Heartseeker

Leap and strike your foe. The less health your target has, the more damage you cause. — In-game description

Heartseeker

Profession

Thief (skill list)

Weapon

Main hand dagger

Movement

Leap

Game link

API

13097

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0.75¾  3  

Heartseeker

Leap and strike your foe. The less health your target has, the more damage you cause.

 Above 50%: 367 (1.0)^?

 Below 50%: 642 (1.75)^?

 Below 50%: 550 (1.5)^?

 Below 25%: 917 (2.5)^?

 Below 25%: 734 (2.0)^?

 Combo Finisher: Leap

 Range: 450

— In-game description

Related traits

Deadly Arts

• Dagger Training — Gain bonus power, which is increased when wielding a dagger.

Acrobatics

• Guarded Initiation — Movement skills grant resistance.
• Assassin's Reward — Heal yourself whenever you use a skill that uses initiative. Heal yourself for each point of initiative spent.

Trickery

• Lead Attacks — Increases all damage dealt per initiative spent. Steal gains reduced recharge time.

Notes

• The leap has no vertical movement, making it less than useful for crossing gaps.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
November 29, 2022	(PvE only) Increased power coefficient against targets below 50% health to 1.75. Increased power coefficient against targets below 25% health to 2.5.
April 19, 2016	This skill is now able to be affected by quickness and slow.
June 23, 2015	Specialization update: Movement-speed adjustments no longer affect the intended travel distance.
September 25, 2012	Implemented a fix to make Heartseeker, Lightning Leap, Flame Leap, and Monarch's Leap hit more reliably.
September 14, 2012	Reduced damage of the 100%-50% threshold by 20%. Damage thresholds changed. Old: 100%-66%, 66%-33%, 33%-0%. New: 100%-50%, 50%-25%, 25%-0%.
August 28, 2012	Game release: Heartseeker has been added to the game.