# Warhammer 40,000: Darktide New Skitarii Class Out Now!

- Product: Warhammer 40,000: Darktide (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/warhammer-40-000-darktide)
- Vendor: Fatshark
- Date: 2026-06-23
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- **added** — Introduce new class Alpha Primus Skitarius with Adeptus Mechanicus weapons including Mechanicus Power Sword, Paired Transonic Blades, Arc Maul, Arc Rifle, Mechanicus Phosphor Blast Pistol, and Galvanic Rifle
- **added** — Add unique talent tree layout for Skitarius that starts from center and expands in any direction with more nodes than previous classes
- **added** — Add four distinct personality options and voice customization for Skitarius
- **added** — Introduce Motive Engine ability system with base 3 charges that generate via Capacitance at 2% per second or 2-4% on kills
- **added** — Add Voltaic Expander base ability that unleashes electric discharge with range scaling from 6m to 12m based on charges used
- **added** — Add Voltaic Emitter improved ability with 12m base range and effects that malfunction ranged weapons or electrocute melee targets based on charges
- **added** — Add Chordclaw Strike ability that performs guaranteed critical heavy melee attack with 50% Rending for 1 charge
- **added** — Add Advanced Combat Doctrines ability to swap to secondary weapon with lock-on accuracy, reducing spread by 90% and recoil by 60%
- **added** — Add Servo-Skull companion equipped with Laspistol that shoots enemies and can solve Data Interrogation minigames
- **added** — Add Artificer Servo-Skull variant with permanent +100% fire rate, +25% damage, burn application, and increased enemy damage taken
- **added** — Add Medicae Servo-Skull that revives knocked down allies and grants them +75% toughness damage reduction and 20% toughness regeneration for 5 seconds
- **added** — Add Purgator Servo-Skull equipped with flamer that deploys to target area with dispersed or focused fire mode options
- **added** — Add Arc Grenades blitz ability that creates electrical explosion arcing 4 times prioritizing armored and specialist enemies
- **added** — Add Integrated Refractor Emitter blitz ability that creates shield absorbing ranged damage for 8 seconds with electric explosions on activation and expiration
- **added** — Add Resurgence aura allowing coherency toughness regeneration of 25% regardless of enemy proximity, upgradeable to 50% with +25 toughness
- **added** — Add Foe-Render Creed aura granting +25 toughness and allies in coherency +15% cleave and 7.5% rending

##### Warband!

##### **Introducing New Class: Alpha Primus Skitarius**

Darktide’s third Class DLC is out now! Rising above the shackles of the flesh, the Skitarii have been rebuilt with the divine augments of the Adeptus Mechanicus to best serve the Omnissiah, as an impossibly efficient tool of war.

Arm your Skitarius Alpha Primus with deadly Adeptus Mechanicus weapons! Rip your enemies apart with melee weapons such as the **Mechanicus Power Sword**, the **Paired Transonic Blades** or the **Arc Maul**. Decimate the enemies of the Omnissiah at range with weapons such as the **Arc Rifle** and the **Mechanicus Phosphor Blast Pistol**, or assassinate them with precision with the **Galvanic Rifle**.

This class also features a **unique talent tree layout** built for extreme versatility, and **unique customization options**! See under the robes of the Adeptus Mechanicus, choose from **four distinct personalities** and even **customize your voice!**

##### Narrative Introduction

Hadron has been granted access to an ancient Adeptus Mechanicus facility in the wastes outside Tertium. This Alpha Primus Shrine grants her the ability to upgrade veteran Skitarii warriors into Skitarii Alpha Primus: elite combatants with access to a vast array of specialised weaponry and blessed with superior combat protocols, allowing them enough freedom to operate alongside warband strike teams.

##### Talent Tree

As a Skitarii you have a wide variety of options in how you wish to customize your talent tree. It is the first Talent Tree that starts from the center, and lets you expand your build in any direction. You will have more nodes to choose from than from any previous Class.

Let us quickly go through the more impactful choices you can make in the Talent Tree.

##### **Combat Abilities**

Your Abilities are powered by your Motive Engine. You have 3 Base Charges. Abilities require at least 1 Charge to be activated, and can spend up to 3 charges.

Generate 2% Capacitance each second. At 100% Capacitance you generate 1 Charge and the Capacitance is reset. You also generate 2% Capacitance on Kills, increased to 4% on Elite and Specialist Kill.

**Voltaic Expander**

Your base Ability. Uses up to 3 Charges.

Unleash an Electric Discharge around you. Enemies within 6m are Electrocuted for 2s, Stunning them and dealing damage

Using the ability at 2 charges extends the Range to 9m. Using the ability at 3 charges extends the range to 12m.

**Voltaic Emitter**

The improved version of Voltaic Expander. Uses up to 3 Charges.

Unleash an Electric Discharge around you. Enemies within 12m are Electrocuted for 2s, Stunning them and dealing damage.

Using the ability at 2 charges or above causes Ranged Enemies within 30m to have their weapons Malfunction for 12s.

Using the ability at 3 charges or above makes your attacks Electrocute enemies hit for 2s, dealing damage.

**Chordclaw Strike**

Perform a Powerful Heavy Melee Attack using a Chordclaw. The Attack is a Guaranteed Critical Strike and has +50% Rending. Uses 1 Charge.

**Advanced Combat Doctrines**

Spend 25% Capacitance and Swap to your Secondary Weapon. Your weapon locks onto enemies close to your targeting reticule, granting you inhuman accuracy. You gain -90% Spread and -60% Recoil for its duration.

While active, you drain 10% Capacitance per second, and an additional 1% per shot. The drain is paused while reloading.

The Ability is disabled if you switch from your Secondary Weapon, if you reach 0% Capacitance and 0 Charges, or if you reactivate it. Only usable if you have at least 1 Charge available.

##### **Servo-Skulls**

When you have created your Skitarius, you will be accompanied by a Servo-Skull. If you choose, you can improve it in different ways.

##### Servo-Skull

The base Servo-Skull.

Equipped with a Laspistol it will shoot at your enemies, and you can order it by double-tapping your Tag input. If you encounter a Data Interrogation minigame, you can also double-tap your Tag to have y

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