Sharpshooter Gunslinger 5.x DPS Class Guide

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Gearing & Stats

The tables on this page were generated using optimizer scripts created by Bant aka Goblin_Lackey. The stats were calculated to give the maximum theoretical DPS/HPS/DTPS for each discipline, however you may wish to alter the builds depending on your play style or what content you are facing in SWTOR. Each table assumes you have a full set of the specified gear.

Suggested Best-in-Slot Stats

Name	GEMINI MK-5 Tier 4: Legendary (248)	GEMINI MK-3 Tier 4: Artifact (246)	Iokath MK-5 Tier 3: Legendary (242)	Iokath MK-2 Tier 3: Artifact (240)	Eternal Commander MK-15 Tier 2: Legendary (236)	Eternal Commander MK-13 Tier 2: Artifact (234)
Mastery	6884	6619	6536 (1xC)	6536 (1xC)	6327 (2xC)	6259 (1xA, 1xC)
Power	3964	3776	3694	3694	3506	3424
Critical	1852 (5xE, 4xA, 2xC)	1801 (2xE, 11xA, 2xC)	1765 (7xE, 1xC)	1765 (7xE, 1xC)	1705 (4xE, 7xA)	1650 (7xE, 1xC)
Alacrity	1596 (4xE, 7xA)	1540 (7xE)	1486 (2xE, 11xA)	1486 (2xE, 11xA)	1409 (5xE, 4xA)	1352 (1xE, 12xA)
Accuracy	759 (1xE, 3xA, Stim)	748 (1xE, 3xA, Stim)	743 (1xE, 3xA, Stim)	743 (1xE, 3xA, Stim)	733 (1xE, 3xA, Stim)	736 (2xE, 1xA, Stim)
Absorb	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defense	0	0	0	0	0	0
Shield	0	0	0	0	0	0

"E" = Enhancement or Implant or Earpiece
"A" = Advanced _ Augment 45
"C" = Advanced _ _ Color Crystal (+41 ones)

Discipline Statistics

Name	GEMINI MK-5 Tier 4: Legendary (248)	GEMINI MK-3 Tier 4: Artifact (246)	Iokath MK-5 Tier 3: Legendary (242)	Iokath MK-2 Tier 3: Artifact (240)	Eternal Commander MK-15 Tier 2: Legendary (236)	Eternal Commander MK-13 Tier 2: Artifact (234)
DPS	9,448 +/- 461	9,086 +/- 436	8,865 +/- 421	8,796 +/- 416	8,449 +/- 393	8,181 +/- 374
APM	48.8	48.6	48.5	48.5	48.3	48.1

DPS Rankings

Current Rank	Previous Rank	Rank Change	DPS	Standard Error	vs Average DPS (9,991)	Imperial Class	Republic Class
5	5	-	10,336	+/- 284	+3.46%	Annihilation Marauder	Watchman Sentinel
8	8	-	10,150	+/- 299	+1.6%	Carnage Marauder	Combat Sentinel
12	8	4	9,828	+/- 351	-1.63%	Fury Marauder	Concentration Sentinel
10	10	-	10,027	+/- 372	+0.36%	Vengeance Juggernaut	Vigilance Guardian
11	15	4	9,857	+/- 488	-1.34%	Rage Juggernaut	Focus Guardian
7	7	-	10,157	+/- 582	+1.67%	Deception Assassin	Infiltration Shadow
14	13	1	9,640	+/- 346	-3.51%	Hatred Assassin	Serenity Shadow
18	18	-	9,327	+/- 304	-6.64%	Lightning Sorcerer	Telekinetics Sage
16	16	-	9,520	+/- 268	-4.71%	Madness Sorcerer	Balance Sage
9	9	-	10,054	+/- 516	+0.64%	Arsenal Mercenary	Gunnery Commando
4	4	-	10,432	+/- 414	+4.42%	Innovative Ordnance Mercenary	Assault Specialist Commando
13	12	1	9,679	+/- 505	-3.12%	Advanced Prototype Powertech	Tactics Vanguard
15	14	1	9,556	+/- 383	-4.35%	Pyrotech Powertech	Plasmatech Vanguard
17	17	-	9,448	+/- 461	-5.43%	Marksmanship Sniper	Sharpshooter Gunslinger
3	3	-	10,441	+/- 270	+4.51%	Engineering Sniper	Saboteur Gunslinger
2	2	-	10,467	+/- 161	+4.77%	Virulence Sniper	Dirty Fighting Gunslinger
6	6	-	10,157	+/- 526	+1.67%	Concealment Operative	Scrapper Scoundrel
1	1	-	10,754	+/- 322	+7.64%	Lethality Operative	Ruffian Scoundrel

Note: DPS rankings assume best-in-slot 242-rating gear.

Suggested Best-in-Slot Gear & Items

Type	Quantity	Name
Augment	7	Advanced Alacrity Augment 45 (228)
Augment	4	Advanced Critical Augment 45 (228)
Augment	3	Advanced Accuracy Augment 45 (228)
Enhancement Earpiece Implant	4	Quick Savant Enhancement 52 or GEMINI MK-5 Quick Savant Device or GEMINI MK-5 Quick Savant Package (248)
Enhancement Earpiece Implant	5	Adept Enhancement 52 or GEMINI MK-5 Adept Device or GEMINI MK-5 Adept Package (248)
Enhancement Earpiece Implant	1	Initiative Enhancement 52 or GEMINI MK-5 Initiative Device or GEMINI MK-5 Initiative Package (248)
Color Crystal	2	Advanced _ Eviscerating Crystal (136)
Mod	9	Lethal Mod 52 (248)
Relic	1	GEMINI MK-5 Relic of Focused Retribution (248)
Relic	1	GEMINI MK-5 Relic of Serendipitous Assault (248)
Armoring	7	Versatile Armoring 52 (248)
Barrel	2	Versatile Barrel 52 (248)
Stim	1	Advanced Polybiotic Proficient Stim
Medpac	N/A	Advanced Polybiotic Medpac
Adrenals	N/A	Advanced Polybiotic Efficacy Adrenal or Advanced Polybiotic Critical Adrenal or Advanced Polybiotic Attack Adrenal

Set Bonuses

Pieces	Set Bonus
2	Activating Explosive Probe, Ambush and Lethal Shot or Explosive Charge, Aimed Shot and Dirty Blast increases damage dealt by 2% for 15 seconds. Cannot occur more than once every 30 of seconds.
4	Reduces the cooldown of Target Acquired or Illegal Mods by 15 seconds, and activating either ability restores 15 energy.
6	Laze Target or Smuggler's Luck now has 2 charges and its duration is doubled.

Suggested Utility Skills

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Abilities

Sharpshooter Discipline Abilities

Name	Description	Type
Burst Volley	Immediately finishes the cooldown of Penetrating Rounds, increases base energy regeneration by 2 per second, and increases alacrity by 10%. Lasts 15 seconds.	Instant
Trickshot	Fires a wild follow-up shot at the target that deals <<1>> weapon damage. Only usable within the 5 seconds immediately following a Charged Burst, Aimed Shot, Quickdraw, or a complete Penetrating Rounds. Requires both blasters.	Instant
Aimed Shot	Fires a well-aimed shot that deals <<1>> weapon damage. Fires both blasters if dual wielding.	Casted
Penetrating Rounds	Unleashes a number of rounds that deal <<1>> weapon damage and sunder the target for 45 seconds. Sundered targets have their armor rating reduced by 20%. Consumes 20 energy over the duration of the channel. Requires both blasters. Replaces Speed Shot.	Channeled

Gunslinger Advanced Class Abilities

Name	Description	Type
Dual Wield	Allows you to wield two one-handed weapons.	Passive
Quickdraw	Fires off a round of lightning-quick shots that deals <<1>> weapon damage. Only usable on targets at or below 30% max health. Fires both blasters if dual wielding.	Instant
Charged Burst	Fires a series of powerful blasts for <<1>> weapon damage. Fires both blasters if dual wielding.	Casted
Flourish Shot	Fires high-impact shots that deal <<1>> weapon damage and inflict trauma for 10 seconds, reducing all healing the target receives by 20%. Requires dual blasters.	Instant
Bag of Tricks	Immediately finishes the active cooldowns on Dodge, Surrender, Defense Screen, Pulse Detonator, Hunker Down, and Hightail It.	Instant
Pulse Detonator	Detonates an emergency charge that knocks all nearby targets back several meters and immobilizes them for 5 seconds. Damage dealt after 2 seconds ends the effect prematurely. Only usable in cover.	Instant
Ready for Anything	Upon entering cover, your stealth detection level begins to increase gradually, reaching up to 30 additional levels of stealth detection over the following 30 seconds. This effect ends when you leave cover.	Passive
Hunker Down	Hunkers you down into cover, becoming immune to all controlling effects. Only grants protection while in cover. Lasts 20 seconds.	Instant
Hightail It	Roll forward 18 meters, purging movement-impairing effects and landing crouched behind cover. While rolling, your chance to dodge attacks is increased by 100%.	Instant
Leg Shot	Fires a shot that deals <<1>> weapon damage and immobilizes the target for 5 seconds. Direct damage dealt after 2 seconds ends the effect prematurely. Fires both blasters if dual wielding.	Instant
Below the Belt	Aim your sights low, dealing <<1>> energy damage and stunning the target for 4 seconds.	Instant
Take Cover	Roll into the selected cover point. If no cover point is available, you will crouch in place. Taking cover enables the use of cover-only abilities, and so long as you remain down behind a cover object, most ranged attackers strike your cover instead.	Instant
Crouch	Crouches in place, taking cover if used behind an object that provides cover. Crouching enables the use of cover-only abilities, and so long as you remain down behind a cover object, most ranged attackers strike your cover instead.	Instant
Illegal Mods	Increases ranged and tech accuracy by 30% and armor penetration by 15% for 10 seconds.	Instant
Sweeping Gunfire	Sprays a wave of bolts over the target area, dealing <<1>> weapon damage over the duration to up to 8 targets within 8 meters. Requires dual blasters. Can only be used from cover.	Channeled
Scrambling Field	Deploys an acquired scrambling field that disrupts the energy signatures of conventional weapons. The field spans 10 meters around you, reducing the damage taken by all allies that remain inside by 20%. Lasts 20 seconds.	Instant
Speed Shot	Unloads both blasters at a high rate of fire, dealing <<1>> weapon damage over the duration. Consumes 20 energy over the duration of the channel. Requires dual blasters.	Channeled
Smuggler's Luck	Increases the critical hit chance of your next Aimed Shot, Explosive Charge, or Wounding Shots by 100%.	Instant
XS Freighter Flyby	Calls in support from your crew, dealing <<1>> elemental damage over 9 seconds to up to 8 enemies within 8 meters of the targeted area. Additionally, standard and weak enemies are stunned by the flames. Can only be used from cover.	Casted
Diversion	Reduces the accuracy by 45% and exposes from cover of up to 8 enemies within 8 meters for 8 seconds. Cannot be used on Operation bosses.	Instant

Smuggler Class Abilities

Name	Description	Type
Flurry of Bolts	Fires a flurry of bolts from your blaster, dealing <<1>> weapon damage.	Instant
Cool Head	Keeps a cool head, recovering 50 energy over 3 seconds.	Instant
Distraction	Interrupts the target's current action and prevents that ability from being used for 4 seconds.	Instant
Lucky Shots	Increases the target's critical hit chance by 5% for 60 minutes. If the target is a group member, all other group members are also affected.	Instant
Thermal Grenade	Deals <<1>> kinetic damage to the primary target and <<2>> kinetic damage to up to 7 standard or weak enemies within 5 meters of the primary target. If the primary target is a standard or weak enemy, it is knocked to the ground.	Instant
Surrender	Puts up the front of surrender, instantly lowering your threat by a moderate amount.	Instant
Flash Grenade	Lobs a flash grenade that blinds the target for 8 seconds. Damage causes this effect to end prematurely.	Instant
Defense Screen	Projects a defense field around yourself, which absorbs a moderate amount of incoming damage for 10 seconds. Does not break stealth.	Instant
Escape	Purges incapacitating and movement-impairing effects.	Instant
Vital Shot	Fires a shot that causes the target to bleed, dealing <<1>> internal damage over 18 seconds.	Instant
Dodge	Increases your chance to dodge melee and ranged attacks by 200% for 3 seconds. Does not break Stealth.	Instant
Heroic Moment	Seize the moment, restoring 2% of your maximum health every 3 seconds. Requires an active companion. Lasts 60 seconds.	Instant

Rotation

Filler:

Minor Rotation:
Major Rotation:

Comments:

References:

The priority system for Sharpshooter is a bit complicated, and requires you to think and make ability decisions almost constantly. This is because you want to cast Aimed Shot and Penetrating Rounds the moment they are both off of cooldown, but PR has a 12.0s CD while AS has an effective CD of 13.5s (you have to wait 12s for the actual CD, then cast it for 1.5s before it goes back on CD). Your priority should be the following:

Aimed Shot (with Smuggler's Luck)
Trickshot
Aimed Shot (without SL)
Penetrating Rounds
Quickdraw
Vital Shot
Charged Burst (with Smoking Barrels)
Flurry of Bolts
Charged Burst (without SB)

This system comes with a couple of conditions, as well.

Cast Hool head under 45 Energy
Cast Illegal Mods under 100 Energy (assumes you have the 4-piece set bonus)
Only cast Burst Volley if PR has at least 6s remaining on its CD. If PR is within 6s of coming off CD, hold onto BV and cast it after you cast PR.
Similarly, only cast Aimed Shot if Smuggler's Luck has at least 2s remaining on its CD.
Only cast Aimed Shot if you have at leas 1 stack of Charged Aim, never at 0.
You can cast Vital Shot when it has 1s remaining on your target, because the ability itself is not fired off until ~1s after pressing the button.

In theory, your optimal rotation is a 14s rotation very similar to the Simple Rotation, but with an additional Filler attached to the end, however this does not work in practice due to ability and input lag, which is why Sharpshooters must think on their feet.

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