In Warhammer 40,000: Darktide, completing Penances earns players marks and cosmetics. The marks simply track players’ progress through the list of penances. The cosmetics in Darktide are varied and plentiful, though some players are disappointed with their quality. Regardless, there are portrait frames, armor, poses, and trinkets galore. A handful of these penances are seemingly impossible. Most require a significant investment of playtime to even make a dent in, but some are straightforward tasks that can be completed quickly.

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Easy Penances

a list of penances for darktide

The following table presents a selection of the easiest Penances from each section. Tips are also provided for how to complete the more complicated ones. With these Penances tackled, players can get off to a good start with high marks and some flashy gear.

Penance Reward Description Tips
Class: Skullbreaker
I’m in Charge 10 Marks Use Bull Rush to interrupt a Plague Ogryn’s charge. The Ogryn lets out a loud yell before it charges.
Brute’s Big Armour, Lower Body
Something in Your Eye 10 Marks Kill a Corruptor by hitting it in the eye with your grenade box. The grenade box is the Skullbreaker’s Blitz ability. The Corruptor is the large yellow eye that spawns over corrupted consoles.
Brute’s Big Armour Upper Body
Class: Preacher
Buying Time 10 Marks Using a Stun Grenade, hit an enemy sniper more than 40 meters away. This is easiest to complete in long, narrow corridors with high ceilings. Keep an eye out for good opportunities.
Anointed Mendicant’s Vestments Lower Body
Up Close and Personal 10 Marks Complete a full mission on Malice Threat or higher without firing a shot. With a Chain Sword or Thunder Hammer, sticking to melee plays to the Preacher’s strengths anyway.
Pious Mendicant’s Vestments Upper Body
Class: Psykinetic
Cliffhanger 10 Marks Kill 7 enemies within 2s by knocking them off a ledge. Use Psykinetic’s Wrath near wide ledges to try to shove enemies off in a group. Running a strong, survivable Psykinetic build will help.
Storm Witch’s Penance Raiment Upper Body
Class: Sharpshooter
Marked for Death 10 Marks During a single use of Volley Fire, hit enemy Weak Spots 4 times using a weapon’s Secondary Action, without missing a shot.
Pistolero’s Duty Uniform Lower Body
One in the Chamber 10 Marks Kill 5 enemies with the last round in your clip during a single Mission on Malice Threat or higher. Be deliberate about the final bullet in each clip, and track each success. Get to six or seven just in case a kill gets stolen.
Dead Eye’s Duty Uniform Lower Body

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Penance Reward Description Tips
Missions
Inquisitorial Recruit 25 Marks total Complete each mission type on X Threat or higher.
Portrait frames at ranks 1, 3, and 5
Flawless Interrogator 10 Marks Complete a Data Interrogation without an incorrect Auspex entry. Check out the guide for how to reboot the Data Interrogator.
Offensive
Dodge This 15 Marks Total Kill X enemies with Headshots within 10s. This is best done by the Veteran Sharpshooter class.
Flyswatter 10 Marks Kill 50 climbing enemies. At the end of a mission, when enemies come pouring in, fire into the mobs of climbing enemies.
Defensive
Zigging and Zagging 10 Marks Dodge a total of 99 shots by sprinting.
Figure Four 10 Marks Use your Slide to avoid an enemy attack. This trick is especially helpful against Gunners, Shotgunners, and Snipers, so start practicing.
Team
Buddy Up 10 Marks Replenish 2000 Toughness from Coherency. The Preacher’s Inspiring Excoriation feat makes this a little faster.
Leave No One Behind 10 Marks Complete a Mission having revived 3 different Operatives at least once. This is easier to do at higher difficulties where being knocked down a few times is typical.

The only two sections that are excluded from the above table are "Heretics" and “Account.” The “Heretic” Penances aren’t easy to complete quickly. They would be if the game had a bestiary, but without one, it’s difficult to say exactly which enemies belong to each type.

Check out the guide covering all the special enemies in Darktide for some help. The “Account” Penances are achieved over the course of playing the game. They track milestones players achieve by going through the story and increasing in level.

Warhammer 40,000: Darktide is available for PC. An Xbox version is waiting for a release date.

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