Shadow Theft

Elite Skill. Shadow Step to target foe. For 5...17...20 seconds that foe's attributes are reduced by 1...4...5 and your attributes are increased by 1...4...5. This skill counts as a Lead Attack. PvE Skill

Shadow Theft

• 5
• 0.25¼
• 20

Profession

Assassin

Attribute

Critical Strikes

Type

Elite skill (PvE-only)

Campaign

Core

Elite Skill. Shadow Step to target foe. For 5...17...20 seconds that foe's attributes are reduced by 1...4...5 and your attributes are increased by 1...4...5. This skill counts as a Lead Attack. PvE Skill

Concise description

Elite Skill. Shadow Step to target foe. For 5...17...20 seconds that foe's attributes are reduced by 1...4...5 and your attributes are increased by 1...4...5. Counts as a Lead Attack. PvE Skill

Progression
Critical Strikes Duration Attribute Bonus	0 5 1 1 6 1 2 7 2 3 8 2 4 9 2 5 10 2 6 11 3 7 12 3 8 13 3 9 14 3 10 15 4 11 16 4 12 17 4 13 18 4 14 19 5 15 20 5 16 21 5 17 22 6 18 23 6 19 24 6 20 25 6

Acquisition

Signet of Capture

• Factions
  • Blade Ancient Syu-Shai (Raisu Palace (explorable area)) (requires a party member to be carrying a Proof of Triumph)

Note that as a PvE-only skill, Elite Skill Tomes cannot be used to learn this skill.

Notes

• This is a core skill, but Guild Wars Factions is required to obtain the skill.
• The attribute reduction effect persists if the caster dies.
• With at least rank 14 Critical Strikes, Shadow Theft will push the Critical Strikes attribute over rank 18 which is the threshold to gain 4 energy per critical hit.

Bug.This skill will not increase attributes which don't have at least one point invested in them.

Trivia

• This skill uses an altered version of the icon from the Guild Wars 2 thief utility skill Shadowstep.
• Unlike most assassin skill icons, which depict red elements on purple background, this icon has a purple silhouette on a red background.
• Added to the game with the 22nd April 2020 update as part of the 15th Anniversary Celebration.