Shadow Sap

Hurl a bolt that hinders foes and helps allies. — In-game description

Shadow Sap

Profession

Thief (skill list)

Specialization

Specter

Weapon

Scepter

Game link

API

63351

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0.75¾  3  

Shadow Sap

Hurl a bolt that hinders foes and helps allies.

Enemy target: Weaken foes and grant might to nearby allies.

 Damage: 282 (0.77)^?

 Weakness (3s): -50% Endurance Regeneration, +50% Fumble (Unrestricted)

₅ Self Might (10s): 150 Condition Damage, 150 Power

₄ Self Might (6s): 120 Condition Damage, 120 Power

 Radius: 360

Ally target: Fire a homing projectile that grants barrier and protection. Effectiveness is reduced for allies that are not the primary target.

 Barrier: 1,420 (0.5)^?

 Protection (4s): -33% Incoming Damage

 Protection (20.5½s): -33% Incoming Damage

 Effectiveness Decreased: 50%

 Number of Allied Targets: 5

 Radius: 240

 Unblockable

 Range: 900

— In-game description

Related traits

Deadly Arts

• Exposed Weakness — Deal increased strike damage to your target for each unique condition on them.

Acrobatics

• Assassin's Reward — Heal yourself whenever you use a skill that uses initiative. Heal yourself for each point of initiative spent.

Trickery

• Lead Attacks — Increases all damage dealt per initiative spent. Steal gains reduced recharge time.

Specter

• Second Opinion — A portion of condition damage is converted to healing power. Gain condition damage, which is increased while wielding a scepter.
• Dark Sentry — Apply Rot Wallow Venom to allies you grant barrier to. Outgoing healing to allies is increased. Rot Wallow Venom effect cannot apply to yourself.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
August 22, 2023	Secrets of the Obscure release: Fixed an issue that prevented scepter skills from granting malice.
July 18, 2023	Increased protection duration from 2.5 seconds to 4 seconds in PvE only.
June 27, 2023	Ally-targeted scepter skills now also grant a lesser effect to additional allies in a radius around the target. All scepter projectiles have had their velocity increased by 66%. Ally-targeted skills will now affect a radius of 240 around their target; secondary targets receive reduced benefits. Updated ally-targeted skill facts to show their unblockable nature.
February 14, 2023	The enemy-targeted version of this skill now grants might in an area around the specter. The ally-targeted version of this skill now grants protection.
February 28, 2022	End of Dragons release: Shadow Sap has been added to the game.
November 30, 2021	Shadow Sap was available during the End of Dragons Beta Event 4. Fixed the skill fact for barrier application
October 26, 2021	Shadow Sap was available during the End of Dragons Beta Event 3.