Evasive Fire
Evasive Fire is a Devices Demon Hunter skill unlocked at Level 14.
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[hide]Background
The Demon Hunter shoots a high-powered shot; if an enemy is too close, she also backflips away.
Skill Rune Effects
The following is a very quick summary. See the Evasive 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">Evasive Fire</skill> <skill class="DemonHunter" rune="Hardened">Evasive Fire</skill> <skill class="DemonHunter" rune="Parting Gift">Evasive Fire</skill> <skill class="DemonHunter" rune="Covering Fire">Evasive Fire</skill> <skill class="DemonHunter" rune="Focus">Evasive Fire</skill> <skill class="DemonHunter" rune="Surge">Evasive Fire</skill>
Notes
- The Demon Hunter must have a bow, crossbow, or hand xbow equipped to use Evasive Fire.
Skill Design
Evasive Fire will not free you from a Jailer's prison but it will from a Waller's wall.
Synergies
The following Demon Hunter passives provide a benefit to Evasive Fire, runed or not:
| Name | Level | Description |
|---|
<skill class="DemonHunter">Tactical Advantage</skill> <skill class="DemonHunter">Thrill of the Hunt</skill> <skill class="DemonHunter">Steady Aim</skill> <skill class="DemonHunter">Perfectionist</skill>
Development
Evasive Fire was first seen at the July 2011 Press Event, where it was a level 3 skill. Unfortunately, no information about the skill's function was available.
Beta
When the beta started in September 2011, Evasive Fire remained at level 3. The skill system was once again overhauled for the Beta Patch 13, and Evasive Fire was classified as a Defensive skill and moved up to level 8. For Beta Patch 14, it was re-classified as a Devices skill and moved to level 14.
Media
Evasive Fire can be seen in action on video here:
- None yet.
You can find pictures in the Diablo III screenshot and picture gallery:
The annotated Evasive Fire.
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
| Classes of the Diablo games |
Skills - Active skills - Skill runes - Passives - Resource - Movement ability [e] Barbarian Demon Hunter Monk Necromancer Witch Doctor Wizard Followers Other Classes Fan-made |
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Evasive Fire |
Fan of Knives |
Spike Trap |
Sentry |
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