Shadow step

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Introduced in Guild Wars Factions, shadow step refers to the ability to move instantaneously. It also once referred to a specific skill available in the Factions Preview Event named Shadow Step, but that skill has been renamed to Shadow of Haste.

For a list of shadow step skills, see the shadow stepping skills quick reference.

Special event shadow steps:

• Side Step (Factions) snow fighting skill for the Wintersday minigame Dwayna vs Grenth.

[edit] Limitations and restrictions

• If a user shadow steps while holding an item, the user will automatically drop the item before shadow stepping.
• Users may not shadow step to locations that they cannot normally walk to. For example, users may not shadow step past closed gates to enemies. This differs from regular teleportation.
• Shadow stepping does not have a distance limitation unless you would shadow step over impassible terrain, in which case the shadow step is restricted to the radius of the radar.
• Also, if you shadow step while activating a skill, the skill's activation will be canceled when you shadow step.

[edit] Notes

• Shadow stepping is not considered as moving. It does not cause skills such as Protector's Defense to end.
• Shadow stepping makes it very easy to move up and down from ledges, as long as there's an enemy/ally (where applicable) at the valid location you want to go to.
• Some trade scams involve the use of shadow stepping; when the victim drops an item on the ground, the scammer will shadow step to them and pick up the item.
• It is possible to shadow step to spirits and pets.
• Also see teleport.