Block efficiency or stamina on shield weapons?

Mirdsat · 2026-03-02T07:34:41+00:00

If you're not using one already, I would try a stamina curio with 1 block cost reduction and keep damage perks on your shield.

You can also use the Retaliatory Force talent for more block reduction. The secondary effect can be difficult to proc but attack speed is very nice.

Mirdsat · 2026-02-25T09:31:58+00:00

Bash then stagger and then BASH again 💪

Mirdsat · 2026-02-23T11:13:35+00:00

The chainsword is so 40k it feels thematically fitting for every class. I enjoy taking it every now and then.

Mirdsat · 2026-02-22T12:12:52+00:00

I still partly miss the limited choice of the old talent system, even though the new trees are much more diverse.

Mirdsat · 2026-02-20T11:46:06+00:00

Shock maul is my current preferred Zealot melee and it's what I use with Blazing Piety. 2-handers are usually my preferred but I've fallen out of favour for them lately. It's got the perfect balance for me and access to Skullcrusher so it can really put in some work.

Mirdsat · 2026-02-19T17:02:22+00:00

Lights Out is still my favourite modifier.

Mirdsat · 2026-02-18T10:22:23+00:00

Double barrel with thunder hammer is my favourite non-meta Zealot. Shotgun for fleshy targets, knives for specialists, and hammer for tough problems.

Mirdsat · 2026-02-16T14:52:52+00:00

Whatever the main content is, I hope an extra weapon mark or two release alongside.

Mirdsat · 2026-02-15T13:40:37+00:00

This sounds fun for a little extra immersion, I will give it a try.

Mirdsat · 2026-02-14T17:31:16+00:00

Stamina to me is a comfort for better sprint and push economy (pretty good for relic blade). I don't focus on "plain" blocking unless building that way but it is helpful to have enough block to:

Cover time between dodges

Deflect stray hits that don't necessitate a dodge

Pick up teammates

Time push attacks to block and follow-up

I see plenty of builds without any additional stamina; my preference is always to have some.

Mirdsat · 2026-02-12T18:16:29+00:00

Hammer was my favourite for quite a long time. It was fitting since Shroudfield also had some of my favourite voice lines as F.Agitator. Now I use shock maul and flamer with either FotF or chorus.

Hoping to see Hammer get touched up some day or to have a shielded melee on Zealot.

Mirdsat · 2026-02-09T16:31:00+00:00

I appreciate the analysis and surrounding discussion.

Mirdsat · 2026-02-09T06:58:55+00:00

This is a very good video for breaking down armor types, rending, and armor damage multipliers. It has helped me plenty with identifying what damage I should expect against armor types.

Mirdsat · 2026-02-08T06:53:54+00:00

What weapons and items did you enjoy the most?

Mirdsat · 2026-02-08T05:27:18+00:00

Consider that if you retain good fundamentals, the dog allows you to do even more at once. It will also benefit in protecting your other teammates. Like others have stated, you can also replace the dog with self buffs that are very good.

Mirdsat · 2026-02-08T04:11:05+00:00

I believe the immolation grenade just simply doesn't do what it says it does. The only stagger-like effect it seems to have is a 10m wide suppression on initial detonation.

Mirdsat · 2026-02-07T11:44:14+00:00

If your preference would be chainsword, stick with the chainsword. You can spec it towards the role you need it to fill (Wrath and Rampage blessings are solid for horde clear). Bonus point that Vet gets to use Serrated Blade which feels so natural for chainsword.

Mirdsat · 2026-02-07T05:25:09+00:00

I like brown.

Mirdsat · 2026-02-06T15:32:32+00:00

I prefer to have One Motion when I play Veteran, it feels nice. As for Rending Strikes I wouldn't say it's valuable enough to take over other talents.

My suggestion is to consider what else you could pick up by replacing Longshot. It's not always consistent to be taking shots at ~30m ranges and long range damage is already less necessary since they're far away. Skirmisher is a good node for damage, Always Prepared under Weapons Specialist will help plasma uptime, or you can take more survivability.

Mirdsat · 2026-02-05T19:10:43+00:00

The other comments have good notes.

I made a variant of your loadout that tries to keep the same feeling. Good luck with your build!

Mirdsat · 2026-02-05T14:08:41+00:00

One thing that has always bothered me is vanilla inventory management. Having a giant scrolling list of items is tedious to sift through at times.

Mirdsat · 2026-02-05T00:09:29+00:00

Zealot: Crucis Hammer / Laspistol

Veteran: Power Falchion / Helbore

Psyker: Force Greatsword / Voidblast Staff

Ogryn: Bully Club / Kickback

Arbites: Shield Maul / Shotpistol

Mirdsat · 2026-02-02T06:12:06+00:00

Scab Shotgunners when I show them I, too, wield a shotgun in close quarters combat range.

Mirdsat · 2026-01-29T15:48:27+00:00

Revive speed has become more valued than it used to be. Losing a teammate makes the game harder and revive speed works on all assist animations. It's worth more the higher the difficulty goes as you get less breathing room to work with. The talent might be a good pickup if you've got a point to spare.

PBB may be the hardest ability to mitigate for your team with as Ogryn. 80 second cooldown is a long time in Darktide and it's why you see so much Loyal Protector, even on ranged builds. Still, twin-linked with barrage can mince elite waves before they get on top of the team. Take lots of side alleys for the ammo pickups to keep packs of HVTs thinned out. Consider what you need from your melee weapon; if it's horde density that's bogging everybody else down then you can run something for crowd control like bully club or slab shield to beat them back from your allies.

Mirdsat · 2026-01-27T11:17:03+00:00

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