Battle Scars

Your next attack steals health. — In-game description

Battle Scars

Effect type

Effect

Stacking

Intensity

Game link

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Your next attack steals health.

— In-game description

Notes

• Has a stack limit of 25
• PvE:

 Life Siphon Damage: 117 (0.006)^?

 Life Siphon Healing: 117 (0.006)^?

• WvW:

 Life Siphon Damage: 58 (0.003)^?

 Life Siphon Healing: 58 (0.003)^?

• PvP:

 Life Siphon Damage: 58 (0.003)^?

 Life Siphon Healing: 68 (0.003)^?

• Battle Scars use one stack per strike.
• Currently, the most recently applied stack is consumed first. This can lead to counterintuitive behavior. For example:
  • First, 10 stacks are applied
  • Then, Embrace the Darkness is activated, consuming 1 stack a second
  • Thrill of Combat automatically adds 1 stack a second
  • 10 seconds later, the original 10 stacks expire
• To stop stacks from expiring unnecessarily, make sure you consume all stacks before adding more.

Related traits

Traits

• Battle Scarred (Devastation) — Siphon health after using your healing skill.
• Thrill of Combat (Devastation) — Gain stacks of Battle Scars while in combat.
• Dance of Death (Devastation) — Applying vulnerability to foes grants stacks of Battle Scars. The healing from Battle Scars is increased while you are below the health threshold.

Traits that improve battle scars

• Dance of Death (Devastation) — Applying vulnerability to foes grants stacks of Battle Scars. The healing from Battle Scars is increased while you are below the health threshold.

Trivia

• A Guild Wars skill bears the same name as this skill.