Do you like using your brain and not being a total blender while playing melee? Wanna keep up with the move speed decks (with a few melee kills here and there or card moving)? Then this deck screams try me!!!
Pros:
- can deal with all mutations and corruption cards (except blighted)
- damage (melee)
- melee swing speed
- move speed
- temp and reg health regen (multiple sources)
- debuffer
- damage resist
Cons:
- no gun damage
- stumble rounds and move speed attachments a MUST on weapons!
- MUST play safe at start of acts
Why not these cards:
- MEAN DRUNK: this one is easy. You cant SPRINT!!! Movement is key in Nightmare and this just makes you a punching bag for Tallboys.
- ADRENALINE FUELED: You dont need massive amounts of stamina if you are not wasteful of it. Plus the massive amount of time to regen is not gucci without cards to supplement it.
- IGNORE THE PAIN: Not needed...by your 10th card pull you are strong enough to 1-3 hit all mutations. Earlier (7th pull 2-5 hit) if you "manipulate" them a bit first.
- HEAVY HITTER: Not needed...your swing speed is fast enough with the common bat to keep reekers and the such tripping over their own feet. When using the axe they die so faster then they can stumble.
Notes:
STILL A WORK IN PROGRESS. Working on ways to deal with blighted ridden and not cheese the game doing so. You're not tanky but no squish either so, mutations have to be "manipulated" a bit before killing. Works best with a bat or axe type melee weapon. The machete is great for common ridden clearing but lacks enough stumble damage for mutations. The bat is great if you can dance a bit with tallboy variants. The axe/hatchet are your best bet. You are in the front line of things almost all of the time and your main job is keeping things off your gun frenzy friends. You always can hold doors for the ridden and teammates if the team needs to fall back and hunker down. Second and most important job...making a freaking escape route. When the front line is getting overrun and it will...you provide a safe exit in the back. Molotovs are your best friend even without Pyro and IE. More notes soon...
