Reaper
Reaper Skill Overview
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Last Updated: 30 May, 2023
Patch Applicable: 6.5
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Single-Target Actions

Icon Action Abbreviation Level Type Recast Description
Slice - 1 Weaponskill 2.5 seconds The first action in your main combo. Delivers an attack with a potency of 320. Generates 10 Soul.
Waxing Slice - 5 Weaponskill 2.5 seconds The second action in your main combo. Delivers an attack with a combo potency of 400. Generates 10 Soul.
Infernal Slice - 30 Weaponskill 2.5 seconds The third action in your main combo. Delivers an attack with a combo potency of 500. Generates 10 Soul.
Harpe - 15 Spell 2.5 seconds Deals unaspected damage to the target for 300 potency. Changes to an instant cast after use of Ingress or Egress.
Shadow of Death SoD 10 Weaponskill 2.5 seconds Delivers an attack with a potency of 300. Applies the Death’s Design debuff to a single enemy for 30 seconds. Death’s Design can be applied for up to 60 seconds. Death’s Design increases all damage dealt by the player by 10%.
Soul Slice SS 60 Weaponskill 30 seconds Delivers an attack with a potency of 460. Generates 50 Soul. Can hold up to two charges. Shares a recast timer with Soul Scythe.
Blood Stalk BS 50 Ability - Delivers an attack with a potency of 340. Grants one stack of Soul Reaver. The unaugmented version of Unveiled Gibbet, Unveiled Gallows, and Grim Swathe. Costs 50 Soul.
Gibbet - 70 Weaponskill 2.5 seconds Delivers an attack with a potency of 400. Benefits from flank positional (+60 potency) and the Enhanced Gibbet buff (+60 potency) for a total of 520 potency. Changes Blood Stalk to Unveiled Gallows and grants user the buff Enhanced Gallows. Costs one Soul Reaver stack.
Unveiled Gibbet - 70 Ability - Delivers an attack with a potency of 400. Sets Soul Reaver count to one. Can only be executed while under the effect of Enhanced Gibbet. Costs 50 Soul.
Gallows - 70 Weaponskill 2.5 seconds Delivers an attack with a potency of 400. Benefits from rear positional (+60 potency) and the Enhanced Gallows buff (+60 potency) for a total of 520 potency. Changes Blood Stalk to Unveiled Gibbet and grants the user the buff Enhanced Gibbet. Costs one Soul Reaver stack.
Unveiled Gallows - 70 Ability - Delivers an attack with a potency of 400. Sets Soul Reaver count to one. Can only be executed while under the effect of Enhanced Gallows. Costs 50 Soul.
Gluttony - 76 Ability 60 seconds Deals unaspected damage to the target for 520 potency. Deals 25% less damage to all nearby enemies. Sets Soul Reaver count to two. Costs 50 Soul.
Plentiful Harvest PH 88 Weaponskill 2.5 seconds Delivers an attack to all enemies in a straight line in front of the player with a potency of 720. Deals 60% less damage to all other enemies. Depletes stacks of Immortal Sacrifice upon execution. Deals up to 1000 potency with 8 stacks of Immortal Sacrifice. Can not be executed while under the effect of Bloodsworn Circle. Generates 50 Shroud.
Soulsow - 82 Spell 2.5 seconds (5 seconds in combat) Enables a single usage of Harvest Moon. Generates Soulsow buff.
Harvest Moon HM 82 Spell 2.5 seconds Deals unaspected damage to the target for 600 potency. Deals 50% less damage to all nearby enemies. Costs Soulsow buff.
Arcane Circle AC 72 Ability 120 seconds Increases damage dealt by the player and all nearby party members by 3% for 20 seconds. Grants the effect of Circle of Sacrifice to the player and all nearby party members for 5 seconds. While under the effect of Circle of Sacrifice, using a weaponskill will generate one stack of Immortal Sacrifice for the Reaper. Grants the player the effect of Bloodsworn Circle which allows for the accumulation of Immortal Sacrifice stacks for 6 seconds.
Enshroud - 80 Ability 15 seconds Allows access to Enshroud actions, while disallowing access to other actions. Grants the player 5 stacks of Lemure Shroud. Lasts 30 seconds or until all Lemure Shroud has been used. Costs 50 Shroud.
Void Reaping VR 80 Weaponskill 1.5 seconds Delivers an attack with a potency of 460. Benefits from the Enhanced Void Reaping buff (+60 potency) for a maximum of 520 potency. Grants the player the Enhanced Cross Reaping buff. Can only be executed under the Enshrouded effect. Costs one Lemure Shroud.
Cross Reaping CR 80 Weaponskill 1.5 seconds Delivers an attack with a potency of 460. Benefits from the Enhanced Cross Reaping buff (+60 potency) for a maximum of 520 potency. Grants the player the Enhanced Cross Reaping buff. Can only be executed under the Enshrouded effect. Costs one Lemure Shroud.
Lemure’s Slice - 86 Ability 1 second Delivers an attack with a potency of 240. Costs two Void Shroud.
Communio - 90 Spell 2.5 seconds Deals unaspected damage to the target for 1,100 potency. Deals 60% less for all enemies near the initial target. Ends the effect of the Enshrouded status upon execution.

Multi-Target Actions

Icon Action Abbreviation Level Type Recast Description
Spinning Scythe - 25 Weaponskill 2.5 seconds The first action in your AoE combo. Delivers an attack with a potency of 140. Generates 10 Soul.
Nightmare Scythe - 45 Weaponskill 2.5 seconds The second action in your AoE combo. Delivers an attack with a potency of 180. Generates 10 Soul.
Whorl of Death WoD 35 Weaponskill 2.5 seconds Delivers an attack with a potency of 100 to all nearby enemies. Applies the Death’s Design debuff to all nearby enemies for 30 seconds. Death’s Design can be applied for up to 60 seconds. Death’s Design increases all damage dealt by the player by 10%.
Soul Scythe - 65 Weaponskill 2.5 seconds Delivers an attack with a potency of 180 to all nearby enemies. Generates 50 Soul. Can hold up to two charges. Shares a recast with Soul Slice.
Guillotine - 70 Weaponskill 2.5 seconds Delivers an attack with a potency of 200 to all enemies in a cone in front of the player. Generates 10 Shroud. Costs one Soul Reaver stack.
Grim Swathe - 55 Ability - Delivers an attack with a potency of 140 to all enemies in a cone in front of the player. Sets Soul Reaver count to one. Costs 50 Soul.
Grim Reaping - 80 Weaponskill 2.5 seconds Delivers an attack with a potency of 200 to all enemies in a cone in front of the player. Can only be executed while under the Enshrouded effect. Costs one Lemure Shroud.
Lemure’s Scythe - 86 Ability 1 second Delivers an attack with a potency of 100 to all enemies in a cone in front of the player. Costs 2 Void Shroud.

Role Actions/Support

Icon Action Abbreviation Level Type Recast Description
Arcane Crest - 40 Ability 30 seconds Grants user the effect of Crest of Borrowed Time. Places a shield on the user worth 10% of total HP. Upon the shield breaking, grants all nearby party members Crest of Time Returned for 15 seconds. Places a 15 second regen on all effected party members worth 50 potency every tick, totaling 250 potency.
Feint - 22 Ability 90 seconds Reduces the targets physical damage dealt by 10% and magic damage dealt by 5% for 10 seconds.
Leg Sweep - 10 Ability 40 seconds Stuns the target for 3 seconds. Suffers from diminishing returns.
Arm’s Length AL 32 Ability 120 seconds Anti-knockback. Slows the target upon taking physical damage.
Second Wind SW 8 Ability 120 seconds Regnerates HP worth 500 potency.
Bloodbath BB 12 Ability 90 seconds Converts damage dealt to HP for the user for 20 seconds.
True North TN 50 Ability 45 seconds Nullifies all positional requirements for 10 seconds. Can hold up to two charges.
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  • 4 Jan, 2022
    Updated Crest of Time Returned potency from 100 to 50.
    26 Aug, 2022
    Updated for 6.2 potency changes.
    13 Sep, 2022
    Updated patch number
    3 Nov, 2022
    6.28 potency changes
    12 Jan, 2023
    Updated patch number
    30 May, 2023
    Updated for 6.4
    4 Oct, 2023
    Updated the 6.5 potency changes for Gluttony and Lemure’s Slice