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Power Daredevil

Published Sep 28, 2022 Updated Apr 3, 2024
Raids - March 2024 Balance
Seisan meta team
Power Daredevil Power Daredevil Dagger
Skills Gearset Build Template DPS Report
Thief Builds

Power Daredevil is a deceptively durable damage build with lots of cleave. It is well equipped to deal sustained melee damage, while also avoiding many hazards via Dodging in its rotation.
Pros +
Good mobility Plenty of CC Easy to learn Defensive options Simple rotation
Cons -
Relies on resource management Relies on enemy conditions Relies on specific boon Forced movement Frequent animation locks
Attributes
Power 3104
Toughness 1000
Vitality 1297
Precision 2008
Critical Chance 63%
Ferocity 1531
Critical Damage 252%
Condition Damage 0
Healing Power 0
Expertise 0
Condition Duration 0%
Concentration 0
Boon Duration 0%
Benchmark History
Last Benchmark Max
41139
Last Benchmark Average
40700
Gear
Item Stat

Berserker'sHelm

Berserker'sShoulders

Berserker'sCoat

Berserker'sGloves

Berserker'sLeggings

Berserker'sBoots
Item Stat

Assassin'sBackpiece

Berserker'sAccessory

Berserker'sAccessory

Berserker'sAmulet

Berserker'sRing

Berserker'sRing

Relic
Primary Weapon Set

Berserker's StaffMain Hand
Secondary Weapon Set

Berserker's AxeMain Hand

Berserker's PistolOff Hand
Other Items

Infusionx13

Infusionx5

Food

Utility

Jade Bot Core
Traits & Skills
Skills
Skill Notes

  • Swap your elite skill to to demolish Defiance Bars.

  • On Staff, you can use Stealth for the same purpose.

  • Heal skill refills two bars of Endurance, allowing you to fully reset your Dodge tempo during even brief periods of downtime.

  • If you need another utility, swap out .
Skill Reference Guide
Staff Default Keybind
1
2
3 3
Axe & Pistol Default Keybind
1
1 (Stealth Attack)
2
3
Equipment Notes

  • Ignoring the Axe portion of the opener is a loss of approximately 800-1000 DPS.

  • If you don't have the 5 s, you can reach 100% Critical Chance by using this alternate gear set, at the cost of a single point of Power:

    • 1 Assassin's Amulet.
    • Full Berserker's for the rest of the gear.
    • 6 or 6 .

  • Relic alternatives:

    • in fights with frequent downtime that inhibits your ability to maintain Relic of the Thief.
    • in fights where you can purposely get multiple Evade procs. It will stack duration on every "Evade!" message on your screen (when an attack is actuallly evaded), up to 60 seconds.
Rotation & Extras

For the opener only, it's recommended to disable Auto Cast on using Ctrl + Right Mouse Button. If you don't, using puts on an anomalous 1-second Cooldown, ruining the skill sequence.

Do not queue , or you will interrupt the former.

Start on Axe/Pistol.

  1. Spam before combat to create 6 Spinning Axes.
  5. Dodge
  6. x2
  7. Dodge
  8. Weapon Swap
  11. Dodge
  15. Dodge

Rotation Concept

Use , , and off Cooldown to restore Endurance.

Aim for four of the following options inside the short buff window of with the following priority:

  5. Second if Initiative allows
Rotation Notes

  • Outside your opener, keep on passive until the end of a phase for a finishing burst.

  • Avoid Dodging directly after using , as this skill sequence cannot queue.

  • You can queue by holding down your keybind.
Skill Defiance Break Source
400 Staff Stealth Attack
200 Utility
200 Pistol
750 Alternate Elite Skill

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