The community gave this build a rating, making it second-tier: Good
Focused on: Direct damage
Designed for: Raids
Expansions required: Path of Fire Builds
Difficulty: Normal
This build was last updated on September 28, 2025 and is up to date for the June 2, 2026 patch.
Overview
A power DPS build for Deadeye in raids.
Deadeye's weakness is that it lacks cleave damage and struggles to bring utility without losing a lot of damage. It is also reliant on allies providing boons and conditions for 
提前布局 and 
破绽揭露 respectively. This means it works best when surrounded by other DPS classes that can cover its shortcomings.
For variants using other weapons see Deadeye - Power DPS Rifle and Deadeye - Power DPS P/P.
Skill Bar
神枪手标记Stolen skill
Weapon Variants
- Your basic DPS rotation only involves Dagger/Dagger so your 2nd weapon set can be based on personal preference - Staff offers more damage, Shortbow for mobility from
渗透暗箭 or an offhand Pistol for additional emergency CC from 
爆头射击 are both common options. Rifle is also a useful option to maintain damage should you be unable to melee the boss.
Skill Variants
Utility
刺客纹章 can be swapped out if necessary
准备陷阱, 
束缚暗影 and 
暗影疾风 can all be taken as a strong CC option
- 准备陷阱 does good damage if you are able to "precast" it during downtime in fights, but takes a short time for the trap to arm.
- 束缚暗影 has 1200 range and also removes 2 boons, but only affects your marked target.
- 暗影疾风 is lower CC and has short range, but will also stealth you if used at the right point in your rotation.
Elite
同仇敌忾 if you don't need CC from 
石蜥毒液.
暗影融合 is recommended if you have doubts about yourself, your lag, or your 
急速 provider.
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Trait Variants
重生精准 if you're having trouble surviving. This is a ~10% DPS loss.
Equipment
Consumables
Food
碗装甜辣冬南瓜汤 or ascended versions
Utility
Usage
Rotation
Opener
-
神枪手标记
-
隐秘突袭
-
恶意背刺
- Stolen Skill
暗影闪烁 ⇒ 
暗影换位- Stolen Skill
匕首之舞 and 
怜悯 during the cast - you want to cast Mercy after the initiative has been spent to refill it, but before the attack hits so you end up with Malice stacks- Stolen Skill
-
神枪手标记
- 匕首之舞 x2
- Stolen Skill - assuming you're at 5 stacks of Malice, this will stealth you
-
恶意背刺
- 匕首之舞 and 怜悯 during the cast
- Stolen Skill
-
神枪手标记
- 匕首之舞 x2
Loop
The basic loop is to do an auto chain followed by either a stolen skill, cantrip, or a stealth skill into a 恶意背刺.
双重打击 ⇒ 
狂野打击 ⇒ 
毒莲打击- Filler skill with following priority
- 隐秘突袭 ⇒ 恶意背刺 - you can only do this every other loop thanks to
暴露 - Stolen Skill
- 暗影闪烁 ⇒ 暗影换位
- 暗影融合 ⇒ 恶意背刺 - note that this applies 暴露 so you can't follow it up with 隐秘突袭 next loop
In practise, if the opener is performed correctly these cooldowns don't conflict very often.
Mark & Mercy burst
Cast 神枪手标记 when it comes off cooldown, but make sure to use any active stolen skill first. Then, do the following burst:
- 双重打击 ⇒ 狂野打击 ⇒ 毒莲打击 - only do this chain if you're currently 暴露
-
隐秘突袭
-
恶意背刺
- Stolen Skill
-
怜悯
- 双重打击 ⇒ 狂野打击 ⇒ 毒莲打击
- Stolen Skill
-
神枪手标记
- Return to Loop
Below 25% health
钻心 gains significant bonus damage below 25% health, which means you modify the rotation in the following ways:
- Replace 隐秘突袭 ⇒ 恶意背刺 with three 钻心s
- The 钻心s do not need to be used together if initiative doesn't allow it.
- The
- When at full malice, Stolen Skills will stealth you, so follow-up with 恶意背刺.
- Before your target dies, try to spam 钻心 as much as you can.
Staff Rotation
Opener
During the opener, repeatedly use 
虚弱回旋 twice followed by a stolen skill
-
神枪手标记
-
虚弱回旋
- Stolen Skill
- 暗影闪烁 ⇒ 暗影换位
- 虚弱回旋 x2
- Stolen Skill
- 虚弱回旋 x2
- 怜悯 during the cast of Weakening Whirl
- Stolen Skill
-
神枪手标记
- 虚弱回旋 x2
- 刺客纹章 during the cast of the second Weakening Whirl
- Stolen Skill
- 虚弱回旋 x2
- 怜悯 during the cast of Weakening Whirl
- Stolen Skill
-
神枪手标记
- 虚弱回旋 x2
- Weapon Swap Weapon Swap
Dagger Loop
- Stolen Skill
-
恶意背刺
After this, follow the basic dagger rotation as outlined above. Upon the second time you use 暗影融合 ⇒ 恶意背刺, Weapon Swap Weapon Swap to Staff.
Staff Loop
The rest of the time on staff is spent as follows:
- Use 神枪手标记, 暗影闪烁 ⇒ 暗影换位 and Stolen Skills off cooldown
- Use 虚弱回旋 to prevent yourself being at maximum initiative
- You don't want to use the stealth attack (the damage is poor but you can use it for CC if necessary), so use 虚弱回旋 after every Stolen Skill to break stealth.
- Use 怜悯 to maintain the
神枪手古物 buff.
When you have ~4 seconds left on Weapon Swap Weapon Swap, you want to use 刺客纹章, followed by three 虚弱回旋s. You can also use a Stolen Skill if you have one, but the aim is to exit staff with a stolen skill available, so you can use it to stealth and get a 恶意背刺 in before the buff from 刺客纹章 expires.
Video example (with Maleficent Seven)
General Tips
- 暗影闪烁 has a long cast time and it will be interrupted by 隐秘突袭 if you use it too early, so make sure to finish the cast.
- Below 50%, if the boss is about to phase, you can use up any excess initiative by spamming 钻心 - Just make sure to leave yourself enough initiative for 隐秘突袭 if you will also have time for another 恶意背刺! Above 50%, 钻心 is lower DPS than the auto chain.
Break bars
- 石蜥毒液 should be cast while you are standing in melee range of 5 allied units (mesmer illusions, ranger pets and necromancer minions all count towards this).
Encounter Specific Tips
Spirit Vale
Ghost events
The ghost events are mostly movement based.
- Consider equipping a Short bow, and/or using
暗影疾步.
For more information, see our Spirit Woods Guide.
Gorseval the Multifarious
- During the split phases, you can use 匕首之舞 to cripple spirits from 900 range.
For more information, see our Gorseval Guide.
Salvation Pass
Slothasor
- You have no way of blocking Slothasor's fear so either rely on others to break/cleanse it for you or equip 怜悯. This can also be used to recover from disruption caused by the Slublings.
- Bringing one of the CC options will be very helpful.
- A Rifle can be useful for moments where you cannot melee the boss.
For more information, see our Slothasor Guide.
Matthias Gabrel
- Use 钻心 for mobility around the room.
- Bringing one of the CC options will be very helpful.
- A Rifle can be useful for moments where you cannot melee the boss.
- 石蜥毒液 is somewhat unreliable as your allies may still be targeting Matthias instead of the sacrifice, so it can be replaced with 暗影融合.
For more information, see our Matthias Guide.
Stronghold of the Faithful
Keep Construct
- Unless you really need the CC, you can greed for damage with 同仇敌忾.
For more information, see our Keep Construct Guide.
Twisted Castle
For more information, see our Twisted Castle Guide.
Bastion of the Penitent
Cairn the Indomitable
- This fight has no breakbar, bring 同仇敌忾.
For more information, see our Cairn Guide.
Mursaat Overseer
- This fight has no breakbar, bring 同仇敌忾.
For more information, see our Mursaat Overseer Guide.
Samarog
- Bringing one of the CC options will be very helpful.
For more information, see our Samarog Guide.
Deimos
- The breakbar in this fight is too fast and too small for 石蜥毒液, so you can bring 同仇敌忾 instead.
- Bringing one of the CC options will be very helpful (not 准备陷阱).
- A Rifle can be useful for moments where you cannot melee the boss.
For more information, see our Deimos Guide.
Hall of Chains
Dhuum
- This fight has no breakbar, bring 同仇敌忾.
- If bringing
敏捷纹章, you can use it to clear 
折磨 from yourself after the Greater Death Mark if the supports aren't doing it for you. It can also save you in case you are 
恐惧ed. - A Rifle can be useful for moments where you cannot melee the boss.
For more information, see our Dhuum Guide.
Mythwright Gambit
Conjured Amalgamate
- 石蜥毒液 is overkill for breaking shields, so you can bring 同仇敌忾.
- Given the speed at which the arms slam down, 怜悯 can be used to ensure you can mark them.
For more information, see our Conjured Amalgamate Guide.
Twin Largos
- Bringing one of the CC options will be very helpful (not 准备陷阱).
- A Rifle can be useful for moments where you cannot melee the boss.
For more information, see our Largos Assassins Guide.
The Key of Ahdashim
Cardinal Adina
- A Rifle can be useful if you're being made to do pillars.
For more information, see our Adina Guide.
Qadim the Peerless
- As a deadeye, you're an ideal candidate to kite on the rifle build.
For more information, see our Qadim the Peerless Guide.