
Origin of the term "deadeye" meaning "expert marksman"?
The term deadeye means (informal, chiefly North American) An expert marksman Oxford Dictionaries Online (There is an apparently unrelated sense of the term referring to a specific type of nauti...
Deadeye Skill - Binding Shadows doesn't knockdown
Dec 11, 2025 · The Deadeye cantrip skill Binding Shadows says that it has a 3 second knockdown on it's tooltip but the description doesn't mention one. Dunno which is supposed to be correct but it's …
WvW build as a noob - Thief - Guild Wars 2 Forums
Jan 5, 2025 · Trying out thief, and looking out when I get to 80 what would be a good build for WvW roaming and creating general mischief. What is the current preferred (deadeye, daredevil?) or just …
Any True Solo Builds for Thief? - Thief - Guild Wars 2 Forums
May 27, 2023 · Deadeye trivializes almost all ranged bosses.. Combine this with high mobility kiting against melee bosses, and you'll find Deadeye is capable of soloing most of the game. I've even …
Daredevil or Deadeye - Thief - Guild Wars 2 Forums
Jul 9, 2024 · Deadeye's central line is a fairly good one for clearing trash when playing solo - running that with dual pistols and powerful utility skills is a popular open world build. HoT elite specialisations …
Boon power dps specs - Professions - Guild Wars 2 Forums
Jul 29, 2025 · According to snow crows, the best benchmarks for power dps while providing a boon are: Quickness: Deadeye Catalyst Berserker Alacrity: Bladesworn Tempest Mechanist
Yeah... It's time to gut deadeye - Guild Wars 2 Forums
Dec 29, 2024 · Thief requires a complete rework anyway. We can indeed nerf Deadeye but the core things that makes this spec toxic (or more toxic) are due to Thief being toxic and if Thief doesnt …
Deadeye is kitten - Player vs. Player - Guild Wars 2 Forums
Nov 13, 2025 · Deadeye needs a buff in PvP. Currently it's DPS is atrocious especially compared to the new specs. It doesn't function at all without shadow arts and with shadow arts you do negative …
Thief Spear Auto-Attack Instantly Breaks Stealth
Aug 25, 2024 · Auto-Attack breaking stealth is a long-running issue on Thief for all weapons but Spear is by far the worst culprit of this since with "Deadeye Mark" stealth I could at least look away from …
Deadeye's Mark - Bugs: Game, Forum, Website - Guild Wars 2 Forums
Jan 27, 2025 · This bug has existed for far too long now. Deadeye's Mark can't be applied to some large object-based foes, like Octovine, Leviathan and Nourys. Deadeye's mark is essential for optimizing …