Kneel

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. — In-game description

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: 3 seconds

  Velocity Increase: 50%

  Range: 1,500

— In-game description ^[?]

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

Notes

• Causes the kneeling effect.
  • While kneeling, the deadeye recovers 1 extra initiative every 3 seconds.
• 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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