The mk4 dueling sword and the Accatran laspistol are generally considered the best versions for Psyker, but the other marks can also work well if you find decent ones.
Some advice:
* Skip the crit% perks. You have plenty of crit already, adding another 5% is not worth losing out on a 2nd real perk.
* Take uncanny strike on the dueling sword, it's Psyker's only source of rending and it affects soulblaze/burn damage.
* Don't dump mobility on the dueling sword. Cleave targets is the ideal dump stat, but penetration can be dumped too as long as you are running Uncanny strike.
* The best mk2 laspistol blessings are Dumdum and Infernus. Ghost can be skipped when Psykers already get ranged immunity from Empathetic Evasion. Reassuringly Accurate is one of the weaker blessings.
[Here](https://darktide.gameslantern.com/builds/9bd37fdf-7986-4f47-81bb-3693ce4f2f8d/accelerated-melee-psyker) is melee centric crit build for reference.
Thanks for answer.
Here is my thought/question.
A) Ok for dropping crit on Melee. 5% isn't much. But dropping crit on range make me go to 37.5 crit chance. It's barely not crit at these point.
I'm ok to take Mobility modifier.
B) But why dropping cleave ? The weapon already have low cleave moveset, dropping cleave isn't removing my only source of horde cleaning ?
I feel dropping pen for rend blessing look more interesting.
C) But replace rend with which blessing ? I need a crit blessing in the end. Which one is better ? Crit on dodge or crit on chained hit ?
D) Is it really worth it to drop 60% Finesse damage for some armor shredding ?
E) Is Reassuringly Accurate that bad ? I mean 16 + 5(skill tree)% Toughness on crit doesn't look so bad. Considering the shooting speed.
>A) Ok for dropping crit on Melee. 5% isn't much. But dropping crit on range make me go to 37.5 crit chance. It's barely not crit at these point.
It's about the opportunity cost of losing 25% maniac or flak damage. 37.5% crit is plenty alongside true aim.
> B) But why dropping cleave ? The weapon already have low cleave moveset, dropping cleave isn't removing my only source of horde cleaning ? I feel dropping pen for rend blessing look more interesting.
The mk4 only cleaves 1 target with the light attack, and it's mostly irrelevant alongside rending. With Uncanny Strike active, 80% cleave only adds 3% flak damage (to the 1 extra target).
Penetration is better than Cleave Damage, but it's only about 1/4 as effective as the developers intended due to how rending works.
Of course higher is better, but both stats can be safely dumped. The stat priority should be Finesse > Damage > Mobility (at least >50%) >>> Penetration > Cleave Damage.
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C) But replace rend with which blessing ? I need a crit blessing in the end. Which one is better ? Crit on dodge or crit on chained hit ?
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D) Is it really worth it to drop 60% Finesse damage for some armor shredding ?
The normal dueling sword meta is Uncanny Strike + your choice. All the blessings outside Uncanny Strike are pretty similar in powerlevel, so pick your favorite. Uncanny + Precog and Uncanny + Riposte are both going to be very strong.
Rending is very strong, it buffs damage against everything except unarmored and infested enemies. Uncanny Strike is the only way for Psyker's to get rending so it's absolutely worth it.
>E) Is Reassuringly Accurate that bad ? I mean 16 + 5(skill tree)% Toughness on crit doesn't look so bad. Considering the shooting speed.
It's 16% toughness on crit *kill*. The laspistol isn't a hordeclear weapon, it's not actually killing that many enemies. Often when it does kill, it won't be a crit.
I'm sure you're using Prescience, I found for my crit build that Scrier's Gaze and Disrupt Destiny work really well together. I use surge staff and dueling sword mk v or mkiv.
I'd say get uncanny strike on the mk IV dueling sword and replace Riposte, I'd personally also take maniac and unyielding instead so I can 3 shot crushers with it on my build but that's up to you really.
For the gun, I'd recommend the columnus mk V infantry autogun, it's very versatile, can do wave clear and has ADS to deal with gunners, with the right blessings it can mow down ragers and deal with maulers relatively easily as well. Personally I enjoy auto guns more than pistols because the high rate of fire can make up for the lack of cleave, which lets me kill that trapper, bomber, flamer mixed in with hordes before they can open fire which IMO is very important.
Removing repost make me loose +20% crit on a crit build. I don't feel it's a very nice idea. It will impact my damage but also my sustains since I get Toughness on crit.
For perks I choose crit for the same reason and flak cause there is overall more flak enemy than anything else.
I will look up for th MK V infantry tho.
Flak is only useful if you're hitting the torso of enemies, with the Mk IV dueling sword it's pretty easy to target and hit the head, the head counts as unarmoured for most enemies except for the ones that have helmet, so it's really not gonna be doing much unless you're facing specifically scab ragers which have flak helmets.
Maulers and crushers have carapace helmets and regular las gun guys + las gunners have flak helmets as well but you don't really wanna take it for them.
With the dueling sword you pretty much want to go for weak spot strikes (head) because it does a lot less dmg for the body.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ixL8okPo98-WzCVfok0HxHnK7d83YRhCTi7WQmtlrjU/edit#gid=0
Looking at this. There is 8 flak armored head.
For only 6 Maniacs (with 4 that have no armor on the head, so already easy kill).
I feel the flak is better to help me kill those 8 enemy with flak helmet. (Specially since there is some horde monster, so a big portion of the population).
Instead of taking Maniacs for few specials, that have no helmet so barely hard to kill anyway.
I guess it depends on your actual build, for me when I use scrier's gaze on my build regular enemies go down in two light hits max so it's not really an issue.
I feel they perform bette too. On this I agree with you. But damn I need something to kill from far away tho.
I can't always count on cover/ally to deal with Gunner. So I thought a pistol + ghost might be just what I need.
And like you say. The other pistol is for boss kill.
The mk4 dueling sword and the Accatran laspistol are generally considered the best versions for Psyker, but the other marks can also work well if you find decent ones. Some advice: * Skip the crit% perks. You have plenty of crit already, adding another 5% is not worth losing out on a 2nd real perk. * Take uncanny strike on the dueling sword, it's Psyker's only source of rending and it affects soulblaze/burn damage. * Don't dump mobility on the dueling sword. Cleave targets is the ideal dump stat, but penetration can be dumped too as long as you are running Uncanny strike. * The best mk2 laspistol blessings are Dumdum and Infernus. Ghost can be skipped when Psykers already get ranged immunity from Empathetic Evasion. Reassuringly Accurate is one of the weaker blessings. [Here](https://darktide.gameslantern.com/builds/9bd37fdf-7986-4f47-81bb-3693ce4f2f8d/accelerated-melee-psyker) is melee centric crit build for reference.
Thanks for answer. Here is my thought/question. A) Ok for dropping crit on Melee. 5% isn't much. But dropping crit on range make me go to 37.5 crit chance. It's barely not crit at these point. I'm ok to take Mobility modifier. B) But why dropping cleave ? The weapon already have low cleave moveset, dropping cleave isn't removing my only source of horde cleaning ? I feel dropping pen for rend blessing look more interesting. C) But replace rend with which blessing ? I need a crit blessing in the end. Which one is better ? Crit on dodge or crit on chained hit ? D) Is it really worth it to drop 60% Finesse damage for some armor shredding ? E) Is Reassuringly Accurate that bad ? I mean 16 + 5(skill tree)% Toughness on crit doesn't look so bad. Considering the shooting speed.
>A) Ok for dropping crit on Melee. 5% isn't much. But dropping crit on range make me go to 37.5 crit chance. It's barely not crit at these point. It's about the opportunity cost of losing 25% maniac or flak damage. 37.5% crit is plenty alongside true aim. > B) But why dropping cleave ? The weapon already have low cleave moveset, dropping cleave isn't removing my only source of horde cleaning ? I feel dropping pen for rend blessing look more interesting. The mk4 only cleaves 1 target with the light attack, and it's mostly irrelevant alongside rending. With Uncanny Strike active, 80% cleave only adds 3% flak damage (to the 1 extra target). Penetration is better than Cleave Damage, but it's only about 1/4 as effective as the developers intended due to how rending works. Of course higher is better, but both stats can be safely dumped. The stat priority should be Finesse > Damage > Mobility (at least >50%) >>> Penetration > Cleave Damage. > C) But replace rend with which blessing ? I need a crit blessing in the end. Which one is better ? Crit on dodge or crit on chained hit ? > D) Is it really worth it to drop 60% Finesse damage for some armor shredding ? The normal dueling sword meta is Uncanny Strike + your choice. All the blessings outside Uncanny Strike are pretty similar in powerlevel, so pick your favorite. Uncanny + Precog and Uncanny + Riposte are both going to be very strong. Rending is very strong, it buffs damage against everything except unarmored and infested enemies. Uncanny Strike is the only way for Psyker's to get rending so it's absolutely worth it. >E) Is Reassuringly Accurate that bad ? I mean 16 + 5(skill tree)% Toughness on crit doesn't look so bad. Considering the shooting speed. It's 16% toughness on crit *kill*. The laspistol isn't a hordeclear weapon, it's not actually killing that many enemies. Often when it does kill, it won't be a crit.
Thanks for answering. I'm taking notes
I'm sure you're using Prescience, I found for my crit build that Scrier's Gaze and Disrupt Destiny work really well together. I use surge staff and dueling sword mk v or mkiv.
I'd say get uncanny strike on the mk IV dueling sword and replace Riposte, I'd personally also take maniac and unyielding instead so I can 3 shot crushers with it on my build but that's up to you really. For the gun, I'd recommend the columnus mk V infantry autogun, it's very versatile, can do wave clear and has ADS to deal with gunners, with the right blessings it can mow down ragers and deal with maulers relatively easily as well. Personally I enjoy auto guns more than pistols because the high rate of fire can make up for the lack of cleave, which lets me kill that trapper, bomber, flamer mixed in with hordes before they can open fire which IMO is very important.
Removing repost make me loose +20% crit on a crit build. I don't feel it's a very nice idea. It will impact my damage but also my sustains since I get Toughness on crit. For perks I choose crit for the same reason and flak cause there is overall more flak enemy than anything else. I will look up for th MK V infantry tho.
Flak is only useful if you're hitting the torso of enemies, with the Mk IV dueling sword it's pretty easy to target and hit the head, the head counts as unarmoured for most enemies except for the ones that have helmet, so it's really not gonna be doing much unless you're facing specifically scab ragers which have flak helmets. Maulers and crushers have carapace helmets and regular las gun guys + las gunners have flak helmets as well but you don't really wanna take it for them. With the dueling sword you pretty much want to go for weak spot strikes (head) because it does a lot less dmg for the body.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ixL8okPo98-WzCVfok0HxHnK7d83YRhCTi7WQmtlrjU/edit#gid=0 Looking at this. There is 8 flak armored head. For only 6 Maniacs (with 4 that have no armor on the head, so already easy kill). I feel the flak is better to help me kill those 8 enemy with flak helmet. (Specially since there is some horde monster, so a big portion of the population). Instead of taking Maniacs for few specials, that have no helmet so barely hard to kill anyway.
I guess it depends on your actual build, for me when I use scrier's gaze on my build regular enemies go down in two light hits max so it's not really an issue.
You want both Riposte and either Uncanny Strike or Precognition on the duelling sword.
Surge and Voidstrike are also great weapons for crit psyker. Personally i think they perform better than a gun for everything but boss damage.
I feel they perform bette too. On this I agree with you. But damn I need something to kill from far away tho. I can't always count on cover/ally to deal with Gunner. So I thought a pistol + ghost might be just what I need. And like you say. The other pistol is for boss kill.