Warhammer 40K Space Marine 2 Best Heavy Build Guide

So you are looking for a Heavy build that offers a more balanced gameplay and utilizes the limited weapons available. You have come to the right place, as we will discuss in depth about the Heavy class build in Space Marine 2

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Heavy Class Overview Space Marine 2

The Heavy Class is unique as it doesn’t have a melee weapon slot. Your focus here with this build is enhancing its ranged attacks and adding perks that will increase its damage and range. But you do get a large supply of primary and secondary weapons to pick from. Besides that, the Heavy class offers its Class Skill; Iron Halo. With this skill active, all ranged damage will be blocked by a powerful barrier. Hence why this class is considered a tanky defensive class with high armor class

Armor Class: 3
Class Perk: Iron Halo
Iron Halo Description: Powerful barrier blocks all Ranged Damage.

Best Heavy Perks

Most perks from levels 1 to 9 will work for the earlier builds of the Heavy Class. Just add the ones you think will work well and you have your Heavy build ready. Below are some of the perks we think will add more damage and enhance the Heavy build’s weapons and class skill

Early Game Heavy Class Perks

Perk	Description
Offensive Capability	Iron Halo deals Damage to all enemies overtime if the skill is active. Radius of damage is 5 meters
Adamant Will	Take 20% less Health Damage for 5 seconds after Iron Halo deactivates
Obdurate Bastion	Iron Halo’s Durability increases by 20%
Saving Grace	Iron Halo’s Charge gets fully restored when reviving a squad member
Encompassing Aegis	20% less Ranged Attack Damage is dealt to all Squad Members
Restoration	Killing fifteen enemies in rapid succession restores 1 Armor Segments
Thermal Boost	When a Ranged Weapon reaches 50% Overheat, Ranged Damage Output increases by 15%
Overcharge	Increases damage of charged attacks by 15%

Optional Perks: While these perks are great as an early stage Heavy build, you might require something more during the later stages. Below are some perks that you can switch out and use during mid to late game

Mid-Late Game Heavy Class Perks

Perk	Description
Conversion Field	When Iron Halo is active, all squad members within regenerate the ability charge 50% faster. Radius is within 100 meters
Brute Force	Ranged Damage increases by 15% when Iron Halo is in cooldown
Obdurate Bastion	Increases Iron Halo’s Durability by 20%
Adamant Will	Take 20% less Health Damage for 5 seconds after Iron Halo deactivates
Additional Supplies	Increases Ammo Capacity for all Squad Members’ by 25%
Overcharge	Increases damage of charged attacks by 15%
Fortitude	Increases health by 20%
Overwhelming Power	When Iron Halo is active, all Squad Members deal 10% more Ranged Damage. Radius is within 10 meters

Best Heavy Class Weapons

Since the Heavy class is limited to only using a primary and secondary weapon, you might have to compromise a bit on close melee combat. Hence why you should pick the following weapons to make up for the power lost from a melee weapon

Primary Weapon: Ophelian Liberation – Alpha
Optional Primary Weapon: Ophelian Liberation – Beta
Best Beginner Heavy Class Weapon: Multi-Melta
Secondary Weapon: Gathalamor Crusade Plasma Pistol

The reason why we went with the Ophelian Liberation – Alpha as the choice of primary weapon is for the simple fact that the Alpha has faster reloading speed, higher ammo reserve and increased magazine capacity. But it does lack a bit of firepower, which we will make up for in perks.

While just starting off with the Heavy class, you can go for the Multi Melta in early game with the Multi Kill core class perk. This will give you 1 ammo restoration if you manage to kill 5 or more enemies with one shot from the Multi Melta

As for the secondary weapon, the Plasma Pistol is a well rounded secondary weapon that you can pull out while in a pinch. But if your primary weapon is stable enough, then you won’t be reaching out for this one very frequently.

Best Ophelian Liberation – Alpha Perks

Adamant Restoration: Ammo Reserve gets restored by 25% of max capacity when HP drops below 30%. Will not exceed max Ammo capacity. 30 seconds cooldown
Discipline: Get 25% damage increase when you have Low Ammo
Fast Venting: Weapons cooling speed increases 15%
Heavy Immunity: No loss in control from Heavy Hits while using Heavy Stance
Heavy Might: Deal 15% more Damage while using Heavy Stance
Increased Capacity: The maximum Ammo Reserve is increased by 20%
Perfect Cooling: The equipped Weapon gets cooled after a perfectly timed dodge
Perpetual Cooling: Weapon Heating gets decreased by 10%

The main focus of these perks is in utilizing the Heavy class’s Heavy Stance. You can gain increased damage from performing this move. Also, we have utilized perks that help restore ammo and also increase damage from the Ophelian Liberation. You don’t need to worry much about the cooldown of your weapon as long as you perfect your dodging

Ophelian Liberation – Alpha Stats

Firepower: 9
Accuracy: 1
Rate of Fire: 8+
Venting Speed : 7
Piercing: 4
Range: 5
Magazine Capacity: 450

Best Gathalamor Crusade Perks

Efficiency Charge: Plasma weapon Charged Shots use 2 less energy
Fast Venting: Weapons cooling speed increases 15%
Great Might: 10% damage increase against Terminus enemies
Plasma Collection: Plasma Weapons Energy Reserve increases by 20%
Rampage: You deal 25% more Damage for 5 seconds after killing 10 enemies in rapid succession. Cooldown is 30 seconds.
Retaliation: 25% more Damage is dealt for 5 seconds after a perfectly timed dodge
Supercharged Shot: Charged Shot damage is increased by 10%