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 April 14, 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
.
Skill Bar
Sword/Pistol
Shortbow
Utility
Skill Variants
Elite
- - better setup for burst, lower sustain.
Template Code
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Specializations
Variants
- trades utility and better flexibility for making you better at finishing off low HP targets
Variants
- provides better defense agains conditions. As you're giving up a trait which increases you HP, you should consider playing with this trait.
Equipment
Sword
Pistol
Sigil
Sigil
Shortbow
Sigil
Sigil
Rune
Amulet
Equipment Variants
Amulet
Rune
If you're playing with Marauder Amulet, consider taking either one of these runes:
Usage
General
- Initiate fights either with Immobilize and to create an escape route via ) or . This is one of the few builds where stealing is part of your burst rotation therefore can be used more freely. (both to set up burst through
Sword/Pistol
Main weapon set. CC, burst damage, minor utility.
- The bulk of your damage comes from
- 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 once every minute, making it easier to land while also increasing its damage.
- Precasting PW and using Stability or Protection thanks to the trait . 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
(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:
- is a relatively cheap souce of moderate damage thanks to . 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.
- Stealth out of combat by blasting it with and whatever blast finishers your allies might contribute. is a low priority skill in this build, mainly to be used for stacking AoE
Short bow
Utility weapon
- Stealth or healing (although they'll have to provide the fields).
- Its chain skill is a solid cource of downed cleave, or even ranged burst if you pre-cast aimed at your feet, near the end of the animation and then detonate at your target.
being a spammable blast finisher has high value for your team when it comes to blasting fields for
- Immobilized. 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
- Use on downed enemies especially if they are being revived - Poison decreases healing gained by 33% which affects resurrecting speed.
- is the #1 skill for moving around the map in general, cuts down on travel time between capture points drastically.
Utilities & elite
- 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.
- 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 . 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, away to safety, and then follow up with at the end of the animation in order to finish the target.
is easily the most versatile and one of the strongest skills in the build. It has 2 parts:
- has great versatility. If is not on cooldown you're allowed to use this stunbreak more freely, even for just the evasion or the initiative.
- Note: skills like or are able to interrupt Dagger Storm, so don't be completely careless.
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.
Top Streamers
Ratings
Nobody's favorite thief build still works just fine. Extremely easy to play and has good damage/cc/survivability/mobility. Not top tier but definitely playable.
good but with meta changes will just be good at best
Has a lot of utility harrassing side noders and decap and really most things that all daredevil sets are good at, but it is significantly less dependent on stealth compared to its D/P counterpart, which helps it have more control on holding/not letting the opponent hold the point during a duel on point. In combination to its better damage output mentioned by other comments, I believe the build has high enough value to be ran over D/P variant even with the risk.
Yeah a clear working build, not any better then sword dagger acro core but offers a somewhat different effective playstyle. This is one of the offmeta builds that can do it’s job just as good as most thief builds and not be a detriment to the team. Plus sindrener showed its effectiveness on stream and yt. All in all not bad.
been trying this out (rank plat) since it was posted; I lost a lot of matches at first with it because I focused too much on the lock, after I really figured out the ins and outs of the build, I realized that it’s equipped to handle just as many, if not more scenarios than DP and SD. Really is a fun build, and I’ve climbed back to where I peaked last season with DP using it. I’d rate it as meta, but I think it’s not quite accurate to say that the build focuses on the stunlock. I get off stunlocks against some classes, but most of the time, a single pistol whip combined with wearing down a foe and some well-placed headshots results in a kill.
Also, swapping out DD for acro is viable. Not quite as fun without the pulms tho.
Solid build, the idea of using haste on the lowered cooldown from earlier this year makes the stunlock abusable. Definitely a lot of utility, and surprisingly isn't that gimmicky. I'd say it's a solid alternative to the sword/dagger builds, but it is overall definitely a lot more distinct than people think. The skill ceiling definitely comes in with the timing, as messing up pistolwhip is HEAVILY punishing. Also, what you do when you're not pistol-whip/stunlocking matters, which is the main thing I've learned testing this shit out.
I'd say it has as much top-tier potential as the currently popular sword-dagger builds, and definitely brings more to team-fights (which is sorely needed in this meta) than DP.
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