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Malicious Cunning Salvo

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Malicious Cunning Salvo

Profession
Thief icon small.png Thief (skill list)
Specialization
Deadeye icon small.png Deadeye
Weapon
Main hand axe
Weapon slot filled tango.pngWeapon slot empty tango.pngWeapon slot empty tango.pngNo related skill available in slot 4No related skill available in slot 5
Type
Stealth Attack
Game link
API
71835
0.5½ Activation time  1 Recharge time  
Malicious Cunning Salvo

Stealth Attack. Throw an axe that explodes when it hits a target, crippling nearby enemies. Gain initiative if you strike an enemy. Consumes all malice when striking your mark to inflict poison with a duration equal to the consumed malice.

Damage.png Damage: 550 (1.5)?
Damage.png Damage: 367 (1.0)?
Bleeding.png Bleeding (8s): 176 Damage
Bleeding.png3 Bleeding (8s): 528 Damage
Poisoned.png Poison (1s): 34 Damage, -33% Heal Effectiveness
Poisoned.png3 Poison (1s): 101 Damage, -33% Heal Effectiveness
Crippled.png Cripple (4s): -50% Movement Speed
Miscellaneous effect.png Initiative: 2
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 5
Radius.png Radius: 180
Combo.png Combo Finisher: Blast
Range.png Range: 900

— In-game description

Related traits[edit]

Deadly Arts Deadly Arts

Critical Strikes Critical Strikes

Shadow Arts Shadow Arts

Trickery Trickery

Deadeye Deadeye

Version history[edit]

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch Changes
June 25, 2024
  • (Undocumented) This skill is now a blast finisher. Increased the power coefficient to 1.0 in PvP only.
May 21, 2024
  • Reduced the bleeding stacks from 2 to 1 in PvE only.
March 19, 2024
  • This skill can no longer consume malice when recalled.
March 01, 2024
  • Fixed an issue that caused axes created by this skill to inflict revealed when recalled.
February 28, 2024
  • Fixed an issue that prevented this skill from unlocking properly.
February 27, 2024
  • Malicious Cunning Salvo has been added to the game.
  • Axes created by this skill will now properly gain bonuses when being recalled by dual-wield skills.
  • Axes created by this skill will no longer always inflict revealed when being recalled by dual-wield skills.
  • This skill is now a blast finisher. [sic]
  • Reduced the bleeding stacks from 3 to 2 in PvE only.
  • Reduced the poison stacks from 3 to 1 in PvE only.
November 28, 2023
  • Malicious Cunning Salvo was available during the beta event.