Cloak of Shadows

Cloak of Shadows

Class: Assassin
Required Level: 12
Skill Tree: Shadow Disciplines
Requires: Psychic Hammer
Active
Cost: 13 Mana

Hides the Assassin, allowing her to attack with greater accuracy.

Damage Type: Physical

Cloak of Shadows is an Assassin Skill in Diablo II.

Lore[]

Moving through the darkness, unseen by her foes, the enshrouded Assassin can steal past opponents or ambush her unsuspecting victims with devastating attacks.

General Information[]

Synergies[]

Gives synergy to: None
Receives synergy from: None

Cloak of Shadows causes the sky to become dark for all players. In addition to the darkness, enemy Defense is reduced.

When cast, skills of some monsters are blocked: archers cannot fire (except Champion Monsters and Unique Monsters), Sand Maggots cannot lay eggs, Unravelers cannot use their poison breath, Venom Lords cannot use their Inferno attack and more. Most monsters stop moving when Cloak of Shadows is cast until the user get close to them. They can use their skills again once players get too close.

Skill Progression[]

Mana Cost: 13
Range: 20 yards

Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
Bonus Defense	10%	13%	16%	19%	22%	25%	28%	31%	34%	37%	40%
Enemy Defense	−15%	−18%	−21%	−24%	−27%	−30%	−33%	−36%	−39%	−42%	−45%
Duration(sec)	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18

Level	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	25
Bonus Defense	43%	46%	49%	52%	55%	58%	61%	64%	67%	82%
Enemy Defense	−48%	−51%	−54%	−57%	−60%	−63%	−66%	−69%	−72%	−87%
Duration(sec)	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	32

In other games[]

In Diablo III, this skill is reintroduced as Smoke Screen.
In World of Warcraft, it is a class skill of Rogues, albeit with altered functionality.
In Warcraft III, a skill called Wind Walk shares similar effect to Cloak of Shadows.