Qadim Kite Deadeye
Traits
Armor
Weapons & Sigils
Trinkets
Food
Weapon Skills
Utility Skills
Rotation
Kiting
Simplified Boss Phase Rotation Concept
Loop
x3
Your
- Stolen Skill (F2)
Optimized Boss Phase Skill Order
x3 x3 x3 x3 - Stolen Skill (F2)
x3 during the cast of x3 - Stolen Skill (F2)
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Introduction
Deadeye is the most common class for kiting on Qadim. Its high range and the spammable nature of Thief’s weapon skills makes it excellent at dealing with the Lava Elementals. Additionally, it brings utility for the team with portals and if executed well, even deals great damage to the boss during burn phases. The idea behind the Deadeye rotation relies on getting to maximum Malice stacks to gain boons and Initiative with
Build Fundamentals
You want to always
As a kiter, you need to position yourself well and avoid Qadim’s Flame Wave attack (see the kiting section of the Qadim guide for an in depth explanation of his attack pattern). The sustain from
During the boss phase make sure you
Use
Build Specifics
Use
If group DPS is low, you will eventually run out of
Alternatives
Skills
Depending on how many Pyre Guardians your squad are electing to kill and how many Mesmers are in the squad, you may not need
- If group DPS is decent (and you are not running out of stealth sources during boss phases) you can take
. - If group DPS is lacking, you can take
to extend your rotation and give yourself an additional instance of stealth.
If you are taking
Note: Using
If you are taking
Traits
If you are struggling to stay alive while kiting, you can replace
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Armor
Weapons & Sigils
Trinkets
Food
Weapon Skills
Utility Skills
Rotation
Loop
x3 during the cast of
Your
Dodge
- Stolen Skill (F2)
Solo Pylon CC
x3 - At this point you have full malice and restored initiative
- Stolen skill (F2)
If your
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Introduction
Deadeye is one of the best classes for Pylon Kiting on Qadim the Peerless and has a fairly easy rotation. However, you are required to
Build Fundamentals
You want to always
Make sure you
All your sustain comes from
Build Specifics
When
Using
Instantly swap to your Sword/Pistol set when you are lifted into the air to place fires at 80% and 60% boss health remaining; this will automatically cause you to un-kneel, and will allow you to CC the pylon and have your weapon swap cooldown back in time for when the boss becomes vulnerable again.
When your orb is about to land,
Crowd Control
(200 Breakbar Damage) (200 Breakbar Damage)