Kneel

Kneel

1  0.5½  0.5½  

Profession

Thief (skill list)

Specialization

Deadeye

Weapon

Rifle

 

Sequence

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Become immobile and gain access to kneel skills, which have increased projectile velocity. You can still dodge roll while kneeling. Kneel is canceled if you swap weapons or become disabled.

  Initiative: 1

  Interval: 3s

  Velocity Increase: 50%

  Range: 1,500

— In-game description ^[?]

Description and skills

Kneel skills are enhanced versions of the deadeye rifle skills, which become available after using Kneel. Swapping weapons, becoming disabled, or activating Free Action cancels kneeling.

	Skill	Type			Description
1	Deadly Aim	Kneel	0.75¾		Fire a shot that inflicts vulnerability on your target. Applies additional vulnerability when used against your marked target.
2	Spotter's Shot	Kneel	0.75¾	3	Fire a bullet that grants you boons and inflicts conditions on your target.
3	Three Round Burst	Kneel	1	4	Fire three bullets that grant might if they hit your target.
4	Sniper's Cover	Kneel	0.25¼	4	Create a barrier of shadows that absorbs incoming projectiles.
5	Free Action	Kneel			Cancel kneeling and move freely.

Related traits

•  Silent Scope - Enter stealth when you dodge roll with a rifle equipped. Kneeling rifle skills and Death's Judgment gain an increased critical hit chance.

Notes

• Causes the kneeling effect.
• A lightly-colored ring will appear around the player to indicate the 1500 unit range
• Your character will occasionally shout out one of the following lines upon activating this skill.
  • Lock and load.
  • This looks like a good spot.
  • This seems like a good spot.
  • Setting up.
  • Sniper's position secured.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
July 10, 2018	The transition to the kneeling state now happens immediately on activation to allow for smoother skill queuing. The aftercast has been slightly reduced.
May 08, 2018	This skill no longer uses the ammunition system. The recharge remains at 0.5 seconds to prevent thieves from unintentionally reentering this mode after exiting from their kneel stance, and initiative regeneration is now increased while kneeling.
September 22, 2017	Path of Fire release: Kneel has been added to the game.

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