Spell

Spell
Number of skills	494
Elite skills	66
Supertype	Skill
Sub types	Enchantment spell Hex spell Item spell Ward spell Weapon spell Well spell

Skill type. Type representing most magic skills.

Characteristics

• All spells require energy to activate, except for three spells that use adrenaline: Mystic Sandstorm, Mystic Twister, and Test of Faith.
  • Spell costs are paid when casting begins; the energy/adrenaline is not refunded should it fail.
  • Spells can have additional costs such as sacrifice, exhaustion, or apply negative effects/conditions.
• All spells have an aftercast delay except for flash enchantment spells.
  • Under the effects of Signet of Mystic Speed, self-targeting enchantments do not have aftercast delay; however, you will still cease movement (even if you are auto-running).
• All spells require activation time, except for Asuran Scan and flash enchantments.
  • Spells cast under the effects of Glyph of Sacrifice or Essence have no activation time.
  • Self-targeting spells under the effects of Signet of Mystic Speed also bypass the skill's activation time.
• Most spells require recharge.
  • Skills can be instantly recharged under certain circumstances, e.g. under the effects of Glyph of Renewal.
  • There are about 30 spells that do not have a recharge time.

Notes

• Many equipment items have upgrade components that trigger on spell usage.
• Warriors, Rangers and Paragons have no spells.

Subtypes

• Enchantment spell: provides a benefit while active; primarily cast on allies and/or self.
  • Flash enchantments can be cast instantly to prevent them from interfering with attacking or movement.
  • Doublecast enchantments do not expire, but they require an upkeep of one pip (i.e. an energy degeneration rate of ⅓ energy per second).
  • Maintained enchantments buff both targets and most cause some type of damage to foes near both the target ally and the caster.
• Hex spell: hinders or diminishes the abilities of the target; primarily cast on foes.
• Item spell: creates a bundle item in the caster's hands, which has an effect while held and often when dropped.
• Ward spell: creates an area of effect around the caster's position; positive effects are similar in nature to enchantments, while negative ones are similar to those from hexes.
• Weapon spell: adds a benefit or change to weapon attacks that cannot be ended prematurely; can only be cast on allies and/or self. Each character can only have one active weapon spell at a time.
• Well spell: exploit the nearest corpse to create a zone of effect around that corpse.