It needs every advantage you can give it so stack the crap out of attack speed cheesiness. It’s actually a fair bit better at dodging too. Well, it only lacks in one thing, and that is elite killing power. Consider gearing for extra stamina to give you more “ammo” for this attack. All rights reserved. User Guides, Tools and Resources (List) Grimalackt's Quality of Life (QoL) v15. Misc. I had several moments where I killed 4 Stormvermin with one heavy swing (of course that doesn’t mean I one shot them, but it still shows that it does damage, and as I mentioned, in total the damage is pretty solid). Watch Queue Queue. I can’t argue with the stats…true, but to say that the GS is overall better than the exec? Militia Executioner Dunkelberg Decapitator Blutdorf Beheader Neckseeker The Seperator The 2h sword takes 0.65 sec to swing, while the ex sword takes 0.8/0.75/0.65/0.85 sec to swing (0.76 sec average), or about 17% slower swing speed on average. Shields also I feel more noticeably affect executioner. Career Skill & Passive Steam-Assisted Crank Gun (Mk II) © Valve Corporation. Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide Karak Azgaraz ... the new DLC for Vermintide. You should ideally get them to lv20 (for the Health on Kill talent) before bringing them to legend. They could give it the ability to stagger multiple cw with it’s heavy attack (it can already do this with crits, but crits are inconsistent and Helborg’s Tutelage does not mesh well with the slow attacks of the Greatsword). 1 History 1.1 The Vermintide 2 The Pactsworn 2.1 After Ubersreik 3 A Heritage Forgotten 4 Heraldry 5 Wargear and … The test conducted in this thread is absolutely terrible. why would you use executionermemersword when you can use the halberd that does enough damage to one shot fanatics and that more reliably than the sword? 0. I've found myself getting hit by rats more often in head on combat against hordes when using the ex sword as compared to the 2h sword as a … The shield bashes, Sienna dagger heavy 1, flame sword heavy 1 have some special properties. Utility Belt Bardin can carry up to 3 Bombs (of any type) at one time. Game content and materials are trademarks and copyrights of their respective publisher and its licensors. You can reach a breakpoint within 10-20% power increase (easily accessed by charm stat) 2. 3. Foot Knight Generic Build Template. All trademarks are property of their respective owners in the US and other countries. Warhammer: Vermintide 2. NOTE: When purchasing Warhammer: Vermintide 2 - Grail Knight Career you will receive 100 Shillings (in-game currency) to spend in the in-game store. Exec is brought back behind Kruber’s back and the swing forward takes additional time, just like with Sienna’s flail, when the weapon is in the 270 degree of the upswing. To even mention or hint at it being viable is laughable. Attack speed should be taken when: 1. Medusahead. 4. Usually, I’ll only go GS if I know that there is someone else on my tam with higher-armor piercing or single target dmg. Heavy 2 changed to the damage profile of Crowbill Heavy 1. KERILLIAN. Paced strikes + swift slaying + Mercenary's increased crit chance + executioner sword's headshot bonus + morale boost = A sea of dismembered skaven and northlanders. Completely outclasses GS in waveclear, that is for sure. The Greatsword is clearly intended to be able to deal with multiple, varied foes more effectively than the Executioner’s Sword. GS is a lot of fun to use and yes it’s viable but it’s not top tier. I’m trying to understand why the Greatsword has really bad armor piercing vs. Executioner’s sword? Sure, but it’s still something worthy of mention. It’s hard to make the decision to go with GS when it’s counterpart does much better imo. I was even thinking of paced strikes being a good pair with greatsword, but executioners sword excels at clearing mobs with Kruber than greatsword as well. This is meant to be a “ General purpose” build for the Foot Knight which focuses on the early to midgame.I will be adding more specialized builds which require more heavy item support soon.. $3.99 Add to Cart . Eh, I personally never struggle with stamina. Content is available under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 unless otherwise noted. This video is unavailable. 2 New Helmets (1 available from start, 1 unlocked via Okri's Challenges) 2 New Portrait Frames (unlocked via Okri's Challenges) 6 Exclusive Paintings (unlocked via Okri's Challenges) NOTE: When purchasing Warhammer: Vermintide 2 - Grail Knight you will receive 325 Shillings (in-game currency) to spend in the in-game store. Leaves you way to open to mobs coming from sides. There's not much to discuss about the charged though. And I really want to use it more often, but as soon as a CW appears, I’m practically useless with it. Ideally you have a necklace w/ +2 Stamina & +20% health. Tweet on Twitter. The push attack (hold block > Hold attack) is your main anti-armor move. Dude - it’s the entire key to using the weapon. Here’s another video of both swords from front. Warhammer: Vermintide 2 Patch 3.1 moves changes that have been active in Vermintide 2’s Big Balance Beta into the main branch of the game, ... Executioner Sword. Vermintide 2 Weapon Discussion Hub. Game content and materials are trademarks and copyrights of their respective publisher and its licensors. Warhammer: Vermintide 2 is a first-person action video game developed and published by Fatshark.It is the sequel to 2015's Warhammer: End Times – Vermintide. Executioner is good at killing hordes, but in higher difficulties like Cataclysm+, the greatsword begins to shine significantly more, since the executioner is far more likely to stop it’s swing midway through the horde, stopped by a Chaos Warrior or 2 maulers, shields or Stormvermin, while the greatsword will keep going. I personally don’t get where this idea came from that the greatsword is this woefully weak and overshadowed weapon. Learning how to headshot with it is the difference between GS getting the job done and being a slow crappy version of the 1hs. Well, personally I’d rather take greatsword over executionr, since the cleave of the greatsword is actually much more noticeable in Cataclysm than it is in just Legend. 5205. About This Content This is a cosmetic hat for Kerillian’s Shade class. A two-handed sword forged for dealing broad, decapitating strikes. Currently, you can use the Greatsword to kill/stagger chaff infantry between elites, which in a team context makes it easier for everyone else to focus on elites. AGAIN (especially for Foot Knight) this is a GENERIC early build. The Executioner’s Sword is a melee weapon used by the Empire Soldier in Vermintide. Sword & Shield push attack. The exec has the same bad “delay” on heavy attack as the flail has. I feel like if you compare the 2 and decide on one or the other to go into any Cata game, Exec is always the better choice! The weapon's lighter-than-average blade suggests it was borne by newly-trained soldier, not yet strong enough to wield a true executioner's sword. Sword & Shield push attack. It specifically portrays a situation where the executioner shines in (single target armoured elite) and the person didn’t even use greatswords push-attack. Aim for as many headshots as possible. I’d say that greatsword is also quite a bit better at generating tHP with cleave, while with executioner you can go either tHP on kill or on cleave, but will do slightly worse at generating it. You attack super fast already. It’s simple. This is because the EX heavy attacks are Overhead attacks, which have a hidden statistic in Vermintide 2. VT 1 Weapon Damage & Stats. A Heritage Forgotten No one knew where the messenger came from – except maybe Lohner, and he wasn’t telling. In this DLC, you will also get the Executioner’s Sword, a mighty two-handed sword for Markus Kruber to slice off multiple skulls at once with. #3. Elites with hordes are a fair bit harder to deal with, and that’s where greatsword shines more than the executioner in my opinion. Basic Stats. Sword & Dagger push attack. It’s actually mt go-to weapon with Mercenary if I really want to win. Sword & Dagger push attack. Two-Handed Sword Heavy Attack.