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Back 4 Blood Evangelo build: best build for EvangeloLearn how to create the best melee Evangelo build
Learn how to create the best melee Evangelo build

Want to know the best build for Evangelo in Back 4 Blood?Whilst thebest cardscould fit into any deck, you should always aim to specialise when creating a specific build inBack 4 Blood. Creating the best build for your character is essential if you want to survive on Nightmare difficulty, but it can be tricky to weed through every card to find the perfect match.
If you’ve looked through the characters and decided that you like Evangelo, then you’re in luck. This guide covers the best melee build for Evangelo in Back 4 Blood, so that you can stop scratching your head looking at cards and start slashing (which is sort of his speciality). Evangelo might not be one of thebest charactersat first, but you can transform him into a powerhouse with certain cards.
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Best Evangelo build
Evangelo is light on his feet and strong with his sword. He gets boosts to stamina regen and team movement speed, along with the ability to break out of grabs once every 60 seconds.
Whilst you don’t need to stick with the machete, it’s certainly worth holding on to. The blade will quickly slice down any zombies in front of you, and lets you reap the rewards of some of the melee cards in Back 4 Blood. Oh, and it’s one of the best weapons in Back 4 Blood.
Use the following cards in your Evangelo deck:

Fortunately, Meth Head comes with some great benefits, giving you a 40% increase to both melee attack speed and melee stamina efficiency. Slugger and Brazen significantly increase the same stats, meaning Evangelo can swing his machete almost twice as fast. If you want another character that specialises in melee, check out ourHolly build.
The second half of the deck consists of a variety of useful melee cards that combine to drastically improve your melee attack damage, whilst also allowing you to take less damage, regenerate some health, and even make Ridden that you hit take more damage from your teammates. That’s especially useful for dealing with any peskySpecial Riddenthat try to ruin your run.
If you haven’t unlocked all of the cards needed for this build, check out ourSupply Linesguide to learn how to earn more Supply Points and get new cards. If you’d rather kill zombies from a distance, take a look at ourWalker buildto start sniping Ridden with ease.
That’s everything that you need to make a powerful Evangelo build in Back 4 Blood. If that’s not quite enough to help you survive the chaos of Nightmare mode, check out ourBack 4 Blood tips and tricks. If you’re still new to Back 4 Blood, take a look athow to unlock all cleanersso that you can try out a different character.