gww>SabSparrow: Soul Leech is no longer bugged

2026-05-12T19:08:52Z

Soul Leech is no longer bugged

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{{NPC infobox
| image = [[Image:Ascalon necromancer m.jpg|150px]]
| affiliation = Ascalonians
| type = Human
| profession = n
| service = Henchman
| level = 8...20
| campaign = Prophecies
}}
[[Claude]] is available for hire as a henchman from [[Yak's Bend]] onwards, in the earlier parts of [[Guild Wars Prophecies]].

He is labeled as a "[[Cultist Henchman]]."

==Locations==
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{| class="collapsible" style="margin-left: 0em; margin-top: 0em; width: 400px;" cellspacing="0"
|- class="expandable"
| '''[[Guild Wars Prophecies|Prophecies]]'''
|-
|
*[[Northern Shiverpeaks]]
**{{NPC location|Beacon's Perch}}
**{{NPC location|Borlis Pass|outpost}}
**{{NPC location|Ice Tooth Cave}}
**{{NPC location|The Frost Gate|outpost}}
**{{NPC location|Yak's Bend}}
*[[Kryta]]
**{{NPC location|Beetletun}}
**{{NPC location|Bergen Hot Springs}}
**{{NPC location|D'Alessio Seaboard|outpost}}
**{{NPC location|Divinity Coast|outpost}}
**{{NPC location|Fishermen's Haven}}
**{{NPC location|Gates of Kryta|outpost}}
**{{NPC location|Lion's Arch}}
**{{NPC location|Riverside Province|outpost}}
**{{NPC location|Sanctum Cay|outpost}}
**{{NPC location|Temple of the Ages}}
*[[Maguuma Jungle]]
**{{NPC location|Aurora Glade|outpost}}
**{{NPC location|Bloodstone Fen|outpost}}
**{{NPC location|Druid's Overlook}}
**{{NPC location|Henge of Denravi}}
**{{NPC location|Maguuma Stade}}
**{{NPC location|Quarrel Falls}}
**{{NPC location|The Wilds|outpost}}
**{{NPC location|Ventari's Refuge}}
*[[Crystal Desert]]
**{{NPC location|The Amnoon Oasis}}
**{{NPC location|Augury Rock|outpost}}
**{{NPC location|Destiny's Gorge}}
**{{NPC location|Dunes of Despair|outpost}}
**{{NPC location|Elona Reach|outpost}}
**{{NPC location|Heroes' Audience}}
**{{NPC location|Seeker's Passage}}
**{{NPC location|The Dragon's Lair|outpost}}
**{{NPC location|Thirsty River|outpost}}
*[[Southern Shiverpeaks]]
**{{NPC location|Camp Rankor}}
**{{NPC location|Copperhammer Mines}}
**{{NPC location|Droknar's Forge|explorable area}}
**{{NPC location|Droknar's Forge}}
**{{NPC location|Ice Caves of Sorrow|outpost}}
**{{NPC location|Iron Mines of Moladune}}
**{{NPC location|Port Sledge}}
**{{NPC location|The Granite Citadel}}
|}
;[[Guild Wars Beyond|Beyond]]
*[[Kryta]]
**{{NPC location|Lion's Arch (War in Kryta)}}

==Skills==
;Prophecies
{| class="skill-progression" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"
! width=20% |Level !! Skills
|-
| 8 - 12 || {{skill bar preset|mini|Blank|Blood Ritual|Deathly Swarm|Shadow Strike|Blank|Blank|Vampiric Gaze|Resurrection Signet|emptyskills=hide|border=none}}
|-
| 15 - 17 || {{skill bar preset|mini|Blank|Blood Ritual|Deathly Swarm|Shadow Strike|Blank|Strip Enchantment|Vampiric Gaze|Resurrection Signet|emptyskills=hide|border=none}}
|-
| 20 || {{skill bar preset|mini|Blank|Blood Ritual|Deathly Swarm|Shadow Strike|Soul Leech|Strip Enchantment|Vampiric Gaze|Resurrection Signet|emptyskills=hide|border=none}}
|-
| colspan=2 | <small>In Hard mode, Soul Leech is added to the Normal mode build.</small>
|}

==Evaluation==
'''Pros'''
* Has an enchant removal.
* Has armor ignoring spells.
* [[Blood Ritual]] supplies energy to party members running low. As it's an enchantment, it will also improve [[Alesia]]'s healing with [[Dwayna's Kiss]] on those same allies.

'''Cons'''
* At level 20, he only has 7 skills equipped.
* His skill lineup is expensive and slow to cast.
* His healing is limited to what little he can steal from a target; some of that being conditional.
* Not [[infused]] except during the [[War in Kryta]].

==Dialogue==
;Towns and outposts:
:''"I was once a dedicate of [[Dwayna]]. Since the Searing, after watching all that I knew and loved perish before my eyes, I have felt the call of [[Grenth]] in my soul. What do you think awaits us in the great beyond?"''

;Droknar's Forge (explorable area):
:''"The Lich was most certainly undead, and yet I don't get the feeling he served Grenth. I guess it doesn't matter now. It is good he has been dealt with."''

;Lion's Arch (War in Kryta):
:''"And thus, Grenth's justice has been done."''

==Quotes==
;Ascalon:
:''"I hardly recognise [[Ascalon]] since the searing."''

;Shiverpeak Mountains:
:''"Do the [[Dwarves]] bury their dead?"''
:''"Funny that we had an alliance with the Dwarves for so long, but I never once saw one in [[Ascalon City]]."''
:''"I once knew a [[ranger]] who climbed up into these mountains to do his hunting."''
:''"If someone freezes to death, does their flesh still smell bad?"''
:''"Sometimes the steam from my breath makes interesting shapes. That last one looked like a crow."''

;Kryta:
:''"I've never understood sand."''
:''"It's amazing that Kryta fared so well during the [[Charr]] invasion."''
:''"My skin doesn't do very well under this kind of sunlight."''
:''"Not so long ago the [[Kryta|Krytans]] were our enemies. Funny how fire raining from the sky can change all that."''
:''"Somehow, the undead rising from the swamps is not as comforting as I would have hoped."''

;Maguuma Jungle:
:''"Anyone who can live here can't be all that bad."''
:''"I find the darkness in the depth of the jungle very comforting."''
:''"I like plants as long as they are brown or drink blood."''
:''"I'm not quite sure what to make of the [[Shining Blade]]."''
:''"The dry parts of the jungle are my favorite."''

;Crystal Desert:
:''"Do you think any of these cultures buried their dead? Maybe the bones were buried and the wind uncovered them."''
:''"I could use a nap."''
:''"The bones everywhere really make me feel at home."''
:''"Those [[Sand Wurm|sand wurms]] look particularly nasty."''
:''"Why would anyone come out here to do anything but die?"''

===Battle quotes===
:''"Death has such a lovely smell."''
:''"Take a look around. You will miss this world when you're gone."''
:''"Tell Grenth that Sergio sends his best."''
:''"There are no angels where you are going."''
:''"You will enjoy death. I assure you."''

==Notes==
*Claude uses the emotes of a [[ranger]] rather than a necromancer.

==Trivia==
*Claude has a battle quote that mentions Sergio, however [[Firstwatch Sergio]] has no known ties to Claude.
*Claude was named "Valyr Morghulez" during the [[Beta_Weekend_Event|beta]], a reference to the phrase ''"valar morghulis"'' from the book series [[w:A Song of Ice and Fire|''A Song of Ice and Fire'']].
*His skills were updated in the [[Game updates/20091022|22nd October 2009 update]].
**This added [[Soul Leech]] (elite) and [[Strip Enchantment]], and removed [[Grenth's Balance]] (elite) from his skills.
*Despite primarily using [[Blood Magic]] he wields an [[Accursed Staff]], which requires [[Curses]] to fully use.

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[[Category:Necromancer henchmen]]

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