Trick Shot

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Trick Shot

Profession
Thief icon small.png Thief (skill list)
Weapon
Short bow
Weapon slot filled tango.pngWeapon slot empty tango.pngWeapon slot empty tango.pngWeapon slot empty tango.pngWeapon slot empty tango.png
Game link
API
13022
0.5½ Activation time  
Trick Shot

Fire an arrow that bounces between nearby foes and inflicts bleeding when striking poisoned enemies.

Damage.png Damage: 202 (0.55)?
Damage.png Damage: 134 (0.366)?
Bleeding.png Bleeding to Poisoned Enemies (4s): 88 Damage
Miscellaneous effect.png Number of Bounces: 3
Combo.png Combo Finisher: Physical Projectile (20% chance)
Range.png Range: 900

— In-game description

Mechanics[edit]

  • Can bounce up to three times, resulting in up to four total hits.
    • Can bounce back to targets already hit; it can strike the same two targets twice.
    • Does not lose damage per bounce.
  • If successfully activating a Combo.png Combo Field: Poison, it will inflict Bleeding.png Bleeding on the first strike.

Related traits[edit]

Deadly Arts Deadly Arts

Trickery Trickery

Notes[edit]

  • Attack speed is approximately 0.68 seconds per attack, or 1.47 attacks per second.

Version history[edit]

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch Changes
May 11, 2021
  • Reduced animation length by 0.2 seconds. This skill no longer deals increased strike damage to poisoned enemies. Instead, it applies 1 stack of bleeding for 4 seconds when striking poisoned enemies.
February 25, 2020 Competitive content update:
  • Updated the description of this skill to better reflect its function.
  • (Competitive split) Reduced power coefficient from 0.55 to 0.366.
May 16, 2017
  • Increased number of bounces to 3.
  • Now deals 25% increased damage to poisoned foes.
July 01, 2014
  • Updated the skill facts to use number of bounces (2) instead of number of targets.
April 30, 2013
  • First arrow is no longer heat-seeking.
August 28, 2012 Game release:
  • Trick Shot has been added to the game.