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Rifle Deadeye Roaming Build

GW2. Rifle Deadeye WvW Roaming Build. Thief WvW.


Last Update: October 2023


Overview

Rifle Deadeye is a long ranged burst build for thief WvW roaming. While the Rifle weapon is not as good as the melee thief weapons for chasing kills, it can maintain its damage for longer from a safe position.

Malice is generated whenever you hit the target you cast Deadeye’s Mark on with an initiative costing weapon skill. If they crit, you get 2 malice instead of 1. Gaining 7 malice will give you tons of boons and initiative due to the Maleficent Seven trait. Higher malice will also make your sneak attack from stealth, Death’s Judgment, deal more damage. You should aim to mark a target and then spam the rifle 2 until maximum malice is achieved, then go in stealth by dodging, using the Kneeling Rifle 4 + Standing Rifle 4 for a combo, Blinding Powder, or using the F2 stolen ability when above 5 malice.

Prioritize landing your Death’s Judgment so that you can burst your enemies and refresh your malice to be able to gain the boons and initiative bonuses again. You can teleport in the middle of your Death’s Judgment animation with Shadowstep or Signet of Infiltration to make it harder for enemies to predict or line of sight it. Use the sword to gain extra mobility and to do AoE damage, since the rifle lacks that.

Basic Combos: F1 > Rifle 2 2 2 > Dodge or F2 (stealth) > Rifle 1

Safe Opener: Sword 2 (In) > F1 > Sword 3 > Swap > Rifle 22 > Dodge > 1 > 222 > Dodge > 1 > Swap > Sword 2 (out)


Difficulty
50%

Equipment

ItemStatRune / Sigil
Helm
Marauder
Shoulders
Marauder
Coat
Marauder
Gloves
Marauder
Leggings
Marauder
Boots
Marauder

Primary Weapon Set

Rifle
Marauder

Secondary Weapon Set

Sword
Marauder
Pistol
Marauder
ItemStat
Amulet
Marauder
Ring
Marauder
Ring
Marauder
Accessory
Marauder
Accessory
Marauder
Backpiece
Marauder

Relic

Consumables

Infusions

Optional
x18

Alternatives:

  • Sigil:  instead of Rage on rifle
  • Sigil:  instead of Celerity on sword
  • Sigil:  instead of Absorption on pistol
  • Relic:  for more damage

Skills

Rifle / KneelHeal / Utility / Elite

Sword / PistolStealth Attack

Alternatives

  • Utility:  instead Infiltrator’s Signet
  • Utility:  instead Infiltrator’s Signet

Traits


Build Template

Chat Code: (copy/paste into in-game chat)

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Gameplay

Gameplay:

Credit to Vallun for the video.

Alternative Gameplay:


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