Shadow Mist

 is one of the active aggressive skills, which main character Jonathan E. Reid can unlock in Vampyr.

Skill Description
"They think they can challenge us with their tools, but no one can defeat the shadows..."

The Vampire concentrates shadows around their prey to make them explode after a countdown. This explosion will injure anything in range, with needle-like living spears. Vampires often use this ability to wipe out groups of enemies from a distance.

Strategy
Skill Synergies:


 * Blood Capacity (More blood means that Jonathan can use Shadow Mist more often.)
 * Coagulation (Freeze an enemy, leaving them vulnerable.)
 * Spring (Teleport into range to use Shadow Mist under Jonathan.)

Weapon Synergies:


 * Knives/Daggers (Drain Blood quickly.)
 * Stakes (Stun an enemy, positioning them for a Shadow Mist.)
 * Firearms (Stun an enemy at range to keep them in place.)

Out of the three basic Aggressive skills, Shadow Mist represents Shadow damage. It is perhaps the most complicated of the three to use effectively, as it requires proper positioning and at times planning. After a delay, the location either under Jonathan or beneath an opponent explodes with a heavy amount of damage.

Blood Capacity and Big Thirst are both useful investments to allow more uses of Shadow Mist. Coagulation and Spring can be useful in positioning opponents and even Jonathan himself. Shadow Veil is also an intriguing option, as it would allow Jonathan to free roam the battlefield, undetected, planning the best locations to lay down a deadly trap.

Whilst they are not mutually exclusive and thus should not be compared too heavily, Shadow Mist deals more damage than Claws or Bloodspear, can work at any range, and costs the least amount of Blood. As a result, if Jonathan can master Shadow Mist, he will be rewarded with one of the most potent tools in the game.

Related

 * Aggressive