Feed from Corruption

When you remove or corrupt a boon from an enemy, gain barrier. — In-game description

Feed from Corruption

Specialization

Scourge (trait list)

Tier

Master

Type

Major

Training cost

10 Hero points

Game link

API

API

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Feed from Corruption

When you remove or corrupt a boon from an enemy, gain barrier.

 Barrier: 1,500 (0.5)^?

 Barrier: 1,000 (0.5)^?

 Barrier: 750 (0.25)^?

— In-game description

Related skills

Weapon skills that are improved by this trait

•   Unholy Feast — Axe
•   Dark Pact — Dagger
•   Devouring Darkness — Scepter
•   Feast of Corruption — Scepter
•   Path of Gluttony — Sword
•   Gorge — Sword
•   Spinal Shivers — Focus
•   Extirpate — Spear

Healing skills that are improved by this trait

•   Sand Flare — Punishment

Utility skills that are improved by this trait

•   Corrupt Boon — Corruption
•   Signet of the Locust — Signet
•   Well of Corruption — Well
•   Desiccate — Punishment
•   Sand Swell — Punishment
•   Serpent Siphon — Punishment
•   Trail of Anguish — Punishment

Elite skills that are improved by this trait

•   Ghastly Breach — Punishment

Trait skills that are improved by this trait

•   Lesser Spinal Shivers — Chill of Death
•   Spiteful Spirit — Spiteful Spirit
•   Sandstorm Shroud — Herald of Sorrow

Related traits

Traits that improve this trait

Scourge

• Abrasive Grit — Granting an ally a barrier removes conditions afflicting them and grants might. This effect only occurs with barrier from scourge skills and traits.
• Desert Empowerment — Manifest Sand Shade grants a barrier to allies near it. When you apply barrier, grant boons to the affected target. This effect only occurs with barrier from scourge skills and traits.

Traits that are improved by this trait

Spite

• Signets of Suffering — Signets steal health and remove boons from affected foes. Siphon healing is reduced for each target struck beyond the first.

Curses

• Path of Corruption — Shroud skill 2 now additionally converts boons into conditions.

Version history

For a detailed trait history, see here.

Patch	Changes
November 28, 2023	Reduced the base barrier from 1,000 to 750 and the healing coefficient from 0.5 to 0.25 in PvP only.
June 27, 2023	This trait has been moved to the master tier, replacing Desert Empowerment. This trait now grants barrier when you remove or corrupt a boon.
November 29, 2022	The following boon applications from this trait have been adjusted in WvW only: Might: Reduced stacks from 3 to 1. Protection and Resolution: Reduced duration from 4 seconds to 2 seconds. Regeneration: Reduced duration from 8 seconds to 4 seconds. Stability: Reduced from 2 stacks for 5 seconds to 1 stack for 3 seconds. Vigor: Reduced duration from 6 seconds to 3 seconds.
June 28, 2022	Fury: Critical chance bonus increased from 20% to 25% in PvE only.
August 17, 2021	The following boon applications from this trait have been adjusted in PvP only:  Might: Reduced stacks from 3 to 1. Protection: Reduced duration from 4 seconds to 2 seconds. Resolution: Reduced duration from 4 seconds to 2 seconds. Regeneration: Reduced duration from 8 seconds to 4 seconds. Stability: Reduced from 2 stacks for 5 seconds to 1 stack for 3 seconds. Vigor: Reduced duration from 6 seconds to 3 seconds.
May 11, 2021	The Retaliation boon has been renamed Resolution.
February 12, 2018	Fixed a bug in which this trait's interaction with Aegis could result in far more blocking than intended.
February 06, 2018	This trait now grants 3 seconds of alacrity when corrupting alacrity from a foe.
September 22, 2017	Path of Fire release: Feed from Corruption has been added to the game.