Shadow Siphoning

Stealth attacks siphon health if they hit. Cannot siphon the same target more than once per interval. — In-game description

Shadow Siphoning

Specialization

Shadow Arts (trait list)

Tier

Grandmaster

Type

Minor

Training cost

6 Hero points

Game link

API

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Shadow Siphoning

Stealth attacks siphon health if they hit.
Cannot siphon the same target more than once per interval.

 Life Siphon Damage: 412 (0.1)^?

 Life Siphon Damage: 288 (0.07)^?

 Life Siphon Healing: 504 (0.2)^?

— In-game description

Related skills

Weapon skills that are improved by this trait

•   Cunning Salvo — Axe
•   Backstab — Dagger
•   Sneak Attack — Pistol
•   Tactical Strike — Sword
•   Death's Judgment — Rifle
•   Surprise Shot — Short bow
•   Ashen Assault — Spear
•   Deadly Strike — Spear
•   The Ripper — Harpoon gun
•   Hook Strike — Staff
•   Malicious Cunning Salvo — Axe
•   Malicious Backstab — Dagger
•   Malicious Sneak Attack — Pistol
•   Malicious Shadowsquall — Scepter
•   Malicious Tactical Strike — Sword
•   Malicious Death's Judgment — Rifle
•   Malicious Surprise Shot — Short bow
•   Malicious Hook Strike — Staff
•   Malicious Ashen Assault — Spear
•   Malicious Deadly Strike — Spear
•   Malicious Ripper — Harpoon gun
•   Shadowsquall — Scepter

Downed skills that are improved by this trait

•   Venomous Knife

Notes

• For more information about Life Siphoning, refer to Life Steal.

Version history

For a detailed trait history, see here.

Patch	Changes
July 07, 2020	Reduced life-stealing base damage from 312 to 218[sic] in PvP and WvW. Reduced life-stealing power coefficient from 0.1 to 0.07 in PvP and WvW.
October 01, 2019	Increased base healing by 62%.
July 16, 2019	Added to the game