Devouring Cut

Channel twisted energy to launch yourself at your foe, damaging nearby enemies on impact. If you are at or above the Blight threshold when you activate this skill, consume that amount of Blight to double the damage and torment struck foes. — In-game description

Devouring Cut

Profession

Necromancer (skill list)

Specialization

Harbinger

Parent skill

  Harbinger Shroud

Slot

Transform

Type

Shroud

Movement

Leap

Game link

API

62672

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10

 

Devouring Cut

Channel twisted energy to launch yourself at your foe, damaging nearby enemies on impact.

If you are at or above the Blight threshold when you activate this skill, consume that amount of Blight to double the damage and torment struck foes.

 Damage: 266 (1.0)^?

 Damage: 226 (0.85)^?

 Number of Targets: 5

 Radius: 240

 Blight Threshold: 5

When above Blight Threshold

 Damage Increase: 100%

₅ Torment (5s): 550 Damage, 795 Damage if Foe Is Stationary

 Range: 600

— In-game description

Related traits

Spite

• Dread — Inflicting fear on a foe gives you boons. Shroud skill 3 partially recharges when you defeat foes.

Curses

• Plague Sending — Your first attack after entering shroud transfers conditions. Only activates if you have conditions.
• Parasitic Contagion — A percentage of your condition damage heals you. Healing will not occur while life force replaces health.
• Target the Weak — Increases critical-hit chance for each condition on the foe. Gain condition damage based on your precision.

Death Magic

• Corrupter's Fervor — Inflicting a condition on a foe grants carapace. Gain pulsing protection while at or above the carapace threshold.

Blood Magic

• Vampiric Presence — You and your nearby allies siphon health with attacks. This effect increases while in Shroud.

Soul Reaping

• Sinister Shroud — Shroud skills gain reduced recharge.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
March 29, 2022	Reduced power coefficient from 1.0 to 0.85 in PvP and WvW.
March 03, 2022	Fixed a bug in which the Harbinger Shroud skill Devouring Cut could hit a target multiple times in certain circumstances.
February 28, 2022	End of Dragons release: Devouring Cut has been added to the game.
November 30, 2021	Devouring Cut was available during the End of Dragons Beta Event 4. Range decreased from 900 to 600. Recharge increased from 6s to 8s in PvE only. No longer applies torment by default. Additional functionality has been added to this skill; If you are at or above the Blight Threshold (5) on use, this skill removes 5 stacks of Blight, deals double damage, and applies 5 stacks of Torment for 5s to affected targets.
August 17, 2021	Devouring Cut was available during the End of Dragons Beta Event 1.