Shadow step

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Shadow stepping refers to a character's ability (usually assassins) to move instantly from one place to another through the use of a skill. Many skills are available for this purpose such as Shadow Prison, Return and Recall.

Contents 1 Shadow steps 1.1 to Foe 1.2 to Ally 1.3 random 1.4 to activation spot (return) 1.5 other 2 Notes

[edit] Shadow steps

[edit] to Foe

• Augury of Death
• Aura of Displacement
• Beguiling Haze
• Death's Charge
• Dark Prison
• Ride the Lightning
• Shadow Prison
• Shadow Fang
• Shadow Walk
• Scorpion Wire

[edit] to Ally

• Death's Retreat
• Recall
• Return
• Shadow Meld
• Ebon Escape

[edit] random

• Heart of Shadow
• Viper's Defense

[edit] to activation spot (return)

• Aura of Displacement
• Shadow Fang
• Shadow Meld
• Shadow Walk
• Shadow of Haste

[edit] other

• Spirit Walk (to any spirit)
• Swap (to any summoned creature. Target shadow steps to activation spot.)
• Summon Spirits (Spirits shadow step)

[edit] Notes

• It should be considered that the primary offensive advantage of shadow steps is not necessarily the fact that a gap can be closed quickly, but that it can be used to catch a target off guard or already busy, and thus, unable to apply effective defensive countermeasures. For instance, particularly in PvP, it is possible that the player may make better use of shadow steps if they are utilized after the initial engagement has already started as opposed to leading the engagement by being the first to approach stepping range and tipping off the target to an imminent shadow step.
• Unlike Teleport, if you are carying a Bundle, you will drop it while shadow stepping, which makes it useless for flag running.
• Users may not shadow step to locations that they cannot normally walk to and therefore cannot shadow step past closed gates to enemies. This differs from regular teleportation.
• Shadow stepping does not have a distance limitation unless you would shadow step over impassible terrain, in which case the shadow step is restricted to the radius of the radar.
  • Note to the above two points: The game uses regular pathing to determine where and how a character shadow steps. Therefore, the game only allows you to shadow step to locations it can normally path the character to (i.e. you can only shadow step to locations that your character could move to by clicking).
• A player with Recall upon a party member who goes outside of the radar area will shadow step to them involuntarily (but before other maintained enchantments are cancelled).
• Shadow stepping while activating a skill cancels the skill. This could occur if a stance such as Shadow Walk ends while casting.