Daredevil - Marauder S/P

The community gave this build a rating, making it second-tier: Good

Focused on: Direct damage and Control

Designed for: PvP Conquest

Difficulty:

TBD

This build was last updated on January 19, 2022 and is up to date for the October 8, 2024 patch.

Overview

A PvP Power Daredevil build revolving around stunlocking and bursting down targets using Pistol Whip.

Skill Bar

Sword/Pistol

Shortbow

Utility

Slot Changes

Elite

• Basilisk Venom - better setup for burst, lower sustain.

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Specializations

Variants

• Executioner is great at finishing off low-PH targets, but you'll have to give up valuable utility for it.

Variants

• Escapist's Fortitude provides better defense agains conditions. As you're giving up a trait which increases you HP, you should consider playing Template:Amulet/Marauder Amulet with this trait.

Equipment

Sword

Pistol

Sigil

Sigil

Shortbow

Sigil

Sigil

Rune

Amulet

Equipment Variants

Amulet

• Template:Amulet/Marauder Amulet

Rune

If you're playing with Marauder Amulet, consider taking either one of these runes:

• Rune of Eagle
• Rune of Scholar
• Rune of Rage

Usage

General

Initiate fights either with Infiltrator's Strike (both to set up burst through Template:Gw2wiki and to create an escape route via Infiltrator's Return) or Steal. This is one of the few builds where stealing is part of your burst rotation therefore can be used more freely.

Sword/Pistol

Main weapon set. CC, burst damage, minor utility.

The bulk of your damage comes from Pistol Whip (PW) which is the primary burst skill in the build, but can be rather hard to land. Use every too available to make it connect:

• Infiltrator's Strike could root the target long enough if you immediately follow up with PW.
• Striking a target from behind or the side may proc useful boons from Burst of Agility once every minute, making it easier to land while also increasing its damage.
• Precasting PW and using Steal in the middle of the first part of the skill is a great way to not only teleport right to the target before stunning them, but also to rip defensive boons suchs as Template:Gw2wiki or Template:Gw2wiki thanks to the trait Bountiful Theft.

Headshot is a relatively cheap souce of moderate damage thanks to Impacting Disruption. Overall it's better to just spam PW instead, but its range and quick cast time makes it useful for harassing enemies from a safe distance and interrupting important skills.

Black Powder is a low priority skill in this build, mainly to be used for stacking AoE Template:Gw2wiki out of combat by blasting it with Cluster Bomb and whatever blast finishers your allies might contribute.

Short bow

Utility weapon

Cluster Bomb being a spammable blast finisher has high value for your team when it comes to blasting fields for Template:Gw2wiki or healing (although they'll have to provide the fields).

• Its chain skill Detonate Cluster is a solid cource of downed cleave, or even ranged burst if you pre-cast Template:Gw2wiki aimed at your feet, Template:Gw2wiki near the end of the animation and then detonate at your target.

Disabling Shot (thief short bow) provides cheap and spammable evasion in case you're being focused by the enemy team and your defensive skills are on CD. Remains usable even while Template:Gw2wikid.

Use Choking Gas on downed enemies especially if they are being revived - Poison decreases healing gained by 33% which affects resurrecting speed.

Infiltrator's Arrow is the #1 skill for moving around the map in general, cuts down on travel time between capture points drastically.

Utilities & elite Signet of Agility is your best souce of cleansing, as it instantly removes 3 conditions. In addition to that, this also gives an entire dodge roll's worth of endurance which can be used as a last resort option for squeezing out more dodges when you're out of endurance and don't have time to heal. Keep in mind that the active portion of this skill is AoE! Try to use it near allies whenever possible.

Shadowstep is easily the most versatile and one of the strongest skills in the build. It has 2 parts:

• The first half is a stun break and teleport, which already has countless applications. A few applications include teleport to safety while pressured, extending your reach in combat, or using the instant mobility boost to decap enemy points before using the 2nd part of the skill to leave just as fast.
• The second half is called Shadow Return. This skill becomes available for 10 seconds after using Shadowstep, and cures 3 conditions in addition to breaking stun again before returning you to your starting location.
• These can also be combined to safe stomp targets: begin stomping, Shadowstep away to safety, and then follow up with Shadow Return at the end of the animation in order to finish the target.

Roll for Initiative has great versatility. If Shadowstep is not on cooldown you're allowed to use this stunbreak more freely, even for just the evasion or the initiative.

Dagger Storm is both a defensive and offensive elite. The rather lengthy evade frame with increased movement speed makes it an excellent panic button when you're being focused by the enemy team. On the other hand the skill deals heavy AoE damage whilst evading, which makes it great for pressuring melee targets in general with next to no risk.

• Note: skills like Shocking Aura or Line of Warding are able to interrupt Dagger Storm, so don't be completely careless.

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