DARKTIDE - All Classes Guide - Builds, Skills, & How to Play Each Character - Warhammer 40k Darktide 

There are some talents and abilities that are not working properly in the live preorder beta version that released yesterday, that *were* working properly in the build I used to record this video. Hopefully those will be addressed soon, and then we will have a better understanding of where each Class stands as we move towards launch day. But certain changes like Psykinetics Wrath only purging 50% Perils instead of the full 100%, I dont believe are intentional

One thing I noticed about the Ogryn was how fast he carries objective barrels and energy cells and things like that. He still cannot attack but his movement speed seems almost unaffected. Just a small thing, but could prove useful to remember on certain maps like the ammunition depot when moving a lot of carriable objectives. Not only useful but cool that they added in some asymmetry with the different sized characters and their actual capabilities.

32:53 Shoutout to that corrupted Guardsman being turned into a pair of boots

I'd love to see a medic class or a adeptus mechanacus knock off or something. Like a tech priest maybe

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Looking forward to what they might do with Psyker. Warp Charges seem strong, but I was never big on pyromancer's gameplay. Hope we get something closer to Battle Wizard where quality of spells is traded for sheer number of spells. And melee force staff, always melee force staff.

Really loving the nods to VT2 throughout the classes, good to see they've thought about their previous titles and how they can be carried through to a different format of gameplay

On the topic of Ogryn, it's important to note that all of his talents that involved heavy melee attacks also translate over to the various melee attacks on his primary weapons. This includes both his toughness talents and the bleed talent, which can be quite good with just about any of his ranged options, but can be especially wild with the grenadier gauntlet. With how fast the light attacks on the gauntlet are, you can easily sit at that +50% damage reduction in big hordes by spreading bleeds to everything that moves, while staying nice and healthy all the while. You can also make rather good use of the 2 spot on lvl 5 together with the bayonet on ripperguns. Even though the odd difficulty setup and the punishing nature of elites at the moment make it almost impossible to play skullbreaker at higher difficulties, and basically make slab shields mandatory in all cases, it's nice that the big guy has some neat synergies and satisfying weapons all the same.

The class you choose also matters a lot depending on if you play random matches or with friends. I exclusively play random matches in VT2 and most of the time you can't really trust your team so you need to be ready to fend for yourself sometimes. I love playing Pyromancer, but on legend I just couldn't do it without good teammates, so I would play Ironbreaker on legend because I could better fend for myself when I had to.

Nothing made me happier then hearing you put the witness your doom line in there.

**Talking about Zealot** "Their coherency bonus..." **Rushes forward from teammates to crush some skulls**

Your content has been amazing. The Zealot tip about targeting with Chastise is something I plan to put to good use.

Something worth noting about the plasma gun - while still slower than venting, reloading also gets rid of all heat build up. Still a long animation, but worth it in situations where you've got a lot of range coming up.

try the ogryn , not as fronttank , but as your backguard....the last one in the line....he is ABSOLUT PERFECT for this role , even on the higher difficulties...

I hope they revert the change to the Peril meter. The old version was creative, readable, and had colors that matched the warp aura. It was a nice piece of design! Ik this isn't the release build and the new UI may not be final. The UI redesign looks great, aside from peril.

I'm actually watching this while mine installs. can't wait! these videos solidified me getting this game for myself so thankyou Indy

I can't...can't decide, they are all SO COOL

was hoping you had access to the psyker lightning stuff. hoping we get access to it during the pre-order beta

They really need to make the the grenade box explode when hitting a carapace enemy a default ability on it instead of a feat since we can only carry one of them. I have no idea what the dev team was thinking when they made it.

This is the most excited I've been for a game in a long time. God this looks so good!

I noticed with the Zealot's dash despite the description saying that it refills all toughness it only refills about 50% of it.

nice vid, i rolled veteran in the beta, something u didnt mention, reloading the plasma gun vents all the heat out of the bottom and doesnt damage you, paired with the 20% reload with rounds left in mag, and 30% reload for killing an elite, you can chain some high damage output when needed when there are alot of elites about, its a fun build that i can cake walk level 3 with, havent ventured above 3 yet but as u said, i think a nade build will do better at high level content, especially with bleeds helping ogryns tank damage. EDIT: i think the ogryn needs a toughness buff 1 hunnet

I’ll be joining y’all on the 30th. Have fun and thank you for the vids Indy

16:21 I love how deadly the ranged traitor guardsmen can be.

Thank you milk and cookies for the great content. Fantastic stuff. Still not sure which class to select though. Really difficult stuff.

The psyker ive noticed its a lot of balancing the brain burst ability buff and your other weapons depending on the scenario. That being said they are great vs elites and named mobs with the head pops

I appreciate you posting so much darktide content. As a console player, this wealth of footage will allow me to cope more effectively until I can get my hands on the game

Had a somewhat humorous run involving two other psykers and a zealot. Two storm staves and a trauma staves. Was a cakewalk, and the final hold was just elite massacre. There was always a head popping.

I’ve noticed after playing psyker that the early levels are really rough. The brain burst is good but I feel like I have to swap to my gun a lot to mitigate the peril build up. Hope it’s on the list of things to balance; probably my favorite class so far

Boy the psyker section of this video didn't even last 24 hours before Fatshark said "Nope, no more brain burst, but your kit still revolves around it."

Right as I’m going to bed lol. Looking forward to play tomorrow after work. Just gotta get through the day

Been looking forward to checking out the plasma gun!

ripper is amazing with slab shield, gives u burst vs specials, insane waveclear and supession/damage vs gunners, makes up for all teh shortcoming ov slab shield, leaving you with only advantages

Glad to see this shows there are more options then I thought when it comes to classes. Still gonna hold off until I see how they plan on adding new content (especially classes/weapons) to the game.

Great video!

Currently my favorite to play is Ogryn, being that beefy support with satisfying weaponry feels so great

these videos are soooo great and informative ! thanks ! :) wich class + build will you start out with ?

hello mister youtubeman good job getting Fatshark to change their mind on the scoreboard and stat bars :)

Thanks for the video

Ogyrn also can counter charge specials you can knock them off you allies before they deal damage

Made me rethink my first class to level.

The most fun i;ve had with thsi build was Thumper with Spade or Knife and cluster grenade perk on the big bog. Two of those and one Thumper downed a Beast of Nurgle on diffulty 2 in about 10 seconds. That grenade perk is so fun though it clear rooms if you can land it on a hard target.

would be cool to see how you'd progress each skill tree, like I imagine some things wouldnt be worth it until you have other things

couldn't have asked for a better video on the classes A++

one thing i want to know is : on release, there are 4 classes. vermintide had 15. of course more classes will be added, but do you think they will all be paid DLC? if so, that is quiet troubling. im not sure how many maps, weapons etc in total there are, but i hope the total content you get for purchasing the game holds up to vermintide.

Since my friend wanted to play Psyker Day 1, I will opt for Veteran and see if we can mobilize some peeps to charge for us into the fight in the name of the Emperor

Awesome thx a lot

I like the Recon Lasgun for the pure rate of fire. It doesn't do much against the heavily armored stuff but it mows down hordes and the ligher armored units which is most of what you face.

there are also some subtleties between classes.. the Veteran takes instant health damage from a melee attack a long with toughness but shirks off ranged attacks with only toughness while the fanatic only takes toughness from melee and ranged. Unsure how this plays out with the other two classes since i have only really dived into vet and fanatic.

Thanks for the vid. I'm foaming at the mouth for the game pass release.

From my experience in the game so far Veterans: The easiest class that everyone thinks is the carry. Psykers: The class everyone wants to play but doesn't know how Zealot: The class no one wants to play but should learn how Ogryns: The true carry of the game

10:45 Note about Ulting as the Psyker: I don't know if this was changed after or before you released this,.but the Psyker's ult only quells 50% now

I'm so pumped for 1 PM EST

Would love to see an astartes or commisar class. Maybe new weapons too for every class

I get two grenades with ogryn now and they seem to be really good at one shot on specials if you hit em right.

Well I normally go for the Bolter Power Sword with the guardsmen. The Power Sword is really good against crowds and the Bolter just wrecks armored enemies especially when you go full auto with the Bolter.

the plasma gun does Do Splash damage it just does it after certain requirement is fulfilled, the shot has to punch through at least two enemies before it explodes in a very small radius doing a very small amount of damage

From my experience as a psyker, I find it good to pick be a fast moving character. Combining a good catachan knife and the purgatus staff you can become an untouchable assassin that can clear elites, hordes, and sprint across entire stages solo to rescue a teammate

hey thanx for this post didn't realize this was a thing in game im veteran sharpshooter so we'll see what kind of hoops i gotta jump through. may not be the place for this but um: Blood For The Blood God!!

The thing I’m def most excited for is SHOBEL

Veteran seems fun. Love a lot of Dakka

Cant wait to get my hands on an Accatran pattern lasgun, wanna larp as an elysian paratrooper

I really hope they change the charging handle on weapon change, it should only happen after a reload. There's no reason to chamber a new round every time you change weapons. I should clarify, I've only seen it on the bolt gun, but I hope it isn't on other weapons too, it really slows gameplay.

to be fair ive found a large group of people to play with and figure out team builds but ive found the ogryn with slab shield works great with someone using a flamer. if you drop your shield in a choke point you block all enemies but your teammate can fire through you and deal tons of damage. in many situations i was able to position myself in such a way that others could fire past me on either side while also keeping all enemies aggroed and in front of my shield. it works wonders when youre in close quarters and you need some breathing room. you can also bull rush through enemies and then jump in a corner and drop your shield, pulling the fire away from your squad with relatively little danger to yourself. edit: it might just be me, but ive noticed that if i swing my camera around while in melee, it hits far more targets. I also dont think special enemies should be able to stagger or pin you if your shield is dropped, but thats just me.

I'm already looking forward to the Pusfume dlc, the only friendly skaven friend-thing

22:03 I love the Ogryn Heavy Stubber!

Very auspicious

Any recommendations on Curios for the Flamer Zealot build please?

Really liked the zealot in the Beta cant wait to play them, definitely going to stay away from the holy gimp mask though lol

Man, I can't wait to start getting the higher-end weapons.

The pre release beta now does it contain psyker electrical or fire staffs anyone know please?

Slab Shield Ogryns imo are phenomenal to have even in damnation. You'd be surprised how useful it is to plug a hallway/door with your shield while teammates shoot/throw nades in. Mutants, Hounds, and trappers are your worst enemy and you do need to rely on your team for taking them out. Majority of your weapons allow for alot of CC whether its ranged or melee You can take all the aggro from snipers, Ogryns, and ragers using your slab shield Your grenade box actually does some scary damage to bosses on top of being a 1 shot kill to everything else ( useful for getting rid of armored ogryns before they even do anything ) even though it DOES NEED A BUFF It's also underrated how you dont get staggered when reviving an ally. Sometimes you end up being dedicated Res member especially if you have the feat for 25% dmg red per downed ally ( way better choices for feats tho as its counting on your team to die/get downed. Why you let lil'uns get down anyway? ) My Ogryn has 6-7 wounds as well so that to me says i have a max of 6 downs before i actually die. on Damnation id be damned if i didnt have 1 of each class for the mission, Ogryns' have their own invaluable set of skills to put on the table and there is an argument to be made of them being a niche tank but nonetheless a TANK for your team as oppose to a zealot who is tanky af but they are not someone who should be pulling all the aggro when snipers are just existing around you

amazing guide, I liked and subed

Zealot currently restores 50% toughness on use now, might want to update.

What stats are the best for Lucius in your opinion? Better Damage and stability? Or Lower damage and stability but faster Charge rate and more ammo?

well the beta ain't out on steam yet, but when i got to play the closed beta it was fun

ive noticed.. mainly on the ogryn, cause thats what ive played the most. that when you reach 0% stamina, you still run just as fast till you stop. great for objective carrying. also, use the grenade melee weapon and you get 2 melee for the price of 1. your main one and the one that the grenade fist does on normal attack, and its not half bad. plus the 4 rounds of crowd control are a huge bonus. Also, talk about a wild trophy. i got one for killing something by hitting it in the eye with my "grenade" which is a loose term for a metal box you huck at an enemy, that doesnt explode unless you get the perk.

The evicerator makes me think of the executioners sword

Bro this game.. it's insane

How do you have the stuff from the imperial edition? I haven't been able to equip any of the cosmetics even though i have it and it said it's installed

As veteran can't seem to get any bolters or krieg lasguns. Are they locked behind a lvl requirment or smth?

Lucius mk I and mk II have a bayonet stab instead. Unsure if they are still available in higher power and such but much faster than the swing from the mk III and a lot more stagger from my knowledge

maybe a settings guide would be also nice ^^

16:15 excellent comedic timing

Still not out for console yet 😁 but I’m still happy to get some prior knowledge in.

I was really hoping that Sharpshooter had more usable offensive abilities tbh. Could be anything...shovel throw...bayonet charge. Anything.

Ya know, it’s a small thing but ya know how when ya die and you get this little outro of you and your team’s corpses on a pile/being consumed? Different victory and loss outros would be kinda sweet. :3

I wish the Ogryn grenade trait, where it breaks open against an armored target, was default. Picking that over bleed is a no brainer, especially when you get like, one or two grenades a game and the two bosses so far aren't armored. Also, is lynchpin and towering presence worth it? It feels really nice, but the multihit toughness regen is good too

It's almost the end of the 17th, where is the button for the downloading? I understand stuff about time zones, yes but still

Do you think that the cosmetic challenges will be changed? From what I’ve seen most people are unhappy with it

If they ever do a Ork dlc, here's hoping they give the Ogryn some proper dakka.

Questtions how you get the helmet I feel there isnt enough missions to get it or different scabs i might be missing something

I have question: I heard there are many more weapons and variations in this title. Now, one thing from Vtide 2 that I always liked was that almost every weapon was very unique in terms of moves and pretty much everything was viable with practice. How does Darktide compare in this regard? I would love to have just more unique/viable options, but at the same time this gets harder the more you add.

I wish ogryins were able to pick up barrels in the map a throw em at the enemy like in vermintide.

imma buy it in a few months when it gets better optimized and goes on sale

My question is if I want to look like an imperial guardsmen can I choose any class or does the imperial guardsmen specifically have to be the veteran

Okay so i pre-ordered the game but in Steam it still says playable at 30th november. Am i missing something? From germany btw

18:24 Ogryns are stronger than Space Marines? That's so epic

all of the skill numbers are nerfed compared to this vid, does that change anything? Also the level 5 fanatic skill doesnt work currently

After watching this I have absolutely no idea what to play, and if I should see what my friends are playing first