For me I build around increasing melee crit chance, so I can refresh the skill regen rate by simply meeleeing targets, works for hordes or single target. I think key nodes / skills / perks / curios are: Invocation of death (200% cooldown for 4s on melee crits) To achieve high chance of melee crits: - Scourge (melee crits apply bleed, and bleeding enemies have 10% crit change for 3s, stacks 3 times so up to 30% crit chance) - Combat Knife (Flesh Tearer 8 bleed stack on crit hit, more bleed, more crit chance) - Faithful Frenzy (+10% melee attack speed, faster melee, more chance of getting crits) Curios +4% combat ability regen (I usually have 2 so total +8%) You can also play around with other builds too (with also fast regen rate)! I'll share the ones I have tried which are fun to play with here: 👷‍♂Stealth Build (same as this video)👷‍♂ darktide.gameslantern.com/builds/9d408e2f-8446-4c50-8ecc-2b11f63479b7/generic-vanilla-meta-zealot-stealth-knife-build 👷‍♂Support Build (Chorus of Fortitude)👷‍♂ darktide.gameslantern.com/builds/9d2531ad-6106-48f9-83e7-9631a51178c5/support-zealot-combat-knife-auric-maelstrom-ready-post-unl-update-meta-build 👷‍♂Speedy Zealot Build (Fury of Faithful, probably fastest attack speed and damage, but also most "fragile" build) 👷‍♂ darktide.gameslantern.com/builds/9d405e55-8eee-48b7-8ad3-74a8cd2f9f7e/speedy-zealot

Hi good point, personally I use it because of the 40% toughness you get after stealth ends, also during stealth you can reposition yourself, reload your weapons safely, avoid being suddenly attacked by specials, increase crit chance finesse and backstab damage. At least that is what I hope it does 😅 Cause you get crits pretty easily, hence the skill refreshes really fast due to invocation of death (and also I put x2 4% combat regeneration ability) so I can keep using the skill quickly. But I guess at times should also save the skill in case of dangerous situations (e.g. like when your teammate goes down)

Oops apologies completely mistaken for another video! For chorus of fortitude you give your teammate damage bonus buff and you also provide increased toughness. For that I would just keep using the skill whenever it refreshes in general that helps to keep the team "healthy". Only rare exception is if there are certain sections of the map or certain horde waves would I hold off using skill.

Hi yes, I have tried out newer and what I think are better builds, let me share some of them (and some gameplays) with you with you! Fury of Faithful 👷‍♂with inexorable judgement (high attack speed and damage)👷‍♂, this is currently my more preferred build darktide.gameslantern.com/builds/9d405e55-8eee-48b7-8ad3-74a8cd2f9f7e/speedy-zealot ▶kzbin.info/www/bejne/mom3oYZ8hd-Aa9k▶ 👷‍♂with blazing piety (high crit chance)👷‍♂ darktide.gameslantern.com/builds/9d24074a-a07c-4d68-bf1b-6eac06993647/zealot-combat-knife-auric-maelstrom-ready-post-unl-update-meta-build Shroudfield 👷‍♂Stealth Build (same as this video)👷‍♂ darktide.gameslantern.com/builds/9d408e2f-8446-4c50-8ecc-2b11f63479b7/generic-vanilla-meta-zealot-stealth-knife-build ▶kzbin.info/www/bejne/rpjIYp58nNKHfKc▶ Chrous of Fortitude 👷‍♂Support Build (Chorus of Fortitude)👷‍♂ darktide.gameslantern.com/builds/9d2531ad-6106-48f9-83e7-9631a51178c5/support-zealot-combat-knife-auric-maelstrom-ready-post-unl-update-meta-build ▶kzbin.info/www/bejne/h6mkYZKwoct5r6s▶

Also updated the build link apologies added a different one for this video!

@@VRatDad ty man appreciate

@@VRatDad np man ty just waiting for this link 😁

I believe the main difference is MK3 is better at Single Target Damage, especially its heavy attack which deals more damage to single target, whereas MK6 both light and heavy attach has a “wider” attack able to hit multiple enemies (but less damage for single enemies) Personally for me in Auric I feel the biggest challenge is managing the onslaught of hordes and elites and specials, hence I choose MK6 over MK3 Again up to personal preference and with the new update you can easily switch between both Marks of combat knife (ie MK3 and MK6) with the same weapon! (You can access from Inventory Menu) Also sharing another Reddit post with other users discussing about this, hope it helps! www.reddit.com/r/DarkTide/comments/1cvoyyh/which_combat_knifeblade_is_better_mk_vi_or_mk_iii/

@@VRatDad thanks for the explanation!

Hi I just updated my build and yes definitely it’s still good to run with a combat knife! For the flamer it’s quite hit and miss for me, so now I run auto pistol with inspiring barrage (given that perks are easier to get with the new update) Link to my build here: darktide.gameslantern.com/builds/9d24074a-a07c-4d68-bf1b-6eac06993647/zealot-combat-knife-auric-maelstrom-ready-post-lnl-update-meta-build? Link to recent gameplay here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/a3zFl36khJaZlbM

Also forgot to mention I started using MK6 combat knife, which has “wider” light and heavy attack patterns, and hence much better at managing mixed hordes!

Hi I think partly because the optimisation for this game is still not that great, and I would prefer higher framerate than better looking graphics! This laptop is also actually 3 years old I think the GFX card is kinda middle range now. Would suggest trying out each of the settings and see which works for your laptop/PC best :)

@@VRatDad Ah I see, had a hunch that it was the reason and agreed.

Will try that out for the next build thanks!

Bleed on crit is only good with crit builds. I assume crit chance with this build is around 50% which means on average you are landing 4.5 bleed / hit (8 from the blessing and 1 from Scourge, this averages out at the same bleed count as Lacerate) however you have the significant downside of it being completely inconsistent. Beyond that, 30% of our crit chance comes from Scourge which only begins stacking when you hit an enemy that is already bleeding. This means you begin combat with around 20% crit chance, and until you crit, none of the enemies are bleeding, which means Scourge can't proc and your crit chance doesn't increase. With only 20% crit chance, our odds of not critting for extended periods of time are pretty high + since we only bleed on crit there is the added chance of outright killing the enemy with our crit and therefore not being able to attack a bleeding enemy to increase crit chance.. Lacerate makes Scourge proc consistently at the beginning of combat because it's a guaranteed bleed. This allows you to rapidly reach 50% crit chance in all encounters, and since it's 100% consistent, you can memorize breakpoints on different enemies to know exactly how many hits it takes to kill a crusher or gunner etc.. In the context of this build where we're running Mercy Killer, instantly proccing bleed on enemies is going to be even more important. I have played probably over 10h with bleed on crit and every time I switch back to lacerate, it's night and day. I would replace Mercy Killer with Uncanny Strike though, it's absolutely goated when paired with Lacerate and even more so alongside a flamer. The rending stacks you get from U.S. affect your burn and bleed which allows you to delete entire patrols of Crushers.

@@DuoTide keeping that in mind, thanksies!

on cataclysm the exe can't reach a one shot breakpoint for chaos warriors unless you run virtue of knightly temper and you crit. even with 3 stacks of ideal and smiter it's a two shot headshot chaos warrior so you'd be better off running speed or BCR. having said that, virtue of knightly temper can be very fun, one shotting CW on cata with a crit is immensely satisfying, though you don't need crit power to hit that breakpoint, just pv chaos on the charm