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June 25, 2024

  • (Undocumented) Reduced the power coefficient from 1.16 to 0.928 in WvW and PvP. Increased the number of boons corrupted from 1 to 2 in PvP only. Increased the cooldown from 10 seconds to 12 seconds in PvP only.
Devouring Darkness.png

Devouring Darkness

Profession
Necromancer icon small.png Necromancer
Weapon
Scepter
Trait req.
Lingering Curse Lingering Curse
 
Weapon slot 3
Game link
0.75¾ Activation time  
10 Recharge time
18 Recharge time
12 Recharge time
 
Devouring Darkness

Corrupt boons from enemies around your target. Inflict torment and gain life force for each condition on your initial target up to the threshold. Gain extra life force for each extra foe struck.

Damage.png Damage: 425 (1.16)?
Damage.png Damage: 340 (0.928)?
Torment.png Torment per Condition (4s): 88 Damage, 127 Damage if Foe Is Stationary
Miscellaneous effect.png Boons Converted to Conditions: 1
Miscellaneous effect.png Boons Converted to Conditions: 2
Miscellaneous effect.png Boons Converted to Conditions: 3
Miscellaneous effect.png Life Force: 8%
Miscellaneous effect.png Life Force per Condition: 1%
Miscellaneous effect.png Life Force per Foe: 2%
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 5
Miscellaneous effect.png Condition Threshold: 5
Radius.png Radius: 360
Range.png Range: 900

— In-game description

September 26, 2023

Devouring Darkness.png

Devouring Darkness

Profession
Necromancer icon small.png Necromancer
Weapon
Scepter
Trait req.
Lingering Curse Lingering Curse
 
Weapon slot 3
Game link
0.75¾ Activation time  
10 Recharge time
18 Recharge time
10 Recharge time
 
Devouring Darkness

Corrupt boons from enemies around your target. Inflict torment and gain life force for each condition on your initial target up to the threshold. Gain extra life force for each extra foe struck.

Damage.png Damage: 425 (1.16)?
Torment.png Torment per Condition (4s): 88 Damage, 127 Damage if Foe Is Stationary
Miscellaneous effect.png Boons Converted to Conditions: 1
Miscellaneous effect.png Boons Converted to Conditions: 3
Miscellaneous effect.png Life Force: 8%
Miscellaneous effect.png Life Force per Condition: 1%
Miscellaneous effect.png Life Force per Foe: 2%
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 5
Miscellaneous effect.png Condition Threshold: 5
Radius.png Radius: 360
Range.png Range: 900

— In-game description

June 27, 2023

Devouring Darkness.png

Devouring Darkness

Profession
Necromancer icon small.png Necromancer
Weapon
Scepter
Trait req.
Lingering Curse Lingering Curse
 
Weapon slot 3
Game link
0.75¾ Activation time  
10 Recharge time
18 Recharge time
10 Recharge time
 
Devouring Darkness

Corrupt boons from enemies around your target. Inflict torment and gain life force for each condition on your initial target up to the threshold. Gain extra life force for each extra foe struck.

Damage.png Damage: 425 (1.16)?
Torment.png Torment per Condition (6s): 132 Damage, 191 Damage if Foe Is Stationary
Miscellaneous effect.png Boons Converted to Conditions: 1
Miscellaneous effect.png Boons Converted to Conditions: 3
Miscellaneous effect.png Life Force: 8%
Miscellaneous effect.png Life Force per Condition: 1%
Miscellaneous effect.png Life Force per Foe: 2%
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 5
Miscellaneous effect.png Condition Threshold: 5
Radius.png Radius: 360
Range.png Range: 900

— In-game description

February 25, 2020

  • Devouring Darkness: (Competitive split) PvP will now use the WvW version of the skill, which converts 1 boon to a condition.
Devouring Darkness.png

Devouring Darkness

Profession
Necromancer icon small.png Necromancer
Weapon
Scepter
Trait req.
Lingering Curse Lingering Curse
 
Weapon slot 3
Game link
0.75¾ Activation time  10 Recharge time  
Devouring Darkness

Corrupt boons from enemies around your target. Inflict torment and gain life force for each condition on your initial target up to the threshold. Gain extra life force for each extra foe struck.

Damage.png Damage: 425 (1.16)?
Torment.png Torment per Condition (6s): 132 Damage, 191 Damage if Foe Is Stationary
Miscellaneous effect.png Boons Converted to Conditions: 1
Miscellaneous effect.png Boons Converted to Conditions: 3
Miscellaneous effect.png Life Force: 8%
Miscellaneous effect.png Life Force per Condition: 1%
Miscellaneous effect.png Life Force per Foe: 2%
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 5
Miscellaneous effect.png Condition Threshold: 5
Radius.png Radius: 360
Range.png Range: 900

— In-game description

December 03, 2019

  • Devouring Darkness (from Lingering Curse): Reduced the number of boons corrupted from 2 to 1 in WvW only.
Devouring Darkness.png

Devouring Darkness

Profession
Necromancer icon small.png Necromancer
Weapon
Scepter
Trait req.
Lingering Curse Lingering Curse
 
Weapon slot 3
Game link
0.75¾ Activation time  10 Recharge time  
Devouring Darkness

Corrupt boons from enemies around your target. Inflict torment and gain life force for each condition on your initial target up to the threshold. Gain extra life force for each extra foe struck.

Damage.png Damage: 425 (1.16)?
Torment.png Torment per Condition (6s): 132 Damage, 191 Damage if Foe Is Stationary
Miscellaneous effect.png Boons Converted to Conditions: 1
Miscellaneous effect.png Boons Converted to Conditions: 2
Miscellaneous effect.png Boons Converted to Conditions: 3
Miscellaneous effect.png Life Force: 8%
Miscellaneous effect.png Life Force per Condition: 1%
Miscellaneous effect.png Life Force per Foe: 2%
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 5
Miscellaneous effect.png Condition Threshold: 5
Radius.png Radius: 360
Range.png Range: 900

— In-game description

October 01, 2019

  • Devouring Darkness: Reduced damage by 20% in PvP and WvW. The existing split of corrupting 2 boons in PvP has been brought to WvW as well. This skill continues to corrupt 3 boons in PvE. This skill now queues behind other skills rather than interrupting them.
Devouring Darkness.png

Devouring Darkness

Profession
Necromancer icon small.png Necromancer
Weapon
Scepter
Trait req.
Lingering Curse Lingering Curse
 
Weapon slot 3
Game link
0.75¾ Activation time  10 Recharge time  
Devouring Darkness

Corrupt boons from enemies around your target. Inflict torment and gain life force for each condition on your initial target up to the threshold. Gain extra life force for each extra foe struck.

Damage.png Damage: 425 (1.16)?
Torment.png Torment per Condition (6s): 132 Damage, 191 Damage if Foe Is Stationary
Miscellaneous effect.png Boons Converted to Conditions: 2
Miscellaneous effect.png Boons Converted to Conditions: 3
Miscellaneous effect.png Life Force: 8%
Miscellaneous effect.png Life Force per Condition: 1%
Miscellaneous effect.png Life Force per Foe: 2%
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 5
Miscellaneous effect.png Condition Threshold: 5
Radius.png Radius: 360
Range.png Range: 900

— In-game description

October 02, 2018

  • Devouring Darkness: Fixed the line-of-sight check on this skill. Foes inside the area of effect can now block or evade the attack.

August 28, 2018

  • Lingering Curse: The condition damage gained from this trait has been increased from 150 to 200. This trait also changes Feast of Corruption into a new, area-affecting version called Devouring Darkness.
  • Devouring Darkness has been added to the game.
Devouring Darkness.png

Devouring Darkness

Profession
Necromancer icon small.png Necromancer
Weapon
Scepter
Trait req.
Lingering Curse Lingering Curse
 
Weapon slot 3
Game link
0.75¾ Activation time  10 Recharge time  
Devouring Darkness

Corrupt boons from enemies around your target. Inflict torment and gain life force for each condition on your initial target up to the threshold. Gain extra life force for each extra foe struck.

Damage.png Damage: 425 (1.16)?
Torment.png Torment per Condition (6s): 132 Damage, 191 Damage if Foe Is Stationary
Miscellaneous effect.png Boons Converted to Conditions: 2
Miscellaneous effect.png Boons Converted to Conditions: 3
Miscellaneous effect.png Life Force: 8%
Miscellaneous effect.png Life Force per Condition: 1%
Miscellaneous effect.png Life Force per Foe: 2%
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 5
Miscellaneous effect.png Condition Threshold: 5
Radius.png Radius: 360
Range.png Range: 900

— In-game description