Warhammer 40,000: Darktide

Warhammer 40,000: Darktide

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Guide to Dump Stats
By Retr0_
Hi everyone,

A little while ago, I shared a detailed guide on Reddit covering the ideal dump stats for every melee and ranged weapon in the game. Following a great suggestion from the community, I’ve now turned it into a Steam guide for easier access.

You can find the full guide in the Google Sheet linked below

If you find it helpful, or have any feedback or suggestions for changes, feel free to drop a comment. I’ll be updating it as needed.

I'm also working on a comprehensive guide to melee combos for hordes and single targets hopefully this will be published soon!
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[R] Nerva 21 Jul @ 8:31pm 
I would say Quelling Speed is a better dump stat on staves than Warp Resistance.

Most psykers using staves will be using talents that scale on peril, like Warp Rider and One With The Warp, and the Warp Nexus bless is one of the most powerful crit blesses a staff can have, and it also scales with Peril Having high Warp Resistance makes it harder to explode while at high peril, while lower Quelling Speed makes it easier to avoid over-quelling and reducing the benefits of your scale-on-peril talents.

Unlike Force Swords and Force Greatswords, which only generate peril on their special actions and thus don't present much risk of explosion, staves generate peril with literally everything they do. Having a shallow peril generation curve makes the weapon more controllable than having one that spikes with every action and immediately spikes back down with quelling.
bexork 19 Jul @ 12:51pm 
Great resource! One comment on shotguns, also maybe depending on class but.... Ammo is also a good dump stat it does not vary by what seems to me a shell or two, and stability might come in handy for the hits.
Retr0_  [author] 5 Jul @ 8:37pm 
Thanks for pointing it out , i believe it'll be defence i'll add this now :VBOY:
bexork 5 Jul @ 8:10pm 
Hey thanks for clarifying. Also, I think the Ogryn Power Maul is missing, but I'm going to guess Penetration or Defences! :)
Retr0_  [author] 5 Jul @ 4:58am 
So a dump stat is a stat on a weapon that isn’t very important for how you use that weapon — so you don’t need to care if it's low.

For example:
If you have a melee weapon that's great at killing single enemies (like bosses), then stats that help with fighting big groups (like cleave) might be considered dump stats — because they don’t help much with what the weapon is best at.
bexork 5 Jul @ 2:09am 
Hey what is a Dump Stat? It's one to not care about?
Retr0_  [author] 4 Jul @ 3:40pm 
it would be cleave damage, my bad i've amended this now
Tangvaffel 4 Jul @ 10:11am 
I see the doc is listing Cleave Targets as a dump stat for Dueling Swords, but I don't see that stat listed on any of the variants? Is it supposed to be Cleave Damage/Defences?
Retr0_  [author] 1 Jul @ 1:27pm 
I believe its only power output for the suppression shield i thought this was updated accordingly
fondestgreetings 1 Jul @ 1:50am 
For the Arbites Shock Maul and Suppression Shield I thought it was Power Output?