Well of Sorrow

Well. Shadowstep to your target location and create a well that inflicts foes with conditions. — In-game description

Well of Sorrow

   

Profession

Thief (skill list)

Specialization

Specter

Slot

Utility

Type

Well

Movement

Shadowstep

Training cost

15 Hero points

Game link

API

63276

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Well of Sorrow

Well. Shadowstep to your target location and create a well that inflicts foes with conditions.

 Damage: 59 (0.222)^?

₂ Torment (6s): 264 Damage, 382 Damage if Foe Is Stationary

₂ Torment (8s): 352 Damage, 509 Damage if Foe Is Stationary

₃ Bleeding (6s): 396 Damage

₃ Bleeding (8s): 528 Damage

₃ Poison (6s): 603 Damage, -33% Heal Effectiveness

₃ Poison (8s): 804 Damage, -33% Heal Effectiveness

 Number of Impacts: 5

 Number of Targets: 5

 Conditions per Pulse: 1

 Interval: 1 second

 Radius: 240

 Combo Field: Dark

 Range: 600

— In-game description

Mechanics

• This skill pulses conditions in a specific order. It will pulse torment, bleeding, torment, poison, and then torment.
• In total, it applies ₆ , ₃ , and ₃ .

Related traits

Deadly Arts

• Lotus Poison — Weaken targets when you poison them.
• Potent Poison — Poison you inflict has increased damage and duration. Other Deadly Arts traits apply additional stacks of poison.

Acrobatics

• Hard to Catch — Gain endurance when you shadowstep.
• Fluid Strikes — Gain increased strike damage for a period of time when you shadowstep or use a movement skill.

Trickery

• Deadly Ambush — Stealing also applies bleeding. Bleeding you inflict deals more damage.

Specter

• Larcenous Torment — Steal health and gain shadow force when you torment a foe. Does not grant shadow force while in shroud.
• Traversing Dusk — Heal allies in the area around you when you shadowstep. Gain shadow force for each ally in the radius. Wells grant resistance on their initial impact.
• Strength of Shadows — Gain expertise based on a percentage of your vitality. Torment you inflict deals increased damage.

Notes

• Your character will occasionally shout out one of the following lines upon using this skill:
  • "Suffer!"
  • "This will hurt."

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
April 14, 2026	Reduced the torment, bleeding, and poison duration from 8 seconds to 6 seconds in PvE only.
October 08, 2024	This skill now pulses conditions in a specific order. It will pulse torment, bleeding, torment, poison, and then torment.
May 02, 2023	Fixed an issue that prevented this skill from being affected by quickness.
February 28, 2022	End of Dragons release: Well of Sorrow has been added to the game.
November 30, 2021	Well of Sorrow was available during the End of Dragons Beta Event 4.
October 26, 2021	Well of Sorrow was available during the End of Dragons Beta Event 3.