Shadow Arts

Specialization background.

Shadow Arts is a core specialization for the thief that focuses on survival, defensive abilities, and stealth.

Tier	Trait		Description
Minor Adept	Concealing Restoration		Gain stealth when you use a healing skill.
Major Adept	Merciful Ambush	10	When you apply stealth to an ally, they heal and revive over a short duration. Stealth yourself and your target when reviving an ally.
Major Adept	Shadow's Embrace		Remove conditions periodically while in stealth.
Major Adept	Hidden Thief		Stealing grants you stealth. Deception skills gain reduced recharge.
Minor Master	Meld with Shadows		Stealth lasts longer when it's granted by your skills. Gain increased movement speed while stealthed.
Major Master	Shadow Savior		After completing a shadowstep, you are healed. Nearby allies are also healed for a larger amount. Only affects thief shadowsteps.
Major Master	Leeching Venoms		Venom skills siphon life from struck foes. Gain stacks of Spider Venom while stealthed. Siphoning can only occur once per strike.
Major Master	Flickering Shadows		Take less damage while revealed.
Minor Grandmaster	Shadow Siphoning	1	Stealth attacks siphon health if they hit. Cannot siphon the same target more than once per interval.
Major Grandmaster	Cloaked in Shadow		Gaining stealth blinds nearby foes. Blinding a foe siphons health from them.
Major Grandmaster	Shadow's Rejuvenation		Regenerate health and initiative while in stealth.
Major Grandmaster	Rending Shade		Steal boons from enemies you strike with stealth attacks. Striking a boonless foe with a stealth attack inflicts fear on nearby foes.

See also: List of thief traits

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