Shadestep/history
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This page contains information about a Guild Wars 2 trait that has been updated since its introduction. Some of the information on this page no longer applies to the game as it currently exists. For the current version of this trait, see Shadestep. |
June 24, 2025
- Shadestep: This trait has been reworked. It now augments your shadow shroud skills to have additional supportive effects:
- Haunt Shot: Provides a small amount of healing to nearby allies.
- Grasping Shadows: Grants alacrity to nearby allies in PvE and regeneration to nearby allies in PvP and WvW.
- Dawn's Repose: Grants protection to nearby allies.
- Eternal Night: Provides a large amount of healing to nearby allies.
- Mind Shock: Applies aegis to nearby allies.
“ShadestepShadow Shroud skills provide additional supportive effects to nearby allies and your tethered ally.
Healing: 129 (0.12)?
Protection (5s): -33% Incoming Damage
Aegis (4s): Block the next incoming attack.
Number of Allied Targets: 5
Radius: 360
— In-game description
February 11, 2025
- Shadestep: This trait no longer causes the beneficial effects of Shadow Shroud skills to affect allies around the tethered ally.
“ShadestepGrant additional boons to yourself and affected allies when you use a shadow shroud skill.
— In-game description
July 18, 2023
- Shadestep: Reduced alacrity duration from 2 seconds to 1.25 seconds in PvE only.
“ShadestepThe beneficial effects of your Shadow Shroud skills now affect allies in an area around your tethered ally. Grant additional boons to yourself and affected allies when you use a shadow shroud skill.
— In-game description
June 27, 2023
- Shadestep: This trait has been reworked. It now spreads the beneficial effects of your shadow shroud skills to allies around your tethered target, and it additionally grants boons to yourself and those allies when you use a shadow shroud skill.
“ShadestepThe beneficial effects of your Shadow Shroud skills now affect allies in an area around your tethered ally. Grant additional boons to yourself and affected allies when you use a shadow shroud skill.
— In-game description
Original version
“ShadestepSiphon now grants you barrier when targeting enemies, and it revives allies when targeting them. Shadowstepping breaks your barrier and grants it to nearby allies, proportional to the number of allies affected.
Barrier: 1,980 (0.6)?
Revive Percentage: 33%
— In-game description
Beta event version: November 30, 2021
- Shadestep was available during the End of Dragons Beta Event 4.
- Shadestep: Broken barrier will now be distributed evenly among allies affected.
“ShadestepSiphon now grants you barrier when targeting enemies, and it revives allies when targeting them. Shadowstepping breaks your barrier and grants it to nearby allies, proportional to the number of allies affected.
— In-game description
Beta event version: October 26, 2021
- Shadestep was available during the End of Dragons Beta Event 3.
“ShadestepSiphon now grants you barrier when targeting enemies and revives allies when targeting them. Shadowstepping breaks your barrier and grants it to nearby allies.
— In-game description
