Life stealing
Life stealing (or Life siphoning) is the act of draining an amount of health from an enemy (thereby damaging them) and healing yourself with it. The effect is provided by various skills, traits and items and is available to all professions. It should not be confused with life force, a game mechanic that is specific to necromancers. Life stealing from Blood Magic is one of the few ways a necromancer can heal in Death Shroud.
Related skills[edit]
Weapon skills that steal life
- Vampiric Slash — Spear
- Hungering Maelstrom — Sword
- Soul Grasp — Focus
- Locust Swarm — Warhorn
- Addle — Spear
- Deadly Feast — Spear
- Deadly Slice — Spear
- Distress — Spear
- Extirpate — Spear
- Sinister Stab — Spear
Transform skills that steal life
Healing skills that steal life
Utility skills that steal life
Elite skills that steal life
Profession mechanic skills that steal life
Pet skills that steal life
Combos that cause life stealing
Racial skills that steal life
Related traits[edit]
Traits that steal life
- Battle Scarred (Devastation) — Siphon health after using your healing skill.
- Predator's Cunning (Soulbeast) — When you apply poison to a foe, steal some health from them.
- Natural Fortitude (Untamed) — Gain vitality. Unleashed Ambush skills siphon health if they hit. Siphon healing is reduced for each target struck beyond the first. Cannot siphon the same target more than once per skill.
- Leeching Venoms (Shadow Arts) — Venom utility skills siphon life from struck foes. Gain stacks of Spider Venom when you enter or exit stealth. Siphoning can only occur once per strike.
- Cloaked in Shadow (Shadow Arts) — Gaining stealth blinds nearby foes. Blinding a foe siphons health from them.
- Shadow Siphoning (Shadow Arts) — Stealth attacks siphon health if they hit. Cannot siphon the same target more than once per interval.
- Larcenous Torment (Specter) — Steal health and gain shadow force when you torment a foe. Does not grant shadow force while in shroud.
- Signets of Suffering (Spite) — Signets steal health and remove boons from affected foes. Siphon healing is reduced for each target struck beyond the first.
- Vampiric (Blood Magic) — Siphon health whenever you hit a foe. Minions siphon health and transfer it to you.
- Vampiric Presence (Blood Magic) — You and your nearby allies siphon health with attacks. This effect increases while in Shroud.
- Augury of Death (Reaper) — Shouts now siphon health. This effect is increased on foes in melee range.
Trait skills that steal life
- Carnivore (Carnivore) — Steal health from a disabled foe.
- Lesser Signet of Vampirism (Blood Bond) — Signet Active: Mark a foe. Allied players will siphon life from that enemy.
Traits that increase outgoing lifesteal damage
- Vicious Reprisal (Retribution) — Damage Increase: 10%
- Ferocious Aggression (Invocation) — Damage Increase: 10% (in PvE); Damage Increase: 7% (in WvW, PvP)
- Destructive Impulses (Devastation) — Damage Increase: 5%; Bonus Damage from Off Hand: 2 ½% (in PvE); Bonus Damage from Off Hand: 5% (in WvW, PvP)
- Ambush Commander (Renegade) — Kalla's Fervor (8s): +2% Damage, +2% Condition Damage, +2% Life-Steal Damage
- Lasting Legacy (Renegade) — Improved Kalla's Fervor (12s): +3% Damage, +3% Condition Damage, +3% Life-Steal Damage
- Lead Attacks (Trickery) — Lead Attacks (10s): +1% Damage, +1% Condition Damage, +1% Life-Steal Damage; Maximum Damage Increase: 15%
- Soul Barbs (Soul Reaping) — Damage Increase: 10%
Related equipment[edit]
Relics that improve life stealing[edit]
- Relic of Atrocity — Your lifesteal damage and healing is increased.
Upgrade components that cause life stealing[edit]
Sigils[edit]
- Superior Sigil of Blood — (On critical hit; Cooldown of 5 seconds)
- Major Sigil of Blood — (On critical hit; Cooldown of 7 seconds)
- Minor Sigil of Blood — (On critical hit; Cooldown of 9 seconds)
- Superior Sigil of Leeching — (next attack after Weapon swap)
- Major Sigil of Leeching — (next attack after Weapon swap)
- Superior Sigil of Draining — (When interrupting an enemy)
Related consumables[edit]
Consumables that cause life stealing[edit]
Req. Level | Name | Chance to life steal | Duration (Minutes) | Other Effect(s) |
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5 | Slice of Rainbow Cake | 20% on crit | 10 | +10% experience from kills |
8 | Blueberry Pie | 20% on crit | 30 | +10% experience from kills |
13 | Cupcake | 28% on crit | 10 | +10% experience from kills |
25 | Strawberry Pie | 28% on crit | 30 | +10% experience from kills |
40 | Cherry Pie | 36% on crit | 30 | +40 Precision, +10% experience from kills |
55 | Blackberry Pie | 40% on crit | 30 | +50 Precision, +10% experience from kills |
75 | Mixed Berry Pie | 50% on crit | 30 | +60 Precision, +10% experience from kills |
80 | Bowl of Cactus Fruit Salad | 33% on crit | 60 | +100 Expertise, +10% Experience from Kills |
80 | Omnomberry Ghost | 66% on crit | 30 | +70 Precision, +15% experience from kills |
80 | Omnomberry Pie | 66% on crit | 30 | +70 Precision, +10% experience from kills |
80 | Prickly Pear Pie | 33% on crit | 30 | +100 Expertise, +10% Experience from Kills |
80 | Scoop of Mintberry Swirl Ice Cream | 66% on crit | 30 | +70 Precision, +10% Karma, +10% experience from kills |
80 | Slice of Candied Dragon Roll | 66% on crit | 20 | +70 Precision, +10% experience from kills |
80 | Winterberry Pie | 66% on crit | 45 | +70 Precision, +30% Magic Find, +10% experience from kills |
80 | Slice of Allspice Cake | 66% on crit | 45 | +70 Power, +10% experience from kills |
80 | Bowl of Fruit Salad with Cilantro Garnish | 66% on crit | 60 | +100 Healing Power, +70 Concentration, +10% Karma, +5% All Experience Gained, +20% Magic Find, +20% Gold Find, +10% WXP Gained |
80 | Cilantro Lime Sous-Vide Steak | 66% on crit | 60 | +100 Power, +70 Ferocity, +10% Karma, +5% All Experience Gained, +20% Magic Find, +20% Gold Find, +10% WXP Gained |
80 | Cilantro and Cured Meat Flatbread | 66% on crit | 60 | +100 Condition Damage, +70 Expertise, +10% Karma, +5% All Experience Gained, +20% Magic Find, +20% Gold Find, +10% WXP Gained |
80 | Mango Cilantro Creme Brulee | 66% on crit | 60 | +100 Concentration, +70 Healing Power, +10% Karma, +5% All Experience Gained, +20% Magic Find, +20% Gold Find, +10% WXP Gained |
80 | Plate of Clear Truffle and Cilantro Ravioli | 66% on crit | 60 | +100 Vitality, +70 Toughness, +10% Karma, +5% All Experience Gained, +20% Magic Find, +20% Gold Find, +10% WXP Gained |
80 | Plate of Coq Au Vin with Salsa | 66% on crit | 60 | +100 Power, +70 Precision, +10% Karma, +5% All Experience Gained, +20% Magic Find, +20% Gold Find, +10% WXP Gained |
80 | Plate of Poultry Aspic with Salsa Garnish | 66% on crit | 60 | +100 Concentration, +70 Toughness, +10% Karma, +5% All Experience Gained, +20% Magic Find, +20% Gold Find, +10% WXP Gained |
80 | Salsa Eggs Benedict | 66% on crit | 60 | +100 Concentration, +70 Expertise, +10% Karma, +5% All Experience Gained, +20% Magic Find, +20% Gold Find, +10% WXP Gained |
80 | Salsa-Topped Veggie Flatbread | 66% on crit | 60 | +100 Expertise, +70 Condition Damage, +10% Karma, +5% All Experience Gained, +20% Magic Find, +20% Gold Find, +10% WXP Gained |
80 | Spherified Cilantro Oyster Soup | 66% on crit | 60 | +45 to All Attributes, +10% Karma, +5% All Experience Gained, +20% Magic Find, +20% Gold Find, +10% WXP Gained |
80 | Strawberry Cilantro Cheesecake | 66% on crit | 60 | +100 Concentration, +33% Chance to Gain Might on Critical hit, +10% Karma, +5% All Experience Gained, +20% Magic Find, +20% Gold Find, +10% WXP Gained |
Notes[edit]
- Damage dealt is not affected by the target's armor as well as most damage increases and reductions on the source and target.
- Damage cannot critically hit.
- Life steal damage is called Life Siphon Damage and the heal is called Life Siphon Healing. The amount of damage dealt and healing received are independent.
- All amounts shown are based on a level 80 character; the numbers will scale down according to your level.
- Damage inflicted will be shown as a smaller floating number above the attack's damage number, but it won't always show up in combat logs; when it does, it's marked as [Leech].
- Life Stealing from necromancer traits are some of the few methods for healing while in a Necromancer's Shroud, the exceptions being Unholy Sanctuary, Soul Eater and Blighter's Boon.
- The ICD of life steal food is 2 sec.
Damage[edit]
Each life steal deals a specific amount of damage ignoring armor. The damage they deal is also unaffected by % damage increases, such as the Sigil of Force or the Close to Death trait. Some scale off of power while others don't.
- Non-skill effects
Triggered by | Damage | Power | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Superior Sigil of Blood | 451 | 7.5% | On critical hit, 5 second cooldown. |
Superior Sigil of Draining | 1042.25 | 7.5% | On interrupting an enemy. |
Superior Sigil of Leeching | 974 | Next attack after swapping, 9 second cooldown | |
Combos, via projectile finisher | 202 | 3% | Each projectile. |
Combos, via whirl finisher | 170 | 3% | Each bolt. |
- Skills
Skill | Damage | Power | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Enchanted Daggers | 1028 | 6% | On attack, up to 6 times. |
Deadly Feast | 147 | 40% | Hits 7 times. |
Signet of the Locust | 266 | 100% | On activation. |
Signet of Vampirism | 151 | 2% | Passively siphons life from the closest enemy while in combat. |
Soul Grasp | 660 | 200% | On hit. |
Soulcleave's Summit | 325 | 10% | 5 player allies within the radius siphon health on outgoing strikes. |
- Traits
Trait | Damage | Power | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Leeching Venoms | 320 | 3.3% | When hitting with venoms. |
Augury of Death | 138 | 1% | When hitting with shouts. Doubled against targets in melee range. |
Blood Bond | 247 | 8% | After applying 4 stacks of Bleeding, any ally hitting target siphons health. |
Vampiric | 38 | 0.3% | On any hit. |
Vampiric Presence | 65 (129) | 3.333% (6.666%) | Grants to self and nearby allies. Values increased while the Necromancer is in a shroud. |
- Food
Triggered by | Damage | Power | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
All life steal food | 325 | On critical hit, 2 second cooldown. |
Healing[edit]
Each life steal heals for a specific amount. Some life steals scale off of healing power while others don't.
- Non-skill effects
These effects are from equipment and do not scale off anything.
Triggered by | Healing | Healing Power | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Superior Sigil of Blood | 452 | 10% | On critical hit, 5 second cooldown. |
Superior Sigil of Leeching | 975 | Next attack after swapping, 9 second cooldown | |
Superior Sigil of Draining | 965 | 20% | On interrupting an enemy. |
Combos, via projectile finisher | 202 health | 10% | Each projectile. |
Combos, via whirl finisher | 170 health | 5% | Each bolt |
- Skills
Skill | Healing | Healing Power | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Enchanted Daggers | 808 | 2% | On attack, up to 6 times. |
Deadly Feast | 69 | 10% | Hits 7 times. |
Signet of the Locust | 970 | 50% | On activation. |
Signet of Vampirism | 470 | 24% | Any ally hitting target siphons health. |
Soulcleave's Summit | 386 | 20% | 5 player allies within the radius siphon health on outgoing strikes. |
- Traits
Trait | Healing | Healing Power | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Leeching Venoms | 325 | 20% | When hitting with venoms. |
Augury of Death | 125 | 2% | When hitting with shouts. Doubled against targets in melee range. |
Blood Bond | 470 | 24% | After applying 4 stacks of Bleeding, any ally hitting target siphons health. |
Vampiric | 31 | 0.4% | On any hit. |
Vampiric Presence | 32 (62) | 3.333% (6.666%) | Grants to self and nearby allies. Values increased while the Necromancer is in a shroud. |
- Food
Triggered by | Damage | Power | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
All life steal food | 325 | On critical hit, 2 second cooldown. |