Shadow

Target marking, stealth timing and strong healing reduction.

A stealth skirmisher that marks a chosen enemy, rewards attacks from behind and punishes a target’s ability to recover.

WEAPONFencing weapon for offensive techniques

BASE SKILLS100.0all three requirements

ROLEMelee

FOCUSPvP players

ABILITIES4 techniques

How Shadow Plays

Prepared attacks have a five-second execution window. Costs and cooldowns start when the technique is successfully prepared or activated.

ROLETarget marking, stealth timing and strong healing reduction.

REQUIRED BASE SKILLSFencing 100 · Hiding 100 · Stealth 100

WEAPONFencing weapon for offensive techniques

CONTEXTPvP player targets only

COMPLETE LIVE KIT

Shadow abilities

Prepared attacks have a five-second execution window. Costs and cooldowns start when the technique is successfully prepared or activated.

Open all 4 techniques

Vanish

PVP ONLYACTIVE

Temporarily hides the Shadow and can prime Shadow Opportunity when stealth ends.

Type: Active
Requirement: Shadow
Cost: 15 Stamina
Cooldown: 50 sec
Range: Self
Duration: Up to 2 sec

Attack, cast, skill use or reveal ends it. It grants no immunity or cleansing.

Marked for Death

PVP ONLYACTIVE

Your next successful fencing melee hit on the marked player deals +25% direct damage, or +40% from behind. These bonuses do not add together; the weapon damage cap still applies.

Type: Active
Requirement: Shadow and a fencing weapon
Cost: 12 Stamina
Cooldown: 30 sec
Range: Enemy player within 3 tiles
Duration: 5 sec mark

Facing is checked at impact. Misses keep the mark; one successful hit consumes it. One mark at a time. Changing weapons cancels it. Poison, bleed, spells, reflection and secondary damage are unchanged.

Mortal Assault

PVP ONLYACTIVE

Reduces all supported healing received by 35%.

Type: Prepared
Requirement: Shadow and a fencing weapon
Cost: 15 Stamina
Cooldown: 28 sec
Range: Next connected fencing hit
Duration: 5 sec preparation; 3 sec debuff

Healing reductions use the strongest active value instead of stacking.

Shadow Opportunity

PVP ONLYPASSIVE

The next fencing attack gains 10 percentage points of hit chance.

Type: Passive
Requirement: Shadow leaving stealth
Cost: None
Cooldown: 10 sec internal
Range: Next fencing attack
Duration: 3 sec opportunity

Requires a valid fencing attack within the opportunity window.

Advanced Values · Ability Table

Ability	Type	Cost	Cooldown	Range / duration	Effect
Vanish	Active	15 Stamina	50 sec	Self; Up to 2 sec	Temporarily hides the Shadow and can prime Shadow Opportunity when stealth ends.
Marked for Death	Active	12 Stamina	30 sec	Enemy player within 3 tiles; 5 sec mark	Your next successful fencing melee hit on the marked player deals +25% direct damage, or +40% from behind. These bonuses do not add together; the weapon damage cap still applies.
Mortal Assault	Prepared	15 Stamina	28 sec	Next connected fencing hit; 5 sec preparation; 3 sec debuff	Reduces all supported healing received by 35%.
Shadow Opportunity	Passive	None	10 sec internal	Next fencing attack; 3 sec opportunity	The next fencing attack gains 10 percentage points of hit chance.

Important interactions

Combat Codex effects validate player targets and do not grant their listed PvP effect against creatures.
Changing weapons cancels a prepared technique when the recorded weapon no longer matches.
Deep Wound and Mortal Assault do not stack; the stronger active healing reduction is used.
Movement slows do not add another slow while the target is already controlled by Web Potion.
The Combat Codex is separate from the Warrior, Archer, Arcane, Beastmaster and Bard PvM Codices.

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How Shadow Plays

Shadow abilities

Important interactions

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