The Ripper

Stealth Attack. Fire a shot from stealth to bleed your target. — In-game description

The Ripper

Profession

Thief (skill list)

Weapon

Harpoon gun

Type

Stealth Attack

Game link

API

13126

This skill is only available underwater and has no land replacement.

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The Ripper

Stealth Attack. Fire a shot from stealth to bleed your target.

 Damage: 550 (1.5)^?

₄ Bleeding (10s): 880 Damage

 Number of Targets: 5

 Pierces

 Combo Finisher: Physical Projectile (20% chance)

 Range: 1,200

— In-game description

Related traits

Deadly Arts

• Even the Odds — Apply vulnerability when you steal. Gain might when you hit with a stealth attack.
• Exposed Weakness — Deal increased strike damage to your target for each unique condition on them.

Critical Strikes

• Sundering Shade — Stealth Attack skills inflict vulnerability and grant fury upon successfully hitting foes.
• Deadly Aim — Your pistol and harpoon gun attacks now pierce and have increased strike damage.

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.

Trickery

• Deadly Ambush — Stealing also applies bleeding. Bleeding you inflict deals more damage.

Specter

• Panaku's Ambition — Gain barrier when you strike foes with a stealth attack. When you apply stealth to allies you also grant them barrier. This effect can only be received once and will reset when stealth is removed.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
May 08, 2018	The damage of this skill has been increased by 325%.
December 12, 2017	Bleeding has been adjusted from 3 stacks for 7 seconds to 4 stacks for 10 seconds.
July 26, 2016	All stealth attack skills will now have a 1-second recharge between uses.
September 09, 2014	This skill now pierces. Increased the damage of this skill by 40%. Increased the speed of this skill by 50%.
June 25, 2013	Increased the bleed duration from 5 seconds to 7 seconds.
April 30, 2013	Skills that must be performed from stealth are now labeled as "Stealth Attack."
October 24, 2012	Stealth skills now always apply the Revealed' buff when they hit their target (this update was not originally documented )
August 28, 2012	Game release: The Ripper has been added to the game.