Bolstering darkness still needs some type of improvement. The skill does not “bolster” the nightblade tank’s ability to perform their functions as a tank in a significant manner in end game encounters. The defensive major protection aspect of the skill is not effective enough to reduce the large amounts of damage end game npcs do. It does not offer any significant reduction in pressure on a tank or their healer. As all of the heavy attacks will still need to be blocked, avoided, or healed and costing resources in the process.

The 70% reduction in enemies’ movement speed is eclipsed by razor caltrops. Razor caltrops allows for a similar slowing effect at 50% to be applied over a larger area, can be redeployed as it only cost stamina, and it also applies major breach on all targets hit.

The synergy is counterproductive it is a heal that requires the tank’s allies to move into a 5 meter aoe centered on the tank; whom is on the boss that is throwing out attacks that will put dps on the floor instantly. “Oh, you are hurt and need heal and the healer can’t get to you? Please come near the boss that is throwing out aoe attacks that can one shot you.” This isn’t helpful when soul siphon which has at 28-meter range can backbared if the group is concerned, that they may need an extra heal.

Bolstering darkness in its current iteration fails to be efficient at every task it seeks to preform and on top of that it costs 200 ultimate to activate.

The skill needs to be changed in manner where it actually takes some pressure off the tank+healer team in some manner and/or it increases grouped members effectiveness by modifying one or more aspects of group damage output, resource gain, or reduction in skill cost.