Hide in Shadows

This article is about the skill. For other uses, see Hide in Shadows (disambiguation).

Hide in Shadows

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Profession

Thief (skill list)

Slot

Healing

Type

Deception

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“

Deception. Vanish in stealth and cure conditions. Then gain regeneration and heal yourself.

  Healing: 6,026 (1.0)^?

  Stealth (3s): Invisible to foes.

  Regen (6s): 780 Heal

  Condition Removed

  Condition Removed

  Condition Removed

  Condition Removed

— In-game description ^[?]

Notes

• The conditions are removed before the healing is applied. Thus, Poisoned would not be able to apply its -33% healing potency effect. Poison applied after activation will reduce the Regeneration boon's effectiveness as normal.
• The base healing done by this skill is equal to (138 + Level^2 * 0.92).

Related traits

 Acrobatics

•  Vigorous Recovery - Gain vigor when using a healing skill.

 Shadow Arts

•  Concealing Restoration - Gain stealth when you use a healing skill.
•  Hidden Thief - Stealing grants you stealth. Deception skills gain reduced recharge.
•  Meld with Shadows - Stealth lasts longer when it's granted by your skills. Gain increased movement speed while stealthed.
•  Cloaked in Shadow - Gaining stealth blinds nearby foes. Blinding foes siphons health from them.
•  Shadow's Rejuvenation - Regenerate health and initiative while in stealth.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
December 11, 2018	This skill's description has been updated to clarify that it removes conditions before it heals.
July 10, 2018	Fixed a bug that caused this skill to heal for slightly less than the listed value.
May 08, 2018	The base healing of this skill is no longer split between game modes and will now use the higher 15% base heal increase in all modes.
March 27, 2018	Increased the base healing by 15% in PvP and WvW.
August 08, 2017	Path of Fire pre-patch: Fixed a bug in which this skill was not receiving increased stealth duration from Meld with Shadows.
April 19, 2016	This skill now removes confusion in addition to its other removals. Increased the duration of regeneration from 4 seconds to 6 seconds.
June 23, 2015	Specialization update: This ability is now classified as a deception.
August 28, 2012	Game release: Hide in Shadows has been added to the game.

Trivia

• This was the default healing skill for thieves until the September 2014 Feature Pack, where it was switched with  
  
   Signet of Malice. The skill got an unlock requirement of one Hero point.