Best Builds for The Deathslinger Upgrade Path
Goal: Deathslinger builds for reel-in control and mid-range snipes.
Last verified 2026-02-27
At-a-Glance
- Role: Killer
- Path shape: Starter -> Intermediate -> Optimized
- Patch source: 9.4.2
Starter
Lowest ownership barrier while preserving the same job.
Base pool (available to everyone)
Base pool (available to everyone)
Base pool (available to everyone)
Base pool (available to everyone)
Intermediate
Keep core consistency, then add upside perks.
Base pool (available to everyone)
Base pool (available to everyone)
Unlock from Nemesis
Unlock from Ghost Face
Optimized
Full target version pulled from the guide's core loadout.
Unlock from Nemesis
Unlock from Ghost Face
Unlock from Deathslinger
Unlock from Cannibal
Upgrade Step 1: Starter -> Intermediate
- Scourge Hook: Weeping Wounds -> Lethal Pursuer. Keeps similar value through aura while lowering ownership requirements.
- Scourge Hook: Monstrous Shrine -> I'm All Ears. Keeps similar value through aura while lowering ownership requirements.
Upgrade Step 2: Intermediate -> Optimized
- Bitter Murmur -> Lethal Pursuer. Keeps similar value through aura while lowering ownership requirements.
- Hex: Fortune's Fool -> I'm All Ears. Keeps similar value through aura while lowering ownership requirements.
- Lethal Pursuer -> Gearhead. Keeps similar value through aura while lowering ownership requirements.
- I'm All Ears -> Barbecue & Chilli. Keeps similar value through aura while lowering ownership requirements.