Changes: Shadow Form

Shadow Form
Profession:	Assassin
Attribute:	Shadow Arts
Type:	Elite Enchantment Spell

Latest revision as of 14:16, 5 May 2011

This article is about the PvE version of a split skill. For the PvP version, see Shadow Form (PvP).

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Skill details

Full: For 5...18 seconds, you cannot be the target of enemy spells, and you gain 5 damage reduction for each Assassin enchantment on you. You cannot deal more than 5...21 damage with a single skill or attack.

Concise: (5...18 seconds.) Enemy spells cannot target you. Gain 5 damage reduction for each Assassin enchantment on you. You cannot deal more than 5...21 damage with a single skill or attack.

Shadow Arts	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Duration	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
Max dmg	5	6	8	9	10	12	13	14	16	17	18	20	21	22	24	25	26	28	29	30	32

Acquisition

Signet of Capture:

Notes

Can be maintained at 12 Shadow Arts with Deadly Paradox and a weapon of Enchanting. Primary assassins can substitute Glyph of Swiftness for Deadly Paradox if Shadow Arts is raised to 14.
You can still be hit by AoE if you are standing next to the intended target.
Shadow Form's damage reduction is always calculated before Protective Spirit, regardless of the order they are cast.

Anomaly! Refreshing any Assassin enchantment before it ends will add an additional 5 damage reduction. Enchantments that refresh automatically, such as Critical Defenses, will also give additional damage reduction. Any additional damage reduction is lost if Shadow Form itself is refreshed.

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 == Notes ==
-*Can be maintained at 14 Shadow Arts with [[Glyph of Swiftness]], [[Deadly Paradox]], and a [[perfect]] [[Weapon upgrade|enchanting]] mod.
+*Can be maintained at 12 Shadow Arts with [[Deadly Paradox]] and a weapon [[of Enchanting]]. Primary assassins can substitute [[Glyph of Swiftness]] for Deadly Paradox if Shadow Arts is raised to 14.
+*You can still be hit by [[Area of Effect|AoE]] if you are standing next to the intended target.
-*Similarly, an A/Me can maintain Shadow Form by just using [[Arcane Echo]] and [[Deadly Paradox]] (Cast Deadly Paradox before Arcane Echo).
+*Shadow Form's damage reduction is always calculated before [[Protective Spirit]], regardless of the order they are cast.
-*Shadow Form only prevents ''spells'', so [[signet]]s, [[touch]] skills or [[Environmental Effect]]s still affect you.
+{{Anomaly|Refreshing any Assassin enchantment before it ends will add an additional 5 damage reduction. Enchantments that refresh automatically, such as [[Critical Defenses]], will also give additional damage reduction. Any additional damage reduction is lost if Shadow Form itself is refreshed.}}
-*The health loss caused by this enchantment does not count as [[damage]] and therefore cannot be negated.
-*Attacks while under the effects of [[Illusionary Weaponry]] will still deal damage as these attacks do not need to hit.
-*[[Area of Effect]] spells targeted near you and [[Point Blank Area of Effect|PBAoE]] spells, which are untargetable, can still affect you.
-*Like [[Spell Breaker]], spells cast on a creature with Shadow Form on will not only fail, but also result in the caster expending the spell energy cost.
-*If you have a "While Enchanted" health bonus to an item you are holding, the Health loss from this skill is figured before the Enchantment Bonus.
 ==Related skills==
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 *{{skill icon|Obsidian Flesh}} ([[elite]])
 *{{skill icon|Vow of Silence}} ([[elite]])
-*{{skill icon|Mist Form}} ([[elite]])
 == Related articles ==
-*[[Action prevention skills quick reference]]
+* [[Action prevention skills quick reference]]
-*[[Effect on end skills quick reference]]
+* [[Enchantment spell skills quick reference]]
-*[[Enchantment spell skills quick reference]]
+[[Category:Elite skills]]
+[[Category:Enchantment Spells]]
-*[[Miss skills quick reference]]
+[[Category:Shadow Arts skills]]
+[[Category:Assassin skills (Factions)]]