Well of Gloom

Well. Shadowstep to your target location and drop a well that cripples foes and heals allies. — In-game description

Well of Gloom

   

Profession

Thief (skill list)

Specialization

Specter

Slot

Healing

Type

Well

Movement

Shadowstep

Training cost

15 Hero points

Game link

API

63292

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Well of Gloom

Well. Shadowstep to your target location and drop a well that cripples foes and heals allies.

 Self-Heal: 3,560 (1.0)^?

 Self-Heal: 4,454 (1.0)^?

 Area Heal: 857 (0.666)^?

 Area Heal: 520 (0.2)^?

 Cripple (2s): -50% Movement Speed

 Number of Impacts: 5

 Number of Targets: 5

 Interval: 1 second

 Radius: 240

 Combo Field: Dark

 Range: 600

— In-game description

Related traits

Deadly Arts

• Exposed Weakness — Deal increased strike damage to your target for each unique condition on them.

Shadow Arts

• Shielding Restoration — Grant barrier to nearby allies when you use a healing skill.
• Shadow Savior — After completing a shadowstep, you are healed. Nearby allies are also healed for a larger amount. Only affects thief shadowsteps.

Acrobatics

• Guarded Initiation — Movement skills grant resistance.
• Hard to Catch — Gain endurance when you shadowstep.

Specter

• Dark Sentry — Apply Rot Wallow Venom to allies you grant barrier to. Outgoing healing to allies is increased. Rot Wallow Venom effect cannot apply to yourself.
• Traversing Dusk — Heal allies in the area around you when you shadowstep. Gain shadow force for each ally in the radius. Wells grant resistance on their initial impact.

Notes

• The area heal value is applied per impact, so it applies 5 times over 5 seconds.
• Your character will occasionally shout out one of the following lines upon using this skill:
  • "Shadows guide me."
  • "Healed by darkness."

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
November 28, 2023	Increased the base pulse healing from 336 to 520 in PvP and WvW.
February 28, 2022	End of Dragons release: Well of Gloom has been added to the game.
November 30, 2021	Well of Gloom was available during the End of Dragons Beta Event 4.
October 26, 2021	Well of Gloom was available during the End of Dragons Beta Event 3.