Soul Eater

Striking foes within the range threshold deals increased strike damage and heals you for a portion of the damage dealt. — In-game description

Soul Eater

Specialization

Reaper (trait list)

Tier

Master

Type

Major

Training cost

10 Hero points

Game link

API

API

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Soul Eater

Striking foes within the range threshold deals increased strike damage and heals you for a portion of the damage dealt.

 Damage Increase: 10%

 Healing: 4%

 Healing: 5%

 Healing: 10%

 Healing While in Shroud: 1%

 Range Threshold: 300

— In-game description

Version history

For a detailed trait history, see here.

Patch	Changes
April 15, 2025	Increased the healing from 5% to 10% in PvP only.
October 08, 2024	The healing from this trait can now heal the player while they are using Reaper Shroud. Healing while in shroud has reduced effectiveness in PvE.
February 28, 2022	End of Dragons release: Life-stealing percentage reduced from 5% to 4% in PvE only.
May 11, 2021	Text on many damage-increasing profession traits, runes, and sigils has been clarified to indicate whether they increase outgoing strike damage, condition damage, or all damage, as appropriate.
July 16, 2019	This trait no longer heals while shroud life force replaces health.
April 23, 2019	This trait has been reworked. It now increases the strike damage dealt to all foes within a range of 300 by 10%, and it causes the reaper to heal for 5% of the damage dealt to foes within that range. It no longer reduces greatsword-skill recharge by 20%.
August 08, 2017	Path of Fire pre-patch: This trait has had its functionality changed. It now reduces the recharge of greatsword skills by 20%. Additionally, it grants healing and life force every second while in combat and wielding a greatsword
October 23, 2015	Heart of Thorns release: Soul Eater has been added to the game.