Shadow
- Tank
- Phys. Dmg
- Spell Dmg
- Healing
- CC
- Mobility
Masters of poisons and deception, users of the Shadow archetype are stealthy assassins who deliver devastating melee damage. They utilize toxins and deception to weaken and disable targets before striking. By the time you see one, you're already dead.
- Melee Weapon
- Basic Attack
- Critical
- DoT
- Movement
- Teleport
- Slow
- Snare
- Silence
- Interrupt
- Self-cleanse
- Heal Debuff
Shadow Skill Tree
Shadow Passives
Cheap Shot
Whenever you deal damage, there is a 10% chance to increase your current Critical Strike Chance by 10% for 6 seconds.
Deadly Duelist
When dual wielding or using a Light Blade, gain 20% Attack Speed. Gain 5% critical damage when not dual wielding or using a Light Blade.
Killer Instinct
Increases the damage you deal against targets with 70% or less health by 5%. This effect is increased to 20% additional damage against targets with 25% or less health.
Lethal Toxins
Increases the effectiveness of skills' slow by 33% of the base amount.
Shadow Proficiency
Whenever you deal a critical strikes, applies a stack of Shadow Wound to the target for 8 seconds. Each stack of Shadow Wound reduces the target's healing received by 2% up to 10 times. When Shadow Wound reaches 10 stacks, doubles the healing reduction for 10 seconds and remove all the remaining stacks.
Trickster
Every hit you land on the target, will steal Movement Speed from it by 1% for 3.5 seconds. Double the amount for melee. Up to 10 stacks. Dealing damage to a different target will remove trickster effects from the previous target. This effect can occur every 0.5 seconds.
Shadow Spells
| Effect | |
|---|---|
 Quick SlashShadow Instant Range 1sq Cost 1% Mana Cooldown 1s Skill Points 1 | Slashes the target, dealing 105% (Weapon Power) weapon damage. Every third Quick Slash has a guaranteed chance to critical hit. |
 Shadow KickShadow Instant Range 1sq Cost 5% Mana Cooldown 20s Skill Points 2 | Kicks the target, dealing 100% (Weapon Power) weapon damage and interrupts a target's channeling.
If you interrupt a skill, adds a 30% slow to the target's channeling and skill global cooldown for 4 seconds. |
 ShadowstrikeShadow Instant Range 1sq Cost 2% Mana Cooldown 12s Skill Points 2 | Stabs the target, dealing 50% (Weapon Power) weapon damage, applying a Bleed that deals 15% (Weapon Power) weapon damage every 1 seconds for 5 seconds.
Increases damage and bleeding damage by 20% per 10 Aether consumed. |
 Coup De GraceShadow Instant Range 1sq Cost 6% Mana Cooldown 25s Skill Points 3 | Deals 300% (Weapon Power) weapon damage to the target.
Decreases the cooldown of Coup De Grace by 2 seconds per 10 Aether consumed. |
 Crippling DaggerShadow Instant Range 6sq Cost 5% Mana Cooldown 25s Skill Points 3 | Throws a dagger at the target, dealing 75% (Weapon Power) weapon damage.
Crippling Dagger can be reactivated within the following 10 seconds to dash in front of the target and deal 100% (Weapon Power) weapon damage to the target and slowing them by 60% for 1.5 seconds. |
 ShadowbindShadow Instant Range 4sq Cost 5% Mana Cooldown 30s Skill Points 3 | Throws a shadow net that snares the target for 2 seconds.
The duration is increased by 0.4 seconds per 10 Aether consumed. |
 StalkShadow Instant Range 7sq Cost 6% Mana Cooldown 20s Skill Points 3 | Dashes behind the target, slowing it by 50% for 2 seconds and reducing the target's (Weapon Power) and (Spell Power) by 10% while increasing your (Weapon Power) and (Spell Power) by 10%.
Stalk can be reactivated within 3 seconds to go back to the original cast location. |
 Anti-Healing VenomShadow Instant Range 10sq Cost 5% Mana Cooldown 60s Skill Points 4 | Deals 50% (Weapon Power) weapon damage to the target and reduces healing received from skills by 50% for 5 seconds.
Increases duration by 2 seconds per 10 Aether consumed.
The range of this skill adapts to the weapon you are currently wielding. |
 Sinister PlotShadow Instant Range 1sq Cost 6% Mana Cooldown 45s Skill Points 4 | Generates 10 Aether per second for 20 seconds. |
 Venomous WeaponsShadow Instant Range 1sq Cost 10% Mana Cooldown 45s Skill Points 4 | For the next 15 seconds, basic attacks and whenever you cast a skill and deal damage, reduce target's (Defense Power) by 1% for 8 seconds, up to 10 stacks. |
 Death BlossomShadow Instant Range 1sq Cost 10% Mana Cooldown 45s Skill Points 5 | Strikes the target three times dealing 200% (Weapon Power) weapon damage in total.
The total damage increases by the 60% (Weapon Power) for every 10 Aether points consumed. |
 IllusiveShadow Instant Range 1sq Cost 10% Mana Cooldown 45s Skill Points 5 | Dodges all incoming basic attacks and non-area ability damage for 2 seconds, but your (Weapon Power) and (Spell Power) will be reduced by 30% for the duration of Illusive.
Increases duration by 0.6 seconds per 10 Aether consumed. |
Shadow RavenCards
| Effect | |
|---|---|
 Bog SpiderAnti-Healing VenomShadow | Now also applies a Slow Venom, slowing the target by 5/7/9/11/13/15% for the skill duration. |
 Brotherhood SwordsmanQuick SlashShadow | Quick Slash deals 5/6/7/8/9/10% more damage. If used from behind the target, Quick Slash deals 12.5/15/17.5/20/22.5/25% bonus damage. |
 Brotherhood TrackerCrippling DaggerShadow | After reactivating Crippling Dagger, the affected target takes 5/7/9/11/13/15% additional damage from your attacks. |
 Cave SpiderShadowbindShadow | Shadowbind, in addition to snaring, also silences the target for 1.5/1.6/1.7/1.8/1.9/2 seconds. |
 Chainwraith CreepIllusiveShadow | Cleanses 3 movement impairing types, such as slow, stuns and snares when using Illusive. Increases the cooldown of Illusive by 30/27/24/21/18/15 seconds. |
 Elf AssassinCoup De GraceShadow | Coup De Grace critical chance is 40/50/60/70/80/90% higher than your current critical chance. |
 Forest SpiderStalkShadow | Stalk applies a 20/24/28/32/36/40% slow for 6 seconds. |
 HobgoblinShadowstrikeShadow | Increases the damage of the bleeding caused by Shadowstrike by 50/60/70/80/90/100%. |
 Hoghound RaiderQuick SlashShadow | Reduce Quick Slash damage by 40/35/30/25/20/15% (Weapon Power) weapon damage. Quick Slash reduces the target's (Defense Power) by 3% for 8 seconds. This effect can stack up to 3 times. |
 Hookmask KillerCrippling DaggerShadow | Increases the Aether generated from Crippling Dagger by 10/15/20/25/30/35 but the Aether is generated over 5 seconds. |
 Hookmask KnaveStalkShadow | Stalk generates 10/15/20/25/30/35 additional Aether over 5 seconds. |
 Pirate SwashbucklerIllusiveShadow | You have a 12/15/18/21/24/27% chance to dodge any type of damage whenever Illusive is active. |
 Rat BurglarSinister PlotShadow | If you are engaged in combat, increase your Movement Speed by 0.25/0.5/0.75/1/1.25/1.5% per 25 Aether generated for the duration of Sinister Plot. |
 Rat ScavengerShadow KickShadow | Shadow Kick now slows the target creature by 25/30/35/40/45/50% for 4 seconds. |
 Saltdusk CutthroatDeath BlossomShadow | Death's Blossoms critical chance is 40/50/60/70/80/90% higher than your natural critical chance. |
 Skeleton HauntShadowstrikeShadow | If your target is affected by a (Weapon Defense) debuff, Shadowstrike deals additional {75/87.5/100/112.5/125/137.5% (Weapon Power) weapon damage}. |
 Skorn AcolyteSinister PlotShadow | Every 25 Aether spent, while Sinister Plot is active increases your critical chance by 0.25/0.5/0.75/1/1.25/1.5% for the duration of Sinister Plot. |
 Skorn DeathbladeShadowbindShadow | Targets affected by Shadowbind now take 15/18/21/24/27/30% more critical damage. |
 Skorn InitiateShadow KickShadow | Increases your critical chance by 10/12/14/16/18/20% if you interrupt an ability for 8 seconds. |
 Toadstool WarriorVenomous WeaponsShadow | While Venomous Weapons is active, basic attacks apply a stack of Poison that deals 1/1.2/1.4/1.6/1.8/2% Adaptive Damage every 2 seconds for a total of 8 seconds. New stacks reset the duration of the poison. |
 Vampire VixenCoup De GraceShadow | Increases Coup de Grace damage on slowed, snared or stunned creatures by 10/12/14/16/18/20%. |
 Venomous ContraptionVenomous WeaponsShadow | Venomous Weapons apply Deadly Poison to your weapons. Dealing damage with Deadly Poison increases your base critical chance by 0.5%. This effect stacks up to 24 times.
Venomous Weapons stacks increased by 5/6/7/8/9/10. |
 Vile WurmAnti-Healing VenomShadow | Now also applies a Venom that deals 5/7/9/11/13/15% (Weapon Power) weapon damage every second for the skill duration. |
 Widow QueenDeath BlossomShadow | Death's blossom ignores 6/9/12/15/18/21% of the (Defense Power) of its targets. |