Soul Reaping

Specialization background.

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"I will feast upon your soul."

Gorge on the souls of your defeated enemies, improving the power of your Death Shroud and increasing your life force capability. Gain additional enhancements to your shroud to inflict further pain, stifling the life from your foes.

— In-game description

Soul Reaping is a core specialization for the necromancer that focuses on Death Shroud and life force, as well as the use of staves.

Tier	Trait		Description
Minor Adept	Gluttony		Increases the amount of life force gained from all sources.
Major Adept	Unyielding Blast		Shroud skill 1 inflicts vulnerability.
Major Adept	Soul Marks		Marks become unblockable and generate life force when triggered.
Major Adept	Speed of Shadows		Entering shroud grants swiftness and removes movement-impairing conditions.
Minor Master	Sinister Shroud		Shroud skills gain reduced recharge.
Major Master	Soul Barbs		Entering or exiting shroud increases all damage you deal for a duration.
Major Master	Vital Persistence		Gain Vitality. Your incoming healing is increased.
Major Master	Fear of Death	5	Your fear effects have increased durations. Inflicting fear generates life force.
Minor Grandmaster	Soul Battery		Maximum life force is increased.
Major Grandmaster	Eternal Life		Gain life force every interval up to the threshold when not in shroud. Gain protection when you enter shroud.
Major Grandmaster	Death Perception		Gain increased critical-strike chance. Gain increased critical-strike damage while in shroud.
Major Grandmaster	Dhuumfire		Shroud skill 1 inflicts burning on your target.

See also: List of necromancer traits

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Necromancer