Deathstrike

Shadowstep to your foe and deliver a quick attack, then deliver a second devastating blow if it hits. — In-game description

Deathstrike

Profession

Revenant (skill list)

Weapon

Off hand sword

Movement

Shadowstep

Sequence

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Game link

API

27074

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0.5½  10  

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Deathstrike

Shadowstep to your foe and deliver a quick attack, then deliver a second devastating blow if it hits.

 Initial Damage: 165 (0.45)^?

 Initial Damage: 37 (0.1)^?

 Fury (8s): +25% Critical Chance

 Fury (8s): +20% Critical Chance

 Attack Range: 130

 Shadowstep Range: 600

— In-game description

Related traits

Salvation

• Resilient Spirit — Periodically gain barrier for each unique boon you have.

Invocation

• Ferocious Aggression — All damage dealt is increased while you have fury.
• Incensed Response — Gain might when you grant yourself fury.
• Roiling Mists — Critical-hit chance is further increased while you are under the effect of fury.

Devastation

• Aggressive Agility — Movement skills grant resistance.

Herald

• Shared Empowerment — When applying a boon to an ally, also apply might to nearby allies.
• Reinforced Potency — Gain concentration and deal increased strike damage for each active boon you have.
• Elevated Compassion — Heal allies when you grant them boons. Grant boons to allies when your upkeep cost is equal to or higher than the threshold. An ally can only be affected by this skill once per interval.

Renegade

• Blood Fury — Fury increases the duration of bleeds you inflict. Gaining fury inspires you with Kalla's Fervor.
• Brutal Momentum — Gain increased critical-hit chance. This bonus is increased further while your endurance is full. Gain vigor when you gain fury.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
November 29, 2022	(PvE only) Increased power coefficient of initial strike from 0.33 to 0.45. Increased power coefficient of final strike from 2.0 to 2.67.
June 28, 2022	Fury: Critical chance bonus increased from 20% to 25% in PvE only.
July 07, 2020	This skill now performs a pathing check before activation.
February 25, 2020	Competitive content update: (Competitive split) Reduced initial-strike power coefficient from 0.33 to 0.1. Reduced second-strike power coefficient from 2.0 to 1.7. Increased cooldown from 15 seconds to 18 seconds.
July 16, 2019	This skill no longer chills or slows.
July 10, 2018	The animation of this skill has been changed, removing approximately 0.5 seconds from its aftercast.
December 12, 2017	Energy cost has been reduced from 20 to 10. The cooldown has been reduced from 20 seconds to 15 seconds.
November 07, 2017	This skill has been renamed to Deathstrike. Activating this skill will now shadowstep the revenant toward their target, up to a range of 600 away, and deliver a strike that chills and slows the foe for 3 seconds while gaining fury. If this attack successfully lands, the revenant will immediately deliver a second attack that deals large damage. The cooldown of this skill is 20 seconds, with the energy cost being 20 as well.
August 08, 2017	Path of Fire pre-patch: Increased damage by 25%. The fury duration has been increased from 6 seconds to 8 seconds.
April 19, 2016	This skill now grants 6 seconds of fury to the revenant and 3 seconds of chill to an enemy when the attack hits.
October 23, 2015	Heart of Thorns release: Grasping Shadow has been added to the game.