Best Neo-Volkite Pistol Build in Space Marine 2

The Neo-Volkite Pistol is a precision thermal pistol in Space Marine 2 that provides cumulative damage. It’s essentially a steady beam that deals damage from sustained fire, and its accuracy, rate of fire, reload speed, and ammo capacity make it a weapon with plenty of potential, but one that’s hard to get right.

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By Jake Fillery

If players want the best performance from the Neo-Volkite Pistol in Space Marine 2, it’s important to know which perks they should be aiming to use their Mastery Points on so that they can enter the battle against the enemies of the Emperor with a powerful upper hand.

The Neo-Volkite Pistol can be used by Assault, Vanguard, and Bulwark Classes only.

Best Neo-Volkite Pistol Perks in Space Marine 2

Listed below are all 7 perks in the Neo-Volkite Pistol perk tree that will make all the difference in using this weapon:

Weapon Perk	Description	Why It's Useful
Divine Might	Damage increased by 10%	The Neo-Volktie already has a lot of ammo in the magazine, so dealing extra damage will just make it more useful against hordes of enemies.
Gun Strike Reload	After a Gun Strike, this Weapon instantly reloads	Considering Gun Strikes occur after parries at close range, it's likely players are going to need to reload, so this will keep ammunition constantly in the gun and ready for use.
Great Might	Damage increases by 10% against Terminus-level enemies	A further 10% damage increase, exclusively for boss enemies, is great for continuous fire.
Volkite Discharge Area	Volkite discharge area expands by 20%	Further area of effect for the damaging discharge of the Volkite's Pistol will encourage further use.
Heat Retention	Heated enemies cool down 25% slower	Keep sustained fire on enemies to burn them, and with Heat Retention, players do not need to prioritize a single enemy as much.
Volkite Discharge	After killing a Majoris-level or higher enemy with a Melee Weapon, the Damage of Volkite discharge increases by 30% for 10 seconds	Considering Assault, Vanguard, and Bulwark all have a melee weapon, this creates further synergy with said melee weapon by allowing players to switch out to the Volkite Pistol after defeating a Majoris enemy.
Volkite Blitz	Volkite discharge Damage increases by 25%, andthe discharge area increases by 25%	A massive buff to the Pistol that provides over 30% damage increase in total, along with a 45% buff to the discharge area.

When it comes to using the Neo-Volkite Pistol, players are going to want to grind for the Relic variant called the Gathalamor Crusade, due to its absurd buffs that it will provide to the weapon. The stats of this pistol can be found below: