Surprise Shot (engineer skill)

This article is about the engineer skill. For the thief skill, see Surprise Shot.

Fire a bullet out of your belt. — In-game description

Surprise Shot

 

Profession

Engineer (skill list)

Parent skill

  Rifle Turret

Slot

Profession mechanic

Type

Tool belt

Game link

API

6178

This skill has an underwater replacement: Harpoon (engineer skill)

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8

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12

 

Surprise Shot

Fire a bullet out of your belt.

 Damage: 266 (1.0)^?

 Damage: 133 (0.5)^?

 Combo Finisher: Physical Projectile

 Range: 1,000

— In-game description

Related traits

Explosives

• Aim-Assisted Rocket — Missile hits launch a rocket at your target. After enough rockets have been fired, an orbital strike is called instead. This trait has an internal cooldown.

Inventions

• Soothing Detonation — Heal nearby allies when using a tool belt skill.

Tools

• Optimized Activation — Using tool belt skills grants vigor.
• Static Discharge — Discharge a bolt of lightning whenever you use a tool belt skill.
• Mechanized Deployment — Your tool belt skills gain reduced recharge. Tool belt skills remove conditions. Engage Photon Forge cannot activate this trait.
• Kinetic Battery — Gain Kinetic Charges when you use a tool belt skill. At maximum, charges gain a burst of speed.

Notes

• This skill has no cast time and thus can be used at any time.
• Damage value is shown without equipped weapon or kit and should not be used for power coefficient calculations.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
May 21, 2024	Increased the cooldown from 8 seconds to 12 seconds in PvP only.
February 25, 2020	Competitive content update: (Competitive split) Reduced power coefficient from 1.0 to 0.5.
June 23, 2015	Specialization update: Recharge reduced from 10 seconds to 8 seconds.
June 25, 2013	Increased the damage by 33%.
March 26, 2013	Increased damage by 50%.
August 28, 2012	Game release: Surprise Shot has been added to the game.