Life Siphon/history
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This page contains information about a Guild Wars 2 skill that has been updated since its introduction. Some of the information on this page no longer applies to the game as it currently exists. For the current version of this skill, see Life Siphon. |
June 27, 2023
- Life Siphon: This skill is no longer channeled and will instead perform a single attack. Enemies struck by the initial attack will be dealt damage over time, and the user will be healed when damage is dealt.
Life Siphon
- Profession
Necromancer (skill list)- Weapon
- Main hand dagger
- Activ. type
- Channeled
- Game link
“¾8
Life SiphonSiphon health from your foe. Healing effectiveness increases if you are bleeding. Damage increases if your foe is bleeding.
Healing Increased While Bleeding: 20%
Range: 600
— In-game description
February 14, 2023
- Life Siphon: Reduced cooldown from 10 seconds to 8 seconds in PvP and WvW. Increased damage bonus against bleeding foes from 20% to 50% in PvE only.
Life Siphon
- Profession
- Necromancer (skill list)
- Weapon
- Main hand dagger
- Activ. type
- Channeled
- Game link
“1¾Life SiphonSiphon health from your foe. Healing effectiveness increases if you are bleeding. Damage increases if your foe is bleeding.
— In-game description
August 23, 2022
- Life Siphon: (PvE only) Recharge reduced from 10 seconds to 8 seconds.
Life Siphon
- Profession
- Necromancer (skill list)
- Weapon
- Main hand dagger
- Activ. type
- Channeled
- Game link
“1¾810Life SiphonSiphon health from your foe. Healing effectiveness increases if you are bleeding. Damage increases if your foe is bleeding.
Damage Increased While Bleeding: 20%
— In-game description
February 25, 2020
- Life Siphon: (Competitive split) Reduced power coefficient per strike from 0.3 to 0.25. Reduced pulse base heal from 450 to 300.
Life Siphon
- Profession
- Necromancer (skill list)
- Weapon
- Main hand dagger
- Activ. type
- Channeled
- Game link
“1¾Life SiphonSiphon health from your foe. Healing effectiveness increases if you are bleeding. Damage increases if your foe is bleeding.
— In-game description
July 10, 2018
- Life Siphon: Reduced the casting time from 3 seconds to 1.75 seconds. This skill will now cancel if the necromancer faces away from their target.
Life Siphon
- Profession
- Necromancer (skill list)
- Weapon
- Main hand dagger
- Activ. type
- Channeled
- Game link
“1¾Life SiphonSiphon health from your foe. Healing effectiveness increases if you are bleeding. Damage increases if your foe is bleeding.
— In-game description
May 08, 2018
- Life Siphon: The cooldown of this skill is no longer split between game modes and will now use the lower 10-second cooldown in all modes.
Life Siphon
- Profession
- Necromancer (skill list)
- Weapon
- Main hand dagger
- Activ. type
- Channeled
- Game link
“3Life SiphonSiphon health from your foe. Healing effectiveness increases if you are bleeding. Damage increases if your foe is bleeding.
— In-game description
March 27, 2018
- Life Siphon: Reduced the cooldown from 12 seconds to 10 seconds in PvP and WvW.
Life Siphon
- Profession
- Necromancer (skill list)
- Weapon
- Main hand dagger
- Activ. type
- Channeled
- Game link
“31210Life SiphonSiphon health from your foe. Healing effectiveness increases if you are bleeding. Damage increases if your foe is bleeding.
— In-game description
August 08, 2017
- Life Siphon: This skill has been unsplit from PvP and now uses the higher healing value in all game modes.
- Fixed a bug that caused this skill to go on higher (normal) recharge when interrupted while Quickening Thirst is equipped.
Life Siphon
- Profession
- Necromancer (skill list)
- Weapon
- Main hand dagger
- Activ. type
- Channeled
- Game link
“3Life SiphonSiphon health from your foe. Healing effectiveness increases if you are bleeding. Damage increases if your foe is bleeding.
— In-game description
June 20, 2017
- Life Siphon: The base healing of this skill has been increased by 25.7% in PvP only.
Life Siphon
- Profession
- Necromancer (skill list)
- Weapon
- Main hand dagger
- Activ. type
- Channeled
- Game link
“3Life SiphonSiphon health from your foe. Healing effectiveness increases if you are bleeding. Damage increases if your foe is bleeding.
— In-game description
May 16, 2017
- Life Siphon: Gains 20% increased healing if cast while you are bleeding.
- Deals 20% more damage to bleeding foes.
Life Siphon
- Profession
- Necromancer (skill list)
- Weapon
- Main hand dagger
- Activ. type
- Channeled
- Game link
“3Life SiphonSiphon health from your foe. Healing effectiveness increases if you are bleeding. Damage increases if your foe is bleeding.
— In-game description
July 26, 2016
- Life Siphon: The channel time of this skill has been reduced from 3.75 seconds to 2.75 seconds.
Life Siphon
- Profession
- Necromancer (skill list)
- Weapon
- Main hand dagger
- Activ. type
- Channeled
- Game link
“3Life Siphon
— In-game description
June 23, 2015
- Life Siphon: The effects of siphoning skills and traits have been increased by 20%.
Life Siphon
- Profession
- Necromancer (skill list)
- Weapon
- Main hand dagger
- Activ. type
- Channeled
- Game link
“3½Life Siphon
— In-game description
November 04, 2014
- Life Siphon: Increased this skill's base healing by 25%, and increased the scaling with healing power by 75%.
- Fixed a bug in which this skill increased by 25% instead of 20% when traited with Bloodthirst.
Life Siphon
- Profession
- Necromancer (skill list)
- Weapon
- Main hand dagger
- Activ. type
- Channeled
- Game link
“3½Life Siphon
— In-game description
April 15, 2014
- Life Siphon: Updated the skill fact to scale correctly with healing power.
Life Siphon
- Profession
- Necromancer (skill list)
- Weapon
- Main hand dagger
- Activ. type
- Channeled
- Game link
“3½Life Siphon
— In-game description
March 26, 2013
- Life Siphon skill: Updated skill facts.
Life Siphon
- Profession
- Necromancer (skill list)
- Weapon
- Main hand dagger
- Activ. type
- Channeled
- Game link
“3½Life Siphon
— In-game description
October 01, 2012
- Life Siphon: This skill now properly applies damage at its intended range of 600.
Original version
“— In-game description
