Death Spiral

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Death Spiral

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Profession

Necromancer (skill list)

Specialization

Reaper

Weapon

Greatsword

 

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Conjure a drill of dark energy on your blade and rend the armor of foes in front of you. Deal increased damage to foes above the health threshold.

  Damage (6x): 798 (1.98)^?

  Damage Increase: 50%

  Damage Increase: 10%

  Health Threshold: 50%

 ₁₂ Vulnerability (10s): 12% Incoming Damage, 12% Incoming Condition Damage

  Life Force: 2%

  Number of Targets: 3

  Range: 220

— In-game description ^[?]

Notes

• Life force gain is per hit per target.
• Other weapon skills with life force gain per hit: Chilling Scythe, Grasping Darkness, and Necrotic Grasp.
• The maximum possible life force gain for one attack is 36% untraited, and with Gluttony it is 40%.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
July 10, 2018	This skill now deals increased damage to targets above 50% health, with the increase being 50% in PvE and 10% in PvP and WvW.
February 22, 2017	The damage of this skill has been increased by 20%.
October 18, 2016	The damage of this ability has been increased by 66%.
October 23, 2015	Heart of Thorns release: Death Spiral has been added to the game.