The BEST Devil's Claw Sword is??? INSANE Parry Power! Zealots Best Melee? | Warhammer 40k: Darktide
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- I've not been a big fan of the Catachan Devil's Claw Swords for a long while, but the new Talent Tree's have really let this weapon flourish. In this video I go through what differentiates the weapons, how to build them and give a verdict on which I believe is the best.
Its safe to say, it has become my most used & go-to weapon on my Zealot. So I encourage you to give them a try!
Let me know your thoughts on this set of Swords in the comments, do you agree or disagree with me?
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00:00 Opening
01:24 Catachan Devil's Claw Variants
03:20 Best Blessings
05:38 Best Perks
06:13 Special Attack (Parry)
07:09 My Verdict (Which is best?)
08:00 Builds & Outro
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No matter what weapon I use for melee for Vet or Zealot I almost always go back to the MK 4 Devil claw. The heavy overhead and parry ability are so useful.
Yeah, it can't be stated enough how useful the parry special attack is. It's an absolute life saver & deals great damage as well.
@TheWileSpice the ability to parry crushers, maulers and ragers lets me survive if they get too close, it trivalizes ragers and can one shot a mutant sometimes.
Running this with a mk1 lucius lasgun so i can also fall back on the bayonet.
The shovel is the best for me
LITERALLY
Whenever you do melee weapons please include the push attack, a lot of weapons have really good push attacks
I'll include 'em no problem. In this case I felt the Parry sort of voids them so I skipped past them.
The amount of lore they pack into this game in items is so cool, like a majority of the weapons names, in just the sword alone it references the death world, the commandos that use it and an obscure predator that stalks the uninhabitable jungles
Yeah it's really nice, those subtle links to the Universe. One that stumps a lot of people is the Bolt Gun being human-sized and useable by normal people. Locke Pattern Bolters are indeed human sized in lore!
@@TheWileSpice yeah people are confused when they get told they make human sized bolters and are frequently used by the sister of battle.
They might not be great for armoured enemies but they’re an amazing ranger counter with the parry.
100%, deleting Ragers feels so satisfying! Just need a complimentary ranged weapon for the Crusher/Mauler squads.
@@TheWileSpice it's called rending stub 'volver. it's to good in the hands of a commisar or a sthealt preacher.
@@TheWileSpice revolver comes as a solution for crit build it can one shot maulers and 2shot crushers, only bulwark are the problem. Or a bolter as mentioned in the video.
Vet can take plasma gun
+1 for the Mk IV and the Zealot crit build. It's a blast! And thanks for the guide!
The most fun I've had on Zealot so far! Thanks for watching!
Just putting it out there. Mk7 has one of the coolest single target combos in the game to use. Since you get the L3 overhead after parry and push attack. Chaining right into H2 for another over head.
For anyone who would rather use a combo instead of spamming H1 repeatedly.
This also gives it better dps on monsters since you can always use L3 after a parry for free.
@@SuperCatacata Good point on the parry with the VII.
The reason the IV wins for me is because I run it with fury of the faithful. The IV’s first heavy (overhead) benefits more from the fury of the faithful crit/dmg buff.
@@MeBeeCeeFair. The IV is definitely widely considered the best.
I just can't stand animation canceling H1 repeatedly being it's only good single target option.(outside it's parry ofc)
Always thought the swords could use some unique blessings to pair with Parry. Some off the top, Successful parries give a 100% finnesse damage bonus for 5 seconds. Successful parry grants 25% power on the next three attacks. Could do some cool survivability ones too. Game needs more unique blessings all around really.
That would be pretty cool. I fear they would definitely nerf the Parry to compensate if they did though
I'm actually quite fond of the MK7 because it operates better with my brain and habits. While it doesn't have the heavy attack single target starter, a really good "pattern" is to push attack, light attack, to do a quick stab into the light overhead, which repeating this can do fairly respectable damage with little gaps inbetween. And usually if I'm about to hit a horde, warming up the heavy sweep as its first attack is more intuitive to me, or if needed, push attack into heavy sweep is just as flexible if you need the brief breathing room before initiating the sweep. Lots of my personal tech can be accessed from the push attack on the MK7, which pushing to start most things is so deeply engrained in me.
That's fair! My biggest gripe with it is that you quick-access the horizontal heavy strike rather than the overhead heavy strike & the light/heavy combo pattern is fractionally worse. Otherwise they are functionally the same thing! Interesting that you've been combo'ing more with the light/push attacks. At the end of the day, whatever's the most fun works the best.
Yep the mk7 actually gets better monster DPS because of it's much better parry followup light for single target.
And Mark 7 has more cleave in the stats.
So the parry's ARE all unique. It's hard to test when you can agro anything in the meat grinder to test them back to back or look at break points in isolation.
Also with shredder dose that chain attack focus make pop up more due to the more light focused combo or dose it reset on push attack?
I feel the same way about the mk4 except I don't use light-heavy alternating as my horde combo, preferring to just spam lights and go full blender. Sword has surprisingly high cleave on them light attacks I tell ya.
love the xplanation of why X blessing work well and such. Very informative and useful!
Glad you found it useful!!
Thanks for the video. I've been wanting to try a different Zealot build and weapon combo. So I'll give this a try.
Good series, well edited, well spoken. Look forward to more
Much appreciated! Glad you're enjoying so far.
Been using this on my Vet's center tree build along with a Vraks III. Let's me survive/clear out hordes easily, tank bosses, and still be able to pick stuff off at a distance when needed.
Can imagine it works really well with the centre tree. Especially being able to tank enemies a lot which just lets you stay active whilst buffing up the teams damage/toughness.
Keep it up man. Love these videos!
Thank you! Glad youve been enjoying them!
Such a nice video usually id only try this weapon for the fun parry but you actually made it good
Why thank you, its definitely a lot of fun to use with the right setup. Amazingly effecting as well.
The Devil Claw 1 has been my Vet's default melee weapon for some weeks now, taking the top spot from the Antax Axe. So glad that there is someone else who's championing them and making me sound less like a maniac whenever melee weapons are brought up.
Rip the Antax! Yeah these swords can be beastly, they just need the right loadout & knowledge! Any opposers just haven't seen the light yet!
Dude. Great video. I have a rampage/savage sweep M4 for my Vet. I absolutely love it! Greta content! Thanks for the info!
Thank you! It's a beast isn't it. Feels great slashing through hordes!
Definitely need more vids like this
More vids like this shall be cooking! The storm of the Part 2 update might interrupt it temporarily, but that should all be good exciting stuff!
Honestly I agree with one of the comments on this video. Check out the shotguns, they’re so strange rn in the game. The variants are doing a lot of crazy things
Seems one with a bit of interest! I'm sort of new to them as I haven't really used them after patch 13, hated them before-hand!
@@TheWileSpice honestly they’re a tiny bit inconsistent. But with the weapo. Specialist keystone on vet and blazing piety on zealot. Building a “crit” shotgun with flechette and man stopper has some very interesting interactions
Congrats for the almost 6k! I have always wanted to play gunlugger ogryn, but just can't figure out the heavy stubbers, so that is my wishlisted video in this series :).
Thank you!! I thoroughly enjoy the Heavy Stubbers so its been on the to-do list for a while!
try the gorgonum works better on heavies and armored units. also its way more stable than the others imo. even though the achlys got buffed a lot i still love the slow and heavy gorgonum
Shotguns are weird plz make it the next vid
They are indeed weird! They've had a few buffs since I last used them so could be a good one to look at.
@@TheWileSpice ty
Yes plz
YES
The lawgiver and incendiary shotguns suck and the slug gun is the only one worth using. Vid over
Mk 9 heavy sword has been my go to and favorite weapon for a lot of the same reasons you like this one. Always liked the Mk 4 on vet, but never used on Zealot. Will have to give it a try
Definitely give it a try, its an absolute blast! Especially with the Parry.
Here dropped a sub,love the weapon clas analysis.
I thank you for the sub! & glad you enjoyed the video!
Love your stuff wile spice
Why thank you! Glad you're enjoying & hope you will continue to!
After trying out all of these 3 on my Zealot I kept coming back to my good ol Eviscerator lol. Great vid, please do Tactical Axes next.
Hahaha, the Eviscerator isn't for me personally, I find it to big & slow! (Heresy I know). Lots of requests for Tactical Axes have come through.
0:15 Fun fact: A knife (regardless of size) typically has only one cutting edge, but what mainly defines it as a knife or sword is its usage. A knife has utility purposes outside of combat, whereas a sword is intended solely for combat.
i would love to see the chainaxe/sword next if possible. been running this weapon for a couple days and really enjoy it but could definitely optimize is some more
They're on the list! Going to visit all 3 chain weapons after part 2 at some point.
I wish you hit 6K subs soon!
Your wish (& mine) came true!!
Just subbed. Good stuff
Welcome to the club! I hope ya enjoy the content! :)
thx for build
After the latest patch the crusher has by far become ky favorite weapon.
Thank you. Please do the ripper guns as I don’t understand the differences between them.
I second this
Ol' Ripper Guns have been on the list for a while!
I'd love to see coverage over the Heavy swords for the Zealot! (Mostly because I hope my Turtolsky IX is the best)
On first impressions I think the IX is the best, but I suppose I'll reserve judgment until a day I test them out properly!
These videos are fucking amazing, keep them coming!
Haha, why thank you! More on the way!
i absolutely love this series! would you be interested at all in making a quick deep dive on the chainsword?
Holy! Thank you for the 15!!! Glad you've been enjoying the series! I'm thinking I might do a look on all the Chain Weapons after Part 2 drops, in case they change them (again)! So it's definitely on the cards.
i love how in depth and analytical your content is regarding the different mechanics of the game and its weapons and how you convey them in digestible forms of information! Keep it up!@@TheWileSpice
Thank you! 😃
I found the mk4 catachan war knife to be my most used varient especially against armored targets w/ the impact blessings. It's also because I've been neglecting the other two.
Yeah the Mk 4 is superior! Interesting you've been using the impact blessings.
@@TheWileSpice I tried them to see how they felt. Ended up putting down Crushers.
Big fan of the Mk4 with Devastating strike + Rampage myself, usually run it with a hybrid Vet of middle / right side as a melee focused vet. Regenerating Krak grenades are really my only option against heavily armored units, but anything besides maulers and crushers I can pretty easily answer with overheads + parries
Fantastic video! Could you do one on the Heavy Sword family of weapons?
Why thank you! It was definitely on the list to do following a few requests. It might depend on FatShark breathing some new energy into the game though!
I actually find myself with veteran a lot recently having my go to load out being Laspistol or revolver with the simple catachan knife. I build the tree with waving between right and middle to get weapon specialist.
Almost a very good ranged Zealot build out of the Veteran.
Nice i was using that on my Vet until i got my Tactical Axe!
They're a good set of weapons! People often leave them alone due to the more shiny alternatives like the Power sword & Thunder Hammer.
@@TheWileSpice Very true Sir! thanks again for the awesome Builds!!
Hey dude loving the videos! Any change you can do a video on the hammers? I want to love them but im struggling!
Thank you! To be fair I struggle with them as well! I'll likely get to them eventually.
Catakan? :P Creators of the Killa Kan. Just found you recently, enjoying your content keep it up.
Glad you've been enjoying & thank ya!
Oooo looks interesting, gonna give this a shot next time. I went all out at launch getting a top tier Brutal momentum combat axe then stopped playing, when I came back I saw it was nerfed a while ago.
Aah, the golden days of the Combat Axe... yeah the Brutal Momentum changes really hurt its effectiveness.
So uhh update: Logged in and went to the armoury and immediately found a MKIV with 80% rolls, 15% damage to maniacs and 8% the poxwalkers and groaners, Devastating Strikes blessing, Couldn't be happier with the luck. The build was incredible too, didn't go down once and on damnation I usually go down fast.
You're a legend, thanks for the build@@TheWileSpice
That is what we like to hear!! Beautiful stuff. Glad you've had a successful time using the build as well!
it might be a pretty nice idea! I must admit that I understimate it kinda that I could give an actual try. I do normally have earlier a Heavy sword for his build but rager are the biggest issue wih them. would really interest to see a viedo about the heavysword
Definitely give them a try, they are beastly. The Parry is so good as well.
Might have a look at the heavy swords eventually.
Thank you for pronouncing Catachan correctly
Hahaha, no problem.
Honestly. I was playing two nights ago, and discovered how powerful the Parry was on Ragers. I thought to myself that maybe it was a fluke but it wasn't.
I was blown away by a tool that I had initially discarded as being terrible ❤.
It's fantastic. I may have to turn in my combat knife to the commissary so that it doesn't rust from disuse.
It's legendary isn't it! That alone makes the weapon such an amazing tool to have.
I recently discovered the monster that is the Mk4 and, while i'm working on my parry timing, have been VERY impressed with it.
Would love to see you touch on the Recon lasguns. I've found that they're some of my favorite weapons despite not being the best and i'm hoping with Traitor's curse part 2, the preferred build path will be more readily available again.
It's a beast isn't it!
I'm hoping Recon's will get a little buff in Part 2 as well to give them a needed boost. Will probably get a vid on them some time after!
@@TheWileSpice It really is!
And yeah, we can only hope for more love for the brrt laz
Note that if you are running a build that benefits from crit then shred is the best blessing on the m4. You also won’t need the light heavy chain with shred because your lights will kill everything in a hoard.
The shovel and the chainsword are my go-to melee weapons on my veteran. Would be nice to see them get reivewed
Could give the Shovel a look to compliment my Helbore video!
Will really like to learn how to use Thunder Hammers, Dueling Swords, Blaze Force Swords and Bully Clubs, how to build Tactical/Combat Axes post changes to Brutal Momentum, and maybe one episode about weapon types with only one Mk like the Shovel, Chain Sword, Eviscerator, Chain Axe, etc.?
With them adding new Shovel variants for both Vet & Ogryn in Part 2, its likely I'll tackle those as well as the new variants!
I have a mk4 with both cleave blessings on my veteran. It's soooo good. Especially with melee talents. My favorite on stealth vet.
A max cleave sword?! Sounds funky hahaha. Melee talents do give it a great boost!
I use this on vet and love it. Gives me options to deal with all melee and i love to bully bosses with increased stamina allowing me to tank and spank
Yeah! Its a nice safe pick that can competently deal with a lot of enemies. Tanking bosses is the icing on the cake!
@@TheWileSpice for the knife,I'd also recommend it on vet over zealot. Vet gets that "+1 bleed on melee" vs zealot "bleed on crit" with rending strike (120% rending on back stab) and mercy kill ( 60% weakspot dmg on bleeding targets) on top of vets melee dmg buff and neutral buffs allowing you to 2 shot crushers and pretty much anything
I will say I'd like to see a infantry autogun video, doesn't seem to get much love. Find people always pick braced instead due to a higher ammo count, but I find the aim down sights invaluable.
People do seem to prefer the braced variants. I have been a fan of the Infantry Autoguns when I've used them though.
Theyre all very solid. The common problem they have is a lack of variety in blessing, and as any ranged weapons with no penetration, teammates blocking your shots.
Homie said “let’s get to 6k” and it was met within the day
Hahaha, I was not expecting it at all. Very much welcomed though!!
Gotta say MK1 has been my bread and butter, combined with constant slides, and able to do 100% heavy horizontals, nothing ever touches me.
Cant wait for the best burst autogun!
I think the game needs an ingame glosary of terms and a character tab that you can see all your stats damage etc. Like alot of rpgs do. Great video thank you.
I suppose we kind of do when you inspect your weapons. Would be nice to have a better version though.
Yeah the devs even told us they were working on this in pre launch beta, they have had plenty of time haha.
i had the same opinion going into the video so i like it even more
Love a bit of affirmation!!
great weapon. I should try a more conventional build but I've used vicious slice and increased impact on strike. The wording says "increase impact damage" on each additional target hit and you really feel it in hordes. Sends ragers to the ground. Lacks good single target though but damn if that parry hasn't saved my life time and again.
Personally I think you get enough impact from the talent tree so extra damage feels more welcomed. Must be fun to see Ragers get knocked flying though haha. The Parry is totally lifesaving though I agree.
I use a MK1 with revolver on my weapon specialist vet. I'm never in a bad situation with conceal and kraks but the sheer density of specials can start to become overwhelming without some help haha.
Suppose the Revolver makes up for the lack of the overhead strike in the Mk I! Can pop any big targets then go back to swinging.
Would love to see the braced Autoguns compared
I want to know more about combat axes and tactical axes.
Looks like a few people agree!
Man I found the knife and chain sword I forgot all the other melee weapons lol I forgot how much I liked the parry attack . I’m try and build one tomorrow lol
Its a beast, you'll love it if you can find the right one!
Great video, just rolled a nice Devils Claw and only need one more blessing.
Would you consider making Ogryn content? I cannot find detailed and good channels like yours to aid in my build.
Thank you!
Ogryn content is definitely on the table, I just haven't gotten round to it yet since I've been using mainly Vet at the moment since the tree changes.
Alright. IM IMPRESSED. I am a 1000 hour zealot player having come from Vermintide. I played True Duo back in V2 and now I play Auric Damnation.
I used to main Tac axe, Pre bufff revolver, the high mark Headhunter rifle pre buff, currently have three different knife builds each with different blessings.
Iv used every ability and every blitz. But THIS, I am impressed with. I hadnt TRIED the Mk 4 Devils claw because the other two were downright disappointing.
Your even right to not take the Firebombs. You dont need help clearing, OR fighting ragers, so you can take blades and have fun going psycho mode and playing fast
The talents, I would make some changes to personally. You see, with this much clearing power and this much cooldown reduction, you dont need help restoring your toughness.
I would rather be taking Anoint in Blood to go with Chastise the Wicked, and since were already THERE, I take Purge the Unclean over Desperation. Duelist is still kind of a must have because of the way headshot and crit damage are multiplicative and our weapon of choice having a low base damage.
Which makes us starved for points. And I HATE to say it, but I think im going Blades of Faith and Thy Wrath be Swift, over Sustained Assault.
We dont have enough points to keep it.
A single stun is run ending. When the gloves have to come off and we have to sprout psychic wings, its a moment of intense focus, your calculating your route, ready to shut your brain off and flow through the Emperors master plan on instinct. And then a groaner slaps you in the ass in perfect sync with a trapper finally letting his net fly.
Other things to note, If your playing Chastize, NEVER put Damage Vs Carapace on your ranged weapon, use Flak instead just trust me.
To oneshot combo mutants you can fling a knife and then heavy, if your late to make your move you can try to sidestep it for the backstab.
Some weapons will prioritize hitting the head hitbox, even if there are other hitboxes in the way, as long as a targets head is in the path of your attack.
For example, the knife can headshot muties and crushers from behind by targeting the small of their backs. If were lucky the Devils Claw can as well.
Cheers brothers, may Hadron find your purging efficiency, admirable.
Hahaha I'm glad I could impress a Zealot with so much experience!
Its definitely a beautiful weapon & good way to build it. I think you could use any combo of talents as long as you had the ultimate & cooldown on crits really!
@@TheWileSpice Learning that the sword I hated can just bowl through ragers after the new Ai directors been going crazy with them and Iv been playing with a knife this entire time. Yea that sword is my new weapon for auric when I dont have any caffeine on hand
You forget to mention the weapons push attack and how if they do differ
True! I guess the Parry made me totally forget about pushing generally in play, outside of Poxbursters.
Would love to see a stubber gun comparison
I do want to get something on those eventually.
Emperor protect !
I found out that the Mk 7 can parry more than any of the other Claws.. so much fun to just parry everything :'D
Maybe take a look at the zealot hammers? i really like my 380 base stat ironhelm. but not sure if i should work on a crusis
Could be an interesting one! There's a lot of disagreement between people about which is best!
Ogryn Stubbers please!
They've been on the list for a while to be fair! Love using the Mk IV.
Regretting the video, because I fear a parry nerf in the future and it's been my go to for a while. Great video though, very informative.
It's been this way for a while so I would hope it wouldn't realise a nerf for the weapon! I can't imagine the weapon has a problematic win rate in the game so I think we are safe.
It's only a single variant weapon sadly but even without a vid I suggest anyone reading to mess with the power maul, it is great at everything if you can maintain rhythm and control and passible even when cought off guard.
I run weak point dmg and unyielding on perks (flack or carapace are also very valid choices and probably better for most occasions)
Brutal momentum for a total 25% weak point dmg and cleave against armor.
Run thunderous for control or skull crusher for some potential extra dmg, both have legitimate arguments but I prefer thunderous for knocking crushers on their ass in 2 un-buffed heavies.
Then I go full heavy melee ogryn, running the nade box to get both impact and damage buff early on.
The result is a high survivability anti hord that can one shot most standard enemies, and that can easily hold off mobs of maulers and crushers on its own (if gunners don't fill you with holes first but that is an ogryn thing)
You also compete with (but don't surpass because thrust is funny) the mk1 bully club in boss damage IF you can get weak point hits, wich can be finicky to learn but isn't hard enough to ruin it)
It's not perfect against EVERYTHING namely mutants it's a three shot without maniac and ragers take like 3-4 hits depending on the attacks but you also stunlock them so it's still easy enough.
Bring this into scab troops only and laugh at their funny attempt to use ""armor"" to save them.
The Power Maul is indeed a very strong weapon after the buffs it recieved!
i just wanna make a build based on the catachan devils from dow2 ... explosives..shotguns..and stealith with quick take down in mind
Laspistol could pair nicely as well! Otherwise we would need to wish for a Power Fist & that grenade launcher.
Best build atm for the Karnak twin fights, you basically solo the melee sister boss and melt her shield in no time.
Just searching today about best catachan sword
Perfect timing! Hope you find this useful!
Bit of a miss not talking about the push attack differences. The push stab on the VII comes out stupid quick, but obviously not good for hoard clear unlike the middle ground chop of the IV that still hits hard or the very slow sweep on the I.
Also for the downward chop on the second heavy of the VII you want L H L L H L L H as a combo to get it.
I suppose I felt the push attacks were sort of voided by the Parry. Parry uses less stamina, blocks damage whilst killing the enemy! & Yeah I feel it takes to long to get the overhead with the VII. You can't quickly use it in a pinch like the IV.
With bonus against carapace + dash ability you can one parry kill a Crusher.
I'm going to have to test that before i believe it, sounds insane?!
I started running my mk 1 for the first time last night and parrying a gang of ragers has to be about the most satisfying thing in Darktide, at least after being ruined by them since console drop.
Its amazing isn't it! Especially when theres a group of them.
I would like to see recon laz guns please
A few people have mentioned them on previous videos!
I vote for tactical axes, I feel like there’s something there but can’t seem to find anything that feels that good
How do the Devil's Claw swords compare to the Heavy swords?
I haven't used the Heavy Swords very much since the talent tree update, but on first impression I would say the Devil's Claw are better.
Unfortunately I got a mk VII on my vet but fortunately it was a perfect one. All 80% except for mobility.
Can never go wrong with a god-roll to be fair.
Mk VII's L1 chains into H2 (overhead) too.
Mk IV is definitely the overall best due to the on-demand overhead.
Mk I is still bizarrely underpowered due to lack of heavy overhead. Honestly this one needs some love.
Personally I've been enjoying my MkVII as crit-focused horde-clear. Shred IV (stacks up to +20% crit chance after 5 chained hits), +25% vs. Infested/Unarmoured, and some of the key Zealot crit stuff (Scourge, Enduring Faith, Fury (abil), Invocation of Death, Blazing Piety (w/ right side sub-talents)).j I also run Savage Sweep for the cleave increase, but I'm honestly curious how Rampage compares in horde-clear situations (certainly Rampage is better for bigger targets, and the way I've built this is absolutely trash for non-horde targets). Last I checked, +cleave blessings performed substantially better in horde situations.
Nothing more satisfying than stopping crushers and ragers in their tracks with parry. Feels like playing a Soulsborne where you can parry tank bosses.
So true! Truly such an amazing special attack.
Zeolot with a devil claw or "When a angry human said it was enough of the heresy"
Can you talk about the force swords?
Oh hey! Someone else mentioned Force Swords as well. Would be an interesting one as 1 of the 3 rarely gets used.
Is it best to hold block when parrying to reduce window where people can hit with fast attacks such as ragers/ spawns
My favourite go-to for my Vet crit-revolver build currently. Learning to master the parry isn't the easiest, but once you have it down, it can be a real life saver. Popping 5 ragers with the revolver and using the parry to finish off the rest often lets me hold my ult so I don't need to waste it for a reload. I think the biggest issue most people have though is that, especially in regards to light attacks, it does feel lacking damage wise compared to your other options so they just tend to skip over it.
In terms of other weapons, I'd like to see a go over of the tac axes. Pre-class rework, I had fallen in love with them on vet as they had offered a higher attack speed that I was more in favour of (personally fell in love with the Atrox Mk VII). IIRC, their special bash attack was really good for stunning enemies as well, including ragers, even dealing decent damage which also helped me love them even more. Haven't really given them a good go after the rework however.
Yeah I will say its light attacks aren't really worth using very much at all, the only exception being the light 1/heavy 2 combination on the Mk IV. People often go to the more shiny weapons, Heavy Sword for the zealot is likely. Power sword on the Veteran.
I haven't used the Tac Axe's much post patch 13 either! I enjoyed using them a lot though so could be a good one to look at!
@@TheWileSpiceLights work fine if you stack savage sweep and rampage
Shred and rampage on the Mk4. Out preforms alot of Zealots weapons. Heavy sword for you're armor guys. Otherwise you are crit fishing with this weapon. Not that it's not viable. Crit fishing does have a play style. Flak+ crit, I promise, will have great results. Or flak or Maniac.
Yep thats what I run! Sadly didn't get the Flak roll on mine, stuck with specialist damage! Flak is definitely the most important though, it helps with so many different enemy types.
Tactical Axes next, please. I'm tired of people sleeping on my beloved Atrox Mk VII
Hahahaha, people not a fan of it? We will have to see if I am or not!
Pls infantry guns next 🙏🏽
The Autoguns, or Lasguns?
Hey just curious, what would you say is more important, having optimal blessings or optimal perks?
If its a case of one or the other I would say Blessings, as they are usually more impactful.
@@TheWileSpice just ran a few games with the mk4 and the blessings you recommended on my plasma gun vet build, probly gonna use it instead of the chainsword from now on
Nice!! It's such a solid sword that gives you so much utility.
Could you check out the tactical axes?
2 votes for Tac Axes so far! I am curious about them to be fair as they were a lot of fun pre-patch 13.
I've got about 1100 hours in the game, and never had a good experience with tactical axes.
Especially since the combat knife does everything they do, but better.
If you do tactical axes mention a veteran build with weapon specialist it pairs well when the right range weapon
your video title baited me into clicking? how could you have done that to me?
To create connections, like this one.
Could you do the recon lasgun
They're on the list, waiting until after Part 2 comes to see if they get any buffs!
Are the Impact blessings useless on the Mark 1 Claw Sword? I got one with level 4 Hammerblow.
Personally I would say so. The Swords don't do enough damage to spec into pushing targets around to much.
@@TheWileSpice Why the hell do the devs give these useless blessings to weapons that can barely do any stagger?
Watching this knowing damn well ima just use a tactical axe and a blue kantreal
Hahaha, at least you're watching! Tactical Axe looks like the popular request as well so I might be visiting them.
@@TheWileSpice dope
How about the heavy swords for the zealot to compare to the devil swords?
Could be interesting! They both seem to fulfil similar roles so would be fun to see which is best.
I destroy Ragers faster with the heavy swords. But if I get caught off guard I recover easier and take way less damage with the devil claw
thunder hammer next? or force sword?
Couple of people have mentioned Thunder Hammers. Force Swords could be an interesting one. I'm almost certain barley anyone uses the Obscurus variant.
@@TheWileSpice yeah I've tried it but without a blessing that's Power Cycler, or equivalent in how it improves the weapon, hard to see a use case for it
If youre worried about uptime just take wrath, youll always have 1 stack, and rest arent far ahead. Devastating Strike is Devastatingly disappointing.
Overall nice showcase.
Thank ya! Yeah its definitely the weakest of the three but can still work decent enough.
i heard the mk4 has a bugged parry compared to the other two. true or not?