havoc IJ tac axe
 Zealot Build - Warhammer 40k: Darktide 

shred instead of brutal momentum might lowk be better for the build, you could use the extra crit. i just whif all the fkn time and dont like shred bc of it. i also think brutal momentum is good and i like having it, espcially for H1 --> light --> H1 --> light repeat for horde clear. you can also do a special or push attack instead of the light if you want, mix it up. playing like this encourages you to use your brain sometimes instead of spamming light attack at every target. base zealot crit plus crit chance perk plus 80 crit boost gives you 22% crit by default. if you get scourge rolling, that's up to 52% crit. IJ gives you a shit ton of consistent attack speed, that alongside FotF attack speed boost and the guaranteed crit, you crit enough to have just about 100% uptime during combat on invocation of death and enduring faith. 

I like inexorable judgement bc the hidden buffs to dodges are so nice and complement the way I like to play zealot. i think the keystone is super super underrated for its defensive util. IJ is much easier and consistent to keep up damage and attack speed buffs then marty and is way more defensive then marty. if you like marty though, you're obviously going to hit even harder just youll also get hit harder as well. tac axe does good with all 3 keystones imo.  

I dont run punish impiety because the diminishing returns from stacking the same kind of attack speed (melee attack speed on punish impiety + melee attack speed from IJ) is pretty bad. you dont actually get that whole 10% because your running IJ. same reason i dont run zealous pilgrim, you dont get the whole 10% attack speed because of the 20% attack speed from FotF, so youd mainly be using zealous for the 10% damage for only 4 seconds which is way too short. it can be worth it to use with risen golden toughness, but I opted for holy rev to save a talent point. 

I use backstabber instead of disdain because i feel like disdain doesnt have the greatest uptime when you actually want the damage boost. plus i whif all the time. backstabber is kinda mid too, but you can purposely hit backs for extra damage and i feel like you get more value from that then disdain. if you like it tho, run disdain instead, backstabber is def not essential to the build. 

you can swap ranged easily, the entire point of the bolter on this build is for mag dumping bosses or mixed hordes. you should be using throwing knives for specials and elites. this build allows you to kinda take whatever you want for ranged. i just like mag dumping the bolter with increased attack speed from IJ because its badass.

meow