Black Arrow (Experimental)
by Requiesta de Silencia
Debilitate
Poison Bolts now deals 30% more damage, twice as fast.
Debilitate
Poisoner
Reduce the cooldown of Poison Bolts by 1-5s.
Poison Bolts
5
Decrepify
Enemies hit by Poison Bolts receive 15-75% reduced healing for 3s.
Poison Bolts
4
Confound
Hitting an enemy with Poison Bolts reduces the cooldown of Smoke screen by 0.5-2.5s.
Poison Bolts
4
Healing Vapors
Grants 100-500 Health over 4s when entering Smoke Screen.
Smoke Screen
1
Quick Smoker
Reduce the cooldown of Smoke Screen by 1-5s.
Smoke Screen
1
Guide
I've only used this once, but it worked so well I felt like sharing it. Don't use this on enemies that have projected barriers like Makoa or Khan unless you can reliably hit the main target or you enjoy dying.
Action Guide:
1. Activate Smoke Screen to put yourself into stealth and give yourself some minor bulk with Healing Vapors
2. Get yourself into a prime position to hit an enemy with Poison Bolts (target Snipers and healers first)
3. Fire off your bolts and finish your target if you can
4. This is where things branch off
4a. If an enemy is chasing you, activate Smoke Screen again and run
4b. If nobody's after you, keep firing off Poison Bolts until they do
5. Use Hidden as your backup stealth in case you need to run but Smoke Screen is on cooldown
Logic:
This build keeps you in stealth for most of the match. If you aren't shooting poison bolts at somebody, you should be stealthily finding a good vantage point to do so. I find this to also be a good Tank Burner as Poison Bolts aren't subject to a cone of fire like Skye's normal attacks. This means you can stay a decent ways away from the action and still hit tanks with your damage over time plus Decrepify to nullify their heals.
Upgrade Path:
Morale Boost or Nimble - change depending on what you want to do, Morale Boost will give you a chance for POTG and Objective Clearing while Nimble gives you better survivability
Resilience, Haven, or Blast Shields - Alternate depending on enemy composition
Life Rip or Rejuvenation - Alternate depending on if your healer is Janus, almost nobody else will be able to heal you very well
Reload Speed - your poison bolts are strong enough without Cauterize and Reload Speed can keep you firing longer which makes enemies less likely to rush at you.
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