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11 Deadly Hunter is a talent in the Marksman branch of the Windrose Talent System. Every enemy kill rolls a chance to skip the reload animation entirely, handing the wielder a fresh magazine.
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33 Summary
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55 PropertyValueBranchMarksmanTier2Max rank3Points per rank1PrerequisiteTier 1 Marksman investment
66 Stat Context
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88 Every firearm in Windrose scales with Precision (the Musket and Pistol both carry a B-tier Precision rating), with the Blunderbuss leaning on Agility instead. Deadly Hunter does not touch damage; it only removes downtime between shots, so it pairs with raw damage stats rather than competing with them. Because the proc is a flat percentage roll, it is consistent across the whole game and never scales down at higher difficulty.
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1010 Effect by Rank
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1212 RankChance to instantly reload on killRank 115%Rank 225%Rank 335%
1313 Weapon Synergy
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1515 Deadly Hunter rolls its instant-reload chance on every kill regardless of which firearm scored it, but the value of a skipped reload scales with how long that weapon's reload normally is. The Musket has the heaviest reload of the three firearms, so a skipped reload there saves the most time. The Pistol and Blunderbuss reload faster, so the talent saves proportionally less on each proc.
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1717 FirearmDamage TypeReload PressureDeadly Hunter ValueMusketPierceHighestExcellentPistolPierceLowSituationalBlunderbussPierceLowSituational
1818 Community Meta
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2020 Strong on Musket, where it turns a 5-second reload into a free next shot on kills. Situational on Pistol and Blunderbuss where base reload pressure is lower.
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2222 Pairs Well With
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2424 Reliable MusketBulletstormOverpenetration the other Tier 2 Marksman pick, for column clears that chain multiple kills and feed more reload rolls
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2626 See Also
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2828 Marksman branch overviewTalent System the four-branch progression frameworkStats and Talents stat allocation and respecRanged Weapons the firearm class this talent supports
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3030 Build Role
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3232 Deadly Hunter is the Musket specialist's chain-kill enabler. The 35% instant-reload chance at rank 3 turns chained kills into free follow-up shots with no downtime.
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3434 Math Example
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3636 A Musket build clearing a 5-enemy camp: each kill rolls for a 35% instant-reload at rank 3. Across 5 kills, the expected value is roughly 1.75 free reloads, which is 1 to 2 full shots of saved animation time. On a Musket that normally has a 5-second reload, that is 5 to 10 seconds of saved time per camp clear.
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3838 Notes
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4040 Applies to all ranged weapons, but Musket benefits most because it has the longest native reload window.Pistol and Blunderbuss see smaller gains because their reload is already fast.