Primary attribute

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The primary attribute is determined by the primary profession of a character. Each profession has several attributes associated with it, but the primary attribute is available only to characters that have this as their primary profession. The primary attribute line enhances a profession's "natural abilities".

It is important to note that although a character may lack the primary attribute of its secondary profession, skills from that attribute line may still be used, though their effectiveness will be reduced in most cases. For example, an Elementalist will not be able to increase the duration of Sprint, a Warrior skill from the Strength attribute line.

The following table shows the primary attribute given for each profession.

Profession	Primary	Inherent effect
Warrior	Strength	Attack skills gain 1% armor penetration per rank.
Ranger	Expertise	Reduces Energy cost of Attack skills, Rituals, touch skills and all Ranger skills by 4% per rank.
Monk	Divine Favor	Monk spells that target an ally heal the primary target for an additional 3.2 Health per rank, rounded down.
Necromancer	Soul Reaping	Gain 1 Energy per rank whenever a non-spirit creature dies within range (2.5~3 Danger Zone radii) triggering up to 3 times per 15 seconds.
Mesmer	Fast Casting	Divides casting time of spells by 2(Fast Casting/15) (or multiplies casting time by roughly 0.955(Fast Casting)). Decreases the Activation time of Signets by 3% per rank.
Elementalist	Energy Storage	Increases maximum Energy by 3 per rank.
Assassin	Critical Strikes	Increases critical hit rate by 1% per rank. For each critical hit inflicted, 1 Energy is gained at ranks 3-7, 2 Energy is gained at ranks 8-12 and 3 Energy is gained at ranks 13 and above.
Ritualist	Spawning Power	Increases the Health of creatures you create (Spirits and Minions) by 4% per rank. Increases the Duration of Weapon Spells by 4% per rank.
Paragon	Leadership	Gain 1 Energy for each ally affected by your Shouts and Chants, up to a maximum of 1 energy per 2 ranks.
Dervish	Mysticism	Whenever an enchantment on you ends, you gain 1 Health per rank and 1 Energy per 3 ranks.