Death's Judgment

This article is about rifle skill 1 for non-deadeye elite specialization thieves whilst stealthed. For the deadeye version, see Malicious Death's Judgment.

Stealth Attack. Reveal yourself and fire a powerful shot at your target. — In-game description

Death's Judgment

Profession

Thief (skill list)

Weapon

Rifle

Type

Stealth Attack

Game link

API

69316

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0.5½  1  

Death's Judgment

Stealth Attack. Reveal yourself and fire a powerful shot at your target.

 Damage: 1,126 (2.67)^?

 Damage: 565 (1.339)^?

 Damage on Unmarked Foes: 557 (1.32)^?

 Damage on Unmarked Foes: 70 (0.165)^?

 Revealed (3s): You cannot stealth

 Combo Finisher: Physical Projectile

 Range: 1,500

— In-game description

Related traits

Deadly Arts

• Even the Odds — Apply vulnerability when you steal. Gain might when you hit with a stealth attack.
• Revealed Training — Gain power, then gain extra power while you are revealed.

Critical Strikes

• Sundering Shade — Stealth Attack skills inflict vulnerability and grant fury upon successfully hitting foes.

Shadow Arts

• Hidden Thief — Stealing inflicts blindness. Stealth Attacks inflict weakness. Cannot affect the same target more than once per interval.
• Shadow Siphoning — Stealth attacks siphon health if they hit. Cannot siphon the same target more than once per interval.
• Rending Shade — Steal boons from enemies you strike with stealth attacks. Striking a boonless foe with a stealth attack inflicts fear on nearby foes.

Specter

• Panaku's Ambition — Gain barrier when you strike foes with a stealth attack. When you apply stealth to allies you also grant them barrier. This effect can only be received once and will reset when stealth is removed.

Notes

• Requires Weaponmaster Training from Secrets of the Obscure.
• Unlike Malicious Death's Judgment, Death's Judgment cannot be cast while moving. The player will be forcefully knelt during its casting time.
• Despite referring to "Unmarked Foes", this attack will deal reduced damage only to foes that are not "selected" as the shot is fired.
  • It will also pierce those, but not the selected target.
  • If no target is selected, it will pierce the first 4 foes hit.^{[verification requested]}
• The character will occasionally shout out one of the following lines when using this skill.
  • This is the end.
  • Death comes on swift wings.
  • It's too late to run.
  • One shot, one kill.
  • Taking the shot.
  • Your spirit is mine.
  • One more for the Mists.

Trivia

• Malicious Death's Judgment was originally named "Death's Judgment" but was renamed prior to the release of Secrets of the Obscure.

Version History

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
August 22, 2023	Secrets of the Obscure release: Death's Judgment has been added to the game. Increased power coefficient from 1.65 to 2.67 in PvE and from 1.11 to 1.339 in PvP and WvW.
June 27, 2023	Death's Judgment was available during the beta event.