Range

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In the context of Guild Wars, Range typically refers to the distance between the user and target of a Skill or Attack.

Targeted skills require your target to be within a certain range of your character to work. If the range is not specified, then it is assumed to be Spell range.

• Both melee attacks and touch skills require you to be right next to your target (adjacent to target).
• Spell range is slightly larger (1.2 times) than the Danger Zone.
  • Some spells state they have half the normal range.
• Bow range is affected by your relative height to your target.
  • Shortbows and spears have the shortest range of all ranged weapons, having to have the target inside the Danger Zone on flat ground.
  • Hornbows and recurve bows have a range of about 1.2 times the Danger Zone on flat ground, which is the same as spells on flat ground.
  • Flatbows and longbows have a range of about 1.35 times the Danger Zone on flat ground.
  • Certain Ranger Bow Attacks and Paragon Skills have half the normal range.
• Earshot range is approximately the Danger Zone.
• Spirit attack range is 1.2 times the radius of the Danger Zone.
• The range of effect of a passive spirit is roughly 2.7 times the radius of the Danger Zone.
• If a spell's description says that it affects all party members, its range is actually slightly larger than the compass.
• Certain enchantments need to be maintained. After casting, the range of these maintained enchantments is also slightly larger than the compass, beyond which the enchantment is dropped.