Grim Specter/history

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August 08, 2017

  • Grim Specter: This skill has been reworked to no longer clear conditions from allies or boons from enemies.
    • This skill now tethers up to 5 nearby enemies, drawing Vitality to the lich.
    • The lich gains up to 30 Vitality per stack for 20 seconds, life-stealing each pulse.
    • Enemy players struck by this skill have their Vitality reduced by an equivalent amount for the same duration.
Grim Specter.png

Grim Specter

Profession
Necromancer icon small.png Necromancer (skill list)
Parent skill
Lich Form.png Lich Form
 
Weapon slot 5
Game link
0.75¾ Activation time  30 Recharge time  
Grim Specter

Siphon health from nearby enemies over time, gaining vitality each time you hit an enemy.
Players struck by this ability lose equivalent vitality.

Damage.png Life Siphon Damage: 778 (0.2)?
Healing.png Life Siphon Healing: 778 (0.2)?
Grim Specter.png Vitality per Stack (20s): 30 Vitality
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 5
Duration.png Duration: 5 seconds
Interval.png Interval: 1 second
Radius.png Radius: 600
Range.png Range: 600
Unblockable.png Unblockable

— In-game description

September 30, 2014

Grim Specter.png

Grim Specter

Ground-targeted  
Profession
Necromancer icon small.png Necromancer (skill list)
Parent skill
Lich Form.png Lich Form
 
Weapon slot 5
Game link
0.75¾ Activation time  30 Recharge time  
Grim Specter

Lose all conditions and send out a claw that explodes at the target area. The claw and explosion rip boons from foes and cure conditions on allies.

Damage.png Damage: 464 (1.266)?
Miscellaneous effect.png Boons Removed: 9
Miscellaneous effect.png Conditions Removed: 12
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 5
Radius.png Radius: 240
Range.png Range: 1,200
Unblockable.png Unblockable

— In-game description

June 03, 2014

  • Grim Specter Updated the skill facts to show the number of boons (9) and conditions (12) removed as well as the maximum number of targets (5).
    • Updated the skill description to better reflect the skill's functionality.
    • Fixed a bug that prevented this skill from removing conditions from allies in the explosion radius.
Grim Specter.png

Grim Specter

Profession
Necromancer icon small.png Necromancer (skill list)
Parent skill
Lich Form.png Lich Form
 
Weapon slot 5
Game link
0.75¾ Activation time  30 Recharge time  
Grim Specter

Lose all conditions and send out a claw that explodes at the target area. The claw and explosion rip boons from foes and cure conditions on allies.

Damage.png Damage: 3,161
Miscellaneous effect.png Boons Removed: 9
Miscellaneous effect.png Conditions Removed: 12
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 5
Radius.png Radius: 240
Range.png Range: 1,200
Unblockable.png Unblockable

— In-game description

June 25, 2013

Grim Specter.png

Grim Specter

Profession
Necromancer icon small.png Necromancer (skill list)
Parent skill
Lich Form.png Lich Form
 
Weapon slot 5
Game link
0.75¾ Activation time  30 Recharge time  
Grim Specter

Send out a claw that explodes on impact, ripping boons off of foes and curing conditions on allies.

Damage.png Damage: 1,621
Radius.png Radius: 240
Range.png Range: 1,200
Unblockable.png Unblockable

— In-game description

April 30, 2013

  • Lich Form skill: The Grim Specter skill now strips boons from enemies and conditions from allies when it reaches its target point instead of only when the missile hits a target.

Original version

Grim Specter.png

Grim Specter

Profession
Necromancer icon small.png Necromancer (skill list)
Parent skill
Lich Form.png Lich Form
 
Weapon slot 5
30 Recharge time  
Grim Specter

Send out a claw that explodes on impact, ripping boons off of foes and curing conditions on allies.

Damage.png Damage: 654
Radius.png Radius: 240
Range.png Range: 1,200

— In-game description