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| profession = thief
 
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| specialization = deadeye
 
| specialization = deadeye
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| designed for = open world, open world general
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| designed for = open world, open world general, open world specialist
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| focus = strike damage, low intensity
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| focus = strike damage
 
| rating = great
 
| rating = great
 
| xpac = pof
 
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==Overview==
 
==Overview==
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A power deadeye build that dual wields pistols. This build is tailored for general open world content, map completion, and story content, performing absolutely fantastic at chain killing trash mobs while buffing itself with many boons. When killing trash mobs, this build can sustain permanent {{Tooltip|Quickness}} and {{Tooltip|Fury}} with 0 boon duration and considerable {{Tooltip|Might}}.
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A power deadeye build that dual wields pistols and spams {{Skill|Unload}}. This build is absolutely fantastic for basic open world content, map completion, and story content, but has low AoE damage and is vulnerable to enemies that block or reflect projectiles.  
  
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The main goal is to chain kill enemies non-stop with a never ending supply of boons and initiative to pew pew with {{Skill|Unload}}, resetting your cooldowns with {{Trait|Payback}} to spam {{Skill|Thieves Guild}} or any other skill.
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When chain killing trash mobs, this build achieves permanent {{Tooltip|Quickness}}, {{Tooltip|Fury}}, and lots of {{Tooltip|Might}}. Killing your Marked targets triggers {{Trait|Payback}} which lowers all your cooldowns, letting you spam any skill such as {{Skill|Thieves Guild}} for friendly thieves to help you.
  
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Permanently fighting from range with {{Skill|Unload}}, this build has low AoE damage, and is vulnerable to enemies that block or reflect projectiles. With some minor trait adjustments, it can also be used against bosses, but nevertheless is best suited for quick fights against trash mobs.
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With little changes, the build can be adapted to provide permanent {{Tooltip|Quickness}}, {{Tooltip|Fury}}, and lots of {{Tooltip|Might}} to nearby allies, which is very useful when playing in groups. This is the [[Build:Deadeye_-_Pistol_Pistol_Payback_Deadeye#Quickness_variant|quickness variant]].
  
 
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|specialization = deadeye
 
|specialization = deadeye
 
|weapon1 = Pistol
 
|weapon1 = Pistol
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|weapon2 = x
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|weapon2 = Pistol
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|weapon3 = x
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|weapon3 = Shortbow
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|weapon4 = Pistol
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|weapon4 =  
 
|healing = Signet of Malice
 
|healing = Signet of Malice
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|utility1 = Mercy
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|utility1 = Shadow Flare
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|utility2 = Roll for Initiative
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|utility2 = Haste
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|utility3 = Shadow Flare
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|utility3 = Shadowstep
 
|elite = Thieves Guild
 
|elite = Thieves Guild
 
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==Weapon Variants==
 
==Weapon Variants==
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None. To function, this build requires that you equip a pistol and nothing on your first weapon set, and nothing and pistol on your second set. This combination of pistol/empty - empty/pistol lets you fight permanently with 2 pistols, turning {{Tooltip|Weapon Swap}} into a source of initiative through {{Trait|Quick Pockets}}.
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You don't really need a second weapon set since you're going to be spamming {{Skill|Unload}} on pistol-pistol. You can use shortbow for mobility, or whatever else you want.
  
 
==Skill Variants==
 
==Skill Variants==
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* {{Skill|Withdraw}} - low cooldown, good heal, evades, and disengages.
 
* {{Skill|Withdraw}} - low cooldown, good heal, evades, and disengages.
 
===Utility skill===
 
===Utility skill===
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{{Skill|Shadow Flare}} is your only real AoE damage, it is advised not so swap it.
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{{Skill|Shadow Flare}} is your only real AoE damage, it is advisable not to swap it. {{Skill|Haste}} and {{Skill|Shadowstep}} are both stun breaks and utility skills, but they are not mandatory. You can consider other skills:
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* {{Skill|Binding Shadow}} amazing CC and boon removal.
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* {{Skill|Binding Shadow}} boon removal, minor CC, and good vulnerability application.
 
* {{Skill|Infiltrator's Signet}} - good when chain killing trash mobs to teleport to your next target.
 
* {{Skill|Infiltrator's Signet}} - good when chain killing trash mobs to teleport to your next target.
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* {{Skill|Shadowstep}} - amazing mobility plus stunbreak and condi cleanse.
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* {{Skill|Roll for Initiative}} - stunbreak, evade, and initiative.
 
* {{Skill|Shadow Refuge}} - long duration of stealth for channelling Hero Challenges.
 
* {{Skill|Shadow Refuge}} - long duration of stealth for channelling Hero Challenges.
 
* {{Skill|Signet of Agility}} - if conditions are a problem.
 
* {{Skill|Signet of Agility}} - if conditions are a problem.
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===Elite skill===
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We recommend {{Skill|Thieves Guild}} for its great damage and crowd control, and allies that can tank for you. It also has superb syneryg with {{Trait|Payback}} allowing you to have permanent Thieves Guild when killing groups of trash mobs.
  
 
==Specializations==
 
==Specializations==
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{{Specialization|Critical Strikes|bot|mid|top}}
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{{Specialization|Critical Strikes|bot|bot|top}}
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{{Specialization|Trickery|bot|top|top}}
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{{Specialization|Deadly Arts|top|bot|bot}}
 
{{Specialization|Deadeye|mid|mid|mid}}
 
{{Specialization|Deadeye|mid|mid|mid}}
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:'''Variants'''
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===Variants===
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* {{Trait|Deadly Aim}} - overall a dps loss, but works great when fighting groups of tightly packed enemies.
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* {{Trait|Invigorating Precision}} - little bit of sustain at the cost of damage and fury generation.
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* {{Trait|Invigorating Precision}} - little bit of sustain at the cost of damage, not that great after the hard nerf with End of Dragons.
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* {{Trait|Mug}} - when fighting low health enemies. For example, core Tyria map completion.
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* {{Trait|Trickster}} - if conditions are a problem. Switch to {{Skill|Withdraw}} if you need even more cleanse.
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* {{Trait|Even the Odds}} - when fighting low health enemies, improves your burst.
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===Bosses and other durable enemies===
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* {{Trait|Improvisation}} - useful when killing low health mobs for more cooldown reduction on your utility skills like {{Skill|Shadowstep}} or {{Skill|Infiltrator's Signet}} for more mobility. Don't use it when fighting high health enemies.
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When fighting bosses and other durable enemies where you cannot keep refreshing your Deadeye Mark by killing enemies, use the following traits and skill:
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;Quickness variant
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{{Specialization|Deadeye|top|bot|top|variant=yes}}
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Provides permanent {{Tooltip|Quickness}}, {{Tooltip|Fury}}, and {{Tooltip|Might}} to yourself and nearby allies. See [[Build:Deadeye_-_Pistol_Pistol_Payback_Deadeye#Quickness_variant|this section]].
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* {{Skill|Hide in Shadows}}
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* {{Trait|One in the Chamber}} + {{Trait|Premeditation}} + {{Trait|Fire for Effect}}
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* {{Skill|Shadow Gust}}
 
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* {{Skill|Roll for Initiative}}
 
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* {{Skill|Shadow Meld}}
 
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You will need to combine {{Trait|Maleficent Seven}} with all your other sources of initiative to keep using {{Skill|Unload}}. When you run out of initiative, enter stealth and use {{Skill|Malicious Sneak Attack}}.
 
  
  
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| weight = Medium
 
| weight = Medium
 
| stats = Berserker
 
| stats = Berserker
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| rune = Superior Rune of the Scholar
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| rune = Superior Rune of the Dragonhunter
 
| rune-qt = 6
 
| rune-qt = 6
 
| weapon1 = Pistol
 
| weapon1 = Pistol
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| weapon2 =  
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| weapon2 = Pistol
 
| sigil1 = Superior Sigil of Force
 
| sigil1 = Superior Sigil of Force
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| sigil2 =  
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| sigil2 = Superior Sigil of Impact
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| weapon3 =  
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| weapon3 = Shortbow
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| weapon4 = Pistol
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| weapon4 =  
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| sigil3 =  
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| sigil3 = Superior Sigil of Cleansing
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| sigil4 = Superior Sigil of Impact
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| sigil4 = Superior Sigil of Bloodlust
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| relic = Relic of Fireworks
 
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===Variant Equipment===
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If you are gearing this character from zero, start with '''exotic quality gear'''. Search the trading post for "Nika" armor. Then search for the weapons you want to use: "Venomstriker" pistol, "Usoku's Needle" dagger, "Shattered Short Bow" shortbow. Upgrade to ascended gear as you progress. See also: [[Guide:How to Gear a Character]].
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'''Gear'''
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* Note that you need 0% boon duration for the '''quickness variant''' to provide permanent boons.
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* {{Tooltip|Marauder}} trades some damage for higher health and crit chance.
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* With {{Tooltip|Fury}} and {{Trait|Keen Observer}} you achieve 100% critical chance.
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'''Sigils'''
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* You can use whatever sigils you want on the shortbow.
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* {{Sigil|Superior Sigil of Accuracy}} - good alternative to Impact sigil.
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* {{Skill|Deadeye's Mark}} counts as a weapon skill so it triggers {{Relic|Relic of Fireworks}}.
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** For bosses and fights where you don't reset Deadeye's Mark, use {{Relic|Relic of the Thief}} for more damage, or {{Relic|Relic of Zakiros}} to trade a minor amount of damage for sustain, or {{Relic|Relic of Durability}} for a little extra defense.
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==Consumables==
 
==Consumables==
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:'''Food'''
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Budget consumables are acceptable for use in open world.
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* Any ascended food is superior to any other food you could use. Steak for power, flatbread for conditions. Budget versions of these foods exist and are acceptable.
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* {{food|Peppermint Omnomberry Bar}} - farming
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===DPS===
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* {{food|Dragon's Breath Bun}}, {{food|Plate of Truffle Steak}} - DPS
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* Budget: {{Food|Dragon's Breath Bun}}
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* {{food|Bowl of Orrian Truffle and Meat Stew}} - defense
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* Ascended: any '''Steak''' food.
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* {{Food|Plate of Spicy Moa Wings}} / {{Food|Bowl of Sweet and Spicy Butternut Squash Soup}}
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* {{Utility|Superior Sharpening Stone}} / {{Utility|Tin of Fruitcake}}
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===Defense===
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* {{Food|Bowl of Orrian Truffle and Meat Stew}}
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* {{Food|Fried Oyster Sandwich}}
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* {{Food|Bowl of Lemongrass Mussel Pasta}}
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===Farming===
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* Prioritize '''Steak''' Ascended food.
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* {{Item|Birthday Blaster}} / {{Item|Feast of Delectable Birthday Cake}}
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* {{Food|Peppermint Omnomberry Bar}}
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* {{Utility|Sharpening Skull}} (and variants)
  
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:'''Utility'''
 
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* {{Utility|Sharpening Skull}} (and variants) - farming
 
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* {{utility|Tin of Fruitcake}}, {{utility|Superior Sharpening Stone}} - dps
 
  
 
==Usage==
 
==Usage==
 
=== Deadeye's Mark and Malice ===
 
=== Deadeye's Mark and Malice ===
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The most important part of the build is correct usage of {{Skill|Deadeye's Mark}}. Make sure to mark your target before you start firing. Deadeye's Mark increases your damage against that target by 15% and reduces the damage you take from that target by 15% due to {{Trait|Iron Sight}}; and gives you +200 power, +200 precision, and {{Tooltip|Quickness}} with {{Trait|Be Quick or Be Killed}}.
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The most important part of the build is correct usage of {{Skill|Deadeye's Mark}}. Make sure to mark your target before you start firing to deal extra damage to them, and receive less damage from them, due to {{Trait|Iron Sight}}. It also gives you {{Tooltip|Quickness}} from {{Trait|Be Quick or Be Killed}}, which increases your power and precision by 200.
  
 
By killing your marked target, you will proc {{Trait|Payback}}, which greatly reduces the recharge of your skills, most notably {{Skill|Thieves Guild}} and {{Skill|Shadow Flare}}. You also reset Deadeye's Mark, letting your mark your next target.
 
By killing your marked target, you will proc {{Trait|Payback}}, which greatly reduces the recharge of your skills, most notably {{Skill|Thieves Guild}} and {{Skill|Shadow Flare}}. You also reset Deadeye's Mark, letting your mark your next target.
  
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This provides never ending initiative when combined with {{Trait|Kleptomaniac}} and {{Trait|Quick Pockets}} by weapon swapping, permanent {{Tooltip|Quickness}}, and permanent {{Skill|Thieves Guild}}.
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When killing groups of trash mobs, you will achieve permanent {{Tooltip|Quickness}} and {{Skill|Thieves Guild}}.
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#{{Skill|Deadeye's Mark}}
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#{{Skill|Thieves Guild}}
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#{{Skill|Shadow Flare}}
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#{{Skill|Unload}} spam this
  
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=== Rotation ===
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===Quickness variant===
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The rotation couldn't be more simple.
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The quickness variant provides permanent {{Tooltip|Quickness}}, {{Tooltip|Fury}}, and {{Tooltip|Might}} to yourself and nearby allies with 0% boon duration. It should be played when fighting with nearby players, or when fighting bosses and other durable enemies where you cannot keep refreshing your Deadeye Mark by killing enemies.
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Change your deadeye traits to {{Trait|One in the Chamber}}, {{Trait|Premeditation}}, and {{Trait|Fire for Effect}}. Change your utility skills to {{Skill|Malicious Restoration}}, {{Skill|Mercy}}, {{Skill|Shadow Flare}}, and {{Skill|Shadow Meld}}, use whatever skill you want on the open slot, such as {{Skill|Shadowstep}} for mobility or {{Skill|Scorpion Wire}} for crowd control or {{Skill|Signet of Agility}} for condition removal.
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Your Stolen Skill will always be {{Skill|Steal Time}}, which will provide the aforementioned boons to yourself and nearby allies. Using any Cantrip will give you another Steal Time thanks to {{Trait|One in the Chamber}}. This has a small delay so you can fire one {{Skill|Unload}} in between the Cantrip and the new Steal Time.
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#{{Skill|Deadeye's Mark}}
 
#{{Skill|Deadeye's Mark}}
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#{{Skill|Unload}} spam this
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#{{Skill|Steal Time}}
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#{{Skill|Shadow Flare}} if AoE is needed.
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#{{Skill|Shadow Flare}}
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#{{Tooltip|Weapon swap}} to regain initiative to continue using Unload.
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#{{Skill|Unload}}
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#{{Skill|Steal Time}}
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#{{Skill|Unload}}
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#{{Skill|Shadow Meld}}
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#{{Skill|Unload}}
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#{{Skill|Steal Time}}
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#{{Skill|Mercy}}
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#{{Skill|Steal Time}}
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#{{Skill|Deadeye's Mark}}
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#{{Skill|Unload}}
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#{{Skill|Steal Time}}
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This opener will give you and nearby allies very long durations of {{Tooltip|Quickness}}, {{Tooltip|Fury}}, and {{Tooltip|Might}}. Continue weaving Cantrips and Steal Times periodically through the fight to maintain these boons permanently.
  
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===Bosses and other durable enemies===
 
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When fighting bosses and other durable enemies where you cannot keep refreshing your Deadeye Mark by killing enemies, use the alternative traits and skills suggested above. Your playstyle is largely the same, spamming Unload, but now you will eventually run out of initiative. When that happens, you will have to enter stealth to use the very low damage stealth attack just so you spend your malice and can again trigger {{Trait|Maleficent Seven}}.
 
  
 
=== Notes ===
 
=== Notes ===
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* Try to stay above 90% health to benefit from {{Rune|Superior Rune of the Scholar}}, {{Trait|Keen Observer}} (75%), and {{Trait|Twin Fangs}}.
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* Try to stay above 50% health to benefit from {{Trait|Keen Observer}} and {{Trait|Twin Fangs}}.
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* When fighting bosses in a group, try to attack from behind to benefit from {{Trait|Twin Fangs}}.
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* When fighting non-defiant enemies in a group, try to attack from behind to benefit from {{Trait|Twin Fangs}}.
 
* Each bullet from {{Skill|Unload}} has a 20% chance to be a projectile finisher so, when fighting with nearby players, try to make your bullets fly through a combo field for some additional bonuses.
 
* Each bullet from {{Skill|Unload}} has a 20% chance to be a projectile finisher so, when fighting with nearby players, try to make your bullets fly through a combo field for some additional bonuses.
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* Try not to cancel Unload. Landing all 8 shots will replenish 2 initiative.
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* Never cancel {{Skill|Unload}}. Landing all 8 shots will replenish 2 initiative.
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* {{Tooltip|Weapon swap}} is used to replenish 3 initiative. Don't interrupt yourself, only weapon swap when not casting skills.
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* The food {{Food|Dragon's Breath Bun}} provides a good damage boost when killing trash mobs and is very cheap.
  
 
===Defense===
 
===Defense===
 
The best defense is to kill your enemy before it can kill you. This build is very aggressive and has little defense.
 
The best defense is to kill your enemy before it can kill you. This build is very aggressive and has little defense.
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* You are a fully ranged build, always keep your distance.
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* You are a fully ranged build, always keep your distance and stay on the move.
 
* Dodge incoming attacks.
 
* Dodge incoming attacks.
 
* Disengage with stealth.
 
* Disengage with stealth.
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===Crowd Control===
 
===Crowd Control===
 
* {{Skill|Head Shot}} - 2 second daze.
 
* {{Skill|Head Shot}} - 2 second daze.
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* If you need crowd control, slot {{Skill|Binding Shadow}}.
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* If you need more crowd control, consider {{Skill|Scorpion Wire}} or {{Skill|Prepare Pitfall}}.

Latest revision as of 17:00, 8 August 2025

The community gave this build a rating, making it top-tier: Great

Focused on: Strike damage

Designed for: Open World, Open World General and Open World Specialist

Expansions required: Path of Fire Builds

Difficulty:
Easy
This build was last updated on August 08, 2025 and is up to date for the August 19, 2025 patch.

Overview

A power deadeye build that dual wields pistols and spams Unload. This build is absolutely fantastic for basic open world content, map completion, and story content, but has low AoE damage and is vulnerable to enemies that block or reflect projectiles.

When chain killing trash mobs, this build achieves permanent Quickness Quickness, Fury Fury, and lots of Might Might. Killing your Marked targets triggers Payback which lowers all your cooldowns, letting you spam any skill such as Thieves Guild for friendly thieves to help you.

With little changes, the build can be adapted to provide permanent Quickness Quickness, Fury Fury, and lots of Might Might to nearby allies, which is very useful when playing in groups. This is the quickness variant.

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Skill Bar

Pistol/Pistol
Shortbow
Utility


Weapon Variants

You don't really need a second weapon set since you're going to be spamming Unload on pistol-pistol. You can use shortbow for mobility, or whatever else you want.

Skill Variants

Heal Skill

Signet of Malice is suggested as it works great with the multihitting Unload attack.

  • Hide in Shadows - defensive option
  • Withdraw - low cooldown, good heal, evades, and disengages.

Utility skill

Shadow Flare is your only real AoE damage, it is advisable not to swap it. Haste and Shadowstep are both stun breaks and utility skills, but they are not mandatory. You can consider other skills:

  • Binding Shadow boon removal, minor CC, and good vulnerability application.
  • Infiltrator's Signet - good when chain killing trash mobs to teleport to your next target.
  • Roll for Initiative - stunbreak, evade, and initiative.
  • Shadow Refuge - long duration of stealth for channelling Hero Challenges.
  • Signet of Agility - if conditions are a problem.

Elite skill

We recommend Thieves Guild for its great damage and crowd control, and allies that can tank for you. It also has superb syneryg with Payback allowing you to have permanent Thieves Guild when killing groups of trash mobs.

Specializations

Variants

  • Invigorating Precision - little bit of sustain at the cost of damage and fury generation.
  • Mug - when fighting low health enemies. For example, core Tyria map completion.
  • Even the Odds - when fighting low health enemies, improves your burst.
  • Improvisation - useful when killing low health mobs for more cooldown reduction on your utility skills like Shadowstep or Infiltrator's Signet for more mobility. Don't use it when fighting high health enemies.
Quickness variant

Provides permanent Quickness Quickness, Fury Fury, and Might Might to yourself and nearby allies. See this section.

  • One in the Chamber + Premeditation + Fire for Effect


Equipment

Ascended gear and stat infusions are not required; you can use exotic gear with the same stats.
This set uses gear similar to Daredevil - Power DPS, making it excellent for general PVE.

Head
Berserker
Shoulders
Berserker
Chest
Berserker
Hands
Berserker
Legs
Berserker
Feet
Berserker
Backpiece
Berserker
Accessory
Berserker
Accessory
Berserker
Amulet
Berserker
Ring
Berserker
Ring
Berserker
Pistol
Berserker
Pistol
Berserker
Sigil
Sigil
Shortbow
Berserker
Sigil
Sigil
Rune
x6


Relic

If you are gearing this character from zero, start with exotic quality gear. Search the trading post for "Nika" armor. Then search for the weapons you want to use: "Venomstriker" pistol, "Usoku's Needle" dagger, "Shattered Short Bow" shortbow. Upgrade to ascended gear as you progress. See also: Guide:How to Gear a Character.

  • Note that you need 0% boon duration for the quickness variant to provide permanent boons.
  • With Fury Fury and Keen Observer you achieve 100% critical chance.
  • You can use whatever sigils you want on the shortbow.
  • Deadeye's Mark counts as a weapon skill so it triggers Relic of Fireworks.
    • For bosses and fights where you don't reset Deadeye's Mark, use Relic of the Thief for more damage, or Relic of Zakiros to trade a minor amount of damage for sustain, or Relic of Durability for a little extra defense.


Consumables

Budget consumables are acceptable for use in open world.

DPS

  • Budget:
  • Ascended: any Steak food.
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Defense

Farming

  • Prioritize Steak Ascended food.
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  • (and variants)


Usage

Deadeye's Mark and Malice

The most important part of the build is correct usage of Deadeye's Mark. Make sure to mark your target before you start firing to deal extra damage to them, and receive less damage from them, due to Iron Sight. It also gives you Quickness Quickness from Be Quick or Be Killed, which increases your power and precision by 200.

By killing your marked target, you will proc Payback, which greatly reduces the recharge of your skills, most notably Thieves Guild and Shadow Flare. You also reset Deadeye's Mark, letting your mark your next target.

When killing groups of trash mobs, you will achieve permanent Quickness Quickness and Thieves Guild.

Priority
  1. Deadeye's Mark
  2. Thieves Guild
  3. Shadow Flare
  4. Unload spam this

Quickness variant

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The quickness variant provides permanent Quickness Quickness, Fury Fury, and Might Might to yourself and nearby allies with 0% boon duration. It should be played when fighting with nearby players, or when fighting bosses and other durable enemies where you cannot keep refreshing your Deadeye Mark by killing enemies.

Change your deadeye traits to One in the Chamber, Premeditation, and Fire for Effect. Change your utility skills to Malicious Restoration, Mercy, Shadow Flare, and Shadow Meld, use whatever skill you want on the open slot, such as Shadowstep for mobility or Scorpion Wire for crowd control or Signet of Agility for condition removal.

Your Stolen Skill will always be Steal Time, which will provide the aforementioned boons to yourself and nearby allies. Using any Cantrip will give you another Steal Time thanks to One in the Chamber. This has a small delay so you can fire one Unload in between the Cantrip and the new Steal Time.

Opener
  1. Deadeye's Mark
  2. Steal Time
  3. Shadow Flare
  4. Unload
  5. Steal Time
  6. Unload
  7. Shadow Meld
  8. Unload
  9. Steal Time
  10. Mercy
  11. Steal Time
  12. Deadeye's Mark
  13. Unload
  14. Steal Time

This opener will give you and nearby allies very long durations of Quickness Quickness, Fury Fury, and Might Might. Continue weaving Cantrips and Steal Times periodically through the fight to maintain these boons permanently.


Notes

  • Try to stay above 50% health to benefit from Keen Observer and Twin Fangs.
  • When fighting non-defiant enemies in a group, try to attack from behind to benefit from Twin Fangs.
  • Each bullet from Unload has a 20% chance to be a projectile finisher so, when fighting with nearby players, try to make your bullets fly through a combo field for some additional bonuses.
  • Never cancel Unload. Landing all 8 shots will replenish 2 initiative.
  • The food provides a good damage boost when killing trash mobs and is very cheap.

Defense

The best defense is to kill your enemy before it can kill you. This build is very aggressive and has little defense.

  • You are a fully ranged build, always keep your distance and stay on the move.
  • Dodge incoming attacks.
  • Disengage with stealth.
  • Against trash mobs, you can always use Black Powder to blind them.

Crowd Control

  • Head Shot - 2 second daze.
  • If you need more crowd control, consider Scorpion Wire or Prepare Pitfall.
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Ratings

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5 stars
Warming Hearth gave this build 5 stars • August 2025
Quite possibly the best build for core Tyria map completion. Also performs great in expansions. Extremely easy to play. The quickness variant is slightly less easy to play, but it maintains boons when fighting higher health enemies and shares those boons with nearby allies.
5 stars
Ravecia gave this build 5 stars • October 2023
An amazingly fun build and super fast to burn through hearts in map completion. Tip: for underwater content like hearts, use spear gun 2 for the same unload instakill effect at 1200 range!
5 stars
Houligan gave this build 5 stars • March 2023
Very easy, very fun build for open world. Getting to use Thieves Guild constantly is nice. I run full marauder's exotics and it works fine.
5 stars
Anonynja gave this build 5 stars • November 2022
Super fun and effective build for open world PvE. The cooldown reduction is really enjoyable to play with. It feels overpowered at times, but is balanced by being a bit of a glass cannon and losing effectiveness on bosses that don't spawn adds. Offers better cleave damage than other Deadeye options.

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