Deadeye - Shadow Arts Solo

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Overview

Shadow Arts Solo Deadeye is a solo build which relies on ducking in and out of stealth for large bursts of damage. The build is capable of permanent stealth and is great for both solo and event play.

This build has high single-target damage but very poor area of effect.

Skill Bar

RifleHealingUtilityElite

Shortbow

Skill Variant

Healing

- powerful instant-evade which cleanses conditions

Utility

- destroys projectiles, can grant stealth if you use to blast.

Specializations

Build Code

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Equipment

Ascended gear is not required for open world.

Standard Equipment

6x

Superior Rune of Strength

Variants

You can use Berserker's stats instead of Marauder for a small DPS increase at the cost of a significant portion of your Health.
offers more burst but much less overall DPS.

Consumables

Group Consumables

Use these consumables for farming open world in a group.

Food

Any ascended food is superior to any other food you could use. Steak for power, flatbread for conditions.
- Use for general farming.
- Use for when you need to max out magic find.
- more sustain
Anything - Any food is better than none, but you should prioritize the food above before using any other food.

Utility

, , - general farming
- good damage option with +karma

Solo Consumables

Use these consumables for farming open world solo.

+ - Expensive
+ - Budget

Usage

General

This build benefits from spending as much time in stealth as possible.
Your standard combo from Stealth should be > > > x2 > Dodge > x2 and then returning to stealth to complete the combo. You can use stolen skills intermittently as you gain them.

Damage

Perform the stealth combo above often.
When fighting stronger enemies that very low HP, activate to gain very high burst for a few seconds.
Always make sure you have your target marked.
Spam / to maintain Might.

Stealth and Defense

Your primary defense comes from frequently blinking in and out of Stealth.
You can enter Stealth by dodging thanks to .
, , , and are all quick and easy methods of gaining Stealth
While in stealth you will gain increased movement speed, health regeneration, and initiative generation. Additionally your first attack from stealth will steal some health from the enemy.