Tactical Double Grenade Launcher
TacticalTactical Reserve turns the secondary slot into any Bolt Rifle, so this build runs two grenade launchers at once: the Heroic Deathwatch Heavy Bolt Rifle and a grenade-launcher Bolt Rifle. The two guns track their grenades separately, which doubles your launcher ammo, and a single ammo box refills both. Mobile Auspex centres the scan on you and Marksman's Mandate adds ranged damage against everything inside it, so the play is to run into a pack and fire grenades into it point blank. The Heroic Argent Edge knife covers melee, staggering almost any enemy on the first perfect parry.
Damage
Two separate grenade launchers, +40% ranged damage on marked targets, +20% after finishers
Survivability
Armour per Gun Strike, Recoupment armour on headshot kills, first-parry stagger on almost anything
Boss
Argent Edge parries interrupt boss combos. +10% Terminus damage on both rifles
Tactical
The all-rounder of the Space Marine 2 roster, with the widest weapon pool in the game and the Auspex Scan, a scanning pulse that marks enemies so they take extra damage. Its Patch 15.0 perk rework added Tactical Reserve, which lets the class carry a second primary-grade Bolt Rifle in place of its pistol.
The Heroic Heavy Bolt Rifle and, per the creator, still the best primary the Tactical has in Patch 15.0. Aiming toggles its auxiliary grenade launcher, and the perk tree is built around feeding those grenades. It was the one Heavy Bolt Rifle version excluded from Patch 15.0's base damage buff, but it remains the top pick.
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How to Obtain
The Tactical's class ability. It marks enemies inside its zone so they take more damage, 50% extra for everything below Terminus tier. Mobile Auspex places the zone on you, so you only need to walk up to a pack to mark it for Marksman's Mandate.
How to Obtain
Combat Strategy
- ▸Confirm Tactical Reserve is slotted so the grenade-launcher Bolt Rifle sits in your secondary slot.
- ▸Top up both launchers at an ammo box. A single pickup refills the grenades on both guns.
- ▸Use loadout stations when you pass them, since this build burns through grenades quickly.
- ▸Run up to the pack and activate Auspex Scan. Mobile Auspex marks everything around you.
- ▸Fire the Heavy Bolt Rifle's grenades into the marked clump at close range.
- ▸Swap to the secondary Bolt Rifle and keep launching grenades from its separate pool.
- ▸Alternate launchers as each runs dry, then fall back on the bolt fire between ammo boxes.
- ▸Land finishers when you can. Emperor's Judgement reloads you and buffs both guns by 20% for 10 seconds.
- ▸Gun Strike staggered enemies for Relentless Pursuit's 25% ranged buff and an armour segment from Armour Reinforcement.
- ▸Recast Auspex Scan on cooldown. Vital Data refunds half the charge whenever you scan an elite.
- ▸Parry incoming melee with the Argent Edge. Scathing Retort staggers the attacker on the first parry.
- ▸Headshot Majoris and tougher enemies with the secondary to restore armour through Recoupment.
- ▸Throw grenades freely. Secure Stockpile refills the whole squad every 90 seconds.
- ▸Parry Carnifex and Terminator combos with the Argent Edge to interrupt them, then punish with grenades.
- ▸Keep the boss inside your scan for Marksman's Mandate. Great Might adds 10% Terminus damage on both rifles.
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Verified: 2026-10-05 · All content is original with full credit to original creators.