Focused Siphoning

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Focused Siphoning

Specialization

Devastation

Tier

Grandmaster

Type

Minor

Game link

“

When you strike foes that have vulnerability, siphon life from them.

  Life Siphon Damage: 97 (0.024)^?

  Life Siphon Damage: 56 (0.003)^?

  Life Siphon Healing: 104 (0.03)^?

  Life Siphon Healing: 57 (0.006)^?

— In-game description

Notes

• For more information about Life Siphoning, refer to Life Steal.
• Damage above shows the raw base damage for a level 80 character with 0 power, and the power-scaling coefficient. Weapon strength and target armor have no effect on damage.

Version history

For a detailed trait history, see here.

Patch	Changes
February 25, 2020	This trait has been retired and replaced with Targeted Destruction.
October 01, 2019	Increased base healing by 88% in PvE.
July 16, 2019	Increased power scaling by 400% in PvE only. Increased healing scaling by 400% in PvE only.
July 10, 2018	Increased the base damage inflicted by this trait by 9% in PvE.
February 06, 2018	Increased the damage inflicted by this trait by 33% in PvE.
August 08, 2017	Path of Fire pre-patch: Increased damage dealt by 20% (PvE only).
July 26, 2016	Fixed a bug in which life steal could trigger on targets without vulnerability.
October 23, 2015	Heart of Thorns release: Focused Siphoning has been added to the game.