Scab Rager[]
Renegades that have given in to madness and bloodlust, Scab Ragers are lethal melee enemies that can cut down Rejects in seconds if given the opportunity. They usually appear as roamers, elites mixed in hordes, set encounters or as part of melee patrols leading Scab Bruisers.
Ragers are relatively agile melee enemies that can rapidly dish out high amounts of damage with chained melee attacks that are difficult to interrupt if you do not come prepared. Both variants of ragers have identical attack patterns of up to four-swing combo melee attacks with their dual weapons that deal heavy damage. They do not cower from suppression or other effects, but can be knocked back and staggered with sufficient force.
The main difference between Scab and Dreg Ragers is that Scab Ragers are armored in flak armor instead of Maniac armor. This makes them comparatively more vulnerable to power weapons but more resistant to several conventional weapon types.
Combat[]
Trying to out-DPS a Rager with quick melee attacks is generally inadvisable as, while you can win, you can lose a lot of health unnecessarily. Pick them off with ranged attacks at a distance ideally, and most ranged weapons will work. Note that they will not be easily staggered with anti-horde weapons aside from grenades.
- Individual Rager attacks can be blocked, though they will break your guard very rapidly if you try to block multiple chained attacks, and blocking them does not interrupt their flow, so this should only be resorted to if you cannot dodge. They also have higher stagger resistance than normal and will resist most pushes after the first attempt.
- Force Sword, Chainsword, Chainaxe and Power Sword/Maul special attacks can dispatch ragers quickly and stagger them on all difficulties.
- Scab Ragers are more vulnerable than their dreg counterparts to anti-armor weapons due to their Flak armor.
- Ogryn Skullbreakers have a significantly easier time dispatching ragers at close range due to the wide variety of high stagger attacks at their disposal, in addition to having high block efficiency and being able to better resist their attacks.
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Quotes[]
The Scab Rager barely holds onto coherency with a mixture of labored breathing, laughter, yelling and the last vestiges of his purpose as his dialogue.
- "For the Sixth!" - Engaging
- "Duty... until... death!" - Engaging
- "Your death will be sweet, but not... for you!" - Attacking