When it comes to great careers in Warhammer Vermintide 2, Victor Saltzpyre is loaded. The community is frequently on the forms, discussing the strengths of each and how overpowered they can be. When built correctly, each one possesses the ability to clear the toughest difficulties with nothing but bots to help them out.
This being said, there is indeed a standout class for Victor. He's got options and players should always default to choosing their favorite career in Warhammer Vermintide 2. But if the goal is to put together the best team possible, Victor has a specific build that makes good teams great and great teams unstoppable.
Career
- Witch Hunter Captain
Victor's other careers are nothing short of fantastic. The Zealot is a great solo DPS class that can ignore damage taken. The Bounty Hunter can potentially get infinite ammo. The Warrior Priest of Sigmar can get lucky with Benisions and push the group into action.
But after logging many hours into the game, there is no denying the strength of the Witch Hunter Captain. Ultimately, this is a team game and this class has the best team mechanics. With him on the squad, the missions are much easier, even with the difficulty cranked up.
Talents
|
Level |
Talent |
Description |
|
5 |
Hunter's Ardour |
Melee critical strikes and headshots restore 2 temporary health. Critical headshots restore twice as much. |
|
10 |
Deathknell |
Increases headshot damage bonus by 50%. |
|
15 |
Mainstay |
Deal 40% more damage to staggered enemies. Each hit against a staggered enemy adds another count of stagger. Bonus damage is increased to 60% against enemies afflicted by more than one stagger effect. |
|
20 |
Templar's Knowledge |
Witch Hunt causes enemies to take an additional 5% damage. |
|
25 |
Charmed Life |
Increases dodge range by 20%. |
|
30 |
The Unending Hunt |
Hitting 10 or more enemies with Animosity refunds 40% of the cooldown. |
As a frontliner, the Witch Hunter Captain will need to either be healed or heal himself. Hunter's Ardour will take care of this, giving Victor the chance to heal himself as he pushes the action. Players need to get lucky on critical hits, but when they use fast weapons to strike and aim for the head, they make their own luck.
Monsters are a problem for players. What makes the Witch Hunter Captain one of the best classes in the game is its ability to boost the damage of the entire party when tagging these targets. Templar's Knowledge enhances this effect that is already borderline overpowered.
This is also one of the best bots to use when playing solo for this reason. Players can tag as another character and get the effect of Witch Hunt.
Weapons & Equipment
|
Slot |
Item |
Property 1 |
Property 2 |
Trait |
Trait Description |
|
Primary |
Rapier |
5% Attack Speed |
5% Crit Chance |
Swift Slaying |
Critical hits increase attack speed by 20% for 5 seconds. |
|
Secondary |
Brace of Pistols |
5% Crit Chance |
20% Crit Power |
Resourceful Sharpshooter |
Ranged critical hits reduce the cooldown of your Career Skill by 5%. This effect can only trigger every 4 seconds. |
|
Necklace |
N/A |
20% Health |
10% Damage Reduction Verses Area |
Barkskin |
Taking damage reduces the damage you take from subsequent sources by 40% for 2 seconds. This effect can only trigger every 2 seconds. |
|
Charm |
N/A |
5% Attack Speed |
20% Crit Power |
Decanter |
Increases the duration of potions by 50.0%. |
|
Trinket |
N/A |
5% Crit Chance |
10% Cooldown Reduction |
Shrapnel |
Grenades cause hit enemies to take 20% increased damage for 10 seconds. |
Getting red veteran items is always a goal for endgame players but the Witch Hunter Captain needs to prioritize this above most others. The rapier has a fast attack speed, but to get his class perks to work, Victor needs it to be even faster and with a higher crit chance.
After hacking away at a few enemies, players may even struggle to aim for headshots as their strikes become a blur on the screen. That's a good problem to have; on higher difficulties, wiping out hordes of enemies or a boss in seconds is not unheard of.
Warhammer Vermintide 2 is available now for PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.