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Blighter's Boon

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Blighter's Boon

Specialization
Reaper icon small.png Reaper (trait list)
Tier
Grandmaster
Type
Major
Training cost
10 Hero points
Game link
API
API
Blighter's Boon

Gain life force when you apply a boon to yourself or remove a boon from an enemy. If you are in reaper's shroud, gain health instead.

Healing.png Healing: 101 (0.03)?
Miscellaneous effect.png Life Force: 1%

— In-game description

Mechanics[edit]

  • Trait description not updated to reflect updated functionality.
    • Grants life force and heals regardless of being in shroud or not.
  • Might.png Might and Stability.png Stability will activate this trait per stack granted.
  • Applying a boon already on you will activate this trait.
  • This is affected by boons granted by Relics and Sigils.
  • Will only activate while in combat.

Related skills[edit]

Weapon skills that are improved by this trait

Transform skills that are improved by this trait

Healing skills that are improved by this trait

Utility skills that are improved by this trait

Elite skills that are improved by this trait

Trait skills that are improved by this trait

Related traits[edit]

Traits that improve this trait

Blood Magic Blood Magic

  • Blood Bank Blood Bank — Gaining health grants a proportionate amount of barrier. Conversion amount increases while at full health.

Soul Reaping Soul Reaping

Traits that are improved by this trait

Spite Spite

Curses Curses

Death Magic Death Magic

Soul Reaping Soul Reaping

Reaper Reaper

Version history[edit]

For a detailed trait history, see here.

Patch Changes
June 25, 2024
  • Increased the base healing from 85 to 101.
November 28, 2023
  • This trait now always heals and grants life force regardless of whether the necromancer is in a shroud form. Reduced the base healing from 197 to 85.
February 14, 2023
  • This trait now also triggers when removing a boon from an enemy.
October 27, 2015
  • This trait now only procs for boons you apply to yourself.
  • Increased healing level multiplier by 25%, increased healing attribute multiplier by 330%.
October 23, 2015 Heart of Thorns release:
  • Blighter's Boon has been added to the game.

Trivia[edit]

  • This is likely a play on Smiter's Boon Smiter's Boon, which gained notoriety in the original Guild Wars for being nerfed to the point of becoming unusable.