Build:Deadeye - Power DPS Rifle

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

Focused on: Strike damage

Designed for: Raids

Difficulty:

TBD

This build was last updated on February 15, 2022 and is up to date for the October 8, 2024 patch.

Overview

A power DPS Deadeye raid build. This build deals massive damage against single targets with Death's Judgment but is very immobile. This restricts the encounters where it can realistically be used. However, it is the optimal build for pylon duty on Qadim the Peerless.

Like its cousin Deadeye - Power DPS D/D, this build relies heavily on allies to provide boons and conditions for Premeditation and Exposed Weakness.

For similar builds using other weapons see Deadeye - Power DPS D/D and Deadeye - Power DPS P/P.

Skill Bar

Rifle

Utility

Skill Variants

Pylon Kiter Variant

• Assassin's Signet
• Signet of Agility
• Shadowstep

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Specializations

Specialization Variants

• Silent Scope is worth it instead of Premeditation in some encounters where high amounts of boons cannot be maintained and you need the extra precision, such as pylon kiting on Qadim The Peerless.
  • Also run Invigorating Precision while kiting Qadim the Peerless.

Equipment

Head
Assassin

Shoulders
Berserker

Chest
Assassin

Hands
Berserker

Legs
Berserker

Feet
Berserker

Backpiece
Berserker

Accessory
Berserker

Accessory
Berserker

Amulet
Berserker

Ring
Berserker

Ring
Berserker

Rifle
Berserker

Sigil

Sigil

Rune
x6

Infusion
x18

Consumables

Food

• without Spotter for the normal variant.

Utility

• /

Usage

The goal of the rotation is to maximize your Death's Judgment casts at max malice to maximize DPS. In order to do this you need to carefully line up your skills that grant access to stealth to ensure their cooldowns aren't wasted. Ideally you will always be in Kneel mode during the fight, not being in Kneel is a significant DPS loss.

Opening Rotation

1. Deadeye's Mark
2. Three Round Burst x3
3. Shadow Meld
4. Death's Judgment + Assassin's Signet
5. Three Round Burst x3
6. Stolen Skill (F2)
7. Death's Judgment
8. Three Round Burst x2
9. Mercy
10. Three Round Burst
11. Deadeye's Mark
12. Three Round Burst x2
13. Hide in Shadows
14. Death's Judgment

Loop

The general idea of the rotation is that you use Three Round Burst 3 times and fill downtime with auto-attacks until you are at 7 Malice before stealthing and casting Death's Judgment.

1. Three Round Burst x3
2. Stealth Skill
3. Death's Judgment

Use whichever stealth skills are available at Step 2, with the following priority

• Hide in Shadows
• Shadow Gust
• Shadow Meld
• Stolen Skill (F2)

You will eventually run out of stealth skills. While you wait for Deadeye's Mark to recharge, fill the time with auto-attacks and use Three Round Burst whenever you're nearly at full initiative.

Mark & Mercy Burst

When Deadeye's Mark is ready again, perform the following burst:

1. Deadeye's Mark
2. Stolen Skill
3. Death's Judgment
4. Three Round Burst x2
5. Mercy
6. Three Round Burst
7. Deadeye's Mark
8. Three Round Burst x2
9. Hide in Shadows
10. Death's Judgment

If you are following the priority list for stealth skills you should always have Hide in Shadows ready. If not, use one of your other stealth skills instead.

After this burst, return to the loop section.

Notes:

• When Assassin's Signet is off cooldown, use it in combination with your next Death's Judgment, provided that you will have another stealth skill available for the next loop as well (as this allows you to hit Death's Judgment twice while the buff is active).
• Delay casting Assassin's Signet until just before Death's Judgment hits, to give yourself the maximum time to get the second Death's Judgment in.
• Take great care not to break stealth with anything other than Death's Judgment or your DPS will be significantly reduced.
• After ~100 seconds, there will be a period of ~10 seconds where you won't have any stealth skills available. If the boss will phase within 10 seconds, you could switch to Dagger/Dagger or Pistol/Pistol on your second weapon set to squeeze in some extra damage.