How to ACTUALLY Play Bulwark Like a Boss - Space Marine 2

[@TrueVanguard]

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[@denzelpersaud1481]

Review Rating: Excellent knowledge of Bulwark: +4 Great demonstration Gameplay: +4 Concise and not meandering: +2 Calling a Power Sword and an Energy Sword: -10 Final score: 0/10

[@penguins0301]

Lmao 😂😂

[@its_aceyt6947]

Real

[@nihilnovum5034]

A few mistakes in the video though, not that its all bad but: Energy sword: ..... Fencing sword relic sword doesn't hit as many enemies: Wrong. The swings are just as wide and hit just as many enemies, the thing the low cleave does is that your DMG is scaled down in power mode, not that you hit less enemies. The bug that makes you repeat the first attack of your combo: ONLY happens on swords with very low speed, this is because you swing so slow that your character starts to take a step in the direction you are pressing, thus resetting the combo. This is NOT a problem with most of the weapons in the tree, i just had to point that out so that people aren't turned off by the weapon thinking this is a common thing. Lastly: The shield DOES block melee damage, i believe all but blue attacks (which ARE heavy attacks so it makes sense) You can kite around a group of gaunts slowly circling them to keep them in front of you and they will keep hitting your shield and you do not take damage. (i posted this several times actually so the uploader sees and might make a correction. Cause this is quite a bit of misinformation. I do not mean him harm though!)

[@lazykitten4709]

@@nihilnovum5034should be pinned

[@Febreeze419]

​@@nihilnovum5034 Another issue is him not having a perk that gives full contested health. Honestly takes this from a 9/10 video to a 3/10.

[@webbc99]

Just a quick point that the power whirl stance is NOT the power mode on the sword, it’s when you attack and don’t press anything for a second to go into the big power whirl attack.

[@Deathworg1]

How do the other stances work? I just started playing and have no idea how to switch etc

[@lumen2161]

​@@Deathworg1you just need to hold the melee button for like 1 or 2 second.you can see the animation of the power sword change stance.

[@lumen2161]

​@@Deathworg1but only work with the powersword not the chainsword

[@Deathworg1]

@@lumen2161 thank you

[@snortkarl2070]

Preach dood lol I was thinking the same thing.

[@wombatturd]

Power sword....power, not energy sword lol. Sorry for the nit pick, but been a wh40k fan since the late 90s

[@Courier604]

Not a nitpick id say. While it’s not a huge deal, i think its reasonable to expect someone with that much time on the class and such to have read and used the correct name for the weapon.

[@S34Mii]

Damn Halo players 😂

[@entilzha1283]

At least he didn't call it a "lightsaber" ... Had the Inquisition on standby :p

[@niksnap]

​@@entilzha1283 It could've been "laser sword", so it always can get worse :D

[@PistonDrivenGun]

Energy is a synonym for power lol but naming convection he is wrong.

[@Mithguar]

You got it wrong on Power sword and cleave stat. Fencing is just straight up better version as cleaving stat doesn't matter much when you go into power stance. You still hit everything and you swing faster with fencing variant.

[@archon9383]

I completely agree. Bulwark is utterly braindead easy once you get a fencing power sword, going into the aoe shock drop makes power stance almost irrelevant. I just go where the mobs are, drop a shock zone and with the +25% damage taken minoris just fall over. Ignore minoris, spam parry, gun strike majors, use the banner to heal allies. TV is overthinking bulwark, unless it gets significant changes using anything other than a fencing sword is deliberately handicapping yourself. That said, looks like he's enjoying himself, and in a game like SM2, that's all that matters.

[@sirsilco]

I like his take. I imagine most people play 90% the same way after spending time with the class, with a few differences here and there. If you can clear Ruthless then you're doing something right. Although, i've seen so many bulwarks play like assault and just die.

[@MichaelMariscal]

I have the exact same set up

[@jeffs3119]

I prefer the speed too the fencing was a perk as well . I’ve already got the timing down but that speed helps for power or quick stance which i use on chaos warriors.

[@nihilnovum5034]

Made several more mistakes than that... I wrote a big comment, and I'll copy it here so he can see what went wrong and hopefully issue a correction! i dont want to be rude or have him stop making videos or something, he just didn't really research this one at all or play the class that much and its full of misinformation thats going to confuse/make new players play worse... Heres the whole thing: Some mistakes here im going to want to correct, for your sake, not mine. Video saying the fencing sword relic sword doesn't hit as many enemies. Wrong. The swings are just as wide and hit just as many enemies, the thing the low cleave does is that your DMG is scaled down in power mode, not that you hit less enemies. And are you trolling? YOu are literally not running the single best perk in game that buffs your banner into something that is actually amazing: (the one that gives everyone full contested healthj Not running it is an immediate sign of either you are Trolling/griefing or clueless. There is no single perk in that column that comes close to being iuseful or let alone compete for the spot But to each to their own, if you do want more aoe damage like he says he does then yea the imperator blade is better for that. My choice will always be the Gathalamor Crusade though especially since he huge speed damage and being fencing. And with the speed your making more swings anyway so even with less cleave power mode is far from useless... Each has their own taste though... Its (relic fencing one) also good against chaos because you ideally need to burst down the flamer rubic marines as fast as possible, lest they do big damage with their flamers the longer they're up, and you usually have a lot of singular tough targets, Another couple things: The bug that makes you repeat the first attack of your combo ONLY happens on swords with very low speed, this is because you swing so slow that your character starts to take a step in the direction you are pressing, thus resetting the combo. This is NOT a problem with most of the weapons in the tree, i just had to point that out so that people aren't turned off by the weapon thinking this is a common thing... And one more: The shield DOES block melee damage, All but blue attacks (which ARE heavy attacks so it makes sense) You can kite around a group of gaunts slowly circling them to keep them in front of you and they will keep hitting your shield and do not do damage to you. This comes up to quite a bit of misinformation, so it doesn't seem like a video made by someone who actually knows anything but the very basics of the class... hope Vanguard notices and issues a correction! I mean you no harm, I merely want to help, because if you're making a video like this you really need to get it right. And you got it really wrong here...I mean this in the best way possible!

[@aesir0784]

My toughest class to play. I simply have been unable to consistently play this class right. Ty for the training Master Chief! - Courage and Honor!

[@nihilnovum5034]

Theres some misinformation here, but the basics are alright.

[@jcman011]

PSA if you’re having trouble parrying with the bulwark, you have to press and let go of the parry button. It’s different than classes without the shield. I came from assault and couldn’t parry with the fencing sword until I found this out!

[@nihilnovum5034]

nonononooono bad bad bad advice! though you might not have meant it like that , people will misunderstand, You parry EXACTLY the same as other classes! DO. NOT. HOLD. DOWN. the parry button, that makes you put up your shield, which does not parry. You simply click/press the parry/block button very fast. so that you dont end up raising your shield and blocking, a normal click like you click anything on the mouse is a perfect example. You will do the full parry animation even if you dont hold down the button. Actually holding it down is a bad habit for any class. You click it and release, NEVER hold. voila, parrying is the same as any other class.

[@rayhanadamjee6355]

@@nihilnovum5034 That's what he just said

[@zakarysantana2635]

@@rayhanadamjee6355no he didn’t you told you to hold it. which is bad. learn to read.

[@mooseownedjoo78]

@@zakarysantana2635 the irony of this comment is golden

[@zakarysantana2635]

@@mooseownedjoo78 looks like you cant read either. or are both yall stupid? holding block wont help you parry idk why he’s telling ppl that.

[@allbriardup6451]

Contested health doesn’t “fade in half the time”, it fades half as fast, effectively it fades in twice the time it normally would, giving you twice as long to achieve more damage for health, or acquire an execution 👍 Great video yet again brother!

[@webbc99]

Also don’t forget the power rake (hold the melee button mid combo) - with the right perk on the sword, this does 50% more damage. If you stack the damage buffs instead of going for the contested health regen, your sword does serious damage.

[@mcmarkmarkson7115]

n Hm imo regaining contested health is key on ruthless, dealing dmg is not the big problem, its surviving the constant range attacks that deal so much dmg, no matter the source as even the smallest range enemy deals so much dmg

[@Slanderbot]

@@mcmarkmarkson7115 I agree, however there comes a point when you become so proficient at negating damage that building for damage is the only logical decision moving forward. Avoiding damage in the first place is better than building to survive more of it imo.

[@mcmarkmarkson7115]

@@Slanderbot well of course you still get some dmg buff, but prio is on dmg negation for sure. You simply can't be proficient enough to avoid all dmg sources. Especially if the map spawns a gazillion enemies from all sides especially now with the contested health nerf Normal fights aren't the problem anyway, you should get through those with 100% hp. Its when shit hits the fan and suddenly an extremis enemy pops out

[@Jabong808]

Yeah like Zoanthropes or worse Nuerothropes 💀

[@Keyce0013]

Watching you square off against that tyranid warrior at 8:35 was hilarious, especially when I realized it was only acting that way because it had its foot in the shock zone and was having its decisions interrupted!

[@codywilliams3073]

fun fact if you have an issue trying to parry normally with bulwark double click it and it works like normal, I haven't had an issue with any parries since I did double taps

[@Zai-kyu]

I finally finished the campaign last night and got into operations and went Bulwark and love it. My favorite thing being rushing down ranged combatants, shield up and taking them down.

[@Ideeem]

Bulwark with a Power Sword : - Execute a Dash attack in a mob of minoris - Execute Gun Strike - Repeat

[@quetzypoo]

Don't even need a dash attack. I'm pretty sure you can just wide swing

[@damenlanzillo4320]

@@quetzypoo yes to both replies, with a parry thrown in every now and then

[@nihilnovum5034]

Some mistakes here im going to want to correct as a long time bulwark main (well game is new but it is my main, even though i have everything maxed out, i still play Bully wark a lot) Video saying the fencing sword relic sword doesn't hit as many enemies. Wrong. The swings are just as wide and hit just as many enemies, the thing the low cleave does is that your DMG is scaled down in power mode, not that you hit less enemies. But to each to their own, if you do want more aoe damage like he says he does then yea the imperator blade is better for that. My choice will always be the Gathalamor Crusade though especially since he huge speed damage and being fencing. Especially since my perk build got me up to the 10% damage to majoris enemies I'm now a deadly weapon killing the majoris VERY fast, which in turn drops the gaunts around due to synaptic shock... But yea each has their own taste... Its also good against chaos because you ideally need to burst down the flamer rubic marines as fast as possible, lest they do big damage with their flamers the longer they're up Edit another couple things: the bug that makes you repeat the first attack of your combo ONLY happens on swords with very low speed, this is because you swing so slow that your character starts to take a step in the direction you are pressing, thus resetting the combo. This is NOT a problem with most of the weapons in the tree, i just had to point that out so that people aren't turned off by the weapon thinking this is a common thing... Second: the shield DOES block melee damage, i believe all but blue attacks (which ARE heavy attacks so it makes sense) You can kite around a group of gaunts slowly circling them to keep them in front of you and they will keep hitting your shield and do not do damage to you. The most EGREGIOUS thing in the video, is not running the team heal perk (gives everyone FULL contested health, which saves runs on ruthless) It is literally the strongest perk and is what makes the chapter banner a good ability, sure some armor in combat is cool and all, but compared to both that armor AND a full heal for your whole team... you're either soloing or just memeing if you dont run that perk! This comes up to quite a bit of misinformation, so i hope Vanguard notices and issues a correction! I mean you no harm, I merely want to help, because if you're making a video like this you really need to get it right. I mean this in the best way possible!

[@SilverM4ne]

So what perks would you run? Having some trouble staying alive in ruthless

[@viktorhr6360]

So happy someone finally mentioned this! Been telling people on discord and in game and half of the time people don’t understand. If you press or hold down move button you break the combo chain and only do the basic attack over and over. And in the end of the mission you wonder why your damage is abysmal 😂 Out side heavy- Bulwark is my highest average damage class for tyrandid missions ( I got all classes at 25 with max relic upgrades ) Tough I use the fencing version of the sword for the faster attacks as mentioned in the video. I don’t mind giving up the cleave- as I use gun strikes for wave clear. Plasma pistole with damage and aoe upgrades. Ammo is never needed- as I only ever use its ammo count to deny call inn. And I use the sword- speed stance to deal with big enemies.

[@mcmarkmarkson7115]

Lvl a tac/vanguard up fully, there is no way a bulwark does more dmg than melta against tyranids

[@viktorhr6360]

⁠​⁠@@mcmarkmarkson7115I got a lvl 25 tac, melta fully relic and the bolt- with grande launcher And I got a 25 vanguard same deal there. I got every class at 25, I got most weapon fully relic upgraded. The once I don’t have, are the once that are arguably just worse options then other existing once. I have solo’ed every ruthless mission on most classes And I got no more paints or cosmetics left to grind- I have spent and unhealthy amount of game time. And I’m telling you, bulwark is one of the highest damage dealers- and is incredibly self sufficient.

[@mcmarkmarkson7115]

@@viktorhr6360 if you play solo? Then sure, since you have no dmg to split between team mates, then whatever class I play deals the most dmg But explain to me how you deal more dmg than a melta tac with aupex buff?

[@viktorhr6360]

@@mcmarkmarkson7115not to be toxic but you need to read my comments out. And understand the difference of context. But to clearly the fact that I solo was context. The fact that bulwark out dps most classes, is a general fact from team played mission. Also by the way you state your comment… you do realise that if tac use scan. Everyone deals more damage to said target? Tbh the way you frame it seems team play is what’s lacking for you

[@mcmarkmarkson7115]

@@viktorhr6360 I don't want to insult you, but let me get ahead and insult you. That' what you sound like. I want you to describe how you outdps a heavy spamming Heavy melta shots while also dealing extra dmg when he pops his iron halo with extra aoe dmg on top, you will not even out dps the heavy bolter And the tac aupex scan boost dps of everyone yes, but since ranged classes deal the most dps, they gonna out dps your bulwark every single time because everything will be dead before you get to melee range lmao You clearly are full of shit if you think your bulwark out dps a melta when your main source of dmg has a 30 sec cooldown

[@CylinderHeadE60]

TV, love the guide, Bulwark was the first class I maxed and my favorite class. One thing you missed about the plasma pistol: it is AMAZING at getting back contested health. Fully charged shots at majoris or packs of minoris will fill your contested health up and even sometimes overheal you.

[@nihilnovum5034]

Some mistakes here im going to want to correct as a long time bulwark main (well game is new but it is my main, even though i have everything maxed out, i still play Bully wark a lot) Video saying the fencing sword relic sword doesn't hit as many enemies. Wrong. The swings are just as wide and hit just as many enemies, the thing the low cleave does is that your DMG is scaled down in power mode, not that you hit less enemies. But to each to their own, if you do want more aoe damage like he says he does then yea the imperator blade is better for that. My choice will always be the Gathalamor Crusade though especially since he huge speed damage and being fencing. Especially since my perk build got me up to the 10% damage to majoris enemies I'm now a deadly weapon killing the majoris VERY fast, which in turn drops the gaunts around due to synaptic shock... But yea each has their own taste... Its also good against chaos because you ideally need to burst down the flamer rubic marines as fast as possible, lest they do big damage with their flamers the longer they're up The most EGREGIOUS thing in the video, is not running the team heal perk (gives everyone FULL contested health, which saves runs on ruthless) It is literally the strongest perk and is what makes the chapter banner a good ability, sure some armor in combat is cool and all, but compared to both that armor AND a full heal for your whole team... you're either soloing or just memeing if you dont run that perk! Another couple things: the bug that makes you repeat the first attack of your combo ONLY happens on swords with very low speed, this is because you swing so slow that your character starts to take a step in the direction you are pressing, thus resetting the combo. This is NOT a problem with most of the weapons in the tree, i just had to point that out so that people aren't turned off by the weapon thinking this is a common thing... Second: the shield DOES block melee damage, i believe all but blue attacks (which ARE heavy attacks so it makes sense) You can kite around a group of gaunts slowly circling them to keep them in front of you and they will keep hitting your shield and do not do damage to you. This comes up to quite a bit of misinformation, so i hope Vanguard notices and issues a correction! I mean you no harm, I merely want to help, because if you're making a video like this you really need to get it right. I mean this in the best way possible!

[@daveadams6489]

This looks so fun. I have been bringing up a Heavy as an alt from my Tactical, but I'm sorely tempted to jump in a Bulwark instead

[@unbreakablestone052]

TV ur a life saver, it seems every class gets easier to play after you make a video about them Parrying and dodging is important, but i think the main problem, at least for me is not understanding what a class' role actually is

[@WTFYI]

FYI Inspiration and Invigorating Icon effects are swapped. You’re getting infinite contested health off the Inspiration and not getting the damage buff.

[@NoDebuffs]

I just did the damage build on the sword, using the 3 5% bonuses plus the 10% bonus against tyanid and chaos, then the final perk for another 15% against majoris enemies, giving you a 25% bonus against everything, and a 40% bonus against majoris.

[@Orivv123]

Is that the top row? Don’t really like using light attacks other then on elites or bosses

[@NoDebuffs]

@@Orivv123 crowd control is easy enough with parrys for your shock grenades, the only real threat is getting ass kicked by three majors, this makes you big weakness more manageable.

[@webbc99]

It’s interesting watching your gameplay, imo the fencing weapon is way better - the sword should be used to focus majoris enemies down for executions, while you use the parries to nuke the minoris. You said about being comfortable with the parry timing but with the fencing sword it is actually a DPS loss to even swing the sword, and keep knocking enemies away from your parry aoe. Just mash the parry button and everything around you dies, then you can focus on nuking the majoris The perk that does aoe on a perfect parry is your highest damage output, you want all of the enemies right next to you to hit them all.

[@calebheisserer5391]

@@webbc99 yeah fencing power sword has more damage and speed. Way better. Cleaving potential on most of the melee weapons seems like a pointless stat

[@docuzi]

I use the fencing power sword with the perks on speed style. i love the dueling playstyle. will consider this for the horde clear. thank you!

[@chrislong6116]

Shield bash with knock back perk sets up the shot. No specific melee weapon needed

[@mevana81]

a guide for the energysword would be a dream, thx for sharing your experience !"

[@boltstriker7736]

Cleaving potential only matters on the speed mode, while on the power mode the wave goes trough damaging the enemies regardless of the cleaving potential. So as I keep my power sword on power mode 90% of the time the speed stat is way more important to me

[@jacobwooten977]

I appreciate you take on the chaos in your building video. The Bulwark is my favorite class but Ive use the vanguard as a crutch when the chaos

[@skuirrelTV]

Glad your Warhammer content is taking off!

[@DasGrimbo]

I was today years old when I figured out you can pick any of the abilities on a weapon as long as they are connected with a white line....

[@kartoffelsalat0]

Love the content, I think your build is the benchmark build of how to bulwark. I play with my two friends and they both rock meltas and I find the shock zone procs and area denial focus redundant/I go the top tree for the sword or I go power fist and focus on distrupting/killing majoris and higher. I take the Parry execute sig perk, and yeah I focus on shield bashing to get my damage up then us the speed on the fencing sword to get my the autos to burn through a majoris. The 2nd perk that increases shock dmg taken and the 3rd that procks it on a parry is the tits and I still take those. Great class, he's the healer and is as important to a run as a heavy imo.

[@jessejohnson2551]

They buffed the power fists recently and I'm having fun zipping around with them and shield bashes. A well timed charged attack is basically a melta rifle as well.

[@Chalupacabra]

Well this explains why I was struggling on the bulwark. Silly me I thought the shield was for melee, and not ranged.

[@aluminumfalcun]

Just a note on the banner healing teammates. If you put it down early enough when a teammate has already started an execution, they will get all the contested health back when it finishes. This makes it easier to do, since you don't have to coordinate with your teammate as much.

[@XerxesGaming11]

If you’re just bad at the game (like me), I will say the power fists are really good for new players for the knockback resistance while doing heavies.

[@love_me_sideways2626]

GOD DAMNIT I TRIED TO GET AWAY..... NO NOW ITS NOT JUST DESTINY ITS SPACEMARINES 2 .... TOOOO .... be around since d1 never commented but love that I'm still watching your videos.

[@blakestewart7533]

Would love to see you talk about all the classes, specifically Heavy. I love Heavy.

[@ManusDei23]

Small correction: the shield does in fact block all melee damage as well, as long as it comes from the front. It is very possible to "turtle up" if all enemies are in front of you.

[@kennysain4202]

I dont even play the table top but I was twitchin a bit every time he said "energy sword" and said each time "power sword!"

[@TheDrwranck]

QoL improvement ---- split block and parry into 2 separate keybind!!! Damn i hate it that i get to block while i want to parry!!! No problem parrying on my Tactical, but heck that shield gets in the way way too often!!!

[@JasielMartini]

Love these deep dive videos. Keep the content coming!

[@gabenplznerf1093]

“See this spot? This one’s mine. Reserved specifically for my brothers and I. Here’s the deed to the land.”

[@venuztrvp]

Its funny cause all my friends get so shook when they say me literally walking thru a ruthless run backhanding shit out of the way until I give them the rundown and they actually try it for themselves

[@MLPSilverQuill]

I tried shield bashing with the perk you recommended, but it didn't seem to affect the Thousand Suns Marines. If anything, they'd just teleport away immediately after the hit. Not sure what I'm doing wrong.

[@_Kakoosh]

Let me say as someone with many hours on bulwark now, if you’re ever dying or going down frequently you’re playing very wrong. Use power sword, spam gun strikes, play defensively. I’ve clutched up many times against the hive tyrant when my mates died. Use the perk that allows banner to revive teammates as well.

[@PeekabooEUDK]

Yeah dont waste a perk on something that is useless 99% of a map. Thats a terrible idea. Is it a cool perk to use when someone go down? Yes but hugely useless the rest of the time. Not to mention u then cant use it whenever u need it for something important since now its on cd

[@stillhuman4662]

Never run that perk and get aggressive.

[@xXCendreXx]

2nd "signature" perks is better for solo run. and chainsaw sword is really fun too.

[@ASURAIIXV]

1. It's POWER sword 2. The fencing variant is just straight up better as going in power stance means you have max cleave regardless of the stat.

[@KhalainBear]

Great video, deserved like, just a couple of points, the shield does block melee attacks from the front (11:45 for reference) so if you have enemies to your side or rear you can reposition a little to block that to except orange attacks as you pointed out, i also believe it wont block blue parry attack (not all anyway) like gaunts flying at you for example but i will have to go back and test that, I'm running the contested health perk and it's been working fine for me however if the bug is truly the case (will have to test this) i will have to test the other perks until its fixed, Question- Shock and awe perk - does that apply to the shock grenades as well? also looking forward to the sword video.

[@beesyspeecer8190]

True Vanguard - the Kirkland version of CoolGuy. 😂

[@sirches3637]

After maxing tactical and vanguard the double click on block-parry really messes up my brain when it comes to perfect parries. 😂

[@Slanderbot]

Fencing weapons are objectively better in all situations. Parry is the most powerful mechanic in the game by far. Also cleave stat is for DAMAGE cleave, not targets hit. You always hit the same amount of targets.

[@damenlanzillo4320]

when it comes to perks i agree except for the purity of purpose chpoice. The fact that i can go from being one hit away from death to full health with invigorating icon is op imo. all you have to do is set up a majoris enemy (or even manoris) up for executione activate the banner and boom full health

[@rprlunn93]

I think the lvl recommendations should include weapon class soo many people just jump in and do no damage

[@jbrew1237]

I do believe that Intimidating Aura will rob you of gun strike opportunities very frequently when you perfect parry. I hate it because of that cause I love the burst damage and armor regen those give

[@mikerobledo2750]

Also in case you didn’t know, you can parry the lesser sorcerers staff swing

[@kylemutz6180]

I think Bulwarks best weapon is the Relic fencing Fist, when swarmed by minoris enemies you can just spam parry and the marine will obliterate anything that tries to hit/jump you. I also appreciate the Fists ability to stun lock majoris and extremis enemies, forcing them to duel you and not your teammates. Not to mention the cannon punch (sprint+light) will always open gun strikes and guard break/stagger. The sword has VERY good damage, I just hate how enemies are still at freedom to melee chip away at you while you're swinging.

[@Febreeze419]

sprint+light on all melee will open up gun strikes, not just fist.

[@kylemutz6180]

@@Febreeze419 Ive had too many situations where Ive needed a clutch gun strike, but the wide sweep of the sword made the gun strike occur on an enemy off screen, so I then have to turn the camera to get it.

[@PerfectDeath4]

Yeah, fist is very single target focused, I didn't use it much at relic since I started leveling chainsword. With some of the weapon perks they really buff the charged attacks, something I've been curious about. Shock AoE can mob clear quite well but would a shield bash + charged fist or something do more single target dmg i've yet to test.

[@kylemutz6180]

@@PerfectDeath4 The best perk in the tree imo is the shock wave increase (from 4 to 8 meters), a lot of times the fist will stagger a majoris so hard that the follow up heavy attack will miss because hes too far away. That perk just lets you WAIL on majoris and extremis until they get incapacitated. Also helps with minoris because any AoE is good AoE. I do however think the chainsword is the most well rounded melee, just remember the relic fencing chainsword is bugged and isn’t actually fencing.

[@PerfectDeath4]

@@kylemutz6180 That would explain why my tactical struggles with relic fencing chainsword. xD

[@EverydayEldrad]

This is a good video and youre a good player. Dont let all the neckbeards gatekeepnyou out of the hobby man. Theyre sad little goblin men stuck playing 3rd edition and reminiscing about the good ol days of cardboard dreads. Stay strong brother

[@grambo992]

Stacking the survivability skills made a big difference for me. The aoe abilities look good on paper but didn’t feel like it made a huge difference in practice.

[@raizenvasuraconquerorsblad5443]

bulwark main just here to judge you . lets see if you know ur shit. not bad chief approve!!!! its like listening to Rogal Dorn explain stuff.

[@NVS1980]

I'm a noob. What is stance? Power stance? Is that just heavy attack where you hold the weapon down?

[@maximusd26]

that perk that gives full contested health is broken af, wish my bullwark brothers would use it smartly to full heal the team

[@nihilnovum5034]

EXACTLY, i cringed a lot watching this video.... he made so many mistakes and told misinformation, and when i noticed he wasn't running the team heal perk it was over... I started typing out corrections all over the comment section because this is DEFINITELY not "how to become GOD TIER Bulwark" .... I dont want to disrespect the creator, but research your subject better and play it more before making such a video...

[@maximusd26]

@@nihilnovum5034 I mean this isn't what I meant, true vanguard has done some very solid guides on the game, and I didn't verify myself if the perk was bugged (bull is the last class i'm gonna 25) anyhow this ability is strong af

[@ParkAir33]

I think the plasma pistol has higher highs and lower lows. It kinda feels to me like the plasma weapons don't have as strong of a headshot multiplier compared to the kinetic energy weapons. The bolt pistol feels a lot better for cleaning up little guys more quickly and efficiently. So the charged shots are really nice, powerful and versatile, but the common shots leave a little to be desired, not totally useless though. The way I like to play bulwark that seems pretty effective is to use the plasma pistol for some extra damage bursts on my targets in-between my melee combos or to pepper enemies up and stun them for my team while they are going for some melee. I really like it as a support and utility weapon.

[@Getexposedddddd]

The energy sword is dope

[@niksnap]

Oomph, too much mistakes in a video with that title, sry ^^

[@Thanatov]

Didn't see it mentioned, but right now, if you swap your kit at a drop pod as a heavy or bulwark, you get fully healed. This is obviously a bug but worth mentioning for the time being.

[@GrinningJest3r]

Just in case anybody comes here later and reads this, this bug has been fixed and the full health no longer occurs at the drop pods.

[@tonyliu6749]

Just be aware that if you play with bots and you need to fight a boss that floats without an ammo cache in site on higher difficulty, You are f-ed

[@anotheryoutubeuser5379]

Basically it just means you gotta run

[@S34Mii]

Invigorating Icon is working fine for me. I thought the bug was that it was giving that effect on the top perk of the tree that revives teammates when incapacitated? Could be wrong with all these issues and bugs but that's 1 issue I'm not having personally, thankfully

[@danny_decheeto8300]

those power sword attacks where you plunge it into the ground, are those in the base power sword or do you unlock them when you get new versions as you level up

[@blacgoat8916]

This game is easy but playing with randoms is soooooo hard. They shot first and think later....Like stop killing enemies so we can heal smh

[@Model1887isBEAST]

Atleast your randoms shoot their guns..

[@grimmcrag8715]

We keep seeing content creators flexing "SOLO RUTHLESS ASSAULT 500+ KILLS" When the truth is it's often much easier with bots than with other players.

[@blacgoat8916]

@@Model1887isBEAST 😄😄😄

[@miles6120]

🤣🤣👌🏽 squad cohesion is severely underrated in this game…

[@blacgoat8916]

@@miles6120 None at all,Rooks are jeopardizing the win for 10 xp boost smh

[@denodagor]

I really didn't like the perk that makes your banner deal area damage, I found that it sometimes just straight up kills targets that I was gonna execute to regen the 100% contested health that the banner gives you.

[@Febreeze419]

Seems like you or you teammates are buttering it up too much.

[@DaddyVanDerLinde]

Is the full contested health thing a perk, because I've yet to actually get anything other than shield charges

[@Febreeze419]

@@DaddyVanDerLinde Yes, level 23 perk OR (and its glitched right now) the level 7 perk revive teammates on banner place.

[@DaddyVanDerLinde]

@@Febreeze419 ye but the funny thing is, I don't even have the perk yet...

[@Febreeze419]

@@DaddyVanDerLinde the level 7 perk?

[@willbarnes3528]

Have you tried the shield bash perk that gives you 25% more damage vs the intimidating aura? wondering why you went with intimidating aura vs that if your gunna shield bash majoris enemies anyway.

[@shadearca]

You are gonna be parrying a lot more for majoris enemies

[@jo_ken]

9:26 So it’s almost like a mini Auspex with the shock making those enemies take more damage.

[@Mindgoblin5]

When selecting perks in the tree, are all the blue ones equipped already or do you have to manually equip them?

[@sousouluteru9223]

Lore of the Long Watch - The Thief of Secrets is a Deathwatch relic Power Sword that is inhabited by a Machine Spirit with an unquenchable thirst for knowledge. It has tasted the vitae of countless Xenos races, which has been filtered through the blade's auto-sanctified sanguinator-channels and then codified within an array of logicum cells. This has caused the Thief of Secrets to lay bare the biological secrets of many Xenos races and now allows the blade's wielder to modulate its power field in order to easily kill the Deathwatch's foes. FOR THE EMPEROR!!!

[@SPNCRJ]

What are your keybinds for this game or bulwark specifically? Shield bashing is kinda throwing off my MB4/MB5 melee/parry keybinds.

[@JonathanFlexx]

The max out contested health on banner thing doesn't work 100% of the time for me without the perk, and using the perk makes it work 100%. So we have differing experience there. Another note: You can heal at range, anyone can. Just plant the banner and overcharge your plasma pistol, it'll max out the contested health - it's the same for your team, one las fusil shot will heal a sniper, bolter spam into a horde will heal a tactical etc etc. I always plasma pistol when a boss chunks me for example, just overcharge, bam, health back.

[@connorpurcell610]

Cool Energy Sword

[@Stephenkillam]

Can you link the video for the Power sword vid when you make it?

[@badfasthefe]

Cleaving not entirely necessary. The power sword knock back after a heavy swing supplies plenty of shield regen

[@michaele8157]

I'm so sick of people playing on ruthless that have no business being there. Typically super low level (which is not an issue if your of a high skill level, but it is an unneeded handicap) and off doing their own shit the whole time

[@grambo992]

I agree. But also being low level and not having a decent build to help keep yourself alive or aid your team is frustrating as well.

[@piedpiper1172]

@@grambo992Some classes are entirely online by level 8 or so. Big issue is if their weapons are at least purple or not. Leveling extra classes and already have relic weapons? Probably not a big handicap by level 8. Leveling your first class and have green weapons? Skill is irrelevant, your damage is just too low.

[@SenHai]

I definitely prefer Powerfist. It just feels good

[@Nethezbet]

I just wish the stance change was pulled off that attack button. Constantly change it lol.

[@jasonrundell9169]

Love your vid dude. Was fucking up this broke alot of stuff down for me.

[@Sqwallbg]

The energy sword? What is an energy sword? Didn't know bulwark had a forth weapon...

[@Jknight416]

How exactly do you still have to congested health perk on your banner when you have Purity of Purpose equipped?

[@dredgen0268]

I wish I could rock the power sword. I just cannot put down the chain sword

[@flugrekorderait8079]

Would really like to level this class, but it takes forever to find a group without someone already playing it.

[@SummerByStyx]

No thank you to incoming damage Funny and smart. Can I get your number. Kidding. Great vid. Great tips. I think I'm really underutilising my shield. But I'll go back and give it a go

[@TEDDY2xTIMES]

Hoping for big buffs. the amount of support in his kit, his CC and his ability to tank aren’t nearly as useful as a class or melta that could simply put down threats twice as fast

[@sharksammy]

Is the big with the first perk disables gunstirkes on a parry, that is a huge thing to give up and it's not labelled in the perk, might be a bug but still don't take that perk

[@dillonboles6226]

Honestly in ruthless(outside having an assault to boost gun strike dmg) if your doing bulwark right your in the mob. That sorry does a aoe dmg and in a 4 majoris pack with 15 guants rushing in behind them? That aoe dmg does WONDERS

[@outbreakperfected9374]

It got patched. Now you get aoe AND a gun strike. It's bonkers strong. Straight up sends some majoris straight to execution state with a single parry.

[@sharksammy]

@@outbreakperfected9374 dam I need to try that now sounds strong as hell

[@HansGrub]

Let's use the correct terminology for this weapon: Power Sword

[@MOTIVES04]

Call me crazy but I really think the speed trade off is much better on the fencing sword vs balanced

[@TELEVISIBLE]

I cant fence and gun strike with bulwark 😅 any tips watch the whole day video still have no ideas how to use this class 😮

[@LR-420]

I'll watch the energy sword guide, I'm not as good with this as the chainsword

[@grimmcrag8715]

I feel like armour of contempt is getting MASSIVELY overlooked. Blocking sniper shots kills nearby minoris enemies. I walked down a terminator with a minigun and he literally shot himself to death.

[@menaceiwill1]

Been running that since day 1, and it's so good. Easily one of his best perks. Especially against chaos enemies as that just shoot you even when your infront of there face.

[@BasSine_Studio]

@@menaceiwill1does it also work against the flamethrowers ?

[@menaceiwill1]

@BasSine_Studio I not sure on this, but you actually see an aura now when you are blocking ranged attacks. But against the flamethrower I don't think I see the aura, so I think no. But you can block there attacks, and it is kinda ranged so maybe I'm wrong.

[@BasSine_Studio]

@@menaceiwill1 I’ll be jumping in soon so I’ll try and test it

[@ThisOldDoggg]

Energy Shanker, just a glowing screwdriver 😂

[@randomguy3080]

I have built tactile and Bulwark, my bulwark was first cause I love it, and I just love the difference, I have a gun with the tactical and yet I am like “FUCK FUCK FUCK DONT GET CLOSE TO ME!” Meanwhile as a Bulwark I’m like “BRING ME TO THE SLAUGHTER!” I will admit I do usually go down but that’s just because I become too aggressive, and make the mistake of trying to parry the second I se the enemy circle thing even when that circle is orange 🤣

[@jh-lp7cg]

I exclusively play with power sword, but I am not earning mastery points for the blade... Is there something I'm doing wrong?

[@blacgoat8916]

Just because 10 is the recommended level doesn't mean your read to play on substantial difficulty.....Sorry I am venting, alot of failed runs this weekend....

[@HyperBeastForte]

Finally someone gets it! Thank you, I told a friend that just because it says X lvl doesn’t mean to just go into it, that’s essentially the minimum lvl you should be to survive on top of your own skill.

[@Febreeze419]

I recommend lvl 12 for sub and lvl 17 for ruthless.

[@miloshdrown577]

With World War Z it used the to be five levels higher than the recommended level, I have been treating Space Marine 2 the same way.

[@arsinist45]

Yeah. I’ve died at the boss so much this weekend. Sad about it

[@blacgoat8916]

@@arsinist45 Me too bro, I stopped doing operation two. Now it's 1 or 6 or nothing until they get better

[@IcedBoffee]

Love them in operations hate them in pvp. I just need to unlock the krak grenade?

[@MuffinMan17756]

You earned a like for making a really good video. Keep it up👍

[@camerongooch9606]

How do you parry with bulwark, I've tried timing it across all attack moments and I never parry.