Rending is a gameplay mechanic in Warhammer 40,000: Darktide that plays a crucial part in gameplay. It is comparable to armor penetration effects found in other games, and the higher the Rending, the more of a targets armor is ignored. Rending is granted by certain Weapon Blessings, and it makes a huge difference against the hardiest of Nurgles minions. It can either reduce armor defense by 10% per stack (and the blessings level determines how many stacks it adds per hit) or downgrade enemy armor. Rending is typically presented as a percentage, and if the conditions are met for an attack to be Rending, based on the Blessing that grants it, then the percentage is added to the weapons Damage stat before calculating damage based on the enemys protection. Rending is something that players will want to add to their weapons to penetrate armored enemies, and it becomes much more needed the more you enter the higher difficulties.