Grasping Shadows

Shroud. Unleash darkness in a targeted area, inflicting conditions on foes. Cleanse conditions from yourself while healing and cleansing your tethered ally, based on targets struck. — In-game description

Grasping Shadows

 

Profession

Thief (skill list)

Specialization

Specter

Parent skill

  Enter Shadow Shroud

Slot

Transform

Type

Shroud

Game link

API

63167

This skill has an underwater replacement: Grasping Shadows (underwater)

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Grasping Shadows

Shroud. Unleash darkness in a targeted area, inflicting conditions on foes. Cleanse conditions from yourself while healing and cleansing your tethered ally, based on targets struck.

 Damage: 684 (1.666)^?

 Cripple (3s): -50% Movement Speed

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

₃ Torment (6s): 396 Damage, 572 Damage if Foe Is Stationary

 Conditions Removed: 2

 Tethered Ally Healing per Target: 517 (0.1)^?

 Number of Targets: 5

 Radius: 180

 Combo Finisher: Blast

 Range: 900

— In-game description

Related traits

Deadly Arts

• Exposed Weakness — Deal increased strike damage to your target for each unique condition on them.

Specter

• 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.
• Larcenous Torment — Steal health and gain shadow force when you torment a foe. Does not grant shadow force while in shroud.
• Strength of Shadows — Gain expertise based on a percentage of your vitality. Torment you inflict deals increased damage.
• Shadestep — Shadow Shroud skills provide additional supportive effects to nearby allies and your tethered ally.

Notes

• Unlike other blast finishers, this skill deals damage to all nearby enemies first before blasting, thus making it useful for stealth yourself, your allies, all without being revealed.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
April 14, 2026	Reduced the torment duration from 10 seconds to 6 seconds in PvE only.
February 11, 2025	This skill now removes conditions from allies in the target area. Increased the torment duration from 5 seconds to 6 seconds and the torment stacks from 2 to 3 in WvW and PvP.
February 28, 2022	End of Dragons release: Grasping Shadows has been added to the game. (Undocumented) Increased torment duration from 8 to 10 seconds in PvE.
November 30, 2021	Grasping Shadows was available during the End of Dragons Beta Event 4.
October 26, 2021	Grasping Shadows was available during the End of Dragons Beta Event 3.