Shadow Flare/history

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Version history 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 Shadow Flare.

July 18, 2023

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Shadow Flare.png

Shadow Flare

Not available underwater  Ground-targeted  
Profession
Thief icon small.png Thief (skill list)
Specialization
Deadeye icon small.png Deadeye
Slot
Utility
Type
Cantrip
Sequence
Shadow Flare.png → Shadow Swap.png
Training cost
15 Hero points
Game link
“
0.75¾ Activation time  
20 Recharge time
30 Recharge time
 
Shadow Flare

Cantrip. Throw an orb of shadow magic that damages nearby foes at your targeted location. You may reactivate this skill to swap places with the orb. Deals increased damage to your marked target.

Damage.png Damage: 266 (1.0)?
Damage.png Damage Increase against Mark: 50%
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 5
Duration.png Duration: 4 seconds
Radius.png Radius: 240
Range.png Range: 1,200

— In-game description

June 27, 2023

  • Shadow Flare: Reduced cooldown from 30 seconds to 20 seconds in PvE only. This skill now only damages once when used instead of pulsing.
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Shadow Flare.png

Shadow Flare

Not available underwater  Ground-targeted  
Profession
Thief icon small.png Thief (skill list)
Specialization
Deadeye icon small.png Deadeye
Slot
Utility
Type
Cantrip
Sequence
Shadow Flare.png → Shadow Swap.png
Training cost
15 Hero points
Game link
“
0.75¾ Activation time  
20 Recharge time
30 Recharge time
 
Shadow Flare

Cantrip. Throw an orb of shadow magic that damages nearby foes at your targeted location. You may reactivate this skill to swap places with the orb. Deals increased damage to your marked target.

Damage.png Damage: 532 (2.0)?
Damage.png Damage Increase against Mark: 50%
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 5
Duration.png Duration: 4 seconds
Radius.png Radius: 240
Range.png Range: 1,200

— In-game description

July 24, 2018

  • Shadow Flare: Fixed a bug that allowed a thief to have more than one flare out at a time.

May 08, 2018

  • Shadow Flare: This skill no longer scales damage with the amount of malice a thief has and instead deals 50% more damage to the marked target.
Shadow Flare.png

Shadow Flare

Not available underwater  Ground-targeted  
Profession
Thief icon small.png Thief (skill list)
Specialization
Deadeye icon small.png Deadeye
Slot
Utility
Type
Cantrip
Sequence
Shadow Flare.png → Shadow Swap.png
Game link
“
0.75¾ Activation time  30 Recharge time  
Shadow Flare

Cantrip. Throw an orb of shadow magic that damages nearby foes at your targeted location. You may reactivate this skill to swap places with the orb. Deals increased damage to your marked target.

Damage.png Damage: 160 (0.6)?
Damage.png Damage Increase against Mark: 50%
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 5
Miscellaneous effect.png Pulses: 5
Duration.png Duration: 4 seconds
Radius.png Radius: 240
Range.png Range: 1,200

— In-game description

Original version

Shadow Flare.png

Shadow Flare

Not available underwater  Ground-targeted  
Profession
Thief icon small.png Thief (skill list)
Specialization
Deadeye icon small.png Deadeye
Slot
Utility
Type
Cantrip
Sequence
Shadow Flare.png → Shadow Swap.png
Game link
“
0.75¾ Activation time  30 Recharge time  
Shadow Flare

Cantrip. Throw an orb of shadow magic that damages nearby foes at your targeted location. You may reactivate this skill to swap places with the orb. Damage is increased for each stack of malice.

Damage.png Damage: 160 (0.6)?
Damage.png Damage increase per malice: 7%
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 5
Miscellaneous effect.png Pulses: 5
Duration.png Duration: 4 seconds
Radius.png Radius: 240
Range.png Range: 1,200

— In-game description

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