Shadow Meld

Cantrip. Vanish into stealth. — In-game description

Shadow Meld

Profession

Thief (skill list)

Specialization

Deadeye

Slot

Elite

Type

Cantrip

Training cost

25 Hero points

Game link

API

45508

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0.5½  5  

Shadow Meld

Cantrip. Vanish into stealth.

  Stealth (3s): Invisible to foes.

  Stealth (2s): Invisible to foes.

  Condition Removed

  Maximum Count: 2

  Count Recharge: 45 seconds

— In-game description

Related traits

Critical Strikes

• Hidden Killer — Gain bonus critical-hit chance while stealthed. This bonus lingers for a short duration after you've been revealed.

Shadow Arts

• Merciful Ambush — Heal when you enter or exit stealth. Stealth yourself and your target when reviving an ally. This effect also applies to stealth you grant to allies.
• Shadow's Embrace — Remove conditions when you enter or exit stealth. This effect also applies to stealth you grant to allies.
• Meld with Shadows — Gain superspeed when you enter or exit stealth.
• Leeching Venoms — Venom utility skills siphon life from struck foes. Gain stacks of Spider Venom when you enter or exit stealth. Siphoning can only occur once per strike.
• Cloaked in Shadow — Gaining stealth blinds nearby foes. Blinding a foe siphons health from them.
• Cover of Shadow — Gain protection when you enter or exit stealth. This effect also applies to stealth you grant to allies.
• Shadow's Rejuvenation — Gain initiative when you enter or exit stealth.

Acrobatics

• Instant Reflexes — Gain evasion when you use an elite skill.

Deadeye

• One in the Chamber — When you cast a cantrip, gain a random new stolen skill. Stolen skills deal more damage. (Requires a marked target. Overwrites existing stolen skills.)
• Payback — When Renewing Gaze triggers, this trait restores a portion of the recharge time needed by your healing, utility, and elite skills. Excludes racial skills.

Notes

• Has two charges; each charge recharges after 45 seconds, with 5 second cooldown after each use.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
February 14, 2023	This skill no longer removes revealed in PvP and WvW.
February 25, 2020	Competitive content update: Reduced stealth duration from 3 seconds to 2 seconds in PvP and WvW.
November 07, 2017	Fixed a bug that prevented this skill from being recognized as an elite skill for the purposes of some rune effects.
September 22, 2017	Path of Fire release: Shadow Meld has been added to the game.

Trivia

• A Guild Wars skill bears the same name as this skill.