Rapid Fire
Rapid Fire is a Secondary Demon Hunter skill unlocked at Level 5. It does what it sounds like, enabling an extremely rapid firing rate that operates on an initial Hatred cost and a steady drain thereafter.
This is one of the Demon Hunter's best attacks against a single target, and a skill many fans find very fun to use.
Contents
Background
The Demon Hunter unleashes a steady stream of projectiles which skewer anything they hit. The arrows all have a streaking graphic, like tiny pointed meteors, which looks cool but can be dangerous as it may obscure incoming attacks.
Skill Rune Effects
See the Rapid Fire rune effects page for a more thorough description of rune effects, or any of the individual rune pages for numbers, screenshots, blue quotes, and much more.
| Name | Level | Description |
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<skill subcat="Bow skill" class="DemonHunter">Rapid Fire</skill> <skill class="DemonHunter" rune="Withering Fire">Rapid Fire</skill> <skill class="DemonHunter" rune="Web Shot">Rapid Fire</skill> <skill class="DemonHunter" rune="Fire Support">Rapid Fire</skill> <skill class="DemonHunter" rune="High Velocity">Rapid Fire</skill> <skill class="DemonHunter" rune="Bombardment">Rapid Fire</skill>
Notes
- The Demon Hunter must have a bow, crossbow, or hand xbow equipped to use Rapid Fire.
The firing rate is based on your normal attack rate, so a Demon Hunter with faster bows, such as dual hand crossbows, will shoot more projectiles even more quickly with this skill, and consequently drain their Hatred that much more quickly.
Skill Design
Unknown.
Synergies
The following Demon Hunter passives provide a benefit to Rapid Fire, runed or not:
| Name | Level | Description |
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<skill class="DemonHunter">Thrill of the Hunt</skill> <skill class="DemonHunter">Steady Aim</skill>
Also, if using the Fire Support rune on Rapid Fire, then the Passive skill Ballistics will boost the rockets' damage by 50%
Development
Rapid Fire was first seen at the July 2011 Press Event, where it was a level 24 skill. Unfortunately, no information about the skill's function was available.
Beta
Early in the Beta test, the skill was moved to a much lower level, to provide the Demon Hunter with a low level skill to deal higher damage to a few targets, which the class was lacking. Rapid Fire isn't quite an [AoE]] skill (though the High Velocity and Bombardment rune effects give it some capability on those lines), but it's very useful against a single or a few enemies. It is not well suited to using against larger groups since it's expensive and doesn't pierce, save somewhat with the aforementioned rune effects.
After the beta started in September 2011, Rapid Fire was changed to level 5. The skill system was once again overhauled for the Beta Patch 13, and Rapid Fire was classified as a Secondary skill (but stayed at level 5).
Media
Rapid Fire can be seen in action on video here:
- None yet.
You can find pictures in the Diablo III screenshot and picture gallery:
References
- Zediono's translation of JudgeHype's pre-beta report — IncGamers 1st Aug 2011
- HardRock's Demon Hunter Skills and Their Rune Effects — IncGamers 6th Sep 2011
- Demon Hunter Active Skills — Blizzard's Official Diablo III Site
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Frenzy |
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Hammer of the Ancients |
Rend |
Seismic Slam |
Whirlwind |
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Ignore Pain |
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War Cry |
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Earthquake |
Call of the Ancients |
Wrath of the Berserker |
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Hungering Arrow |
Entangling Shot |
Bola Shot |
Grenades |
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Impale |
Rapid Fire |
Chakram |
Elemental Arrow |
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Smoke Screen |
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Vault |
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Marked for Death |
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Evasive Fire |
Fan of Knives |
Spike Trap |
Sentry |
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Strafe |
Multishot |
Cluster Arrow |
Rain of Vengeance |
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Fists of Thunder |
Deadly Reach |
Crippling Wave |
Way of the Hundred Fists |
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Lashing Tail Kick |
Tempest Rush |
Wave of Light |
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Blinding Flash |
Breath of Heaven |
Serenity |
Inner Sanctuary |
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Exploding Palm |
Sweeping Wind |
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Seven-Sided Strike |
Mystic Ally |
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Mantra of Evasion |
Mantra of Retribution |
Mantra of Healing |
Mantra of Conviction |
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Poison Dart - Rune effects |
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Plague of Toads |
Firebomb |
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Zombie Charger |
Spirit Barrage |
Acid Cloud |
Wall of Zombies |
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Gargantuan |
Big Bad Voodoo |
Fetish Army |
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Magic Missile |
Shock Pulse |
Spectral Blade |
Electrocute |
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Ray of Frost |
Arcane Orb |
Arcane Torrent |
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Slow Time |
Teleport |
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Energy Twister |
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Blizzard |
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Familiar |
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Explosive Blast |
Mirror Image |
Archon |
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