Ability Pinpoint Strike
Type:	Duelist
Effect type:	Activated
Range:	Personal
Activation:	60
Cooldown:	180s
Requires:	Level 16
Description:	The duelist has learned to strike the vitals of an enemy with pinpoint accuracy and from any angle. For a moderate duration, all successful attacks generate automatic critical hits.

Pinpoint Strike is a rogue talent from the Duelist specialization in Dragon Age: Origins.

Information Edit

• Duration: 15s.
• Conjuration time: Instant.
• Each attack is a critical hit unless the rogue is backstabbing, in which case the attack counts as a backstab.

Notes Edit

• Activation base is in Stamina and values vary with fatigue%.
• Benefits from Assassin and Shadow talents based on backstabs apply for backstabs, but not critical hits.
• This talent's effect applies to both ranged and melee. It must be activated with melee weapon equipped, however. Afterwards, it is possible to switch to ranged and still benefit from 15s auto-crit.

Bugs Edit

• This talent works weirdly with Dual Striking and Rapid Shot. All attack rolls which would normally be critical hits are converted into normal hits. All attacks which would normally be normal hits are converted into critical hits. This means if you want to take advantage of dual striking or rapid shot + pinpoint strike, the lower your crit rates, the more forced crits you'll have.

Exploits Edit

• The huge 180s cooldown can be a major hindrance. However, there is a workaround. Save your game and reload. Cooldown timer will be reset.

See also Edit

• Ability mechanics