Frost Axe Melta Vanguard (from Hazeman's video)
Vanguard build by munkrej, made for Hotfix 15.1.
Based on a video by Hazeman. Posted with credit and not endorsed by Hazeman.
Hazeman's Patch 15.1 Vanguard: Heroic Frost Axe and ammo Melta Rifle with Collateral Damage and Tenacity kicks plus constant armour regen.
Class perks
Melee Mastery, Conviction, Consecutive Execution, Inner Fire, Collateral Damage, Tenacity, Combat Readiness, Adrenaline Rush
Prestige perks
Indomitable Spirit, Fortitude, Launch Restoration, Restoration
Wargear
- Primary: Melta Rifle (Ophelian Liberation - Alpha) - Decisive Reload, Rapid Health, Trick Shot, Fast Reload, Extended Magazine, Fast Reload, First Shot, Retaliation, Perpetual Fire
- Secondary: Bolt Pistol (Ophelian Liberation - Beta) - Perpetual Precision, Head Hunter, Gun Strike Reload, Increased Capacity, Head Hunter, Elite Hunter, Head Hunter, Extended Magazine, Divine Might
- Melee: Power Axe (Frost Axe) - Perpetual Speed, Confident Stance, Perpetual Strength, Perpetual Strength, Counterattack, Riposte, Hard Target, Tactical Retreat, Cleaver
Loadout variants
- Max survivability: Melta Rifle, Bolt Pistol, Power Axe - Unmatched Zeal instead of Inner Fire for health back on Extremis and Terminus executes.
Guide
## Credit
Build by Hazeman from his video "The Strongest VANGUARD Build for Operations and Stratagems of Patch 15.1 - Space Marine 2": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x20Vk_vABqg
Perks are explained from 0:32 and weapons from 3:52, followed by a true solo Absolute run of Vox Liberatis. Watch the video for his full reasoning and support the creator: https://www.twitch.tv/hazeman
## How it works
Melee Mastery beats Upper Hand here because most melee damage comes from Frost Axe whirl slashes and the axe already has hyper armour on a perfect parry.
Conviction, Fortitude, Launch Restoration and Restoration plus the armour perks on the Melta make the Vanguard very tanky.
Collateral Damage with Tenacity makes a normal kick hit for about 220 and about 380 after a ranged kill. Combat Readiness brings the grapple back faster. That he values over Grim Determination.
Adrenaline Rush heals on the executes this build keeps doing and Consecutive Execution keeps grenades coming.
The Frost Axe takes Perpetual Speed and Confident Stance, both Perpetual Strength nodes, Counterattack, Riposte, Hard Target, Tactical Retreat and Cleaver. A perfect parry backstep into an overhead and a gun strike kills a Majoris. The tenth axe point is not named in the video and is left open.
The ammo Melta Rifle runs Rapid Health, Trick Shot, both Fast Reload nodes, Extended Magazine, First Shot, Retaliation and Perpetual Fire. Decisive Reload is the required first node of that path.
The damage Bolt Pistol takes the top lane to Elite Hunter and drops into Divine Might.
## Choices he mentions
- Unmatched Zeal instead of Inner Fire for survivability (Max survivability loadout).
- Battlefield Awareness instead of Indomitable Spirit for more Melta damage.
- His Bulwark video uses Power Wave in the same axe tree. That would fill the open tenth axe point.
Build by Hazeman from his video "The Strongest VANGUARD Build for Operations and Stratagems of Patch 15.1 - Space Marine 2": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x20Vk_vABqg
Perks are explained from 0:32 and weapons from 3:52, followed by a true solo Absolute run of Vox Liberatis. Watch the video for his full reasoning and support the creator: https://www.twitch.tv/hazeman
## How it works
Melee Mastery beats Upper Hand here because most melee damage comes from Frost Axe whirl slashes and the axe already has hyper armour on a perfect parry.
Conviction, Fortitude, Launch Restoration and Restoration plus the armour perks on the Melta make the Vanguard very tanky.
Collateral Damage with Tenacity makes a normal kick hit for about 220 and about 380 after a ranged kill. Combat Readiness brings the grapple back faster. That he values over Grim Determination.
Adrenaline Rush heals on the executes this build keeps doing and Consecutive Execution keeps grenades coming.
The Frost Axe takes Perpetual Speed and Confident Stance, both Perpetual Strength nodes, Counterattack, Riposte, Hard Target, Tactical Retreat and Cleaver. A perfect parry backstep into an overhead and a gun strike kills a Majoris. The tenth axe point is not named in the video and is left open.
The ammo Melta Rifle runs Rapid Health, Trick Shot, both Fast Reload nodes, Extended Magazine, First Shot, Retaliation and Perpetual Fire. Decisive Reload is the required first node of that path.
The damage Bolt Pistol takes the top lane to Elite Hunter and drops into Divine Might.
## Choices he mentions
- Unmatched Zeal instead of Inner Fire for survivability (Max survivability loadout).
- Battlefield Awareness instead of Indomitable Spirit for more Melta damage.
- His Bulwark video uses Power Wave in the same axe tree. That would fill the open tenth axe point.