Shadow Sap

Hurl a bolt of unfurling shadows to bolster allies. — In-game description

Shadow Sap

 

Profession

Thief (skill list)

Specialization

Specter

Weapon

Scepter

Game link

API

63351

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0.75¾  4  

Shadow Sap

Hurl a bolt of unfurling shadows to bolster allies.

 Damage: 282 (0.77)^?

₅ Might (10s): 150 Condition Damage, 150 Power

₃ Might (6s): 90 Condition Damage, 90 Power

 Barrier: 1,420 (0.5)^?

 Barrier: 812 (0.25)^?

 Barrier: 652 (0.25)^?

 Protection (4s): -33% Incoming Damage

 Protection (20.5½s): -33% Incoming Damage

 Number of Allied Targets: 5

 Radius: 240

 Unblockable

 Combo Finisher: Blast

 Range: 900

— In-game description

Related traits

Acrobatics

• Assassin's Reward — Heal yourself whenever you use a skill that uses initiative. Heal yourself for each point of initiative spent.

Trickery

• Lead Attacks — Increases all damage dealt per initiative spent. Steal gains reduced recharge time.

Specter

• Second Opinion — A portion of condition damage is converted to healing power. Gain condition damage, which is increased while wielding a scepter.
• Dark Sentry — Apply Rot Wallow Venom to allies you grant barrier to. Outgoing healing to allies is increased. Rot Wallow Venom effect cannot apply to yourself.

Notes

Bug:

Currently does not grant Malice for Deadeye

• This skill's Blast Finisher lands before its damage, thus immediately breaking Stealth if used in a Smoke Field while hitting an enemy.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
June 24, 2025	Increased the initiative cost from 3 to 4.
April 15, 2025	This skill is now a blast finisher.
February 11, 2025	Reduced the base barrier from 812 to 652 and the healing power multiplier from 0.5 to 0.25 in WvW only. This skill no longer applies might in WvW only.
October 08, 2024	This skill is now ground targeted and will fire a projectile at the target location. When the missile lands, it will strike enemies and grant barrier, might, and protection to allies. The strike no longer inflicts weakness on enemies.
June 25, 2024	Increased the splash effectiveness of boon duration to allies from 50% to 75% in PvE only.
August 22, 2023	Secrets of the Obscure release: Fixed an issue that prevented scepter skills from granting malice.
July 18, 2023	Increased protection duration from 2.5 seconds to 4 seconds in PvE only.
June 27, 2023	Ally-targeted scepter skills now also grant a lesser effect to additional allies in a radius around the target. All scepter projectiles have had their velocity increased by 66%. Ally-targeted skills will now affect a radius of 240 around their target; secondary targets receive reduced benefits. Updated ally-targeted skill facts to show their unblockable nature.
February 14, 2023	The enemy-targeted version of this skill now grants might in an area around the specter. The ally-targeted version of this skill now grants protection.
February 28, 2022	End of Dragons release: Shadow Sap has been added to the game.
November 30, 2021	Shadow Sap was available during the End of Dragons Beta Event 4. Fixed the skill fact for barrier application
October 26, 2021	Shadow Sap was available during the End of Dragons Beta Event 3.