The Tactical class is the jack-of-all-trades role in Space Marine 2, though it slightly specializes in the use of its primary weapons. This class has all three weapon types available, making it an option for players who want to have a solution to every problem the game throws at them. We’ll show you how you can build your Tactical Marine to become the most versatile fighter.
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Tactical Class Mechanics and Passive
While the Tactical class doesn’t have anything unique going for it aside from the class rewarding the use of multiple weapons, they do have a valuable Wargear with the Auspex Scan. This skill allows them to target a certain area. When enemies are caught in the scan, they’re highlighted in orange and are more vulnerable to damage from you and your allies.
This class’ passive ability is that any holstered ranged weapon will be automatically reloaded after 10 seconds. This is a great way to ensure that you can keep up blasting enemies without wasting time on reloads.
Tactical Perks
The Tactical class has access to the following perks:
Core Perks
- Balanced Distribution
- Your Primary Weapon deals 10% more Damage, but your Secondary deals 10% less Damage
- Heightened Vigour
- After a perfectly timed Dodge, you don’t lose control upon taking Heavy Hits and you can’t be knocked back for 5 seconds
- Final Shot
- After a Finisher, the equipped Ranged Weapon reloads automatically
- Plasma Boost
- When the Plasma Incinerator is 50% Overheated, its Damage increases by 30%
- Relentless Pursuit
- After a Gun Strike, Ranged Damage increases by 25% for 5 seconds
- Steady Aim
- Recoil is reduced by 10%
- Kraken Penetrator Rounds
- Bolt Weapons penetrate 1 more enemy
- Versatility
- After switching Weapons, your Secondary does 20% more Damage. The effect lasts until reloading or switching back to your Primary.
- Emperor's Vengeance
- Killing a Majoris-level or higher enemy restores your Primary Weapon's Ammo by 1 magazine.
Team Perks
- Communion of Fire
- Recoil is reduced by 20% for all Squad Members
- Aligned Aim
- Ranged Damage increases by 5% for all Squad Members
- Transhuman Physiology
- All Squad Members restore 30% more Contested Health
Gear Perks
- Vital Data
- Scanning an Extremis- or Terminus-level enemy restores Auspex Scan's Charge by 50%
- Battle Focus
- A Perfect Parry marks the parried enemy with an Auspex Scan
- Close Targeting
- When Auspex Scan is in cooldown, Melee Damage increases by 50% against Minoris enemies
- Priority Targeting
- The mark from Auspex Scan lasts 8 seconds longer (base: 8), but Auspex Scan ignores Minoris enemies
- Improved Efficiency Type: Gear
- Scanning 20 enemies with one Auspex Scan restores Equipment Charge by 1
- Expert Timing
- Enemies marked by Auspex Scan take an additional 100% Damage, but the mark's Duration is reduced by 4 seconds (base: 8)
- Target Lock
- Enemies marked by Auspex Scan take 25% more Equipment Damage
- Precise Calibration
- Enemies marked by Auspex Scan take an additional 75% Damage, but Auspex Scan's radius is reduced by 25%
- Concentrated Fire
- Enemies marked by Auspex Scan take an additional 100% Damage, but they lose the mark when they leave the scanned area
Signature Perks
- Marked for Death
- A Headshot will instantly kill a Majoris- or Extremis-level enemy marked by Auspex Scan, with a cooldown is 120 seconds.
- Signal Jammer
- Enemies marked by Auspex Scan cannot call for reinforcements
- Radiating Impact
- A Melee Finisher additionally deals significant area-of-effect Damage with a cooldown of 90 seconds.
Best Tactical Loadout and Build
The Tactical class has the widest access to primary weapons in the game, with over 8 weapons to pick from. However, there are some primaries that make it stand out among the rest. In particular, the Melta Rifle has been making the rounds in Operations due to its high damage, horde cleave and stagger values, making it extremely powerful at close range fights. Other than the Melta Rifle, you’re stuck with the Bolt Pistol and the Chainsword. Ideally, you should chase for the Gathalamor Crusade and Aquilan Dedication variants, respectively.
As for the perk build, you should take the following:
Core
- Balanced Distribution
- Relentless Pursuit
- Emperor's Vengeance
Team
- Aligned Aim
Gear
- Priority Targeting
- Precise Calibration
- Expert Timing
Signature
- Marked for Death
To explain, your Core skills are made to augment your primary weapons heavily, granting you more ranged damage after executing a Gun Strike and granting you ammo for killing a Majoris target, which feeds your primary gunplay loop even more.
The Team perk Aligned Aim is a no-brainer pick as even 5% extra damage goes a long way into making gunfights easier to deal with, especially when you’re using a Melta Rifle.
Your Gear perks are chosen to maximize the Auspex Scan’s damage vulnerability effect, with Expert Timing and Precise Calibration adding a damage bonus while Priority Target mitigates the duration loss of Expert Timing.
Lastly, the Marked for Death Signature perk helps you instantly kill any particularly dangerous targets like Zoanthropes, Scarab Occult Terminators, Lictors and Lesser Sorcerers.
Tactical Tricks and Tips
- Try to use your Bolt Pistol for distant targets, since its ammo reserves are a lot higher than your primary weapons. Only use your primary for Majoris targets or when there is a large swarm of Minoris enemies.
- Use your Auspex Scan as often as possible, especially when there is an Extremis target nearby. Its cooldown is relatively fast, so use it to dispatch some of the bigger threats on the map
