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Warhammer 40k Darktide Arbites Class Guide & Overview

Warhammer 40k Darktide Arbites Class Guide & Overview

The Arbites class in Darktide is a melee-focused enforcer specializing in close-quarters combat. Equipped with shields, shotguns, and a cyber-mastiff companion, this class excels at crowd control and anchoring team positions during intense battles.

Arbites Playstyle Overview

  • Crowd Control & Defense: Built for frontline dominance, the Arbites uses suppression tools, defensive gear like shields, and the Nuncio Aquila support device to lock down enemies.
  • Sturdy but Strategic: With 200 health and 100 toughness (and reduced damage while dodging/sliding), positioning remains critical. Shields help hold ground, but avoiding enemy flanking is key.

Key Abilities & Features

  • Cyber-Mastiff: Deploys a mechanical hound to immobilize priority targets, creating openings for melee assaults.
  • Nuncio Aquila: A hovering device that:
    • Demoralizes nearby enemies
    • Enhances crowd suppression
    • Excels in strategic chokepoints and boss encounters
  • Talent Tree (80+ Upgrades): Customize builds for tanking, enemy disruption, or team support based on playstyle preferences.

Exclusive Arbites Weapons

Class-locked gear emphasizes brutal short-range combat and staggering effects, including:

  • Shock Maul + Suppression Shield
  • Subductor Shotpistol + Riot Shield
  • Exterminator Shotgun

Additional Weapon Options

  • Combat shotguns and boltguns

  • Bolt pistols and braced autoguns

  • Chainswords and crushers

  • Tactical axes and combat axes

  • Autoguns and stub revolvers

Customization

  • Six distinct voice sets across three personality types
  • Progression-based cosmetics for armor, weapons, and cyber-mastiff

FAQ

Q: How does the cyber-mastiff work?

Targets and incapacitates a single enemy before returning after a cooldown period.

Q: What makes the Nuncio Aquila useful?

Its area-of-effect debuff reduces enemy aggression, easing crowd management.

Q: Is the Arbites viable solo?

Functional alone, but truly thrives in coordinated team play.

Q: Ranged or melee focus?

Primarily melee-oriented, though shotguns and pistols provide flexible close-mid range options.