Pistol
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This article is about the type of weapon. For the specific weapon item sold by NPC weaponsmiths, see Pistol (item).
The pistol is a type of one-handed weapon that may be wielded in the main hand and off-hand. Pistols are characterized by their mid-range rapid projectile attacks.
Skills by profession[edit]
# | Skill | Description | ||||
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Guardian | ||||||
1 | Through the Heart | ½ | Fire a piercing shot that inflicts bleeding. | |||
2 | Peacekeeper | 1 | ½6 | Fire a beam of searing light that damages and burns all enemies in its path. | ||
3 | Symbol of Ignition | ¼ | 12 | Symbol. Create a symbol that ignites when you strike an enemy inside it or shoot a projectile into it, damaging and burning enemies inside it. If the symbol is ignited by a projectile, it enchants that projectile to burn its target. | ||
4 | Hail of Justice | 1 | ¼1 | Shoot a volley of rapid-fire piercing shots that inflict bleeding and cripple. | ||
5 | Jurisdiction | 2 | 20 | Charge up a ball of blue flame and activate this skill again to fire it. The ball damages, burns, and knocks targets it hits a short distance. Deals bonus defiance bar damage when fully charged. Projectile behavior changes slightly based on charge level. | ||
5 | Fire Jurisdiction | Fire the Jurisdiction projectile. | ||||
5 | Detonate Jurisdiction | Detonate the Jurisdiction projectile. | ||||
Bladesworn | ||||||
4 | Gunstinger | ½ | 15 | Quickly step forward to strike your foe while reloading your gun. Restores ammo to skill 5. | ||
5 | Dragon's Roar | ½ | 1 | Fire all the barrels in your hand cannon to deal damage to foes in front of you. This skill consumes all your ammo when fired and pushes you back slightly based on the amount of ammo expended. | ||
Engineer | ||||||
1 | Fragmentation Shot | ½ | Fire a shot that bleeds the impacted target and then shatters, dealing damage to nearby enemies. | |||
2 | Poison Dart Volley | 1 | ¼8 | Fire a volley of darts that poison foes. | ||
3 | Static Shot | 10 | Discharge a lightning shot that bounces between multiple foes, blinding and confusing them. | |||
4 | Blowtorch | ½ | 12 | Unleash flames from your pistol to burn foes. Deals more damage the closer you are. | ||
5 | Glue Shot | ½ | 20 | Coat the target area with a glue puddle that immobilizes foes on impact, then cripples foes that remain within. | ||
Thief | ||||||
1 | Vital Shot | ½ | Bleed your foe with a shot to the vitals. | |||
1 | Sneak Attack | 1 | 1 | Stealth Attack. Sneak attack with rapid fire from your pistol and make your foe bleed. | ||
2 | Bola Shot | ½ | Fire a set of immobilizing bolas at your foe. | |||
3 | Repeater (without offhand) | 1 | ¼Blast your foe with rapid fire from your pistol. | |||
3 | Shadow Strike (with offhand Dagger) | Dual Wield. Stab your foe, then shadowstep away and shoot them. Unlock Repeater at reduced initiative cost for a short time. | ||||
3 | Repeater (with offhand Dagger) | 1 | ¼Dual Wield. Blast your foe with rapid fire from your pistol. | |||
3 | Unload (with offhand Pistol) | 1 | ½Dual Wield. Blast your foe repeatedly with both pistols. Gain initiative if all attacks hit. | |||
4 | Head Shot | Daze your foe with a head shot. | ||||
5 | Black Powder | ½ | Fire a black-powder shot, blinding your target and nearby foes with smoke. | |||
Deadeye | ||||||
1 | Malicious Sneak Attack | 1 | 1 | Stealth Attack. Sneak attack with a rapid fire from your pistol that makes your foe bleed. Consumes all malice when striking your mark to inflict torment with a duration equal to twice the consumed malice. | ||
Elementalist | ||||||
1 | Elemental Explosion | ½ | Shoot all of the elemental bullets. Gain an aura based on your current attunement. | |||
1 | Scorching Shot | ½ | Burn your foe with a blazing bullet. | |||
2 | Raging Ricochet | ½ | 6 | Fire a bullet that bounces to nearby enemies. Gain might for each target struck. If you have a fire bullet, consume it to increase your outgoing condition damage for a duration. If not, create a fire bullet. | ||
3 | Searing Salvo | ½ | 12 | Fire a shot that explodes into fragments of fire when it hits the ground. If you have a fire bullet, consume it to gain a fire aura. If not, create a fire bullet. | ||
1 | Soothing Splash | ½ | Shoot a bullet of water. Heal for each unique condition on the enemy. | |||
2 | Frigid Flurry | 1 | ¼5 | Fire a volley of icy bullets that inflict bleeding. If you have an ice bullet, consume it to heal for each strike. If not, create an ice bullet. | ||
3 | Frozen Fusillade | ½ | 15 | Fire a shot that freezes the ground underneath it, creating an area that speeds up allies while slowing enemy movement. If you have an ice bullet, consume it to cause the frozen ground to shatter when it expires. If not, create an ice bullet. | ||
1 | Electric Exposure | ½ | Electrify your enemy, making them vulnerable. | |||
2 | Dazing Discharge | ¼ | 8 | Fire a shot that dazes your foe and leaves them vulnerable. If you have an air bullet, consume it to reduce the cooldown of your next pistol skill. If not, create an air bullet. | ||
3 | Aerial Agility | ½ | 12 | Dash then fire a quick shot. If the shot hits, you can dash again for a short time. If you have an air bullet, consume it to remove inhibiting conditions at the start of the dash. If not, create an air bullet. | ||
3 | Aerial Agility | ½ | Dash then fire a quick shot. If the shot hits, you can dash again for a short time. If you have an air bullet, consume it to remove inhibiting conditions at the start of the dash. If not, create an air bullet. | |||
3 | Aerial Agility | ½ | Dash again. | |||
1 | Piercing Pebble | ½ | Bleed your foe with sharp stone. | |||
2 | Shattering Stone | ½ | 6 | Fire a shot that shatters into multiple shards. If you have an earth bullet, consume it to enhance your next few attacks to inflict bleeding. If not, create an earth bullet. | ||
3 | Boulder Blast | ½ | 12 | Fire a shot that bleeds and immobilizes your foe. If you have an earth bullet, consume it to gain barrier when striking an enemy. If not, create an earth bullet. | ||
Weaver | ||||||
3 | Frostfire Flurry | 1 | 15 | Dual Attack. Fire multiple bullets of fire and ice, inflicting conditions. If you have a fire bullet, consume it to gain fire aura. If you have an ice bullet, consume it to cause the ice shots to inflict additional conditions. | ||
3 | Purblinding Plasma | ½ | 12 | Dual Attack. Fire a ball of plasma that explodes when it hits, striking enemies behind the target. If you have a fire bullet, consume it to create an area of fire beneath the initial target. If you have an air bullet, consume it to reduce the cooldown of this skill. | ||
3 | Molten Meteor | ½ | 12 | Dual Attack. Bombard your foe with a meteor that inflicts multiple conditions. If you have a fire bullet, consume it to cause the shot to explode when it strikes an enemy, damaging other enemies in the blast. If you have an earth bullet, consume it to inflict additional bleeding. | ||
3 | Flowing Finesse | ¾ | 12 | Dual Attack. Evade backward and grant yourself boons. If you have an ice bullet, consume it to gain frost aura. If you have an air bullet, consume it to gain superspeed. | ||
3 | Echoing Erosion | ½ | 15 | Dual Attack. Bleed your foe with bullets of ice and stone. If you have an ice bullet, consume it to heal yourself. If you have an earth bullet, consume it to grant yourself barrier. | ||
3 | Enervating Earth | ¾ | 12 | Dual Attack. Fire a quick shot that debilitates your target. If you have an air bullet, consume it to also inflict daze. If you have an earth bullet, consume it to also inflict bleeding on your target. | ||
Mesmer | ||||||
4 | Phantasmal Duelist | ½ | 20 | Phantasm. Fire multiple crippling bullets at your target and summon an illusion that unloads its pistols on your target. | ||
5 | Magic Bullet | ½ | 25 | Hit up to four foes with a single shot, inflicting confusion on each foe. In addition, the first target is stunned, the second is dazed, and the third is blinded. | ||
Harbinger | ||||||
1 | Vicious Shot | ½ | Fire a tormenting bullet that bounces between nearby foes. | |||
2 | Weeping Shots | 1 | ¼6 | Pierce your enemies with a series of corrosive bullets, inflicting torment and vulnerability. Gain life force for the first target hit by each bullet. | ||
3 | Vile Blast | ¾ | 12 | Fire a dart that shatters on impact, releasing noxious liquid that stuns, weakens, and poisons foes in the area. Gain life force for each target struck. |
Related traits[edit]
Proficiencies
- Pistol Proficiency (Bladesworn) — You can wield pistols.
- Pistol Proficiency (Harbinger) — You can wield pistols.
Enhancements
- Chemical Rounds (Firearms) — Gain condition damage. Your pistol skills gain increased condition duration.
- Deadly Aim (Critical Strikes) — Your pistol and harpoon gun attacks now pierce and have increased strike damage.
- Assassin's Reward (Acrobatics) — Heal yourself whenever you use a skill that uses initiative. Heal yourself for each point of initiative spent.
- Pyromancer's Training (Fire) — Your fire-weapon skills gain reduced recharge. Deal increased strike damage to burning foes.
- Duelist's Discipline (Dueling) — Pistol attacks from you and your illusions have a chance to cause bleeding. Interrupting a foe recharges pistol skills. This trait can only reduce recharge on enemies with defiance bars once per interval.
- Dark Gunslinger (Harbinger) — Pistol skills gain reduced recharge. Gain expertise based on your vitality.
Weapon strength[edit]
- See also: Weapon strength
Pistol weapon strength by level and rarity | |||||||||||||||||
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Level | Basic | Fine | Masterwork | Rare | Exotic | Ascended | |||||||||||
Min | Max | Min | Max | Min | Max | Min | Max | Min | Max | Min | Max | ||||||
Level 1 | - | - | 134 | 158 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 4 | 113 | 132 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 5 | - | - | 143 | 168 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 6 | - | - | 145 | 171 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 7 | - | - | 149 | 175 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 8 | 121 | 142 | 153 | 179 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 9 | - | - | 157 | 184 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 10 | 127 | 149 | 160 | 188 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 11 | - | - | 164 | 192 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 12 | 133 | 156 | 168 | 197 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 13 | - | - | 171 | 201 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 14 | - | - | 175 | 205 | 190 | 223 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 15 | 142 | 167 | 179 | 210 | 194 | 227 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 16 | 145 | 170 | 182 | 214 | 198 | 233 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 17 | - | - | 187 | 219 | 203 | 238 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 18 | - | - | 191 | 224 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 19 | - | - | 196 | 229 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 20 | 159 | 187 | 200 | 235 | 217 | 255 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 21 | - | - | 204 | 240 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 22 | - | - | 209 | 245 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 23 | - | - | 213 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 24 | 173 | 203 | 218 | 255 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 25 | 177 | 208 | 222 | 261 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 26 | - | - | 226 | 266 | 247 | 290 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 27 | - | - | 232 | 273 | 253 | 297 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 28 | 189 | 222 | 238 | 280 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 29 | - | - | 244 | 286 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 30 | 198 | 233 | 250 | 293 | 272 | 319 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 31 | - | - | 256 | 300 | 278 | 326 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 32 | 208 | 244 | 262 | 307 | 284 | 334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 33 | - | - | 268 | 314 | 291 | 341 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 34 | - | - | 274 | 321 | 297 | 348 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 35 | 222 | 261 | - | - | 303 | 356 | 328 | 385 | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 36 | 227 | 267 | 285 | 335 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 37 | - | - | 292 | 343 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 38 | - | - | 299 | 350 | 324 | 381 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 39 | - | - | 305 | 358 | 331 | 389 | 358 | 420 | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 40 | 248 | 291 | 312 | 366 | 338 | 397 | 366 | 429 | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 41 | - | - | 318 | 374 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 42 | - | - | 325 | 382 | 352 | 414 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 43 | - | - | 332 | 389 | 359 | 422 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 44 | 270 | 316 | 338 | 397 | 366 | 430 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 45 | 275 | 323 | 345 | 405 | 374 | 438 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 46 | - | - | 352 | 413 | 382 | 448 | 414 | 486 | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 47 | - | - | 360 | 422 | - | - | 423 | 496 | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 48 | 292 | 343 | 368 | 432 | 399 | 469 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 49 | - | - | 376 | 441 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||
Level 50 | 305 | 359 | - | - | 417 | 489 | 450 | 528 | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 51 | - | - | 392 | 460 | 425 | 499 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 52 | 319 | 374 | 400 | 470 | 434 | 509 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 53 | - | - | 408 | 479 | 442 | 519 | 477 | 560 | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 54 | - | - | 416 | 489 | - | - | 487 | 571 | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 55 | 338 | 397 | 424 | 498 | - | - | 496 | 583 | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 56 | 345 | 405 | 433 | 508 | 469 | 550 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 57 | - | - | 441 | 518 | 478 | 561 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 58 | - | - | 450 | 528 | 488 | 572 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 59 | - | - | 459 | 539 | 497 | 583 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 60 | 373 | 438 | 468 | 549 | - | - | 546 | 641 | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 61 | - | - | 477 | 560 | - | - | 556 | 653 | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 62 | - | - | 486 | 570 | 525 | 616 | 566 | 664 | 640 | 751 | - | - | |||||
Level 63 | - | - | 494 | 580 | 535 | 627 | - | - | 651 | 764 | - | - | |||||
Level 64 | 402 | 472 | 503 | 591 | 544 | 639 | - | - | 664 | 779 | - | - | |||||
Level 65 | 409 | 480 | - | - | 553 | 650 | 597 | 701 | 677 | 794 | - | - | |||||
Level 66 | - | - | 521 | 611 | 564 | 662 | - | - | 690 | 809 | - | - | |||||
Level 67 | - | - | 531 | 623 | 575 | 675 | 621 | 729 | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 68 | 432 | 507 | 541 | 636 | 586 | 688 | 632 | 742 | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 69 | - | - | 552 | 648 | 597 | 701 | 644 | 756 | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 70 | 448 | 526 | 562 | 660 | 608 | 714 | 655 | 769 | 741 | 870 | - | - | |||||
Level 71 | - | - | 572 | 672 | 619 | 727 | 667 | 783 | 754 | 885 | - | - | |||||
Level 72 | 465 | 546 | 583 | 684 | 630 | 739 | 679 | 797 | 767 | 900 | - | - | |||||
Level 73 | - | - | 593 | 696 | - | - | - | - | 780 | 915 | - | - | |||||
Level 74 | - | - | 603 | 708 | 652 | 765 | 702 | 824 | 794 | 931 | - | - | |||||
Level 75 | 490 | 575 | 614 | 720 | 663 | 778 | 714 | 838 | 807 | 948 | - | - | |||||
Level 76 | 499 | 585 | 624 | 732 | 675 | 792 | 727 | 853 | 821 | 964 | - | - | |||||
Level 77 | - | - | 635 | 745 | 686 | 806 | 739 | 868 | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 78 | - | - | 646 | 758 | 698 | 819 | 751 | 882 | 849 | 996 | - | - | |||||
Level 79 | - | - | 657 | 771 | - | - | 764 | 897 | 863 | 1,012 | - | - | |||||
Level 80 | 534 | 627 | 668 | 784 | 722 | 847 | 776 | 911 | 876 | 1,029 | 920 | 1,080 |
Related achievements[edit]
- Weapon Master: Pistol Master — Deliver 5,000 killing blows with a pistol. (11 )
- Horn of Maguuma: Artisan of Arms: Elementalist's Pistol — Defeat enemies with a pistol as an elementalist. (11)
- Horn of Maguuma: Artisan of Arms: Guardian's Pistol — Defeat enemies with a pistol as a guardian. (11)
Trivia[edit]
- In Ghosts of Ascalon, Ember Doomforge uses a pistol.
- After firing you can hear a sound of falling shells, which differs depending on the material of the ground.
- Many weapons overwrite the sounds of pistol skills as they do with other weapons; however, all pistol skins on elementalists project the same default sound.
- Pistol on elementalists lacks any muzzle flash animations like all other professions pistol skills have.
See also[edit]
- Gallery of pistols
- Huntsman - the profession that crafts Pistols