Sniper's Cover

Kneel. Create a barrier of shadows that blocks incoming missiles. Kneeling while within the barrier allows you to use Death's Advance. — In-game description

Sniper's Cover

Profession

Thief (skill list)

Specialization

Deadeye

Weapon

Rifle

Type

Kneel

Sequence

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Game link

API

68600

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0.25¼  4  

Sniper's Cover

Kneel. Create a barrier of shadows that blocks incoming missiles. Kneeling while within the barrier allows you to use Death's Advance.

 Death's Advance (5s): You can use Death's Advance.

 Blocks Missiles

 Duration: 5 seconds

 Combo Field: Smoke

 Range: 600

— In-game description

Related traits

Acrobatics

• Assassin's Reward — Heal yourself whenever you use a skill that uses initiative. Heal yourself for each point of initiative spent.

Trickery

• Lead Attacks — Increases all damage dealt per initiative spent. Steal gains reduced recharge time.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
November 28, 2023	Fixed an issue that caused this skill to grant access to Death's Advance when within the barrier and not kneeling.
December 01, 2022	Fixed an issue that allowed allies to trigger Death's Advance by entering a deadeye's smoke field.
November 29, 2022	(Undocumented) Can now be cast anywhere within 600 range. Kneeling within the smoke field created by this skill will allow you to cast Death's Advance.
April 23, 2019	Skills that destroy missiles will now block missiles instead.
July 10, 2018	The aftercast of this skill has been slightly reduced.
May 08, 2018	This kneel skill has replaced Death's Judgment in the 4th skill slot for rifles. It creates a projectile-destroying smoke field in the specified direction for 5 seconds.
September 22, 2017	Path of Fire release: Sniper's Cover has been added to the game.