Shivers of Dread

Whenever you inflict fear, you also chill. — In-game description

Shivers of Dread

Specialization

Reaper (trait list)

Tier

Master

Type

Minor

Training cost

10 Hero points

Game link

API

API

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Shivers of Dread

Whenever you inflict fear, you also chill.

 Chilled (2s): -66% Skill Recharge Rate, -66% Movement Speed

— In-game description

Related skills

Weapon skills that are improved by this trait

•   Devouring Visage — Sword
•   Wail of Doom — Warhorn
•   Reaper's Mark — Staff

Transform skills that are improved by this trait

•   Doom — Death Shroud
•   Wave of Fear — Death Shroud
•   Ripple of Horror — Lich Form
•   Terrify — Reaper's Shroud

Utility skills that are improved by this trait

•   Spectral Ring — Spectral

Downed skills that are improved by this trait

•   Fear

Drowning skills that are improved by this trait

•   Death Curse

Related traits

Traits that improve this trait

Spite

• Bitter Chill — Chilling a foe inflicts vulnerability.

Curses

• Target the Weak — Increases critical-hit chance for each condition on the foe. Gain condition damage based on your precision.

Death Magic

• Corrupter's Fervor — Inflicting a condition on a foe grants carapace. Gain pulsing protection while at or above the carapace threshold.

Reaper

• Chilling Nova — Critical hits against chilled foes cause an explosion that chills adjacent foes.
• Chilling Victory — Striking a chilled foe grants might and life force. Single attacks can activate this trait more than once before recharging.
• Cold Shoulder — Chill lasts longer, and chilled foes take increased strike damage from your attacks.
• Deathly Chill — Chill deals damage over time.

Version history

The Guild Wars Wiki has an article on Shivers of Dread.

For a detailed trait history, see here.

Patch	Changes
April 19, 2016	The chill duration from this trait has been reduced from 3 seconds to 2 seconds.
October 23, 2015	Heart of Thorns release: Shivers of Dread has been added to the game.