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Daredevil - Condi DPS

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盗贼 (Thief)daredevilcondition damage

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

Focused on: Condition damage

Designed for: Raids and Fractals

Expansions required: Heart of Thorns builds

Difficulty: Easy

This build was last updated on September 17, 2025 and is up to date for the June 2, 2026 patch.

Overview

The standard condition DPS build for Daredevil. This build spams venoms and 死亡绽放 图标死亡绽放 on bosses to inflict heavy 流血 图标流血 and 中毒 图标中毒. Due to evading for most of its rotation, it can easily avoid boss attacks. It also provides high utility to its squad with raid boss stolen skills.

Due to this build's high ramp-up time it's best used on raid bosses with no phases or adds. It performs poorly on any boss with invuln phases, or instant kill attacks that it has a chance to accidentally move into while using 死亡绽放 图标死亡绽放.

Skill Bar

顺手牵羊Stolen skill

Weapon Variants

Skill Variants

Utility Always keep 蜘蛛毒液 图标蜘蛛毒液 as it is a significant portion of your damage. If you need to replace skills, replace 噬蝎毒液 图标噬蝎毒液.

Elite

  • Use 冲撞打击 图标冲撞打击 for faster breakbar damage, on fights with multiple adds and on Matthias Gabrel, where 石蜥毒液 图标石蜥毒液 has no effect on the encounter's breakbars.
  • Use 同仇敌忾 图标同仇敌忾 for fights that do not have breakbars.

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Specializations

Equipment

Shoulders
Viper
Accessory
Viper
Accessory
Viper
Dagger
Viper
Empty slot
Empty slot
Empty slot
Dagger
Viper
Empty slot
  • Equip your main hand dagger in your first weapon set and your second dagger in your second weapon set. This lets you weapon swap for 超级厄运法印 图标超级厄运法印 without having to obtain 4 daggers.

Non-SotO Relics

荆棘古物 图标荆棘古物 is the standard core relic option, though it only works if you regularly take damage from the boss (boss aura ticks count but not all bosses have one).

Otherwise, there aren't any reliable core damage relics for condi daredevil, though there are a few options that might be good:

  • 幻象术士古物 图标幻象术士古物 - depending on the boss, you might be able to trigger this a lot, and it is theoretically stronger than the recommended relic.
  • 冒险者古物 图标冒险者古物 - If your 活力 图标活力 uptime is bad, then more endurance is valuable.

Consumables

Food

Utility

Usage

Your goal is to maintain 莲舞训练 图标莲舞训练 and 15 stacks of 主导攻击 图标主导攻击 while using your high-damage utility skills.

Rotation

  1. 准备千针万箭 图标准备千针万箭
  2. 顺手牵羊 图标顺手牵羊 during the cast of 准备千针万箭 图标准备千针万箭
  3. 千针万箭 图标千针万箭
  4. Dodge
  5. Use venoms during the dodge animation
  6. 死亡绽放 图标死亡绽放 x3
  7. Dodge
  8. 死亡绽放 图标死亡绽放
  9. Auto-attack chain once
  10. Dodge
  11. 死亡绽放 图标死亡绽放
  12. Repeat from step 9

Video example

Video example (caltrops)

Notes

  • During the main loop, you may find it easier to swap the order of 穿刺莲舞 图标穿刺莲舞 and 死亡绽放 图标死亡绽放, instead jumping into your target with 死亡绽放 图标死亡绽放 then dodging back out with 穿刺莲舞 图标穿刺莲舞.
  • If you are inside the boss's hitbox and there are other enemies nearby, 穿刺莲舞 图标穿刺莲舞 will deal up to triple damage to the boss.
  • Be careful not to cancel the auto attack chain as 毒莲打击 图标毒莲打击 deals more damage than 双重打击 图标双重打击 and 狂野打击 图标狂野打击 combined.
  • You should try to use 顺手牵羊 图标顺手牵羊 while you do not have full initiative in order to benefit from 利己主义 图标利己主义 and 妙手耐力 图标妙手耐力.
  • You should try to use 活力引导 图标活力引导 while you do not have full endurance.
  • You should only use venoms while four other allies are in range (This includes Mesmer clones, Necromancer minions, and Ranger pets).

Breakbar

Encounter Specific Tips

Spirit Vale

Vale Guardian

For more information, see our Vale Guardian Guide.

Ghost events

The ghost events are mostly movement based.

  • Consider equipping a Short bow, and/or using 暗影疾步 图标暗影疾步.

For more information, see our Spirit Woods Guide.

Gorseval the Multifarious

For more information, see our Gorseval Guide.

Sabetha the Saboteur

For more information, see our Sabetha Guide.

Salvation Pass

Slothasor

For more information, see our Slothasor Guide.

Bandit Trio

For more information, see our Bandit Trio Guide.

Matthias Gabrel
  • The stolen skill from this boss is Detonate Plasma Detonate Plasma, which can be used to supplement boons and provide 稳固 图标稳固 during the Ice phase or prevent the 恐惧 图标恐惧 at the 40% phase transition.
  • Use 钻心 图标钻心 for mobility around the room.
  • Bring 冲撞打击 图标冲撞打击 for the breakbar.
  • You can bring 强横防御 图标强横防御 to block timed bombs, stunbreak the rain phase knockdown, and block some damage while running poison/plasma.

For more information, see our Bandit Trio Guide.

Stronghold of the Faithful

Escort

For more information, see our Siege the Stronghold Guide.

Keep Construct

For more information, see our Keep Construct Guide.

Twisted Castle
  • Consider equipping a Short bow, and/or using 暗影疾步 图标暗影疾步.
  • Consider equipping a 强横防御 图标强横防御 as a low-cooldown stunbreak.

For more information, see our Twisted Castle Guide.

Xera

For more information, see our Xera Guide.

Bastion of the Penitent

Cairn the Indomitable
  • The stolen skill from this boss is Unstable Artifact Unstable Artifact, which can be used to shadowstep downed allies towards you, recover from being teleported, or move into greens at the last moment so you can maintain DPS for longer.
  • Stacks of Unseen Burden will change the behavior of 死亡绽放 图标死亡绽放, make sure to adjust your rotation to account for this.
  • This fight has no breakbar, bring 同仇敌忾 图标同仇敌忾.

For more information, see our Cairn Guide.

Mursaat Overseer

For more information, see our Mursaat Overseer Guide.

Samarog

For more information, see our Samarog Guide.

Deimos

For more information, see our Deimos Guide.

Hall of Chains

Soulless Horror
  • The stolen skill from this boss is Soul Stone Venom Soul Stone Venom, which can be used to recover from the extreme boon corruption from scythes or tormented dead AoEs.
  • Be very careful not to dodge into danger if your tank insists on keeping the boss near the platform edge or near a tormented dead AoE.

For more information, see our Soulless Horror Guide.

Dhuum
  • The stolen skill from this boss is Unstable Artifact Unstable Artifact, which can be a lifesaver by porting downed players to yourself, or used for mobility, e.g. during Soul Split or to get to a green if you need to do them.
  • If you take 匕首风暴 图标匕首风暴, you can maintain DPS during the Greater Death Mark by chaining dodges and 死亡绽放 图标死亡绽放 followed by 匕首风暴 图标匕首风暴 and then back to dodges and 死亡绽放 图标死亡绽放. This should allow you to survive inside the damaging AoE underneath Dhuum.
    • This is very dangerous, and if you mess it up you'll likely die.

For more information, see our Dhuum Guide.

Mythwright Gambit

Conjured Amalgamate

For more information, see our Conjured Amalgamate Guide.

Twin Largos

For more information, see our Largos Assassins Guide.

Qadim
  • The stolen skill from the Pyres, Ancient Invoked Hydra, and Wyvern Matriarch is Detonate Plasma Detonate Plasma. The stolen skill from Qadim, Apocalypse Bringer, and Wyvern Patriarch is Throw Magnetic Bomb Throw Magnetic Bomb.
  • Steal from the pyres before every DPS phase to give your squad boons immediately with Detonate Plasma Detonate Plasma.
  • Use Throw Magnetic Bomb Throw Magnetic Bomb to cleave the Lava Elementals and help break the frequent breakbars. At the 100%-66% DPS phase, save at least one cast to help CC the Apocalypse Bringer. Once it appears, use it once, and if steal is off cooldown, steal again and it use to help break the three Reapers of Flesh that spawn.
  • You can precast Basilisk Venom before the Apocalypse Bringer appears.

For more information, see our Qadim Guide.

The Key of Ahdashim

Cardinal Sabir
  • The stolen skill from the boss is Detonate Plasma Detonate Plasma, which can be used to teleport over the shockwave without losing the damage buff.
    • In CM, it can also be used to teleport downed players to more convenient locations, as ressing takes a lot longer.

For more information, see our Cardinal Sabir Guide.

Cardinal Adina
  • The stolen skill from the boss is Detonate Plasma Detonate Plasma, which can be used to supplement boons and provide extra 稳固 图标稳固 to defend against the hands in the split phase.
  • You can use 顺手牵羊 图标顺手牵羊 to quickly get back to the boss from pillars.

For more information, see our Cardinal Adina Guide.

Qadim the Peerless
  • The stolen skill from the boss is Unstable Artifact Unstable Artifact, which can be used to save yourself if you get knocked back, or to save allies who get downed in magma.

For more information, see our Qadim the Peerless Guide.