User:JonTheMon/templates/ThiefSkills

This is a list of known thief skills.

Profession mechanic skills

*This ability does not occupy space on the skill bar.

Type	Skill	Recharge	Description
Steal	Steal	25	Shadowstep to your foe and steal from them.

Weapon skills

Weapon	Equipped in	Skill	Initiative	Description
Dagger	Stealth Skill	Backstab		Attack your foe from the shadows, striking for double damage if you hit from behind or they are defiant.
	Main hand	Double Strike		Strike your foe twice.
		Wild Strike		Strike your foe again, bleeding them. Gain endurance with a successful strike.
		Lotus Strike		Strike your foe and inflict Poison.
		Heartseeker	3	Leap and strike your foe. The less health your target has, the more damage you cause.
	Dagger+Dagger	Death Blossom
	Dagger+Pistol	Shadow Shot	4	Fire an unblockable shot at your foe, which blinds them, and then shadowstep to them for a dagger strike.
	Dagger alone	Twisting Fangs
	Off hand	Dancing Dagger	3	Throw a dagger that cripples nearby foes and returns to you.
		Cloak and Dagger	5	Stab your foe and vanish in stealth, leaving them vulnerable.
Pistol	Stealth Skill	Sneak Attack		Sneak attack with rapid fire from your pistol and make your foe bleed.
	Main hand	Vital Shot		Bleed your foe with a shot to the vitals.
		Bola Shot
	Pistol+Dagger	Shadow Strike	4	Stab your foe, then shadowstep away and shoot them. Unlock Repeater at reduced initiative cost for a short time.
	Pistol+Pistol	Unload	3	Blast your foe repeatedly with both pistols. Gain initiative if all attacks hit.
	Pistol alone	Repeater	3	Blast your foe with rapid fire from your pistol.
	Off hand	Black Powder	6	Fire a black-powder shot, blinding your target and nearby foes with smoke.
		Head Shot	4	Daze your foe with a head shot.
Sword	Stealth Skill	Unknow
	Main hand	Slice → unknown → unknown		Slice your foe. → Unknown. → Unknown. (Cripples foe)
		Infiltrator's Strike →   Shadow Return	3	Shadowstep to a foe and strike them. Use Shadow Return[sic] to shadowstep back and cure one condition.
	Sword+Dagger	Flanking Strike	4	Evade and stab your foe.
	Sword+Pistol	Pistol Whip	5	Pistol-whip your foe, stunning them, then slash repeatedly with your sword.
	Sword alone	Stab	4	Stab your foe.
Shortbow	Stealth Skill	Unknown.
	Both hands	Trick Shot
		Cluster Bomb → unknown	3	Fire a cluster bomb at the target area. Detonate in midair for multiple explosions.
		Disabling Shot
		Choking Gas	4	Fire an arrow that dazes enemies on impact and poisons the target area.
		Infiltrator's Arrow	6	Fire an arrow and shadowstep to the target area, blinding nearby foes.
Speargun	Stealth Skill	Unknown.
	Aquatic	Piercing Shot		Bleed multiple foes in a line with a piercing shot.
		Deluge	5	Fire four shots at your foe.
		Escape	4	Shoot a harpoon and retreat, leaving a trail of poison.
		Disabling Shot
		Ink Shot	5	Shoot an ink shot that blinds foes in a line. Detonate the shot and shadowstep to it.
Harpoon	Stealth Skill	Unknown.
	Aquatic	Stab → unknown → unknown
		Flanking Strike	3	Evade your foe and then strike, dealing increased damage from the side or behind.
		Nine-Tailed Strike
		Tow Line	4	Throw a spear that pulls enemies to you. Gain stealth and access to Hooked Spear if this skill hits.
		Shadow Assault	5	Strike your foe repeatedly with a shadowy assault. Evades while active.

Slot skills

Slot	Skill Type	Skill	Recharge	Description
Healing	General	Hide in Shadows	25	Vanish in stealth and cure conditions. Then gain regeneration and heal yourself.
		Withdraw	18	Cure conditions, then roll backward while healing and evading attacks.
	Signet	Signet of Malice	12	Signet Passive: Heals when you attack. Signet Active: Gain health.
Utility	Maneuver	Haste	20	Gain quickness, fury, and swiftness.
		Roll for Initiative	25	Evade backward to regenerate initiative and recover from crippled, chilled, and immobilized.
		Shadow Refuge	35	Create a pulsing refuge at the target area that heals allies and cloaks them in stealth.
		Shadowstep	30	Shadowstep to target area. Becomes Shadow Return, which returns you to your starting area and cures three conditions.
	Signet	Assassin's Signet
		Infiltrator's Signet	20	Signet Passive: Regenerates one extra initiative every ten seconds. Signet Active: Shadowstep to your foe.
		Signet of Agility	30	Signet Passive: Grants increased precision. Signet Active: Refill endurance and cleanse conditions from nearby allies.
		Signet of Shadows	16	Signet Passive: Grants a 25% increase in movement speed. Signet Active: Apply conditions to foes near your target.
	Trap	Needle Trap
		Shadow Trap
		Tripwire
	Trick	Blinding Powder	20	Blind nearby foes and grant stealth to nearby allies.
		Caltrops	24	Scatter caltrops that bleed and cripple foes.
		Scorpion Wire	1	Throw a scorpion wire and pull your foe to you.
		Smoke Screen	25	Create a smoke screen that blocks missiles and blinds foes.
	Venom	Devourer Venom	40	Your next few attacks immobilize foes.
		Ice Drake Venom	36	Chill foes with your next few attacks.
		Skale Venom	30	Apply vulnerability and torment with your next few attacks.
		Spider Venom	30	Poison foes with your next few attacks.
Elite	General	Dagger Storm	60	Spin around, reflecting projectiles and throwing daggers that cripple and bleed nearby foes. You can move while spinning.
		Thieves Guild	120	Call more thieves to support you in combat.
	Venom	Basilisk Venom	40	Your attacks are unblockable and turn foes to stone.
Downed	General	Venomous Knife		Throw a knife, bleeding and poisoning your target.
		Smoke Bomb	20	Drop a smoke bomb and vanish in stealth.
		Trail of Knives		Throw a knife that bounces off nearby foes, crippling them.
		Bandage
Drowning	General
	Shout	Bandage

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Skill lists

Soldiers	Guardian	Revenant	Warrior
Adventurers	Engineer	Ranger	Thief
Scholars	Elementalist	Mesmer	Necromancer
Racial	Asura	Charr	Human
	Norn	Sylvari
Other	Downed	Drowning	Pet