Combat blade is the most versatile melee weapon in the game, hands down. It has extremely consistent critical chance, decent armor pen, phenomenal blessings, and excellent mobility. The only problem with Combat Blade is that it's very hard to stop using it once you start using it.
I think my personal pick for most versatile melee weapon is Ogryn Shield. Absurd strikedown, absurd cleave, absurd push, phenomenal defense, decent boss damage, great single target combos, the only thing that the Ogryn shield wants for is that you’re playing Ogryn. For me that’s a plus because I love the big fat guys, being a big fat guy myself, but I understand that’s not everyone’s cuppa. There hasn’t been a game of Ogryn shield where I’ve thought “I wish I had something else right now”. The cream on top of the shield is using it to absolutely clown on enemy basic shooters, usually Ogryn’s worst nemesis. Just take attention seeker, completely block their damage with a sliver of your stamina, and watch them run towards you like fools.
@@ghosty6287 I think Agripinaa was the first one I came across that rolled good back when you couldnt swap marks. The point he makes about bracing with it is accurate but I feel like bracing isn't something you do with the Agripinaa. You just fire it like an AK-47 from Counter Strike. No need to brace.
24:10 Agree VoC is the best ability in the game, but Infiltrate Suppresses enemies upon leaving Stealth just long enough to dump a mag into a few Elites. With the 30% damage buff from Surprise Attack that mag dump can easily rip apart mid armor Elites before they have a chance to react. Infiltrate also has Leave No One Behind directly above it which is absolutely a god send for clutch moments. Anyway, just playing Devil's Advocate for Infiltrate. Amazing gameplay!
I must say watching these vids is helpful for builds and better play as I always get caught on my own (bad team or my own stupidity lol) and I'm not great at surrviving in melee for too long
Nice build! Great support and damage in one. I'd love for you to try the Agripinaa again though. Cleave, precision and the stopping power stat make it a unique and powerful weapon. EDIT: It was 6 seconds lol
I played a pub with the guy who keeps going down, i’m on xbox, and on day 5 of the game, and i had to rescue him a few times, on Malice. Now i’m not perfect, and often get overwhelmed or don’t dodge correctly, or many of the skills, and i’m improving, cuz i’m trying. And hey, @20:00 way to murder everything, great awareness of the flamer behind you after you dodged the mutant. @22:00, i realize you and aforementioned guy are only original team members.
Its stuff like that spraydown that make me love this game, all the information was there and my brain just does this calculation of “dodge the mutant, you have three seconds before he makes another charge, get a special kill, reset ult and use it to stop the mutant, finish him, then back to the other specials i heard spawn”
Im wondering the same as well. Especially since the Agripinaa is the only braced autogun with punch-through/cleave, letting you clear hordes far more efficiently.
Totally understand, its a short-medium range weapon that struggles at the longer ranges. Having played with it to death I've found that its best to just ignore the brace option and just use primary fire. When you need to kill something at longer ranges you can either tap fire or wait a second after each shot to let the recoil settle because its first shot is a laser beam. Once you get used to it the Agri is my favorite do everything weapon.
Any chance you might make a Melee Psyker build? Was trying to find a video on one, but couldn't really find anything involving the new perks. Want to make one myself at some point, but don't get to play as much as I would like.
Unfortunately psyker is really not suited to the melee game currently, like they could do fine i guess BUT it would be a C tier build at best and outclassed by every staff and most guns
I think melee psyker is totally viable. I'll drop a games lantern build link when I can get to my PC. I got the build from someone I met in a random damnation match.
Fartsniffer was literally captured for 90% of this mission. Went down in every combat encounter they were in and were gone for the next one or two. Literally just a liability. I swear Darktide has such a problem with people playing WAY beyond their skill level. More than any other coop shooter I’ve played. I dunno what it is. I can solo carry Heresy, I can 95% reliably do Damnation, I can 85% reliably do Auric Heresy, and I absolutely cannot reliably do Auric Damnation or Maelstrom. So where do I live? Damnation, dropping to Heresy if I need a warmup or a chill day, or pushing to Auric Heresy. Maybe choosing Hi-Int Heresy or Damnation if I really if I want to push myself. I have fun and I’m comfy where I’m at. I feel like so many other people are pushing themselves way beyond where they should be. Push yourself, absolutely, get better at the game. But throwing yourself into something you have no chance at is not going to help you learn anything. You’re just gonna be captured the whole game.
Yeah, they should probably lower the difficulty if they dying that often. I can play damnation with close to 100% win rate (even with poor team mates, whom I'll carry to the end), but bad team mates in auric damnation or auric maelstrom makes it very hit or miss, like at least 2 out of 4 players in the team need to be very skilled to beat it reasonably consistently, the others can be decent players and maybe one can be dead weight, but more dead weight then that and you're screwed. I obviously prefer a team of 4 very skilled players though. Random knowledge time: More then two staff psykers in auric is horrible, don't do it, it's bad. No other class has this problem when you stack them, but for whatever reason psyker gets weaker and weaker the more of them present. Not sure the science behind it though, but for whatever reason more psyker = weaker team. Meanwhile with Ogryn it is the opposite, more Ogryn = stronger team.
@@troller9838 yeah I've seen alot of psykers just drop dead in auric It's probably because they are glass Cannon and they are kinda squishy and get overwhelmed Ogryns on the other hand are crowd control beasts and they help the team get space in chaotic moments That being said I think it depends on the talents too I've seen 2 psykers just cc everything with smite taking turns
Yeah, I agree, I slowly progressed through the difficulty levels, learning builds and skills, only recently I just managed to complete my first auric, I got a good psyker build, sure it's glass cannon but as long as I keep on the move and move with the rest of them and dodge it's doable
You can tell a lot of your teammates builds was for damage only. They must be used to playing along with an Ogryn. Ogryn be like “Ogryn will tank, ogryn will revive, ogryn will taunt.. ogryn will be a wall… Ogryn will play medic” lol
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Ty so so much for going through the various weapons!!! Super helpful for those of us coming back with the new update.
Combat blade is the most versatile melee weapon in the game, hands down. It has extremely consistent critical chance, decent armor pen, phenomenal blessings, and excellent mobility. The only problem with Combat Blade is that it's very hard to stop using it once you start using it.
I think my personal pick for most versatile melee weapon is Ogryn Shield. Absurd strikedown, absurd cleave, absurd push, phenomenal defense, decent boss damage, great single target combos, the only thing that the Ogryn shield wants for is that you’re playing Ogryn. For me that’s a plus because I love the big fat guys, being a big fat guy myself, but I understand that’s not everyone’s cuppa. There hasn’t been a game of Ogryn shield where I’ve thought “I wish I had something else right now”. The cream on top of the shield is using it to absolutely clown on enemy basic shooters, usually Ogryn’s worst nemesis. Just take attention seeker, completely block their damage with a sliver of your stamina, and watch them run towards you like fools.
its by far the best melee weapon in the game, good crowd control and almost as much single target damage as a thunder hammer + insane mobility
@@haramlasagne6685how do I make the knife do as much boss damage as the thunder hammer to bosses?
@@zeeksy6276 just put in "darktide the knife does more damage than the thunderhammer" in youtube im not at home rn
lol at the guy in the first match leaving right away after getting himself killed.
To be fair my teammate revived him while he was in fire, so he immediately got cooked
Whats with the Agripinaa hate?
yeah I was gonna say as well, Agripinaa is real nice
@@ghosty6287 I think Agripinaa was the first one I came across that rolled good back when you couldnt swap marks. The point he makes about bracing with it is accurate but I feel like bracing isn't something you do with the Agripinaa. You just fire it like an AK-47 from Counter Strike. No need to brace.
braced is like human's version of ogryn's dual heavy stubber.
24:10 Agree VoC is the best ability in the game, but Infiltrate Suppresses enemies upon leaving Stealth just long enough to dump a mag into a few Elites. With the 30% damage buff from Surprise Attack that mag dump can easily rip apart mid armor Elites before they have a chance to react. Infiltrate also has Leave No One Behind directly above it which is absolutely a god send for clutch moments. Anyway, just playing Devil's Advocate for Infiltrate. Amazing gameplay!
oh man that music is so good. The guide and the gameplay as well ofc!
22:50 That was some smooth dodges on that Ogretime.
I must say watching these vids is helpful for builds and better play as I always get caught on my own (bad team or my own stupidity lol) and I'm not great at surrviving in melee for too long
Nice build! Great support and damage in one. I'd love for you to try the Agripinaa again though. Cleave, precision and the stopping power stat make it a unique and powerful weapon.
EDIT: It was 6 seconds lol
sublime thumbnail, milord
Yeah thank you for the darktideapedia 😂. Congrats on the 2k pal. The growth is awesome 👏
pleeeeeease do a series on the weapon variants, melee combos, and then all the different stats, and how they work together
I played a pub with the guy who keeps going down, i’m on xbox, and on day 5 of the game, and i had to rescue him a few times, on Malice.
Now i’m not perfect, and often get overwhelmed or don’t dodge correctly, or many of the skills, and i’m improving, cuz i’m trying.
And hey, @20:00 way to murder everything, great awareness of the flamer behind you after you dodged the mutant.
@22:00, i realize you and aforementioned guy are only original team members.
Its stuff like that spraydown that make me love this game, all the information was there and my brain just does this calculation of “dodge the mutant, you have three seconds before he makes another charge, get a special kill, reset ult and use it to stop the mutant, finish him, then back to the other specials i heard spawn”
@@MisterEtide I’m looking forward to your weapons tier, as the one i’m using, is from 8 months ago and I don’t know what’s nerfed from that list.
So i used to love the agripinaa variant. What's wrong with it? Just curious.
Im wondering the same as well. Especially since the Agripinaa is the only braced autogun with punch-through/cleave, letting you clear hordes far more efficiently.
Nothing wrong with mk 8. It absolutely shreds. I use it all the time with Exec Stance in Auric Maelstrom/HISGT
I disliked the zoom in on bracing- it also blooms too much for my taste. But the build will be the same if you prefer it.
Totally understand, its a short-medium range weapon that struggles at the longer ranges. Having played with it to death I've found that its best to just ignore the brace option and just use primary fire. When you need to kill something at longer ranges you can either tap fire or wait a second after each shot to let the recoil settle because its first shot is a laser beam.
Once you get used to it the Agri is my favorite do everything weapon.
The lead donation build
Agrippina cleaves
average pub game. Good video man, i’ll give it a try
Any chance you might make a Melee Psyker build? Was trying to find a video on one, but couldn't really find anything involving the new perks. Want to make one myself at some point, but don't get to play as much as I would like.
Unfortunately psyker is really not suited to the melee game currently, like they could do fine i guess BUT it would be a C tier build at best and outclassed by every staff and most guns
@@MisterEtide Understood, thanks for the reply.
I think melee psyker is totally viable. I'll drop a games lantern build link when I can get to my PC. I got the build from someone I met in a random damnation match.
I can't post links here but it's on gameslantern. Maybe search my username there? I hope you give it a shot because it's really fun!
Great build as usual. What music is that Mister E?
Crypt of the necrodancer
Fartsniffer was literally captured for 90% of this mission. Went down in every combat encounter they were in and were gone for the next one or two. Literally just a liability. I swear Darktide has such a problem with people playing WAY beyond their skill level. More than any other coop shooter I’ve played. I dunno what it is. I can solo carry Heresy, I can 95% reliably do Damnation, I can 85% reliably do Auric Heresy, and I absolutely cannot reliably do Auric Damnation or Maelstrom. So where do I live? Damnation, dropping to Heresy if I need a warmup or a chill day, or pushing to Auric Heresy. Maybe choosing Hi-Int Heresy or Damnation if I really if I want to push myself. I have fun and I’m comfy where I’m at. I feel like so many other people are pushing themselves way beyond where they should be. Push yourself, absolutely, get better at the game. But throwing yourself into something you have no chance at is not going to help you learn anything. You’re just gonna be captured the whole game.
yeah randos are really a hit and miss
Had a damnation auric malestorm and one of the psyker wasn't even max lvl (28)
Yeah, they should probably lower the difficulty if they dying that often.
I can play damnation with close to 100% win rate (even with poor team mates, whom I'll carry to the end), but bad team mates in auric damnation or auric maelstrom makes it very hit or miss, like at least 2 out of 4 players in the team need to be very skilled to beat it reasonably consistently, the others can be decent players and maybe one can be dead weight, but more dead weight then that and you're screwed. I obviously prefer a team of 4 very skilled players though.
Random knowledge time: More then two staff psykers in auric is horrible, don't do it, it's bad. No other class has this problem when you stack them, but for whatever reason psyker gets weaker and weaker the more of them present. Not sure the science behind it though, but for whatever reason more psyker = weaker team. Meanwhile with Ogryn it is the opposite, more Ogryn = stronger team.
@@troller9838 yeah I've seen alot of psykers just drop dead in auric
It's probably because they are glass Cannon and they are kinda squishy and get overwhelmed
Ogryns on the other hand are crowd control beasts and they help the team get space in chaotic moments
That being said I think it depends on the talents too
I've seen 2 psykers just cc everything with smite taking turns
I simple skill rating would be nice, 1-5, 5 you can handle anything 1 you are new
Yeah, I agree, I slowly progressed through the difficulty levels, learning builds and skills, only recently I just managed to complete my first auric, I got a good psyker build, sure it's glass cannon but as long as I keep on the move and move with the rest of them and dodge it's doable
Wolfer is always take the L, kinda feel bad for him.
I actually enjoy the agripina braced better for this build cuz it has more power to it i feel the vraks and grai dont kill things as much
Is it just me or are most of the people who go down constantly in matches playing thunder hammer zealots?
How far can you be for a close ranged kill
Song reminds me of Crypt of the NecroDancer?
You can tell a lot of your teammates builds was for damage only. They must be used to playing along with an Ogryn. Ogryn be like “Ogryn will tank, ogryn will revive, ogryn will taunt.. ogryn will be a wall… Ogryn will play medic” lol
I could barely tell i had teammates since they kept leaving after getting downed
@@MisterEtide lol
Please make a agripinaa revolver loadout
Oh do they finally have loadout presets now?
They’ve had them a long while.
I counted 21.
Bro the video has been out like 10 mins how even
Nice
I personally hate weapons you cannot aim. The Infantry Autogun Mk5 is the best.