Steal
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“Shadowstep to your foe and steal from them.
— In-game description
Stealing is a mechanic unique to the thief profession, which doesn't break stealth. By using the steal skill, the character will shadow step to the enemy[1] and steal an item from them. After an item has been stolen, it will be "pocketed" and replace your steal skill until used. Steal will begin to recharge immediately after activation, but is only available again after the stolen item is used.
Each enemy in the game has a small pool of possible items to steal.[2] For example, a character may steal an egg from a moa and use it as a healing item, or steal feathers from it and use them to blind enemies. In PvP the stolen items are profession-specific, for example the thief can get a rifle or a hammer from a warrior, while an elementalist might have a scepter or a lava rock.[3]
Stolen items from players are not actually taken from them; the thief just gains access to the associated steal skill.
Note that using Steal without a target in range will still put the ability on cooldown, while gaining any traited bonuses.
[edit] List of stolen skills
[edit] Related traits
- Serpent's Touch - Stealing applies Poison[sic].
- Improved Venoms - Stealing has a 33% to recharge all Venom[sic] skills.
- Mug - Deal damage when Stealing[sic].
- Hidden Thief - Stealing grants you Stealth.
- Kleptomaniac - Stealing gives you 3 initiative.
- Bountiful Theft - When Stealing, get a 10-second Fury, Might or Swiftness.
- Long Reach : - Increases the range on Stealing.
- Pickpocket's Revenge - Increases damage by 25% with stolen weapons.
- Sleight of Hand - Stealing also Dazes your target.
- Thrill of the Crime - When you Steal, you and all allies gain Fury, Might and Swiftness.
[edit] References
| Skill types | ||
|---|---|---|
| Modifiers | AoE • Chain • Channel • Charge • Sequence • Toggle | |
| Shared | Shout • Signet • Trap • Transform |
| Virtues | Meditation • Spirit weapon • Symbol • Tome • Ward |
| Burst skills | Banner • Physical • Stance |
| Tool belt | Device kit • Elixir • Gadget • Turret • Weapon kit |
| Pets | Pet skills • Spirit • Survival |
| Steal | Deception • Dual wield • Stealth • Trick • Venom |
| Attunements | Arcane • Aura • Cantrip • Conjure • Glyph |
| Shattering | Clone • Glamour • Manipulation • Mantra • Phantasm |
| Death Shroud | Corruption • Mark • Minion • Spectral • Well |
