Dawn of War 2: Last Stand Strategy Guide - Space Marine

This is the second part of my Last Stand Strategy Guide, this time I'll take a look at the Space Marine Captain.


The Space Marine acquires a varied mix of war gear giving you the option to focus on ranged or melee play style. Below I have detailed what I have found to be the most effective war gear combination.


Weapons: Master Crafted Bolt Pistol + Power Axe


Armour: Artificer Armour


Accessories: Jump Pack + Rite of the Tireless Crusader + Rite of Fortitude


Commander Item: Dreadnought Drop Pod


Powers: Assault Jump + Revive + Call Dreadnought


Traits: Armour Piercing (ignore up to 100 armour value)


Comments:


The weapons load out is a balance of health regeneration and offensive damage, you might be tempted to exchange the Bolt Pistol in exchange for the more offensive Plasma Pistol but I find the health regeneration from the Bolt Pistol invaluable. The Power Axe dose great damage and it's armour piercing will help you take on the big guys such as Wraithlords.


I could hardly pass up the Artificer Armour with it's good armour value as well as +50 health and +25 energy. This armour will help keep you in the fight for much longer, plus it looks damn good!


As for the accessories the Jump Pack is a favourite of mine it gives the otherwise slow Space Marine the ability to get around the arena fast. You can use Assault Jump to get into battle with a bag or get out of a bad situation fast! Rite of the Tireless Crusader is a great item, when a team member falls you can revive them instantly with full health and temporary invulnerability, but it dose have a high power cost so its best used only when things are getting desperate otherwise conserve your energy for Assault Jumps. Last on the accessories list is Rite of Fortitude that gives you +75 health, giving the Space Marine a total of 225 health.


It's good to have a Dreadnought, that's why I have chosen to equip a Dreadnought Drop Pod as the commander item for this load out. The Dreadnought is as you can imagine a very handy ally to have in battle, you can also drop the Dreadnought onto your enemy for some extra fun. 


Closing Comments: This load out for the Space Marine Captain is a good balance of combat stamina, offensive melee and support for your team.


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