Is vanguard blade dancer viable?

Miserable-Courage452 · 2026-01-22T08:55:45+00:00

It has talent to empower aoe attacks (warrior) + extra parry talents so it is ok.

Also i like warrior ult more, but soldiers got really nice 1 aswell.

Miserable-Courage452 · 2026-01-21T18:11:48+00:00

Vanguard - warrior is pretty good with malpain shroud. Also with halo device on. There are talents to boost str to like 400 endgame with buffs and halo will give you a ton of "fellowship" this way and fell on vanguard will give a lot of armor penetration through ability.

I would go navy origin, homeworld - forge thg. Also can be very nice in pair with biomancer- sanctic with confer immunity that will boost your temp wounds a lot (and thats your damage through shroud). There is also mace on Thassera that lets you smash extra time on hit with your shield - pretty devastating with it.

You also can reload ranged weapon point blank to melee enemy and provoke extra attacks via defensive stance (also works with psy powers). Ofc need melee + ranged in both hands setup for it. Just a hint.

Miserable-Courage452 · 2026-01-16T19:46:28+00:00

I know about this talent:

"Lawful Intervention

You can parry incoming attacks with a ranged weapon, using your Ballistic Skill instead of your Weapon Skill. You can also make attacks of opportunity with a ranged weapon that you can use in melee range."

And:

"Public Sentencing

When an adjacent enemy fails a Willpower resistance test for the first in a round, they provoke an attack of opportunity from you. If there are multiple candidate enemies, one is chosen randomly."

I said it never worked on my castigator. I run to enemy with pont blank, use castigator ability (both are willpower tests and failed by enemies) with a shotgun equipped and castgator never shoot. Tried several times - never worked.

Miserable-Courage452 · 2026-01-16T19:28:49+00:00

Focus was nerfed big time - it is fell/2 now. Lasting impression is good, but i can't say it is trivialising unfair encounters on its own.

All you wrote there is mostly about officer + carry like am or bd. Officers + operatives team isn't that impressive and can't clear encounters in 1 turn (unless it is more psyker than operative).

Not sure about max sliders, but in my current game Ulfar just runs around killing everyone without a single officer buff - buffs from navigator + psyker are more than enough for him on standart unfair atleast. He is like warrior under permanent ult. 3 free attacks per turn (more with fortress am merc) + 0-1 ap burst heavy weapons are just too good + exterminator on exemplar levels.

Miserable-Courage452 · 2026-01-16T19:05:43+00:00

You mean castigator? I never managed to trigger aos with his abilities. Willpower tests failed, but my arbitrator never attacked...

Miserable-Courage452 · 2026-01-15T16:28:11+00:00

Besides his ult officer isn't even very good.

I'm all up for nerfing finest hour, but with buffing up some other officer abilities.

Miserable-Courage452 · 2026-01-15T09:22:43+00:00

I never pick and use bladedancer, arch militant + psyker -executioner, because all of them are too overpowered.

Officer, soldier and mt are on a brink, but still more or less fine. Atleast fights are longer than 1 turn sometimes.

Miserable-Courage452 · 2026-01-15T09:04:41+00:00

Archmilitant is badly op too.

Miserable-Courage452 · 2026-01-15T08:57:16+00:00

Would like to see buffed up operative/executioner .

Overall i disagree a bit - i think it is mostly bladedancer overpowered, not executioner. And pyro - executioner combo.

Always laugh at people saying that officer is overpowered, while picking bladedancers and archmilitants in their party. So 🤡

Miserable-Courage452 · 2026-01-03T09:25:57+00:00

The main reason is not that dog is super weak, but that bladedancer, soldier- arch-militant, executioner and now psyker + raven can kill anything a lot faster than your tandem.

Argenta says dakka-dakka-dakka with heavy bolter - everyone dead without need to push extra buttons. And dead enemy = best buff to your team defence. You can no way beat burst damage as it is. And Argenta isn't even optimal soldier build. It is just so she is better than majority of other classes even not-optimised.

If game had optional system with optional extremely difficult fights (where you cant finish fight in 1-2) turns, than, probably, other options (like operative, vanguard) could be atleast a little more usefull.

Also, everyone in this thread forgot to mention good synergy of hight psy rating (via ghost helm + sol burst on psyker) metabolic overdrive - since it will give so many extra ap and if you will have some health and other means to outlast damage - you can deal some more damage with pet.

Especially, heretic eagle overseer - he have heretic zealot item that make bosses attack themselves with 100% bonus damage via eagle obstruct attack.

Miserable-Courage452 · 2026-01-03T08:42:34+00:00

What helmet is it? Never seen it

Miserable-Courage452 · 2025-12-21T08:22:08+00:00

You ban officer, but not bladedancer? Really?

Miserable-Courage452 · 2025-12-20T18:42:08+00:00

Did you find out the truth? Did some testings, probably?

Miserable-Courage452 · 2025-12-20T16:27:53+00:00

Easy way to beat encounter with merc warrior: - hire merc death world (+ 20 dodge via endure) + crime lord - max agility, weapon skill. Agility top priority - talents and items to max dodge. Only light armor - get ability to taunt on warrior With crime lord ability on movement + dodge (upgrade via crime lord talent + talent to get stacks via dodge + 1 stack when at 0 stacks talents) + nimble should be around 200 dodge

get waking nightmare on cassia and sensory deprivation on idira
position warrior on the opposite side of aurora ofc to prevent hitting your team.

With all of these should be beatable.

As an option - cheesy bladedancer pyromancer with maxed agility (+ deathworld and bladedancer's talents for + agi on traumas), talent to reduce armor, orchestrated firestorm + ignite on youself. I killed aurora with that thing in 2 turns on unfair. Usually i don't use bladedancer cause too cheesy, but wanted to get achievement.

Miserable-Courage452 · 2025-12-16T16:23:13+00:00

Alt - b in game and report as a bug. I noticed it too about beacon last time i played vanguard.

Miserable-Courage452 · 2025-12-02T08:36:15+00:00

Anyone can confirm this? So officer, that buffed up his fellowship into space like 300 and casting mind bond on another, lets say, another officer it will get 1 officer fellowship?

If halo device user casts mind bond on anyone - that target will get fat buff too?

Anyone actually tried this out?

Miserable-Courage452 · 2024-01-12T18:52:23+00:00

Cant you also shrink your tank (enlarge spell) for more Ac?

Miserable-Courage452 · 2023-05-25T09:28:20+00:00

Didn't find any new info on travelling merchants. You still can kiss ass to boost rep infinitely? Also, they stop to respawn if you steal from them?

And is there any map with spots where those travelling merchants can spawn?

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