Life Siphon

Life Siphon

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• 1
• 5

Profession

Necromancer

Attribute

Blood Magic

Type

Hex spell

Campaign

Core

Animation

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Hex Spell. For 12...22...24 seconds, target foe suffers -1...3...3 Health degeneration, and you gain +1...3...3 Health regeneration.

Concise description

Hex Spell. (12...22...24 seconds.) Target foe has -1...3...3 Health degeneration. You have +1...3...3 Health regeneration.

Progression
Blood Magic Duration Health degeneration Health regeneration	0 12 1 1 1 13 1 1 2 14 1 1 3 14 1 1 4 15 2 2 5 16 2 2 6 17 2 2 7 18 2 2 8 18 2 2 9 19 2 2 10 20 2 2 11 21 2 2 12 22 3 3 13 22 3 3 14 23 3 3 15 24 3 3 16 25 3 3 17 26 3 3 18 26 3 3 19 27 4 4 20 28 4 4 21 29 4 4

Acquisition

Skill quests

• Prophecies
  • The Necromancer's Novice (The Catacombs - pre-Searing)
  • The Stolen Artifact (Sardelac Sanitarium)
• Factions
  • Locate Reng Ku (Shing Jea Monastery)
• Nightfall
  • Primary Training (Churrhir Fields)
  • Choose Your Secondary Profession (Churrhir Fields)

Skill trainers

• Prophecies
  • Halbrik (Ascalon City - pre-Searing)
  • Sir Bertran (Ascalon City)
  • Dakk (Ember Light Camp)

Profession changers

• Core
  • Profession Changer (Great Temple of Balthazar)
• Prophecies
  • Zratha Kor (Heroes' Audience)
• Factions
  • Senji (Senji's Corner)
• Nightfall
  • Zuwarah (Command Post)

Related skills

The Guild Wars 2 Wiki also has an article on Life Siphon.

• Life Transfer (elite)

Notes

• Multiple copies on different foes have cumulative health regeneration effect.
• This hex will end on the target if the caster dies.

Anomaly.Similar to Augury of Death and enchantments with upkeep, if a hexed foe moves out of compass range of the caster, Life Siphon will end.

Trivia

• This skill has changed since its introduction; see its skill revision history for details.