The BEST Devil's Claw Sword is??? INSANE Parry Power! Zealots Best Melee? | Warhammer 40k: Darktide 

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.

They might not be great for armoured enemies but they’re an amazing ranger counter with the parry.

Whenever you do melee weapons please include the push attack, a lot of weapons have really good push attacks

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

+1 for the Mk IV and the Zealot crit build. It's a blast! And thanks for the guide!

Thanks for the video. I've been wanting to try a different Zealot build and weapon combo. So I'll give this a try.

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.

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.

love the xplanation of why X blessing work well and such. Very informative and useful!

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.

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.

Good series, well edited, well spoken. Look forward to more

Such a nice video usually id only try this weapon for the fun parry but you actually made it good

Keep it up man. Love these videos!

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 :).

Dude. Great video. I have a rampage/savage sweep M4 for my Vet. I absolutely love it! Greta content! Thanks for the info!

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

Here dropped a sub,love the weapon clas analysis.

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.

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

After the latest patch the crusher has by far become ky favorite weapon.

Definitely need more vids like this

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.

Shotguns are weird plz make it the next vid

thx for build

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

I wish you hit 6K subs soon!

Love your stuff wile spice

These videos are fucking amazing, keep them coming!

Just subbed. Good stuff

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. Please do the ripper guns as I don’t understand the differences between them.

Gotta say MK1 has been my bread and butter, combined with constant slides, and able to do 100% heavy horizontals, nothing ever touches me.

Fantastic video! Could you do one on the Heavy Sword family of weapons?

i absolutely love this series! would you be interested at all in making a quick deep dive on the chainsword?

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.

Catakan? :P Creators of the Killa Kan. Just found you recently, enjoying your content keep it up.

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.?

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.

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

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.

Homie said “let’s get to 6k” and it was met within the day

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.

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

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.

The shovel and the chainsword are my go-to melee weapons on my veteran. Would be nice to see them get reivewed

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.

I have a mk4 with both cleave blessings on my veteran. It's soooo good. Especially with melee talents. My favorite on stealth vet.

Thank you for pronouncing Catachan correctly

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.

Is it best to hold block when parrying to reduce window where people can hit with fast attacks such as ragers/ spawns

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

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

I'd love to see coverage over the Heavy swords for the Zealot! (Mostly because I hope my Turtolsky IX is the best)

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.

Nice i was using that on my Vet until i got my Tactical Axe!

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 heard the mk4 has a bugged parry compared to the other two. true or not?

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

Cant wait for the best burst autogun!

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.

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.

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.

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.

i had the same opinion going into the video so i like it even more

Would love to see the braced Autoguns compared

I found out that the Mk 7 can parry more than any of the other Claws.. so much fun to just parry everything :'D

How do the Devil's Claw swords compare to the Heavy swords?

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.

I want to know more about combat axes and tactical axes.

You forget to mention the weapons push attack and how if they do differ

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.

Best build atm for the Karnak twin fights, you basically solo the melee sister boss and melt her shield in no time.

Zeolot with a devil claw or "When a angry human said it was enough of the heresy"

Are the Impact blessings useless on the Mark 1 Claw Sword? I got one with level 4 Hammerblow.

Emperor protect !

Quick question why not consult the damage value table when mentioning damage?

Nothing more satisfying than stopping crushers and ragers in their tracks with parry. Feels like playing a Soulsborne where you can parry tank bosses.

i just wanna make a build based on the catachan devils from dow2 ... explosives..shotguns..and stealith with quick take down in mind

Would love to see a stubber gun comparison

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.

With bonus against carapace + dash ability you can one parry kill a Crusher.

Hey just curious, what would you say is more important, having optimal blessings or optimal perks?

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.

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.

Could you check out the tactical axes?

After the shotgun, can you do the bully club for Ogryn by any chance. lllb

I vote for tactical axes, I feel like there’s something there but can’t seem to find anything that feels that good

I would like to see recon laz guns please

Ogryn Stubbers please!

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.

How about the heavy swords for the zealot to compare to the devil swords?

Could you do the recon lasgun

Just searching today about best catachan sword

Wait. Since when is the combat knife a catachan knife? Isnt it tol small for it being catachan?

Unfortunately I got a mk VII on my vet but fortunately it was a perfect one. All 80% except for mobility.

your video title baited me into clicking? how could you have done that to me?

Tactical Axes next, please. I'm tired of people sleeping on my beloved Atrox Mk VII

Can you talk about the force swords?

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.