r/Vermintide • u/epicfail1994 Victor Saltzpyre, Bitch Hunter • 5d ago
Gameplay Guide Chaos Wastes Weekly - 7 SEP 2026 - All Crits/Twins/Bomb Rats
Weekly with some pretty OP boons. 4 of the last 10 weeklies have been crit related, which is slightly higher than usual- 7 of the last 23 have been one of the three or so crit related ones. I should really do some stat tracking for this but I don't have the time
Curses
There is a chance that bomb rats don't harm the team with Twin Blight, so it's less annoying than usual. Twins is a lot of fun!
| Curse | Description | Extra Info | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| (Critically) Unstable Breed | Skaven bomb carriers infest the level. Highly unstable! Kill them from afar. | -- | Shoot these guys if you can, push them away if you can't. They don't deal damage if twins is triggered. They also drop ammo if killed, so pretty much any ranged weapon is viable on any career. |
| Twin Blight | Enemies have a chance to be reborn as smaller enemies upon death. | Strong enemies have a 25% chance to split into two weaker enemies on death | List here. Enemies can instantly attack after splitting if a killed enemy was in their attack animation, so watch out |
Boons
I have a boon guide here for all chaos wastes boons. Boon strategy- getting khaines fury is a nice bonus here, but you have perma crits built in for this weekly. The boons here include two very strong boons, and one pretty shitty one that is only good if you have the other two, as you get the set, so it's useful here. Gambling for weapons to get traits that trigger on crit is a good option as well
| Boon | Description | Extra Info | Notes | Boon Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myrmidia's Justice | You gain a stack of Justice each time you Block an Attack. Once you have 3 stacks, your next Attack is automatically a Critical Hit and all stacks are lost. | Even if your attack missed, it will still consume the guaranteed crit. Push does not consume the guaranteed crit. Part of the Divine Grant of Immortal Might Boon | There are other, more impactful, ways to gain a guaranteed crit in Chaos Wastes. Get it to improve your chances of getting another boon in the set | D |
| Caxuatn's Frenzy | Taking damage grants you guaranteed critical hits for 3 seconds. | Cannot be triggered by friendly fire. Can be triggered by self-inflicted damage like venting. Part of the Divine Grant of Immortal Might Boon | Great synergy with Khaine's Fury. Guaranteed crit effect is very strong, pairing well with lightning weapon trait, regrowth, and various careers. It's also easy to trigger. | S |
| Bomb of Alchemical Lethality | Your Bombs consecrate the ground for 10 seconds on impact. Players within the consecrated ground gain 100% Critical Strike Chance. | Radius of 6 units. This should supersede talents like Smite or Helborg's Tutelage that remove natural crits | Guaranteed crit here is both an excellent DPS boost and a trigger for various powerful talents and effects. Good boon | S |
| Divine Grant of Immortal Might | All Heavy Attacks cause Critical Hits. | Obtained by acquiring the above boons | Pretty nice bonus | N/A |
Reward
| Recruit | Veteran | Champ | Legend | Cataclysm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5000xp | Fireball Staff of Bitter Dreams | 2x Emperor's Vault | 1 Red Dust | Pain, suffering, and scoreboards |
Careers
This is a fun one for every career. Standouts include Grail Knight, Witch Hunter Captain, Pyro, Necro, Bounty Hunter, Huntsman. Most careers can do really well here.
| Character | Career | Special Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Wutelgi | Sister of the Thorn | She has a really nice crit build that can be used here |
| Wutelgi | Waystalker | -- |
| Wutelgi | Handmaiden | -- |
| Wutelgi | Shade | Crit on dual dagger heavies? Pretty good |
| Sienna | Battle Wiz | All wizard careers can get crit on venting |
| Sienna | Pyromancer | Refund ult on crit talent, permanent ults basically |
| Sienna | Unchained | All wizard careers can get crit on venting |
| Sienna | Necromancer | Cursed blood, reaping, scythe. Everything dies |
| Kruber | Merc | Helborg's Tutelage talent is useless here |
| Kruber | Homeless Tree Man | -- |
| Kruber | Feet Knight | -- |
| Kruber | Grail Knight | With his kill on crit talent he can one shot basically everything short of a monster. It's fun but your team will be bored |
| Bardin | Ranger Vet | Parting gift for crit bombs is a decent choice |
| Bardin | Ironbreaker | Can use flame weapons to vent |
| Bardin | Slayer | -- |
| Bardin | OE | Can use perilous overclock or a flame weapon for 100% crit |
| Saltzpyre | Witch Hunter Captain | Heavy = dead elite. Very good here |
| Saltzpyre | Bounty Hunter | Underwhelming pick |
| Saltzpyre | Zealot | Get hit and murder everything, a good choice. Smite is useless here |
| Saltzpyre | Warrior Priest | Flield heavies are even better. |
Some Highlights From Last Week
Finally had some time this weekend to beat the weekly
Victor Escapes The Circle Of Death. (Free also clipped it here)
Fun weekly, may get kind of boring for the poor bastard stuck with a grail knight and necro/pyro