Scrounge "In Shroud" time.

[DaVid Darksoul.4985]

Although I am a dedicated necromancer and have seemingly settled into scrounge as a main, I have trouble determining when I am in shroud. I seldom use Sand Shades preferring to use a melee point blank aoe style. In reaper and base necro it's easy to see when you in shroud, but not scrounge. I can be pretty unaware at times, what am I missing?

 

[Fueki.4753]

When playing Scourge, your Desert Shroud (F5) should function for all the Shroud-related traits.

[DaVid Darksoul.4985]

Ok, but how do you tell when you are in shroud and when it ends?

[silent killer.5732]

> @"DaVid Darksoul.4985" said:

> Ok, but how do you tell when you are in shroud and when it ends?

 

In my case I don't have to know

I start my rotation only when I have one shade placed on the target

Than I started the rotation with f5

It's automatic rotation no need to know if you are in shroud or not because you will press f5 whenever it's ready

[DaVid Darksoul.4985]

> @"silent killer.5732" said:

> > @"DaVid Darksoul.4985" said:

> > Ok, but how do you tell when you are in shroud and when it ends?

>

> In my case I don't have to know

> I start my rotation only when I have one shade placed on the target

> Than I started the rotation with f5

> It's automatic rotation no need to know if you are in shroud or not because you will press f5 whenever it's ready

 

I always thought that once you place a shade you are in shroud as long as the shade stays up, but I seldom use shades just the skills. That being the case do I never go into shroud or am I in shroud till the LF is gone? Like I said it's easy to see with Reaper and based Necro but not so with Scrounge.

[silent killer.5732]

> @"DaVid Darksoul.4985" said:

> > @"silent killer.5732" said:

> > > @"DaVid Darksoul.4985" said:

> > > Ok, but how do you tell when you are in shroud and when it ends?

> >

> > In my case I don't have to know

> > I start my rotation only when I have one shade placed on the target

> > Than I started the rotation with f5

> > It's automatic rotation no need to know if you are in shroud or not because you will press f5 whenever it's ready

>

> I always thought that once you place a shade you are in shroud as long as the shade stays up, but I seldom use shades just the skills. That being the case do I never go into shroud or am I in shroud till the LF is gone? Like I said it's easy to see with Reaper and based Necro but not so with Scrounge.

 

Shroud only activated once you press f5 if you play as scourge

 

[Noodle Ant.1605]

When you enter desert shroud, you gain a shroud-like appearance (you turn black), same as core and reaper (but w/o the screen effect). You also have a small funky-looking sand vortex at your feet. Unsurprisingly, ‘shroud’ ends when this animation ends.

 

**When does it end?**

(normal) Desert shroud: ends on the last torment pulse. There are 7 pulses; this means that shroud lasts for only ~6-7s.

Harbinger shroud: ends when the aoe fills up and the ‘explosion’ occurs. Basically ~3s of ‘shroud time’.

 

This only applies for *in shroud* traits/effects, *shroud skill x* ones still function outside of desert shroud as your F+{insert x here} skills.

[KrHome.1920]

Scourge is a mess when it comes to its relation to the core traits:

- Entering shroud traits: trigger when you press F5 (e.g. eternal life)

- During shroud traits: work during the 6 seconds when desert shroud (F5) is up (e.g. shrouded removal)

- Leaving shroud traits: trigger when the 6 seconds of desert shroud (F5) end (e.g. unholy martyr)

- Shroud skill 1 traits: trigger when you place a shade (F1) and each time you use an F-skill (e.g. dhuumfire)

- Shroud skill 2 traits: trigger on F2 (e.g. path of corruption)

- Shroud skill 4 traits: trigger on F4 (e.g. transfusion)

 

(Shroud skill 3 and 5 traits don't exist yet)