Marazhai Assassin Build: Companions

Discover the optimal Marazhai Assassin build for Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader. Learn talent unlocks, strategies, and how to maximize his damage potential against isolated targets.

This guide details an Assassin build for the companion Marazhai in Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader, focusing on his unique skills and talents to maximize his effectiveness in combat. Marazhai is designed as an Assassin specializing in eliminating isolated targets, enhanced by talents like Bringer of Doom and Lone Killer. His Dual Weapon Combat allows for powerful single-target attacks, amplified by crowd control effects like Immobilization or Slow, which trigger his Seize the Advantage for increased damage multipliers. The build also incorporates Death Whisper for an initial attack and Prey on the Weak to boost his Weapon Skill after a kill, especially when the target is bleeding.

The core strategy involves using talents to reduce enemy Dodge, making them easier to hit and kill. Inevitable Enervation is key to lowering enemy Dodge, while Professional Acumen offers options like Elusive Shadow or Aim for an Opening to reduce threat or gain free attacks. Death Whisper provides a free, lower-damage attack before using Elusive Shadow. Prey on the Weak, a Drukhari exclusive, increases Weapon Skill after a kill if Marazhai is bleeding, which can be activated via the Joyful Torture ability.

Assassin Build Talent Unlocks

The following talents are recommended for Marazhai's Assassin build:

• Order 1: Death Whisper
• Order 2: Prey on the Weak, Inevitable Enervation
• Order 3: Optional, Professional Acumen
• Order 4: Perception
• Order 5: Swift Movements
• Order 6: Dispatch 1

Exemplar Build Talent Unlocks

As Marazhai progresses into the Exemplar class, focus on these talents to further enhance his damage and survivability:

• Order 1: Tricky Defense, Reckless Fury
• Order 2: Optional, Elusive Speed
• Order 3: Agility, It Will Not Die
• Order 4: Sworn Enemy, Optional
• Order 5: Critical Velocity, Ambush
• Order 6: Weapon Skill, Disarm
• Order 7: Optional, Perception
• Order 8: Carmine Whisper, Characteristic Training: Perception
• Order 9: Optional, Destroyer

The Exemplar build focuses on rounding out Marazhai's damage potential with Assassin, Warrior, and Exemplar buffs. Talents like Critical Velocity and Ambush provide critical hit modifiers, especially effective when attacking from behind. Increased Perception further boosts enemy dodge reduction. Tricky Defense is crucial as it increases Dodge, which in turn scales Lethality, improving overall damage. These talents, combined with the core Assassin skills, equip Marazhai to effectively fulfill his role as a precise, high-damage assassin.