User:Erasculio/List of thief skills

This is a list of core Thief skills. For additional skills available to Thief's elite specializations, see:

• List of Daredevil Skills
• List of Deadeye Skills

Profession Mechanic

The Thief has 4 profession mechanics:

• Stealing is the main mechanic, with Steal occupying the F1 slot above the skill bar, and the stolen skill occupying the F2 slot. For a list of the available secondary skills related to stealing, see Category:Stolen skills

• Stealth Attacks are the second mechanic, with a distinct stealth skill for each main hand weapon. While in stealth, the skill in slot 1 is replaced by this skill; using it will break stealth. These skills are listed in the weapon tables below.

• Dual Wield skills are the third mechanic, with a distinct Dual Wield skill for each possible combination of main- and off-hand weapons. These skills are always in slot 3, and are listed in the weapon tables below. A table with the various combinations can be seen on the Dual Wield page.

• Initiative is the fourth mechanic. Unlike most other classes, most of a thief's weapon skills have little or no cooldown; instead, they are activated by spending one or more points of Initiative - which is passively generated over time. The Initiative page has a full breakdown of initiative costs and skills/traits that can restore or increase maximum initiative.

Weapon Skills

indicates a main-hand weapon's Stealth Attack.

Two-Handed

	Skill	Type			Description
Short Bow
1	Trick Shot		0.5½		Fire an arrow that bounces between nearby foes and inflicts bleeding when striking poisoned enemies.  Damage: 202 (0.55)?  Damage: 134 (0.366)?  Bleeding to Poisoned Enemies (4s): 88 Damage  Number of Bounces: 3  Combo Finisher: Physical Projectile (20% chance)  Range: 900
1	Surprise Shot	Stealth Attack	0.25¼	1	Stealth Attack. Shoot an arrow that bleeds and immobilizes your foe.  Damage: 220 (0.6)? 3 Bleeding (5s): 330 Damage  Bleeding (5s): 110 Damage  Immobilize (2s): Unable to move.  Combo Finisher: Physical Projectile  Range: 900
2	Cluster Bomb		0.5½	3	Fire a cluster bomb at the target area. Detonate in midair for multiple explosions.  Large Explosion: 532 (1.45)?  Bleeding (4s): 88 Damage  Number of Targets: 5  Radius: 240  Combo Finisher: Blast  Range: 900
2	Cluster Bomb, Detonate Cluster  Detonate Cluster		1		Detonate your cluster bomb in midair.  Small Explosion: 183 (0.5)?  Small Explosion: 138 (0.375)?  Bleeding (4s): 88 Damage  Number of Impacts: 4  Maximum Targets per Impact: 3  Radius: 240
3	Disabling Shot		0.25¼	4	Leap away from your foe while firing a crippling shot.  Damage: 183 (0.5)?  Cripple (2s): -50% Movement Speed  Evade: 0.5½ seconds  Combo Finisher: Physical Projectile  Range: 900
4	Choking Gas		0.5½	4	Fire an arrow that dazes enemies on impact and poisons the target area.  Damage: 220 (0.6)?  Poison (3s): 101 Damage, -33% Heal Effectiveness  Initial Impact Daze: 1 second  Number of Targets: 5  Pulses: 4  Field Duration: 3 seconds  Radius: 240  Combo Field: Poison  Defiance Break: 100  Range: 900  Unblockable
5	Infiltrator's Arrow			6	Fire an arrow and shadowstep to the target area, blinding nearby foes.  Blindness (5s): Next outgoing attack misses.  Number of Targets: 3  Radius: 120  Range: 900

Main-Hand

	Skill	Type			Description
Dagger
1	Double Strike				Chain. Strike your foe twice.  Damage (2x): 294 (0.8)?  Damage (2x): 146 (0.4)?  Number of Targets: 2  Range: 130
1	Double Strike, Wild Strike, Lotus Strike  Wild Strike				Chain. Strike your foe again, bleeding them. Gain endurance with a successful strike.  Damage: 293 (0.8)? 2 Bleeding (3s): 132 Damage  Damage: 159 (0.433)?  Bleeding (3s): 66 Damage  Number of Targets: 2  Endurance Gain: 10  Range: 130
1	Double Strike, Wild Strike, Lotus Strike  Lotus Strike		0.25¼		Strike your foe and inflict Poison.  Damage: 440 (1.2)?  Damage: 269 (0.733)? 2 Poison (5s): 335 Damage, -33% Heal Effectiveness  Number of Targets: 2  Range: 130
1	Backstab	Stealth Attack	0.25¼	1	Stealth Attack. Attack your foe from the shadows, striking for double damage if you hit from behind or they are defiant.  Front damage: 550 (1.5)?  Front damage: 330 (0.9)?  Back damage: 1,100 (3.0)?  Back damage: 660 (1.8)?  Range: 130
2	Heartseeker		0.75¾	3	Leap and strike your foe. The less health your target has, the more damage you cause.  Above 50%: 367 (1.0)?  Below 50%: 642 (1.75)?  Below 50%: 550 (1.5)?  Below 25%: 917 (2.5)?  Below 25%: 734 (2.0)?  Combo Finisher: Leap  Range: 450
Dagger & no Off-Hand
3	Twisting Fangs		0.5½	4	Spin in place, hitting nearby foes. Each hit causes bleeding.  Damage (2x): 232 (0.63)? 2 Bleeding (10s): 440 Damage  Number of Targets: 3  Range: 130
Dagger & Dagger
3	Death Blossom	Dual Wield	0.5½	4	Dual Wield. Do an evasive attack over your target, striking nearby foes three times. Each hit causes bleeding.  Damage (3x): 231 (0.63)? 3 Bleeding (15s): 990 Damage 3 Bleeding (10s): 660 Damage  Number of Targets: 5  Evade: 0.5½ seconds  Combo Finisher: Whirl  Range: 130
Dagger & Pistol
3	Shadow Shot	Dual Wield		4	Dual Wield. Fire an unblockable shot at your foe, which blinds them, and then shadowstep to them for a dagger strike.  Damage: 481 (1.3125)?  Blindness (5s): Next outgoing attack misses.  Combo Finisher: Physical Projectile  Range: 900  Unblockable
Pistol
1	Vital Shot		0.5½		Bleed your foe with a shot to the vitals.  Damage: 211 (0.575)?  Damage: 140 (0.383)?  Bleeding (6s): 132 Damage  Bleeding (4s): 88 Damage  Combo Finisher: Physical Projectile (20% chance)  Range: 900
1	Sneak Attack	Stealth Attack	1	1	Stealth Attack. Sneak attack with rapid fire from your pistol and make your foe bleed.  Damage (5x): 660 (1.8)?  Damage (5x): 550 (1.5)? 5 Bleeding (5s): 550 Damage  Combo Finisher: Physical Projectile  Range: 900
2	Bola Shot		0.5½	4	Fire a set of immobilizing bolas at your foe.  Damage: 92 (0.25)? 5 Vulnerability (3s): +5% Incoming Damage, +5% Incoming Condition Damage  Immobilize (10.5½s): Unable to move.  Combo Finisher: Physical Projectile  Range: 900
Pistol & no Off-Hand
3	Repeater	Dual Wield	10.25¼	3	Dual Wield. Blast your foe with rapid fire from your pistol.  Damage (5x): 550 (1.5)? 5 Bleeding (3s): 330 Damage 5 Bleeding (4s): 440 Damage  Combo Finisher: Physical Projectile (20% chance)  Range: 900
Pistol & Dagger
3	Shadow Strike	Dual Wield		4	Dual Wield. Stab your foe, then shadowstep away and shoot them. Unlock Repeater at reduced initiative cost for a short time.  Damage: 116 (0.315)?  Shot Damage: 481 (1.3125)? 4 Torment (6s): 528 Damage, 763 Damage if Foe Is Stationary 2 Torment (6s): 264 Damage, 382 Damage if Foe Is Stationary 3 Repeater (10s): Now has access to the Repeater skill. 2 Repeater (5s): Now has access to the Repeater skill.  Distance: 600  Combo Finisher: Physical Projectile
Pistol & Pistol
3	Unload	Dual Wield	10.5½	3	Dual Wield. Blast your foe repeatedly with both pistols. Gain initiative if all attacks hit.  Damage: 147 (0.4)?  Damage: 99 (0.27)?  Might (8s): 30 Condition Damage, 30 Power  Might (6s): 30 Condition Damage, 30 Power  Initiative: 2  Initiative: 1  Number of Shots: 8  Combo Finisher: Physical Projectile (20% chance)  Range: 900
Sword
1	Slice				Chain. Slice your foe.  Damage: 312 (0.85)?  Damage: 147 (0.4)?  Number of Targets: 3  Range: 130
1	Slice (thief skill), Slash (thief skill), Crippling Strike  Slash		0.5½		Chain. Slash your foe again.  Damage: 312 (0.85)?  Damage: 147 (0.4)?  Number of Targets: 3  Range: 130
1	Slice (thief skill), Slash (thief skill), Crippling Strike  Crippling Strike		0.5½		Cripple your foe with a final strike.  Damage: 513 (1.4)?  Damage: 318 (0.866)?  Cripple (2s): -50% Movement Speed  Weakness (2s): -50% Endurance Regeneration, +50% Fumble (Unrestricted)  Number of Targets: 3  Range: 130
1	Tactical Strike	Stealth Attack		1	Stealth Attack. Daze your foe by bashing them with your sword hilt. Daze them for a longer duration if you attack from behind or they are defiant. Applies vulnerability.  Damage: 488 (1.33)?  Daze: 1 second  Daze from Behind: 2 seconds 10 Vulnerability (5s): +10% Incoming Damage, +10% Incoming Condition Damage  Defiance Break: 100  Defiance Break: 200  Range: 170
2	Infiltrator's Strike			3	Shadowstep to a foe and strike them. Use Shadow Return[sic] to shadowstep back and cure one condition.  Damage: 660 (1.8)?  Damage: 183 (0.5)?  Immobilize (2s): Unable to move.  Immobilize (1s): Unable to move.  Swiftness (3s): +33% Movement Speed  Number of Targets: 3  Range: 900
2	Infiltrator's Strike, Infiltrator's Return  Infiltrator's Return		0.25¼	2	Return to your original location. Cure one condition.  Duration: 15 seconds  Range: 1,200
Sword & no Off-Hand
3	Stab		0.5½	4	Stab your foe.  Damage: 385 (1.05)?  Number of Targets: 3  Range: 130
Sword & Dagger
3	Flanking Strike	Dual Wield	0.5½	4	Dual Wield. Evade and stab your foe.  Damage: 293 (0.8)?  Damage: 183 (0.5)?  Number of Targets: 3  Evade: 0.5½ seconds  Range: 130  Unblockable
3	Flanking Strike, Larcenous Strike  Larcenous Strike	Dual Wield	0.5½	2	Dual Wield. Stab your foe and steal boons from them. Deals increased damage if it hits a foe with no boons.  Boons Stolen: 2  Damage: 587 (1.6)?  Damage: 513 (1.4)?  Damage Increase: 20%  Range: 130  Unblockable
Sword & Pistol
3	Pistol Whip	Dual Wield	0.75¾	5	Dual Wield. Pistol-whip your foe, stunning them, then slash repeatedly with your sword.  Initial Damage: 136 (0.37)?  Initial Damage: 4 (0.01)?  Damage (4x): 1,160 (3.16)?  Damage (4x): 880 (2.4)?  Stun: 0.75¾ seconds  Stun: 0.5½ seconds  Defiance Break: 100  Range: 130

Off-Hand

	Skill	Type			Description
Dagger
4	Dancing Dagger		0.25¼	3	Throw a dagger that cripples nearby foes and returns to you.  Damage: 330 (0.9)?  Damage: 165 (0.45)?  Cripple (3s): -50% Movement Speed  Torment (6s): 132 Damage, 191 Damage if Foe Is Stationary  Number of Bounces: 3  Combo Finisher: Physical Projectile  Range: 900
5	Cloak and Dagger		0.5½	5	Stab your foe and vanish in stealth, leaving them vulnerable.  Damage: 587 (1.6)?  Damage: 458 (1.25)?  Stealth (3s): Invisible to foes. 5 Vulnerability (5s): +5% Incoming Damage, +5% Incoming Condition Damage  Range: 130
Pistol
4	Head Shot			4	Daze your foe with a head shot.  Damage: 367 (1.0)?  Damage: 92 (0.25)?  Daze (2s): Unable to use skills.  Daze (0.25¼s): Unable to use skills.  Combo Finisher: Physical Projectile  Range: 900
5	Black Powder		0.5½	6	Fire a black-powder shot, blinding your target and nearby foes with smoke.  Damage: 92 (0.25)?  Blindness (2s): Next outgoing attack misses.  Number of Targets: 5  Pulses: 3  Duration: 4 seconds  Interval: 2 seconds  Radius: 180  Combo Field: Smoke  Combo Finisher: Physical Projectile  Range: 900  Unblockable

Slot Skills

Healing

	Skill	Type			Description
	Hide in Shadows	Deception	1	30	Deception. Vanish in stealth and cure conditions. Then gain regeneration and heal yourself.  Healing: 6,026 (1.0)?  Stealth (3s): Invisible to foes.  Regen (6s): 780 Heal  Condition Removed  Condition Removed  Condition Removed  Condition Removed
	Signet of Malice	Signet	10.25¼	12	Signet Passive: Heals when you attack. Signet Active: Gain health.  Healing: 132 (0.05)?  Healing: 3,275 (0.5)?
	Skelk Venom	Venom	1	25	Venom. Heal yourself. Your next few attacks heal you.  Initial Self Heal: 4,210 (0.75)?  Initial Self Heal: 3,578 (0.4)?  Healing: 1,206 (0.3)? 5 Skelk Venom (30s): Striking an enemy heals you.  Number of Targets: 5  Number of Attacks: 5  Venom Duration: 24 seconds  Radius: 240
	Withdraw	Trick		18	Trick. Cure conditions, then roll backward while healing and evading attacks.  Healing: 4,778 (0.66)?  Healing: 5,243 (0.66)?  Condition Removed  Condition Removed  Condition Removed  Condition Removed  Evade: 0.75¾ seconds

Utility

	Skill	Type			Description
	Blinding Powder	Deception	0.25¼	20	Deception. Blind nearby foes and grant stealth to nearby allies.  Stealth (3s): Invisible to foes.  Blindness (5s): Next outgoing attack misses.  Stability (1s): Cannot be knocked down, pushed back, pulled, launched, stunned, dazed, floated, sunk, feared, or taunted.  Number of Targets: 5  Smoke Bomb Radius: 240  Breaks Stun  Combo Finisher: Blast
	Shadow Refuge	Deception	0.25¼	60	Deception. Create a pulsing refuge at the target area that heals allies and cloaks them in stealth.  Healing: 1,775 (0.9)?  Stealth (3s): Invisible to foes.  Number of Targets: 5  Pulses: 5  Duration: 4 seconds  Radius: 240  Combo Field: Dark  Range: 600
	Shadowstep	Deception		30	Deception. Shadowstep to target area. Becomes Shadow Return, which returns you to your starting area and cures three conditions.  Breaks Stun  Range: 1,200
	Shadowstep, Shadow Return  Shadow Return	Deception			Deception. Return to your starting location, and cure three conditions.  Duration: 15 seconds  Breaks Stun  Range: 1,200
	Smoke Screen	Deception	0.5½	25	Deception. Create a smoke screen that blocks missiles and blinds foes.  Blindness (1s): Next outgoing attack misses.  Number of Targets: 5  Blocks Missiles  Smoke Screen Duration: 7 seconds  Smoke Screen Duration: 4 seconds  Radius: 240  Combo Field: Smoke  Unblockable
	Assassin's Signet	Signet		20	Signet Passive: Grants increased power. Signet Active: Power is massively increased for a short duration.  Passive Power Increase: 180 Power  Active Power Increase (5s): 540 Power
	Infiltrator's Signet	Signet		24	Signet Passive: Regenerates one extra initiative every ten seconds. Signet Active: Shadowstep to your foe.  Initiative Gain every 10 seconds: 1  Breaks Stun  Range: 1,200
	Signet of Agility	Signet		30	Signet Passive: Grants increased precision. Signet Active: Refill endurance and cleanse conditions from nearby allies.  Signet of Agility: 180 Precision  Conditions Removed: 3  Endurance Gained: 100  Endurance Gained: 50  Endurance Gained: 25  Number of Targets: 5  Radius: 360
	Signet of Shadows	Signet		16	Signet Passive: Grants a 25% increase in movement speed. Signet Active: Apply conditions to foes near your target.  Blindness (5s): Next outgoing attack misses.  Weakness (5s): -50% Endurance Regeneration, +50% Fumble (Unrestricted) 10 Vulnerability (5s): +10% Incoming Damage, +10% Incoming Condition Damage  Number of Targets: 5  Radius: 240  Range: 1,200
	Ambush	Trap	0.5½	35	Set a trap that, when triggered, calls in a thief that attacks nearby foes for twenty seconds.  Triggered Thief Duration: 20 seconds  Unblockable
	Needle Trap	Trap	0.5½	30	Set a trap that immobilizes and poisons foes when triggered.  Damage: 88 (0.33)?  Immobilize (3s): Unable to move. 3 Poison (10s): 1,005 Damage, -33% Heal Effectiveness 3 Bleeding (10s): 660 Damage  Number of Targets: 5  Unblockable
	Shadow Trap	Trap	0.5½	45	Set a trap. The first enemy to trigger this trap becomes marked. You may activate Shadow Pursuit to shadowstep to the marked enemy.  Duration: 120 seconds  Range: 10,000  Unblockable
	Shadow Trap, Destroy Shadow Trap, Shadow Pursuit  Destroy Shadow Trap	Trap	10.5½		Teleport back to your existing trap early, destroying it and setting it on recharge.  Regen (5s): 650 Heal  Breaks Stun  Range: 10,000
	Shadow Trap, Destroy Shadow Trap, Shadow Pursuit  Shadow Pursuit	Trap			Shadowstep to the target that triggered Shadow Trap.  Stealth (5s): Invisible to foes.  Fury (5s): +20% Critical Chance 10 Might (10s): 300 Condition Damage, 300 Power  Breaks Stun  Range: 10,000
	Tripwire	Trap	0.5½	25	Set a trap that knocks down foes when triggered.  Damage: 266 (1.0)?  Cripple (5s): -50% Movement Speed  Knockdown: 3 seconds  Number of Targets: 5  Unblockable
	Caltrops	Trick	1	24	Trick. Scatter caltrops that bleed and cripple foes.  Bleeding (10s): 220 Damage  Cripple (10s): -50% Movement Speed  Number of Targets: 5  Caltrops Duration: 10 seconds  Radius: 240  Unblockable
	Haste	Trick		20	Trick. Gain quickness, fury, and swiftness.  Quickness (6s): Skills and actions are faster.  Quickness (4s): Skills and actions are faster.  Fury (6s): +25% Critical Chance  Fury (6s): +20% Critical Chance  Swiftness (6s): +33% Movement Speed  Breaks Stun
	Roll for Initiative	Trick		28	Trick. Evade backward to regenerate initiative and recover from crippled, chilled, and immobilized.  Initiative Gain: 6  Initiative Gain: 4  Evade: 0.75¾ seconds  Breaks Stun
	Scorpion Wire	Trick	0.5½	1	Trick. Throw a scorpion wire and pull your foe to you.  Damage: 133 (0.5)?  Damage: 3 (0.01)?  Maximum Count: 2  Count Recharge: 20 seconds  Combo Finisher: Physical Projectile  Range: 1,200
	Devourer Venom	Venom		40	Venom. Your next few attacks immobilize foes. 2 Devourer Venom (30s): Your attacks immobilize foes.  Immobilize (1s): Unable to move.  Number of Targets: 5  Number of Attacks: 2  Venom Duration: 30 seconds  Radius: 240
	Ice Drake Venom	Venom		36	Venom. Chill foes with your next few attacks. 4 Ice Drake Venom (24s): Your attacks chill foes.  Chilled (1s): -66% Skill Recharge Rate, -66% Movement Speed  Number of Targets: 5  Number of Attacks: 4  Venom Duration: 24 seconds  Radius: 240
	Skale Venom	Venom		30	Venom. Apply vulnerability and torment with your next few attacks. 4 Skale Venom (24s): Your attacks inflict vulnerability and torment.  Vulnerability (10s): +1% Incoming Damage, +1% Incoming Condition Damage  Vulnerability (6s): +1% Incoming Damage, +1% Incoming Condition Damage  Torment (3s): 66 Damage, 95 Damage if Foe Is Stationary  Torment (5s): 110 Damage, 159 Damage if Foe Is Stationary  Number of Targets: 5  Number of Attacks: 4  Duration: 24 seconds  Radius: 240
	Spider Venom	Venom		30	Venom. Poison foes with your next few attacks. 6 Spider Venom (24s): Your attacks poison foes. 3 Spider Venom (24s): Your attacks poison foes.  Poison (3s): 101 Damage, -33% Heal Effectiveness  Poison (6s): 201 Damage, -33% Heal Effectiveness  Number of Targets: 5  Number of Attacks: 6  Venom Duration: 24 seconds  Radius: 240

Elite

	Skill	Type			Description
	Basilisk Venom	Venom	1	40	Venom. Your attacks are unblockable and turn foes to stone.  Basilisk Venom (30s): Your attacks turn foes to stone.  Stone Duration: 1½s  Number of Targets: 5  Venom Duration: 30 seconds  Radius: 240  Unblockable  Defiance Break: 150
	Dagger Storm	Trick	20.75¾	90	Trick. Spin around, reflecting projectiles and throwing daggers that cripple and bleed nearby foes. You can move while spinning.  Damage: 354 (1.33)?  Damage: 106 (0.4)?  Bleeding (5s): 110 Damage  Cripple (2s): -50% Movement Speed  Movement Speed Increase: 100%  Dagger Storm Duration: 20.75¾ seconds  Combo Finisher: Whirl  Evade: 3 seconds  Range: 900
	Thieves Guild	Deception	10.5½	120	Deception. Call more thieves to support you in combat.  Number of Thieves: 3  Duration: 24 seconds  Duration: 30 seconds

Downed Skills

	Skill	Type			Description
1	Trail of Knives		0.25¼		Throw a knife that bounces off nearby foes, crippling them.  Damage: 106 (0.4)?  Cripple (1s): -50% Movement Speed  Number of Targets: 3  Range: 900
1	Venomous Knife	Stealth Attack			Stealth Attack. Throw a knife, bleeding and poisoning your target.  Damage: 266 (1.0)? 3 Bleeding (8s): 528 Damage 2 Poison (8s): 536 Damage, -33% Heal Effectiveness  Poison When Downed (2s): 67 Damage, -33% Heal Effectiveness  Range: 900
2	Shadow Escape			15	Teleport to the target location.  Range: 600
3	Smoke Bomb		0.5½	20	Drop a smoke bomb and vanish in stealth.  Stealth (1s): Invisible to foes.
4	Bandage		490.25¼	5	Call your allies for help. Restores health while you channel it.