Daredevil - Bounding Staff

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Overview

A Daredevil build for running around in open world. This build deals good damage while dodging almost constantly, making it one of the best builds for evading damage.

Skill Bar

StaffHealingUtilityElite

Weapon Variants

You can run Dagger/Pistol or Pistol/Pistol in your second weapon slot to break defiance bars with Headshot.
You can carry a Shortbow for mobility or open world farming.

Skill Variants

Healing

Signet of Malice - if you take very little incoming damage.
Hide in Shadows - if having issues with burning, poison, bleeding, or confusion.

Utilities

Assassin's Signet - more damage.
Haste - alternative stun break that provides more damage.
Shadowstep - alternative stun break that grants mobility and condition cleanse.
Smoke Screen - blinds enemies and blocks projectiles.
Tripwire - if crowd control is needed.
Shadow Refuge - to escape from enemies or stealth past them.

Elite

Basilisk Venom - grants significantly more defiance bar damage than Impact Strike if there are nearby players.
Thieves Guild - more damage.
Dagger Storm - a 4 second evade.

Specializations

Variants

No Quarter - if you don't need healing.
Brawler's Tenacity - if you need Channeled Vigor or Bandit's Defense a lot.
Escapist's Absolution - if conditions are a problem.
Unhindered Combatant - grants a ridiculous amount of mobility.

Deadly Arts Variant

Deadly Arts is also viable instead of Trickery. This deals more raw damage but provides less consistent access to

Vigor and

Fury}.

Equipment

Ascended gear and stat infusions are not required; you can use exotic gear with the same stats.

Standard Equipment

The Standard Variant uses the same gear as the Daredevil - Power DPS build for fractals and raids. This makes it a good general-purpose gear set and is the gear that most players should aim for.

6x

Superior Rune of the Scholar

Optimal Equipment

The Optimal Variant is the best possible gear for this build. It's overkill in most cases, and you should only get it if you have spare gold or you don’t care about fractals and raids.

6x

Superior Rune of Strength

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Mighty +5 Agony Infusion

Variants

provides high sustain at the cost of damage.

Marauder/Valkyrie Variant

For a tankier option you can run this combination of Marauder and Valkyrie stats. You lose about 10% damage (and a small amount of healing from

Invigorating Precision) but your health is increased by 55%. This helps you not get one-shot if you accidentally miss a dodge.

6x

Superior Rune of Strength

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Mighty +5 Agony Infusion

Consumables

If you're having trouble you can use the following consumables:

Food

Fried Golden Dumpling

Fried Golden Dumpling

Nourishment (30 m):

+100 Concentration+25% Magic Find during Lunar New Year33% Chance for Might (5 seconds) on Crit

Consumable

or

Dragon's Breath Bun

Dragon's Breath Bun

Nourishment (20 m):

+200 power for 30s after killing an enemy+70 Ferocity+10% Experience from Kills

Consumable

for more damage.
Bowl of Orrian Truffle and Meat Stew

Bowl of Orrian Truffle and Meat Stew

Nourishment (30 m):

100% chance to gain might when you dodge.+40% to your Endurance refill rate.+10 Experience from kills

Consumable

for more dodges.
Scoop of Mintberry Swirl Ice Cream for more healing.

Utility

Potent Superior Sharpening Stone

Potent Superior Sharpening Stone

Nourishment (1 h):

Gain power equal to 3% of your precisionGain power equal to 6% of your ferocity+10 Experience from kills

Consumable

Usage

Damage

This build is pretty easy to deal damage with, just use Weakening Charge, Fist Flurry, and autoattack.
- You can spam Vault for AoE burst damage.
Dodge any time your endurance is full to get the bonuses from Staff Master and Bounding Dodger.
Use Steal off cooldown for boons.

Defense

You have lots and lots of dodges with this build. Debilitating Arc and Vault are also dodges.
- If you're caught without any endurance you can press Signet of Agility.
Block attacks with Bandit's Defense.
Impact Strike can be used to interrupt dangerous enemy attacks.
Smoke Screen can be used to blind enemies or destroy projectiles.
You can run Dagger Storm for more projectile defense.

Sustain

You have a massive amount of healing from Invigorating Precision.
Channeled Vigor is a large heal on a short cooldown (16 seconds with Brawler's Tenacity traited).
In dire situations, Signet of Agility cleanses conditions. If you have lots of trouble with conditions you should run Escapist's Absolution and/or Hide in Shadows.

Stealth

Stealth is one of the most useful tools available to Thieves. Use Shadow Refuge to channel hero points or sneak through otherwise dangerous places.
If Shadow Refuge is not enough, you can blast stealth. To do this, equip a shortbow, place a Smoke Screen, then spam Cluster Bomb in the smoke field.

Crowd Control

Impact Strike and 24px Uppercut
Basilisk Venom
Bandit's Defense
1½
15
Bandit's Defense
Physical. Briefly block incoming attacks. If you block an enemy in melee range, retaliate and knock enemies down.
Duration: 1½ seconds
Breaks Stun

Reflexive Strike
½
Reflexive Strike
Physical. Deliver a massive kick that knocks enemies down.
Damage: 444
Knockdown: 2 seconds
Range: 240
Fist Flurry
1
20
Fist Flurry
Physical. Strike your enemy multiple times. If all attacks hit, gain access to Palm Strike.
Damage (5x): 1,625
Palm Strike (5s): You can use Palm Strike
Range: 130

Palm Strike
½
Palm Strike
Physical. Strike your foe once to deal massive damage and stun them, marking them with a Pulmonary Impact.
Damage: 739
Second Strike Damage: 1,940
Pulmonary Impact: Explosively damaging attack.
Stun: 2 seconds
Range: 130
Headshot (if running a spare pistol offhand)