# Brainburst is miserable to use

**URL:** <https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/t/brainburst-is-miserable-to-use/100722>\
**Category:** Gameplay Feedback\
**Created:** [October 31, 2024, 5:40pm UTC](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/t/brainburst-is-miserable-to-use/100722 "2024-10-31T17:40:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![alsozara](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forums.fatsharkgames.com/alsozara/32/6944_2.png) [@alsozara](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/u/alsozara)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2024, 12:13am UTC](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/t/brainburst-is-miserable-to-use/100722/21 "2024-11-01T00:13:39Z")

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We had a thread like this recently, and similar to here plenty of people expressed liking and using this blitz:

> [@Does anyone unironically use Brain Rupture?](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/t/does-anyone-unironically-use-brain-rupture/100221):
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> So. Darktide is a horde shooter, which generally wants you to kill lots of enemies and do so fairly quickly. Brain Burst/Rupture is a single-target ability with a long charge-up time. Isn’t that a bit of an oxymoron? 90% of the Psykers I see with it are only using it for Kinetic Flayer (the other 10% seem to be grinding penances), wielding their melee or ranged weapon for 99% of a mission, only really pulling out their blitz to pick off enemies like snipers (for those using a staff), if even th…

You should probably read through the comments there, as well as here, to figure out where you’re going wrong with it, because this absolutely is a user issue.

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