Necrotic Grasp

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Necrotic Grasp

Profession
Necromancer icon small.png Necromancer (skill list)
Weapon
Staff
Weapon slot filled tango.pngWeapon slot empty tango.pngWeapon slot empty tango.pngWeapon slot empty tango.pngWeapon slot empty tango.png
Game link
API
10596
0.75¾ Activation time  
Necrotic Grasp

Send out a grasping hand that damages foes in a line and grants you life force.

Damage.png Damage: 404 (1.0)?
Damage.png Damage: 179 (0.444)?
Miscellaneous effect.png Life Force: 4%
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 5
Pierces.png Pierces
Combo.png Combo Finisher: Physical Projectile (20% chance)
Range.png Range: 1,200

— In-game description

Notes[edit]

  • Attack speed is approximately 1.32 seconds per attack.
  • Life Force gain is per target hit.
  • The maximum possible life force gain for one attack is 20% untraited, and with Gluttony it is 22%.
  • Necrotic Grasp is the only necromancer staff skill that is not a mark.

Version history[edit]

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch Changes
August 23, 2022
  • (PvE only) Damage multiplier increased from 0.666 to 1.
February 25, 2020 Competitive content update:
  • (Competitive split) Reduced power coefficient from 0.666 to 0.444.
November 04, 2014
  • Increased the velocity of this projectile by 50%.
June 25, 2013
  • Increased the projectile velocity by 10%.
  • Increased the life force gain from 3 to 4.
August 28, 2012 Game release:
  • Necrotic Grasp has been added to the game.