Qadim Kite Deadeye

February 2023

Pylon Rifle Deadeye is a pretty simple class with a short rotation. However you are required to Kneel for your rotation which makes you unable to move. That might make it hard to avoid some mechanics if you’re not used to playing this class. The idea behind its rotation relies on getting to maximum malice stacks to gain boons and initiative with Maleficent Seven, then stealth and consume all the malice with Death's Judgment .

Build fundamentals

You want to always Kneel to do dps. That is because the skills available there deal more damage. The only time when you want to Free Action is when you have mechanics to do, and you can’t Dodge them. Make sure you Deadeye's Mark your target before starting the loop, otherwise you will not get any malice from your attacks. Your Assassin's Signet will not be up for every loop. Try and use it as soon as its ready at the same point in the loop.

Make sure to disable your autoattack while on rifle, as it might accidentally fire when you are stealthed and you get revealed before consuming your malice.

While your Assassin's Signet comes after Death's Judgment it is important to still use it before the actual projectile hits. That gives you plenty of time to finish another loop under the effect of Assassin's Signet maximizing your damage. Always try to use two Death's Judgment for every activation of Assassin's Signet.

If you are taking Shadow Flare, use the skill between step 2 and 3 of the loop for every second Assassin's Signet and before a new phase. Note: You have to be really fast and comfortable with your rotation to do this. If you are too slow Shadow Flare will reveal you and you won’t be able to use two Death's Judgment under the same Assassin's Signet.

All your sustain comes from Invigorating Precision which converts your damage into healing. The more damage you deal the more healing you get!

Crowd Control

• Head Shot (200 Breakbar Damage)
• Malicious Tactical Strike (200 Breakbar Damage)
• Shadow Gust (150 Breakbar Damage or 232 Breakbar Damage on Marked Target)

Alternatives

• You can replace Signet of Agility with Mercy at the cost of an Assassin Helmet. Mercy is used to restart your rotation in case you misclick something, but results in some dps loss. It is still a valid choice for someone still learning the loop.
• If you are running out of stealth sources easily or the group is taking a long time to phase the boss, you can also replace Signet of Agility with Shadow Gust for another source of stealth. You will need to replace your Berserker Helmet to an Assassin Helmet.
• For maximum damage on Qadim the Peerless, you can take Shadow Flare instead of Signet of Agility to add another high damage skill to your rotation. To use, you use Shadow Flare between step 2 and 3 of the loop for every second Assassin's Signet and before a new phase. Note: You have to be really fast and comfortable with your rotation to do this. If you are too slow Shadow Flare will reveal you and you won’t be able to use two Death's Judgment under the same Assassin's Signet.