Spite

Specialization background.

Spite is a core specialization for the necromancer that focuses on improving damage, boon removal and the use of signets, foci, and axes.

Tier	Trait		Description
Minor Adept	Reaper's Might		Shroud skill 1 grants might.
Major Adept	Spiteful Talisman		Deal increased strike damage to foes with no boons. Focus and axe skills recharge faster.
Major Adept	Spiteful Renewal	5	Consume conditions to gain health when you use a healing skill.
Major Adept	Bitter Chill		Chilling a foe inflicts vulnerability.
Minor Master	Death's Embrace	10	Deal increased strike damage while downed. Inflict vulnerability when you strike a foe below the health threshold. Cannot apply vulnerability to the same target more than once per interval.
Major Master	Chill of Death		Cast Lesser Spinal Shivers on a foe when attacking them while their health is below the threshold.
Major Master	Awaken the Pain		Might grants you more power and less condition damage. Gain might when entering shroud.
Major Master	Signets of Suffering		Gain enhanced versions of your equipped signet passive effects while in shroud. Signets recharge every second you are in shroud.
Minor Grandmaster	Siphoned Power	1	Gain might when you strike a foe below the health threshold.
Major Grandmaster	Dread	3	Inflicting fear on a foe gives you boons. Shroud skill 3 partially recharges when you defeat foes.
Major Grandmaster	Close to Death		Deal increased strike damage to enemies below the health threshold.
Major Grandmaster	Spiteful Spirit		Strike around you when entering shroud.

See also: List of necromancer traits

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Necromancer