Swallow Soul and shields

Skander

The skill is lackluster and needs a set (the soulcleaver set) to make it work

so WHY, why if you damage shields you get 0 HEALS

the skill doesn't return heals if you damage an enemy shield

Necrotech_Master

for game balance it seems like its an oversight (and i personally dont like how its a heal over time instead of a burst heal)

for a lore/gameplay reason, my guess is that its blood magic, and if you hit a magic shield, your not actually hitting the target and not getting any "blood" for the magic to work

for balance purposes it should probably be looked at though

jaws343

I think it is consistent with the function of any heal on damage ability. Pale Order works the same way.

MidniteOwl1913

I agree as a class heal it really lacks.

There is a reason all my NBs are healers...

xylena_lazarow

I'd be happy buffing Swallow Soul in exchange for nerfing all the ranged procs.

Shadowbinder7

xylena_lazarow wrote: »

I'd be happy buffing Swallow Soul in exchange for nerfing all the ranged procs.

Me too. I know this a pvp thread but honestly I don’t think it their burst than needs buffing.
Simply more dot power in some form (both pve and pvp) and yes ranged should be closer in power to melee.

When u play melee I’m often thinking “ have a ranged excite and ranged class spammable… why am I in melee? That’s what my STAMblade is for”. Sadly next update, U43 hasn’t touched the Siphoning skill tree in NB.
I think veil of blades radius should be increased, and swallow soul’s damage buffed or…

Add the Hemorrhaging status effect to Swallow Soul, like it was added to arterial burst/blood for blood in vamp!

It would be both a thematic and functional change!! Boosting NB’s sustained dps (not over buffing burst) and and bringing it closer to concealed weapon but probably still not surpassing it, given SS has a decent HoT attached.

Please read above ZOS devs and consider implementing this small change 🙏🏼🙏🏼 maybe if not in time for U43 going live, do it for u44