Shadow Form

Elite Enchantment Spell. For 5...18...21 seconds, you cannot be the target of enemy spells, and you gain 5 damage reduction for each Assassin enchantment on you. You cannot deal more than 5...21...25 damage with a single skill or attack.

This skill has a PvP-only version — see Shadow Form (PvP).

Shadow Form

• 5
• 1
• 30

Profession

Assassin

Attribute

Shadow Arts

Type

Elite enchantment spell

Campaign

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Elite Enchantment Spell. For 5...18...21 seconds, you cannot be the target of enemy spells, and you gain 5 damage reduction for each Assassin enchantment on you. You cannot deal more than 5...21...25 damage with a single skill or attack.

Concise description

Elite Enchantment Spell. (5...18...21 seconds.) Enemy spells cannot target you. Gain 5 damage reduction for each Assassin enchantment on you. You cannot deal more than 5...21...25 damage with a single skill or attack.

Progression
Shadow Arts Duration Maximum damage	0 5 5 1 6 6 2 7 8 3 8 9 4 9 10 5 10 12 6 11 13 7 12 14 8 14 16 9 15 17 10 16 18 11 17 20 12 18 21 13 19 22 14 20 24 15 21 25 16 22 26 17 23 28 18 24 29 19 25 30 20 26 32

Acquisition

Signet of Capture

• The Afflicted Soon Kim (Vizunah Square and Sunjiang District (explorable area))
• The Afflicted Huu (Dragon's Throat)
• The Afflicted Senku (The Eternal Grove and Unwaking Waters)
• Elusive Black Moa (Mourning Veil Falls, during Norn Catering)
• Fah Yu the Shadow's Eye (The Marketplace, during Tracking the Corruption)
• Fah Yu the Shadow's Eye (Sunjiang District (Winds of Change), before A Chance Encounter)
• Shensang Jinzao (Sunjiang District (Winds of Change), after A Chance Encounter)

Related skills

See also: Spell targeting prevention

• Obsidian Flesh (elite)
• Spell Breaker (elite)
• Spell Shield
• Vow of Silence (elite)

Notes

• Each damage packet's reduction is calculated individually, even from a single skill or attack.
• Health degeneration, life stealing, and health loss are not damage and therefore not affected by the damage reduction or cap.
• Can be used with Protective Spirit for 55 builds, as long as Protective Spirit is (re-)applied before Shadow Form every time.
• Creatures summoned by the caster, such as minions and spirits, deal full damage.

Bug.The -5 damage reduction is active for the expected duration of each enchantment, not its actual duration. Refreshing an Assassin enchantment before it ends reduces the received damage by an additional -5.

Trivia

• The left hand of the figure in the skill icon is similar to the hand in the icons for the skills Enduring Toxin and Reaper's Mark.
• The functionality of this skill has changed since its introduction; see its skill history for details.