Herald of Sorrow

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Herald of Sorrow

Desert Shroud becomes Sandstorm Shroud.

— In-game description

Trait skill[edit]

Skill		Description
Sandstorm Shroud (PvE)	20	Shade. Enter the final shroud, pulsing barrier to allies around yourself and priming the shroud for a powerful detonation that damages enemies and bolsters allies. Targets can only be affected by this skill once per activation.
Sandstorm Shroud (PvP)	35	Shade. Enter the final shroud, pulsing barrier to allies around yourself and priming the shroud for a powerful detonation that damages enemies and bolsters allies. Targets can only be affected by this skill once per activation.
Sandstorm Shroud (WvW)	45	Shade. Enter the final shroud, pulsing barrier to allies around yourself and priming the shroud for a powerful detonation that damages enemies and bolsters allies. Targets can only be affected by this skill once per activation.

For a detailed trait history, see here.

Patch	Changes
August 17, 2021	This trait now renames the skill Desert Shroud to Sandstorm Shroud instead of to Harbinger Shroud. The effects of this skill are unchanged.
March 26, 2019	Fixed a bug that caused boons to be corrupted into conditions when using the skill Manifest Sand Shade while this trait was equipped.
March 05, 2019	Unending Corruption: This trait has been reworked and renamed Herald of Sorrow. Herald of Sorrow: Equipping this trait turns Desert Shroud into Harbinger Shroud, which removes the pulsing effects of Desert Shroud and instead shifts into a single detonation after a 3-second delay. This trait deals damage, corruption, and conditions in one strike while providing barrier to allies within the vicinity.
July 10, 2018	Fixed a bug that prevented this trait from corrupting a boon on downed enemies.
February 06, 2018	Fixed a bug in which Manifest Sand Shade was not updated to reflect the boon conversion from this trait.
September 22, 2017	Path of Fire release: Unending Corruption has been added to the game.