Shield Bash Power Axe Bulwark (from Hazeman's video)
Bulwark 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 Bulwark: block Power Axe with Concussive Force shield bashes and Purity of Purpose banners for fast operation clears.
Class perks
Intimidating Aura, Scrambled Targeting, Steel Within, Focused Restoration, Purity of Purpose, Concussive Force, Merciless Resolve, Defensive Mastery
Prestige perks
Auxiliary Reload, Overcharge, Masterful Defence, Standard Bearer
Wargear
- Secondary: Plasma Pistol (Ophelian Liberation - Beta) - Plasma Collection, Rapid Cooling, Plasma Collection, Divine Might, Blast Radius, Perpetual Velocity, Efficient Charge, Perfect Cooling, Charged Cooling
- Melee: Power Axe (Relic - Gamma) - Perpetual Speed, Confident Stance, Perpetual Strength, Perpetual Strength, Counterattack, Riposte, Hard Target, Power Wave, Tactical Retreat, Cleaver
Loadout variants
- Bolt Pistol: Bolt Pistol, Power Axe - Damage Bolt Pistol along the top lane for Elite Hunter then down to Divine Might. His recommended secondary for this build.
- Shock and Awe: Plasma Pistol, Power Axe - Shock and Awe with Defensive Advantage for more damage. He prefers the defensive pair because it lets you stay aggressive.
Guide
## Credit
Build by Hazeman from his video "The Strongest BULWARK Build for Operations and Stratagems of Patch 15.1 - Space Marine 2": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pA3y0Xu-50
Perks are explained from 0:13 and weapons from 3:12, followed by a true solo Absolute run of Inferno. Watch the video for his full reasoning and support the creator: https://www.twitch.tv/hazeman
## How it works
Constant shield bashes and shield dashes keep the shield up so ranged fire barely slows you down. He finds this faster through an operation than his earlier Power Fist builds.
Intimidating Aura deletes everything close to you on a parry every few seconds. Scrambled Targeting and Steel Within cover the defensive basics.
Concussive Force avoids the banner penalty of Invigorating Icon so the banner comes back often. Purity of Purpose turns it into a damage tool and Masterful Defence recharges it from ranged damage.
Merciless Resolve gives near permanent hyper armour and melee damage from all the bashing. Defensive Mastery is the signature even though he suspects it only triggers on Extremis.
The block Power Axe takes Perpetual Speed and Confident Stance for hyper armour then Counterattack, Riposte, Hard Target, Tactical Retreat, Power Wave and Cleaver. The same tree works on the Frost Axe.
Overcharge also scales the power backstep because it counts as a heavy attack. Standard Bearer gives two seconds of invulnerability when the banner lands.
The rate of fire Plasma Pistol runs the top line through Charged Cooling with Divine Might.
## Choices he mentions
- Damage Bolt Pistol instead of the Plasma Pistol because this build lacks ranged damage against Zoanthropes (Bolt Pistol loadout). He recommends it after the run.
- The Heavy Bolt Pistol was bugged strong when he recorded and was expected to be fixed.
- Shock and Awe with Defensive Advantage instead of Scrambled Targeting and Steel Within for a shock grenade damage style (Shock and Awe loadout).
Build by Hazeman from his video "The Strongest BULWARK Build for Operations and Stratagems of Patch 15.1 - Space Marine 2": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pA3y0Xu-50
Perks are explained from 0:13 and weapons from 3:12, followed by a true solo Absolute run of Inferno. Watch the video for his full reasoning and support the creator: https://www.twitch.tv/hazeman
## How it works
Constant shield bashes and shield dashes keep the shield up so ranged fire barely slows you down. He finds this faster through an operation than his earlier Power Fist builds.
Intimidating Aura deletes everything close to you on a parry every few seconds. Scrambled Targeting and Steel Within cover the defensive basics.
Concussive Force avoids the banner penalty of Invigorating Icon so the banner comes back often. Purity of Purpose turns it into a damage tool and Masterful Defence recharges it from ranged damage.
Merciless Resolve gives near permanent hyper armour and melee damage from all the bashing. Defensive Mastery is the signature even though he suspects it only triggers on Extremis.
The block Power Axe takes Perpetual Speed and Confident Stance for hyper armour then Counterattack, Riposte, Hard Target, Tactical Retreat, Power Wave and Cleaver. The same tree works on the Frost Axe.
Overcharge also scales the power backstep because it counts as a heavy attack. Standard Bearer gives two seconds of invulnerability when the banner lands.
The rate of fire Plasma Pistol runs the top line through Charged Cooling with Divine Might.
## Choices he mentions
- Damage Bolt Pistol instead of the Plasma Pistol because this build lacks ranged damage against Zoanthropes (Bolt Pistol loadout). He recommends it after the run.
- The Heavy Bolt Pistol was bugged strong when he recorded and was expected to be fixed.
- Shock and Awe with Defensive Advantage instead of Scrambled Targeting and Steel Within for a shock grenade damage style (Shock and Awe loadout).