You can now select the HIVE SCUM class in the Darktide Build Editor. We added the full skill tree, stimm lab and new weapons for the class. We also added the Hive Scum Overview Page . Thanks to Fatshark for providing us with early access so we could get this update out so soon! [2025-11-28 19_18_0…

will obviously have to see it in action but it seems reasonable. pretty cool talents like not getting melee’d while sliding (take that, 10x longer hitbox when positioned 180 degrees from your viewpoint!) and a version of ‘Killing Blow’ from Vermintide. but I can already dislike the design choice to …

This talent tree is giving launch-day Sister of the Thorn vibes… Although his base health and toughness aren’t terribly high, there are some crazy talents to make up for it

So another pay -2-win class to mutilate game balance, except it’s zealot/vet combo instead of zealot/Ogryn.

Depends. Scum’s fragile as wet tissue paper. There’s no Arbitrator face tanking everything with a dog saving him from everything but a trapper.

Hive Scum gets diverse sources of immunity with sliding, crits, ults and more though: [image] Buff classes to hive scum level pt2 General Discussion in this post Please buff non ganger classes to Hive Scum level - #54 by EggFever i said this as a joke how ha…

but they have even more mobility than anything seen in the game so far, almost seems dumb to have 3 stamina on top of the doubled stamina regen rate and psyker/arbites regen delay. also took vet’s 10% crit chance like I assumed they would. and zealot’s unique combo of 5.2 sprint speed and 0.75x stam…

Hive scum also has some good support potential… for those who like this kind of playstyle. Stimm supply with a custom stimm on hand => 15 seconds of 50% CDR, +12% Strength, 12% attack speed, 8% DMR… For the whole team, just gotta walk in the puddle once. And that’s just me screwing around for 10 mi…

A melee focused hivescum has +15 %Melee damage on 1st hit with each attack (always active) Melee hits replenish 4% toughness critical strikes and weakspot strikes 8%, critical weakpoint 12% Perfect Block (or Dodge) gains +20% crit rate for 3 seconds Sprinting reduces threat @ 12% per 1 second …

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Build Editor updated with Hive Scum Class

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