
✅ Auric Damnation
✅ Auric Maelstrom
✅ Auric speedruns
✅ Havoc up to roughly 30

For Havoc 30+, I recommend moving toward a more defensive Chordclaw setup where survivability and team stability become more important than maximum DPS.

This build is designed for players who already understand Skitarii positioning and want to push damage, speed and boss killing as hard as possible.

If you want an aggressive Chordclaw Skitarii that clears hordes efficiently while turning bosses into target practice, this is the setup.