Shadow Kinetic Combat Basics Guide

Deals weapon damage spread across a flurry of 3 melee attacks.

Deals weapon damage spread across a flurry of 3 melee attacks.

Allows you to pause and meditate to restore your health and Force. Cannot be used during combat.

Regain health out of battle.

Strikes the target twice. Each hit deals weapon damage.

Strikes the target twice. Each hit deals weapon damage.

Utilize a Force technique, giving your melee attacks a 50% chance to deal kinetic damage.

Utilize a Force technique, giving your melee attacks a 50% chance to deal kinetic damage.

Increases Mastery by 5% and internal and elemental damage reduction by 10%.

Increases Mastery by 5% and internal and elemental damage reduction by 10%.

While active, the guarded player takes 5% less damage and generates 25% less threat. In addition, so long as you remain within 15 meters of the guarded player, 50% of all incoming damage from enemy players is transferred back to you.

Protect another player / companion

The cooldown of Kinetic Ward is reduced by 5 seconds, the shield chance it provides is increased by an additional 3%, and shielding an attack while it is active has a 20% chance to restore a charge and increase its active duration by 1 second. In addition, Kinetic Bulwark can build 2 additional stacks.

The cooldown of Kinetic Ward is reduced by 5 seconds, the shield chance it provides is increased by an additional 3%, and shielding an attack while it is active has a 20% chance to restore a charge and increase its active duration by 1 second. In addition, Kinetic Bulwark can build 2 additional stacks.

Project deals 20% more damage and consumes 15 less Force, and Double Strike and Whirling Blow inflict their targets with Trauma, which reduces the healing received from all sources by 20% for 6 seconds.

Project deals 20% more damage and consumes 15 less Force, and Double Strike and Whirling Blow inflict their targets with Trauma, which reduces the healing received from all sources by 20% for 6 seconds.

Increases your stealth detection level by 5, defense by 2%, and shield absorption by 4%

Increases your stealth detection level by 5, defense by 2%, and shield absorption by 4%

Increases damage reduction and Endurance by 2% and allows for Spinning Kick to be used out of stealth mode. Additionally, activating Force Potency grants 30% shield absorption for 20 seconds.

Increases damage reduction and Endurance by 2% and allows for Spinning Kick to be used out of stealth mode. Additionally, activating Force Potency grants 30% shield absorption for 20 seconds.

Increases armor rating by 20% and damage reduction by 2%.

Increases armor rating by 20% and damage reduction by 2%.

Increases the critical strike damage dealt by Force Breach and Psychokinetic Blast by 20%.

Increases the critical strike damage dealt by Force Breach and Psychokinetic Blast by 20%.

Throws debris at the target, dealing kinetic damage. Standard and weak targets are additionally stunned for 3 seconds.

Throws debris at the target, dealing kinetic damage. Standard and weak targets are additionally stunned for 3 seconds.

Deals kinetic damage and stuns the target for 4 seconds.

You can use your short stun on weaker enemies to stop them from running around, from casting abilities, to stop them from damaging you, or just to keep them out of the fight in general.

Deals weapon damage to up to 8 targets within 5 meters. Requires a double-bladed lightsaber or electrostaff.

Deals weapon damage to up to 8 targets within 5 meters. Requires a double-bladed lightsaber or electrostaff.

Controls the mind of the target, forcing it to attack you for 6 seconds. Player targets deal 30% less damage for 6 seconds when attacking anyone other than you.

Controls the mind of the target, forcing it to attack you for 6 seconds. Player targets deal 30% less damage for 6 seconds when attacking anyone other than you.

Enters stealth mode, increasing your stealth level by 15 and making you difficult to detect. While in stealth, movement speed is slowed by 15%. Your companion will not react to enemy attacks while in stealth. Most hostile actions prematurely end the effect. Cannot be used in combat.

Enter Stealth to sneak around or sneak up to enemies. Stronger enemies can see you coming, but you can sneak past weaker ones. You can only enter Stealth when you are outside of combat unless you use your Combat Stealth ability.

Demonstrates your force of will, purging all incapacitating and movement-impairing effects.

If you are stunned and can’t move, you can use this ability to unstun yourself.

Deals moderate weapon damage to a single target if used from behind the target or less weapon damage otherwise. Requires a double-bladed lightsaber or electrostaff.

Deals moderate weapon damage to a single target if used from behind the target or less weapon damage otherwise. Requires a double-bladed lightsaber or electrostaff.

Increases movement speed by 150% for 2 seconds. Does not break stealth.

Increases movement speed by 150% for 2 seconds. Does not break stealth.

Grants 2 charges of Force Potency, which increases the Force critical chance of your direct attacks and heals by 60%. Each time a direct Force ability critically hits or each time a channeled Force ability is activated, 1 charge is consumed. Lasts 20 seconds.

Grants 2 charges of Force Potency, which increases the Force critical chance of your direct attacks and heals by 60%. Each time a direct Force ability critically hits or each time a channeled Force ability is activated, 1 charge is consumed. Lasts 20 seconds.

Deals kinetic damage to the target and consumes 40 Force over the duration of the channel. Slows the movement speed of the target by 50% and stuns weak or standard enemies while channeled. This ability can be channeled while moving.

Deals kinetic damage to the target and consumes 40 Force over the duration of the channel. Slows the movement speed of the target by 50% and stuns weak or standard enemies while channeled. This ability can be channeled while moving.

Utilize a combat technique, giving your melee attacks a 50% chance to deal internal damage and generate additional threat. Reduces all damage dealt by 10%, but increases armor rating by 150%., shield chance by 15%, threat generation by 150%, accuracy by 10%, damage reduction by 5%. Replaces Force Technique.

Utilize a combat technique, giving your melee attacks a 50% chance to deal internal damage and generate additional threat. Reduces all damage dealt by 10%, but increases armor rating by 150%., shield chance by 15%, threat generation by 150%, accuracy by 10%, damage reduction by 5%. Replaces Force Technique.

Interrupts the target's current action and prevents that ability from being used for 4 seconds.

Every class has an interrupt ability that allows them to interrupt an enemy while they are casting. Enemy castbars that fill up from left to right are called casts and can be interrupted and the ability will be stopped, but castbars that go from right to left deal damage the entire time they are channeling. Using your interrupt in combat is very useful as it can prevent the enemy from damaging you, or sometimes even prevent them from stunning you or knocking you back!

Confuses the target, leaving it bewildered and unable to act for 60 seconds. Damage will break the effect prematurely. This ability is only usable in stealth mode and cannot be used against a target in combat. Only one target can be incapacitated at any given time. Cannot be used on droids.

Your crowd control (CC) is a special type of stun you can only use when your enemy is outside of combat. You use it before a fight, to temporarily knock an opponent out of the fight while you deal with the other enemies. Accidentally damaging your crowd control'd target will wake them up.

Increases your total Endurance by 3%. In addition, Saber Strike restores 1 Force each time it damages an enemy.

Increases your total Endurance by 3%. In addition, Saber Strike restores 1 Force each time it damages an enemy.

Strike up to 8 nearby enemies with shattering force, dealing internal damage and generating a high amount of threat.

Strike up to 8 nearby enemies with shattering force, dealing internal damage and generating a high amount of threat.

Cascading Debris pummels nearby targets each time it deals damage.

Cascading Debris pummels nearby targets each time it deals damage.

Solo Single-Enemy Suggestion: If you are fighting groups of 3+ at a time (and doing solo content as a tank means you should probably pull extra) then this choice will help make it go faster. If you're doing mostly single target, Antagonizing Debris will be much stronger.

Solo Many-Enemy Suggestion: If you are fighting groups of 3+ at a time (and doing solo content as a tank means you should probably pull extra) then this choice will help make it go faster. If you're doing mostly single target, Antagonizing Debris will be much stronger.

Increases the damage, critical hit chance, and threat generated by Cascading Debris by 10%.

Increases the damage, critical hit chance, and threat generated by Cascading Debris by 10%.

Flashpoint Suggestion: Antagonizing Debris will give the most benefit, both to threat generation and damage. If you're doing many big pulls in the flashpoint, Chained Cascade may be worth considering, but Antagonizing Debris will be best for most bosses.

Operation Suggestion: Antagonizing Debris will give the most benefit, both to threat generation and damage. If you're fine switching back and forth, you could use Chained Cascade for combat in between bosses for better AoE but stick to this for bosses.

Cascading Debris deals 20% more damage to targets you have mind controlled and restores 5 Force whenever it deals damage to them.

Cascading Debris deals 20% more damage to targets you have mind controlled and restores 5 Force whenever it deals damage to them.

The effects of your Force Breach ability are modified, and Force Breach causes its targets to become unsteady for 45 seconds. Unsteady targets have their melee and ranged accuracy reduced by 5%. In addition, Whirling Blow deals 15% more damage to Unsteady targets.

The effects of your Force Breach ability are modified, and Force Breach causes its targets to become unsteady for 45 seconds. Unsteady targets have their melee and ranged accuracy reduced by 5%. In addition, Whirling Blow deals 15% more damage to Unsteady targets.

Increases your ranged and melee defenses by 50% for 12 seconds. Requires a melee weapon.

Increases your ranged and melee defenses by 50% for 12 seconds. Requires a melee weapon.

Project's critical hit damage is increased by 50% and dealing damage with Project extends the duration of mind control by 3 seconds to targets already affected by your mind control.

Project's critical hit damage is increased by 50% and dealing damage with Project extends the duration of mind control by 3 seconds to targets already affected by your mind control.

Flashpoint Suggestion: This choice is the default best due to the increase to dps and threat management. Take this unless you need a stun.

Operation Suggestion: This choice is the default best due to the increase to dps and threat management. Take this unless you need a stun.

Performs a spin kick that deals kinetic damage and stuns the target for 3 seconds. Standard and weak enemies are additionally knocked down. Dealing damage with Spinning Kick increases your damage reduction by 10% for 6 seconds.

Performs a spin kick that deals kinetic damage and stuns the target for 3 seconds. Standard and weak enemies are additionally knocked down. Dealing damage with Spinning Kick increases your damage reduction by 10% for 6 seconds.

Force Cloak increases movement speed by 50%. Force Speed lasts 1 second longer and slows all enemies within 5 meters by 75% for 2.5 seconds when activated.

Force Cloak increases movement speed by 50%. Force Speed lasts 1 second longer and slows all enemies within 5 meters by 75% for 2.5 seconds when activated.

Solo Single-Enemy Suggestion: Force Magnetism can really help a stealthy tank solo certain content faster, but for tangible combat benefits, Energized Project is a nice damage boost as well.

Solo Many-Enemy Suggestion: Force Magnetism can really help a stealthy tank solo certain content faster, but for tangible combat benefits, Energized Project is a nice damage boost as well.

Uses the Force to make you vanish from sight, immediately exiting combat, purging all hostile removable effects and entering stealth mode. For 10 seconds, you become virtually undetectable.

Enter Stealth while you are in combat, either to run away, to sneak off and heal up, or to take advantage of stealth in the fight. If you enter Combat Stealth while you are alone or all your team mates are dead, the fight may reset.

Forces all enemies within 15 meters to attack you for 6 seconds. Player targets deal 30% less damage for 6 seconds when attacking anyone other than you.

Forces all enemies within 15 meters to attack you for 6 seconds. Player targets deal 30% less damage for 6 seconds when attacking anyone other than you.

Deals kinetic damage and slows the target's movement speed by 50% for 6 seconds.

Slows slow the enemy down, making it hard for them to run away.

Erects a Kinetic Ward with 15 charges that increases your shield chance by 18% for 20 seconds. Each time you successfully shield, Kinetic Ward loses 1 charge. Does not break Stealth.

Erects a Kinetic Ward with 15 charges that increases your shield chance by 18% for 20 seconds. Each time you successfully shield, Kinetic Ward loses 1 charge. Does not break Stealth.

Increases the rate at which your Force regenerates by 30% and increases internal and elemental damage reduction by 10%.

Increases the rate at which your Force regenerates by 30% and increases internal and elemental damage reduction by 10%.

Each time you consume a charge of Kinetic Ward the cooldown of Mass Mind Control is reduced by 2 seconds. If Kinetic Ward is broken by damage it deals damage to nearby targets, generates a high amount of threat and finishes the cooldowns of Force Breach and Slow Time.

Each time you consume a charge of Kinetic Ward the cooldown of Mass Mind Control is reduced by 2 seconds. If Kinetic Ward is broken by damage it deals damage to nearby targets, generates a high amount of threat and finishes the cooldowns of Force Breach and Slow Time.

Each time you consume a charge of Kinetic Ward the cooldown of Force Cloak is reduced by 2 seconds. If Kinetic Ward is broken by damage it reduces the accuracy of all nearby enemies by 20% for 6 seconds.

Each time you consume a charge of Kinetic Ward the cooldown of Force Cloak is reduced by 2 seconds. If Kinetic Ward is broken by damage it reduces the accuracy of all nearby enemies by 20% for 6 seconds.

Each time you consume a charge of Kinetic Ward the cooldown of Force Potency is decreased by 2 seconds. If Kinetic Ward is broken by damage it grants 1 charge of Force Potency to you.

Each time you consume a charge of Kinetic Ward the cooldown of Force Potency is decreased by 2 seconds. If Kinetic Ward is broken by damage it grants 1 charge of Force Potency to you.

General Suggestion: Force Potency is absolutely the most worthwhile of your cooldowns available for reducing in this tier. Remember to keep Kinetic Ward up for this!

Critical hits with Force attacks increase your melee critical chance by 5% for 10 seconds.

Critical hits with Force attacks increase your melee critical chance by 5% for 10 seconds.

Consuming a charge of Force Potency grants you and nearby allies Potent Defense, increasing damage reduction by 5% per stack. Potent Defense stacks up to 3 times and lasts 10 seconds.

Consuming a charge of Force Potency grants you and nearby allies Potent Defense, increasing damage reduction by 5% per stack. Potent Defense stacks up to 3 times and lasts 10 seconds.

Ready yourself with the Force, immediately restoring 15% of your max health and increasing your damage reduction by 25%. While active, Battle Readiness increases the damage of Combat Technique by 50%, the chance to trigger Combat Technique by 25%, and healing you when their effects are triggered. The triggered healing cannot occur more than once per second.

Ready yourself with the Force, immediately restoring 15% of your max health and increasing your damage reduction by 25%. While active, Battle Readiness increases the damage of Combat Technique by 50%, the chance to trigger Combat Technique by 25%, and healing you when their effects are triggered. The triggered healing cannot occur more than once per second.

General Suggestion: The other options in this tier aren't terrible for a shadow tank, but Battle Readiness is a "use it when you need it" defensive option that sees its full benefit exactly at the right times. The most important part of tanks being healable is surviving those difficult spikes of damage, so having something that helps you for a few seconds majorly instead of all the time minorly is appreciated, not to mention the personal DPS boost this choice can bring.

Each time you deal damage to a target you have mind controlled you restore 2 Force and heal for 2% of your maximum health.

Each time you deal damage to a target you have mind controlled you restore 2 Force and heal for 2% of your maximum health.

Consuming a charge of Kinetic Ward increases shield absorption by 1%. Stacks up to 10 times. This effect lasts for 20 seconds or until Kinetic Ward is reactivated. In addition, shielding an attack while Kinetic Ward is active has a 20% chance to restore a charge and increase its active duration by 1 second.

Consuming a charge of Kinetic Ward increases shield absorption by 1%. Stacks up to 10 times. This effect lasts for 20 seconds or until Kinetic Ward is reactivated. In addition, shielding an attack while Kinetic Ward is active has a 20% chance to restore a charge and increase its active duration by 1 second.

Issues a subduing strike, dealing weapon damage. Only usable on targets at or below 30% max health.

Issues a subduing strike, dealing weapon damage. Only usable on targets at or below 30% max health.

Increases the damage dealt by Double Strike, Whirling Blow, Clairvoyant Strike, and Serenity Strike by 5%.

Increases the damage dealt by Double Strike, Whirling Blow, Clairvoyant Strike, and Serenity Strike by 5%.

Slows the passage of time for up to 8 targets, dealing kinetic damage, slowing the movement speed of all affected targets by 30% for 10 seconds, and weakening all affected targets for 45 seconds. Weakened targets deal 5% less melee and ranged damage. Does not damage sleeping, lifted, or incapacitated enemies. This ability generates a high amount of threat.

Slows the passage of time for up to 8 targets, dealing kinetic damage, slowing the movement speed of all affected targets by 30% for 10 seconds, and weakening all affected targets for 45 seconds. Weakened targets deal 5% less melee and ranged damage. Does not damage sleeping, lifted, or incapacitated enemies. This ability generates a high amount of threat.

Purges all hostile removable effects and increases your chance to resist Force and tech attacks by 200% for 3 seconds. Does not break Stealth.

Purges all hostile removable effects and increases your chance to resist Force and tech attacks by 200% for 3 seconds. Does not break Stealth.

Reduces all damage taken while stunned by 30%.

Reduces all damage taken while stunned by 30%.

Activating Deflection grants 6 seconds of immunity to stun, sleep, lift, and incapacitating effects.

Activating Deflection grants 6 seconds of immunity to stun, sleep, lift, and incapacitating effects.

Reduces the cooldown of Force Cloak by 30 seconds and extends its duration by 5 seconds.

Reduces the cooldown of Force Cloak by 30 seconds and extends its duration by 5 seconds.

General Suggestion: One of the coolest things Shadow Tanks bring to the party is a way to "cheese" mechanics by force cloaking out of the fight at the last second and immediately taunting the boss back to themselves to "dodge" an attack this way. This is an advanced skill to learn (if you don't taunt right away you may kill your companion or another player) but definitely worth it. The reduced cooldown of Force Cloak in this choice is also just a good convenience option in any mode of play, but if you don't plan on

Damage dealt by Double Strike, Shadow Strike, and Whirling Blow have a 30% chance and Spinning Strike has a 100% chance to finish the cooldown on Project and make your next Project cost 15 less Force and automatically critically hit. Accelerated Projects that consume a charge of Force Potency deal an additional 50% critical damage.

Damage dealt by Double Strike, Shadow Strike, and Whirling Blow have a 30% chance and Spinning Strike has a 100% chance to finish the cooldown on Project and make your next Project cost 15 less Force and automatically critically hit. Accelerated Projects that consume a charge of Force Potency deal an additional 50% critical damage.

Use the Force to weave through the shadows, appearing at your enemy target and increasing your movement speed by 75% for 3 seconds. Does not break stealth. Cannot be used against targets in cover. Requires a double-bladed lightsaber or electrostaff.

Jump to a faraway enemy.

Uses the Force to draw the target in, instantly pulling it to your location and generating a high amount of threat. Does not work against targets in cover.

Pull an enemy to you. Doesn't work on stronger enemies.

Increases your melee and ranged defense by 4%. Additionally, whenever you successfully shield, parry, or deflect an attack, you recover 4% of your total Force and increase the damage dealt by your next Force Breach by 75%. This effect cannot occur more than once a second and does not stack. In addition, when you shield, parry, or deflect an attack, the active cooldown of Resilience is reduced by 1 second. This effect cannot occur more than once a second.

Increases your melee and ranged defense by 4%. Additionally, whenever you successfully shield, parry, or deflect an attack, you recover 4% of your total Force and increase the damage dealt by your next Force Breach by 75%. This effect cannot occur more than once a second and does not stack. In addition, when you shield, parry, or deflect an attack, the active cooldown of Resilience is reduced by 1 second. This effect cannot occur more than once a second.

Increases the amount of Force recovered by Double-Bladed Saber Tactics by 100%. In addition, when you shield, parry, or deflect and attack, the active cooldown of Resilience is reduced by 1 second. This effect cannot occur more than once a second.

Increases the amount of Force recovered by Double-Bladed Saber Tactics by 100%. In addition, when you shield, parry, or deflect and attack, the active cooldown of Resilience is reduced by 1 second. This effect cannot occur more than once a second.

Increases your movement speed by 15% and your effective stealth level by 10. Activating Project, Psychokinetic Blast, or Squelch increases your movement speed by 50% for 9 seconds. This effect cannot occur more than once every 18 seconds.

Increases your movement speed by 15% and your effective stealth level by 10. Activating Project, Psychokinetic Blast, or Squelch increases your movement speed by 50% for 9 seconds. This effect cannot occur more than once every 18 seconds.

General Suggestion: More movement speed is always great! The faster you can get from Point A (danger) to Point B (out of danger) the more delayed your initial reaction can afford to be. If in a fight where you are slowed, Force Phase may be even better.

Force Speed and Shadow Stride grants Force Phase, removing all movement-impairing effects and granting immunity to them for 2 seconds.

Force Speed and Shadow Stride grants Force Phase, removing all movement-impairing effects and granting immunity to them for 2 seconds.

Increases the damage dealt by Whirling Blow by 25%.

Increases the damage dealt by Whirling Blow by 25%.

Strikes targets in a cone, dealing weapon damage, immobilizing targets for 2 seconds, then slowing them for an additional 6 seconds once the immobilize effect wears off.

Strikes targets in a cone, dealing weapon damage, immobilizing targets for 2 seconds, then slowing them for an additional 6 seconds once the immobilize effect wears off.

General Suggestion: An extra aoe attack is great news for any tank, let alone one that slows enemies and gives you a defensive buff. This should absolutely be your default for personal performance but as a tank you have more room to consider utility choices too, such as force wave to knock enemies off ledges for an instant kill or Force Lift to keep certain enemies out of a fight until the end.

Deals kinetic damage and knocks back up to 8 enemies within a 15-meter cone in front of you, unbalancing them and immobilizing them for 5 seconds. Standard and weak enemies are additionally knocked down for 3 seconds. Direct damage dealt after 2 seconds ends the immobilize effect prematurely.

Pushes enemies back.

Lifts the target helplessly into the air, preventing all action for up to 8 seconds. Non-player, non-standard, and non-weak targets heal rapidly while lifted out of harm's way. Damage causes this effect to end prematurely and stuns the target for 2 seconds.

Your crowd control (CC) is a special type of stun you can only use when your enemy is outside of combat. You use it before a fight, to temporarily knock an opponent out of the fight while you deal with the other enemies. Accidentally damaging your crowd control'd target will wake them up.

Deflection grants Pulsating Force, causing all enemies within 8 meters to deal 15% less Force and tech damage. This effect lasts for the duration of Deflection. Additionally, damage dealt by Force Breach and Slow Time is increased by 30%.

Deflection grants Pulsating Force, causing all enemies within 8 meters to deal 15% less Force and tech damage. This effect lasts for the duration of Deflection. Additionally, damage dealt by Force Breach and Slow Time is increased by 30%.

Shadow Stride grants Stalker's Swiftness, allowing your next Spinning Strike to be used on any target, regardless of remaining health. Stalker's Swiftness lasts for 10 seconds. Additionally, if the target of your Shadow Stride is killed within 10 seconds of using Shadow Stride, Shadow Stride's cooldown is reset.

Shadow Stride grants Stalker's Swiftness, allowing your next Spinning Strike to be used on any target, regardless of remaining health. Stalker's Swiftness lasts for 10 seconds. Additionally, if the target of your Shadow Stride is killed within 10 seconds of using Shadow Stride, Shadow Stride's cooldown is reset.

Reduces the cooldown of Mind Snap by 2 seconds, Force of Will by 30 seconds, and Force Speed by 5 seconds.

Reduces the cooldown of Mind Snap by 2 seconds, Force of Will by 30 seconds, and Force Speed by 5 seconds.

Activating Force Cloak grants 2 seconds of Resilience.

Activating Force Cloak grants 2 seconds of Resilience.

General Suggestion: Resilience and Force Cloak are both two very powerful moves for Shadow Tanks, so this choice is most beneficial, but if you aren't comfortable using Force Cloak as a tank yet, Celerity may be a great choice for cooldown reductions as well.

Project and Slow Time grant Harnessed Shadows, which makes the next Cascading Debris used uninterruptable and immune to pushback. In addition, each stack increases the damage dealt by your next Cascading Debris by 15%. Stacks up to 3 times. At 3 stacks, each tick of Cascading Debris grants Shadow Protection, which increases damage reduction by 1%. Shadow Protection stacks up to 4 times and lasts 12 seconds.

Project and Slow Time grant Harnessed Shadows, which makes the next Cascading Debris used uninterruptable and immune to pushback. In addition, each stack increases the damage dealt by your next Cascading Debris by 15%. Stacks up to 3 times. At 3 stacks, each tick of Cascading Debris grants Shadow Protection, which increases damage reduction by 1%. Shadow Protection stacks up to 4 times and lasts 12 seconds.

Exiting Stealth instantly grants 4 stacks of Shadow Protection. In addition, Double Strike, Whirling Blow, Spinning Strike, and Shadow Stride grant Shadow Wrap, which makes your next Shadow Strike consume 50% less Force and deal damage as if you are behind the target regardless of your actual positioning. This effect cannot occur more than once every 10 seconds.

Exiting Stealth instantly grants 4 stacks of Shadow Protection. In addition, Double Strike, Whirling Blow, Spinning Strike, and Shadow Stride grant Shadow Wrap, which makes your next Shadow Strike consume 50% less Force and deal damage as if you are behind the target regardless of your actual positioning. This effect cannot occur more than once every 10 seconds.