Nightfall/history
January 13, 2026
- Nightfall: This skill will now only convert boons to conditions and blind enemies on the initial strike. Reduced the pulse interval from 2 to 1. This skill now also grants protection to the necromancer and grants life force to the necromancer every interval if they are inside the area.
Nightfall
- Profession
Necromancer (skill list)- Specialization
Reaper- Weapon
- Greatsword

- Game link
“Call down a growing column of shadows that damages and conditions foes every pulse. The initial strike blinds foes and converts their boons into conditions. Gain life force while inside the area.
Damage: 464 (1.15)? Damage: 147 (0.364)?- 1 Blindness (3s): Next outgoing attack misses.
- 4 Cripple (2s): -50% Movement Speed
- Protection (3s): -33% Incoming Damage
Boons Converted to Conditions: 3 Boons Converted to Conditions: 1 Boons Converted to Conditions: 2 Life Force: 7% Life Force: 5%- Number of Targets: 5
- Pulses: 4
- Interval: 1 second
- Maximum Radius: 360
- Combo Field: Dark
— In-game description
February 11, 2025
- Nightfall: Increased the cooldown from 30 seconds to 40 seconds in WvW only.
Nightfall
- Profession
Necromancer (skill list)- Specialization
Reaper- Weapon
- Greatsword

- Game link
“Call down a growing column of shadows that damages and conditions foes every pulse.
Damage: 464 (1.15)? Damage: 147 (0.364)?- 4 Blindness (2s): Next outgoing attack misses.
- 4 Cripple (2s): -50% Movement Speed
- Boons Converted to Conditions: 4
- Number of Targets: 5
- Pulses: 4
- Interval: 2 seconds
- Maximum Radius: 360
- Combo Field: Dark
— In-game description
August 22, 2023
- Increased cooldown from 20 seconds to 30 seconds in WvW only.
Nightfall
- Profession
Necromancer (skill list)- Specialization
Reaper- Weapon
- Greatsword

- Game link
“Call down a growing column of shadows that damages and conditions foes every pulse.
Damage: 464 (1.15)? Damage: 147 (0.364)?- 4 Blindness (2s): Next outgoing attack misses.
- 4 Cripple (2s): -50% Movement Speed
- Boons Converted to Conditions: 4
- Number of Targets: 5
- Pulses: 4
- Interval: 2 seconds
- Maximum Radius: 360
- Combo Field: Dark
— In-game description
May 02, 2023
- Nightfall: Increased power coefficient from 1.05 to 1.15 in PvE only.
Nightfall
- Profession
Necromancer (skill list)- Specialization
Reaper- Weapon
- Greatsword

- Game link
“Call down a growing column of shadows that damages and conditions foes every pulse.
Damage: 464 (1.15)? Damage: 147 (0.364)?- 4 Blindness (2s): Next outgoing attack misses.
- 4 Cripple (2s): -50% Movement Speed
- Boons Converted to Conditions: 4
- Number of Targets: 5
- Pulses: 4
- Interval: 2 seconds
- Maximum Radius: 360
- Combo Field: Dark
— In-game description
November 29, 2022
- Nightfall: Reduced cooldown from 25 seconds to 20 seconds in PvE only.
Nightfall
- Profession
Necromancer (skill list)- Specialization
Reaper- Weapon
- Greatsword

- Game link
“Call down a growing column of shadows that damages and conditions foes every pulse.
Damage: 147 (0.364)? Damage: 424 (1.05)?- 4 Blindness (2s): Next outgoing attack misses.
- 4 Cripple (2s): -50% Movement Speed
- Boons Converted to Conditions: 4
- Number of Targets: 5
- Pulses: 4
- Interval: 2 seconds
- Maximum Radius: 360
- Combo Field: Dark
— In-game description
June 28, 2022
- Nightfall: Reduced cooldown from 25 seconds to 20 seconds in PvP and WvW.
Nightfall
- Profession
Necromancer (skill list)- Specialization
Reaper- Weapon
- Greatsword

- Game link
“Call down a growing column of shadows that damages and conditions foes every pulse.
Damage: 147 (0.364)? Damage: 424 (1.05)?- Blindness (2s): Next outgoing attack misses.
- Cripple (2s): -50% Movement Speed
- Boons Converted to Conditions: 4
- Number of Targets: 5
- Pulses: 4
- Interval: 2 seconds
- Maximum Radius: 360
- Combo Field: Dark
— In-game description
February 25, 2020
- Nightfall: (Competitive split) Reduced power coefficient per strike from 0.7 to 0.364.
Nightfall
- Profession
Necromancer (skill list)- Specialization
Reaper- Weapon
- Greatsword

- Game link
“Call down a growing column of shadows that damages and conditions foes every pulse.
Damage: 147 (0.364)? Damage: 424 (1.05)?- Blindness (2s): Next outgoing attack misses.
- Cripple (2s): -50% Movement Speed
- Boons Converted to Conditions: 4
- Number of Targets: 5
- Pulses: 4
- Interval: 2 seconds
- Maximum Radius: 360
- Combo Field: Dark
— In-game description
March 05, 2019
- Nightfall: Increased the damage of this skill by 50% in PvE only.
Nightfall
- Profession
Necromancer (skill list)- Specialization
Reaper- Weapon
- Greatsword

- Game link
“Call down a growing column of shadows that damages and applies conditions on foes per pulse.
Damage: 282 (0.7)? Damage: 424 (1.05)?- Blindness (2s): Next outgoing attack misses.
- Cripple (2s): -50% Movement Speed
- Boons Converted to Conditions: 4
- Number of Targets: 5
- Pulses: 4
- Interval: 2 seconds
- Maximum Radius: 360
- Combo Field: Dark
— In-game description
September 23, 2017
- Nightfall: Fixed a bug in which this skill's visuals desynced when affected by quickness or slow.
February 22, 2017
- Nightfall: This skill now converts boons into conditions from enemies it hits.
Nightfall
- Profession
Necromancer (skill list)- Specialization
Reaper- Weapon
- Greatsword

- Game link
“Call down a growing column of shadows that damages and applies conditions on foes per pulse.
- Damage: 282 (0.7)?
- Blindness (2s): Next outgoing attack misses.
- Cripple (2s): -50% Movement Speed
- Boons Converted to Conditions: 4
- Number of Targets: 5
- Pulses: 4
- Interval: 2 seconds
- Maximum Radius: 360
- Combo Field: Dark
— In-game description
Original version
Nightfall
- Profession
Necromancer (skill list)- Specialization
Reaper- Weapon
- Greatsword

- Game link
“Call down a growing column of shadows that damages and applies conditions on foes per pulse.
- Damage: 282 (0.7)?
- Blindness (2s): Next outgoing attack misses.
- Cripple (2s): -50% Movement Speed
- Number of Targets: 5
- Pulses: 4
- Interval: 2 seconds
- Maximum Radius: 360
- Combo Field: Dark
— In-game description