Shadow Blades

Shadow Blades1 point

Draws upon surrounding shadows to empower your weapons, causing your attacks to deal 20% additional damage as Shadow and causing your combo point generating abilities to generate double combo points for 16 sec.

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TypeTalent

Ranks1 point

ClassRogue

Specializations3

Tree sectionSubtlety specialization talents

Row2 of 11

Game build12.1.5

Tree position

In the Subtlety Rogue talent tree, Shadow Blades sits in the Subtlety specialization talents, row 2 of 11. It is a single-point node.

Connected above

The tree draws a line into Shadow Blades from Find Weakness.

Find Weakness
Your Stealth abilities allow you to see the flaws in enemies' defenses, causing your attacks to ignore 30% armor for 10 sec.

Connected below

Shadow Blades leads on to Quick Decisions or Ephemeral Bond.

Quick Decisions
Shadowstep's cooldown is reduced by 20%, and its maximum range is increased by 20%.
Ephemeral Bond
Increases healing received by 8%.

Same row

Also on this row: Improved Backstab and Improved Shuriken Storm.

Improved Backstab
Gloomblade has 15% increased critical strike chance. While behind your target, Backstab critical strikes grant Find Weakness for 10 sec.
Improved Shuriken Storm
Shuriken Storm has 15% increased critical strike chance. Shuriken Storm critical strikes grant Find Weakness for 10 sec.