Malicious Death's Judgment

This article is about the Deadeye Rifle Stealth Attack skill. For the Thief Rifle Stealh Attack skill, see Death's Judgment.

Stealth Attack. Reveal yourself and fire a powerful shot at your target that pierces but deals less damage to unmarked foes. If this attack hits your mark, it consumes all malice and deals increased damage for each malice consumed. — In-game description

Malicious Death's Judgment

Profession

Thief (skill list)

Specialization

Deadeye

Weapon

Rifle

Type

Stealth Attack

Game link

API

44087

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Malicious Death's Judgment

Stealth Attack. Reveal yourself and fire a powerful shot at your target that pierces but deals less damage to unmarked foes. If this attack hits your mark, it consumes all malice and deals increased damage for each malice consumed.

 Damage: 1,126 (2.67)^?

 Damage: 565 (1.339)^?

 Damage to Unmarked Foes: 557 (1.32)^?

 Damage to Unmarked Foes: 70 (0.165)^?

 Damage Bonus per Stack: 10%

 Revealed (3s): You cannot stealth

 Number of Targets: 5

 Combo Finisher: Physical Projectile

 Range: 1,500

— In-game description

Related traits

Deadly Arts

• Even the Odds — Apply vulnerability when you steal. Gain might when you hit with a stealth attack.
• Revealed Training — Gain power, then gain extra power while you are revealed.

Critical Strikes

• Sundering Shade — Stealth Attack skills inflict vulnerability and grant fury upon successfully hitting foes.

Shadow Arts

• Hidden Thief — Stealing inflicts blindness. Stealth Attacks inflict weakness. Cannot affect the same target more than once per interval.
• Shadow Siphoning — Stealth attacks siphon health if they hit. Cannot siphon the same target more than once per interval.
• Rending Shade — Steal boons from enemies you strike with stealth attacks. Striking a boonless foe with a stealth attack inflicts fear on nearby foes.

Deadeye

• Malicious Intent — Marking a target or striking your mark with a stealth attack will immediately grant malice.

Notes

• Your character will occasionally shout out one of the following lines when using this skill.
  • This is the end.
  • Death comes on swift wings.
  • It's too late to run.
  • One shot, one kill.
  • Taking the shot.
  • Your spirit is mine.
  • One more for the Mists.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
August 22, 2023	Secrets of the Obscure release: Increased power coefficient from 1.65 to 2.67 in PvE and from 1.11 to 1.339 in PvP and WvW. Reduced damage bonus per malice to 10% in all game modes.
June 27, 2023	(Undocumented) This skill has been renamed from Death's Judgment to Malicious Death's Judgment.
November 29, 2022	This skill now pierces foes not targeted by Deadeye's Mark. Damage dealt to unmarked enemies is reduced. Players can now move while using this skill.
February 25, 2020	Competitive content update: (Competitive split) Reduced power coefficient from 1.65 to 1.11.
December 11, 2018	This skill can now be blocked.
July 10, 2018	Increased the damage bonus per malice from 20% to 25% in PvE only.
May 08, 2018	This attack's initiative cost has been removed, and it has moved to become the stealth attack for rifles. It is now unblockable and consumes all malice when the thief strikes their marked target. Reduced the casting time by about 0.25 seconds.
February 06, 2018	Scaling per malice increased from 15% to 20% in PvE.
December 12, 2017	Reduced initiative cost of this skill from 6 to 5 in PvE only.
November 07, 2017	This skill now only deals its bonus damage to your marked target. Updated skill description. All rifle skills that fire projectiles will now attempt to face the target before determining if they should activate.
September 22, 2017	Path of Fire release: Malicious Death's Judgment has been added to the game.

Trivia

• For the former rifle stealth attack prior to the May 8, 2018 game update, see Cursed Bullet.
• This skill was named Death's Judgment until the August 23rd, 2023 update when it was renamed to Malicious Death's Judgment and its former name was given to a Thief stealth attack, usable with Weaponmaster Training.