Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 – Best Bulwark Build

With all the new classes and new class abilities, each of your playthroughs are guaranteed to be different each time. There are 6 new classes introduced in Space Marine 2, and you can pick through them from the get go. But one class that seems to stand out is the Bulwark, which is a highly defensive build due to them carrying a shield. Besides a shield, you also need to learn how to work without a primary weapon and just relying on a secondary and melee weapon. While this class is a bit challenging to master, with the right build, the Bulwark is unstoppable. We will cover the best Bulwark Build in Space Marine 2 below.

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 – Best Bulwark Build

The Bulwark is a great defensive class in Space Marine 2, and with the right build you can enhance this class’s abilities more.

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Bulwark Class Overview

The Bulwark comes with a starting perk, where they receive a 20% increase in their health from the start. They come with the Plasma Pistol and the Power Sword as their secondary and melee weapon. Their active skill is the Chapter Banner, which enhances and restores all teammate armor within a fixed radius.

Armour Class: 3
Class Perk: Chapter Banner
Chapter Banner Description: All Squad Members inside the region of effect get armor again when a banner is erected.

Best Bulwark Perks

We will look at enhancing the skillset of the Bulwark by working on the different perks that can be added to this build. The Bulwark can equip up to 8 different perks, which includes 3 Core perks, 1 Team perk, 3 Gear perks, and 1 Signatur perk

Perk	Description
Conviction	Take 25% less damage for 5 seconds if your armor is completely depleted
Shock and Awe	Produce a Shock area that deals 25% more damage to enemies within it
Defensive Advantage	Creates a shock area for 5 seconds if the parry is perfectly timed. Cooldown lasts 30 seconds
Advanced Conditioning	For every Squad Member, Contested Health diminishes 50% more slowly.
Focused Strength	Shield Bash causes opponents to lose control for a longer amount of time and knocks them back.
Invigorating Icon	All members of the squad restore their maximum Contested Health when the flag is triggered.
Glory’s Shield	Within the banner’s area of effect, 10% less damage is dealt to all squad members.
Emergency Countermeasure	A reserve Shock Grenade will automatically detonate at your location when your Armor is exhausted. There is a 120-second cooldown.

Optional Perk: If parrying is not your strong point, then you can replace Defensive Advantage with Steel Within. With this perk, if a player’s health is below 50%, they take 25% less damage.

Best Power Sword Perks

Since the Bulwark only has access to the Power Swords, you will require the best one of the lot. That would be the Gathalamor Crusade sword, and with the right perks this weapon can be a killing machine against Tyranid and Chaos enemies alike. The below perks will work on increasing its melee capabilities while also increasing your defense at the same time

Perk	Description
Armored Strength	10% more damage is dealt to melee attacks while you are fully armored.
Master of Offense	For five seconds, you deal 20% extra Melee Damage after changing your sword-combat style. There is a 10-second cooldown.
Perpetual Strength	Melee damage is boosted by five percent.
Tranquillity	You cannot be knocked back when in the Power Whirl Stance, nor do you lose control when struck by heavy blows.
Slashing Blade	The length of a Power Style combo goes from three to four strikes.
Tyranid Slayer	10% more melee damage is dealt to Tyranid enemies
Chaos Slayer	10% more melee damage is dealt to Chaos enemies
Hard Target	During a Light Combo, 15% less Ranged Damage is taken.
Reeling Blow	Power Rake enemies deal 30% less damage during four seconds. Ten seconds to cool down.
Majoris Slayer	10% more melee damage is dealt to enemies at Majoris level.

Gathalamor Crusade Stats

Strength: 11
Speed: 7
Cleaving Potential: 2
Defense: Fencing
Power: Legendary
Category: Relic

Best Plasma Pistol Perks

For the secondary weapon of the Bulwark, the Ophelian Liberation Plasma Pistol is the best one out there. The only drawback to this weapon is its ammo capacity and charging power. When at full charge, it will blast 10 bullets at once, dealing immense ranged damage over a large area. While this ability seems worth it, it is still a bit slow, but it highly compliments the Gathalamor Crusade. With the below perks, you can completely enhance the power of the Ophelian Liberation

Perk	Description
Fast Venting	Weapons cool 15% quicker.
Rampage	You inflict 25% extra damage for five seconds after quickly eliminating ten enemies. There is a 30-second cooldown.
Supercharged Shot	A Charged Shot deals 10% more damage.
Great Might	10% more damage is dealt to Terminus foes.
Plasma Collection	The Plasma Weapons’ Energy Reserve rises by 20%.
Efficiency Charge	Plasma weapon charged shots require two less energy to fire.
Retaliation	For five seconds following a well-timed dodge, you deal 25% extra damage.