Mercy

Cantrip. Lose all malice, instantly refresh Deadeye's Mark, and gain initiative. Gain additional initiative for each stack of malice you had prior to using this skill. — In-game description

Mercy

Profession

Thief (skill list)

Specialization

Deadeye

Slot

Utility

Type

Cantrip

Training cost

15 Hero points

Game link

API

41372

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1

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45

 

2

 

Mercy

Cantrip. Lose all malice, instantly refresh Deadeye's Mark, and gain initiative. Gain additional initiative for each stack of malice you had prior to using this skill.

 Initiative: 3

 Initiative per Malice: 1

 Count Recharge: 30 seconds

 Breaks Stun

— In-game description

Related traits

Trickery

• Preparedness — Increases maximum initiative by 3. Gain increased expertise.

Deadeye

• One in the Chamber — When you cast a cantrip, gain a random new stolen skill. Stolen skills deal more damage. (Requires a marked target. Overwrites existing stolen skills.)
• Payback — When Renewing Gaze triggers, this trait restores a portion of the recharge time needed by your healing, utility, and elite skills. Excludes racial skills.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
August 20, 2024	Janthir Wilds release: Increased the cooldown from 30 seconds to 45 seconds in PvP only.
March 19, 2024	Increased the ammunition count from 1 to 2 in PvE only.
July 10, 2018	This skill now grants 3 initiative in addition to initiative per malice regardless of malice level. Reduced the initiative gain per malice consumed to 1. This skill no longer cancels the thief's current mark when activated.
May 08, 2018	Increased the initiative gain per malice consumed from 1 to 2.
September 22, 2017	Path of Fire release: Mercy has been added to the game.