Signet of the Locust

Signet Passive: Your movement speed is increased. Signet Active: [sic]Strike and remove boons from nearby foes. Heal for each foe you strike and for each boon removed. — In-game description

Signet of the Locust

Profession

Necromancer (skill list)

Slot

Utility

Type

Signet

Training cost

2 Hero points

Game link

API

10612

Gallery
Overhead activation icon

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Signet of the Locust

Signet Passive: Your movement speed is increased.
Signet Active: [sic]Strike and remove boons from nearby foes. Heal for each foe you strike and for each boon removed.

 Damage: 266 (1.0)^?

 Healing per Hit: 1,500 (0.6)^?

 Healing per Hit: 800 (0.6)^?

 Healing per Boon Removed: 645 (0.1)^?

 Signet of the Locust: +25% Movement Speed

 Boons Removed: 2

 Boons Removed: 1

 Movement Speed Increase: 25%

 Number of Targets: 5

 Radius: 600

— In-game description

Related traits

Spite

• Signets of Suffering — Signets steal health and remove boons from affected foes. Siphon healing is reduced for each target struck beyond the first.

Reaper

• Blighter's Boon — Gain life force when you apply a boon to yourself or remove a boon from an enemy.

Scourge

• Nourishing Ashes — Gain life force when you inflict burning, and remove or corrupt a boon.
• Feed from Corruption — When you remove or corrupt a boon from an enemy, gain barrier.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
October 08, 2024	Reduced the cooldown from 25 seconds to 20 seconds in PvP only.
June 25, 2024	Reduced the cooldown from 25 seconds to 20 seconds in PvE only.
June 27, 2023	Reduced cooldown from 30 seconds to 25 seconds in PvE only. Reduced the number of boons removed from 2 to 1 in WvW only.
November 29, 2022	(PvP and WvW) Increased healing per target struck from 500 to 800. Reduced cooldown from 30 seconds to 25 seconds.
October 26, 2021	Positive percentage-based enhancements now display with a "+." For example, swiftness now displays "+33% Movement Speed" instead of "33% Movement Speed."
July 28, 2020	Reduced base healing per target struck from 1,500 to 500 in PvP and WvW.
July 07, 2020	In addition to its previous effects, the active ability of this signet now also converts up to 2 boons on struck foes into additional healing.
May 08, 2018	The damage and healing of this skill are no longer split between game modes and now use the higher 54% damage and higher 29% healing in all modes.
March 27, 2018	Increased damage by 28% in PvP and WvW. Increased the base healing per hit by 29% in PvP and WvW.
June 23, 2015	Specialization update: The effects of siphoning skills and traits have been increased by 20%. Reduced recharge to 30 seconds. Increased range to 600.
January 27, 2015	The cooldown on this skill has been reduced from 60 seconds to 40 seconds. Base healing has been increased by 4%, and bonus from healing power increased by 108%.
December 14, 2012	Passive movement speed has increased from 10% to 25%.
August 28, 2012	Game release: Signet of the Locust has been added to the game.