Attack skill

Attack skill
Number of skills	255
Elite skills	38
Supertype	Skill
Subtype	Melee attack Pet attack Ranged attack

Skill type. An attack skill is defined as "an enhanced melee or projectile attack".

Attack skills are a direct subclass of the type skill. When activated, they cause you to attack and provide a damage bonus or additional effect for that attack.

Subtypes of the type "attack skill" require the attacker to be wielding a specific kind of weapon (or have a living pet). Attempting to use an attack skill with the wrong kind of weapon will result in red message stating the wrong weapon type is equipped. Also, when the wrong kind of weapon is equipped, the skill icon for an attack skill will be grayed out with a red slash across it and a small weapon icon showing the required weapon type.

The following shows the attack skill sub-types of each type:

• Melee attack
  • Axe attack
  • Hammer attack
  • Sword attack
  • Dagger attack
    • Lead attack
    • Off-hand attack
    • Dual attack
  • Scythe attack
• Pet attack
• Ranged attack
  • Bow attack
  • Spear attack

Notes

• If an attack skill does not specify an activation time, it takes as long to activate as it does to make an attack. If an attack skill does specify an activation time, the attack occurs at half the time listed.
• Many monsters can ignore the weapon restrictions of their attack skills. The most prominent example is the Doppelganger, which wields an axe and spear but can use any attack skill.
• The + damage (also called bonus damage) from all attack skills ignore armor rating; however, the base damage of a weapon is still affected by armor rating. The damage type of the bonus damage is the same as the base damage.
• Pet Attacks are not considered attack skills for the purposes of triggering Paragon effects that depend on next attack skill used by an ally.

Pure attacks

Each of the attacks listed below are monster skills or were only available to players during the April Fools' Day quests.

Icon	Name	Description						Campaign
	Agnar's Rage	Attack. (monster only) (5 seconds.) +10 Health regeneration. Deals 25 damage to foes in earshot and causes knock-down.	0	10	6	15		Prophecies
	Annihilator Knuckle	Attack. Deals +80 damage to target and adjacent foes.	4	0	0	0		Core
	Annihilator Strike	Attack. Steal 75 Health. If you strike Sarah, steal twice as much Health.	0	5	1	5		Core
	Bludgeon	Attack. Strikes for +50 damage. Strikes for an additional +50 damage and applies a Deep Wound (10 seconds) if target is knocked down.	6	0	0	0		Core
	Brutal Mauling	Attack. Brutal Mauling	4	0	4	0		Core
	Club Strike	Attack. Strikes for +25 damage. Strikes for an additional +25 damage and causes knock-down if target is suffering from a condition.	3	0	0	0		Core
	Crippling Attack	Attack. (monster only)	0	5	0	0		Prophecies
	Dark Chain Lightning	Attack. Deals 300 lightning damage and causes knock-down. Dark Chain Lightning then hits each nearest foe in succession, knocking-down each foe and doing 10% less damage each time.	0	5	0	15		Factions
	Earth Shattering Blow	Attack. Deals 100 blunt damage and causes knock-down to foes in the area of target. 80 earth damage to surrounding foes.	0	0	0	0		Nightfall
	Earth Vortex	Attack. (30 seconds.) Deals 15 earth damage every second to all foes in the area. Any foe using a skill when struck is knocked-down.	8	0	0	30		Nightfall
	Frost Vortex	Attack. (30 seconds.) Deals 50 cold damage every 3 seconds to all foes in the area. Any foe moving when struck moves 90% slower (10 seconds).	0	5	0	30		Nightfall
	Giant Stomp	Attack. Causes knock-down and deals 25 damage to foes in range.	0	10	4	32		Core
	Hunger's Bite	Attack. Steal 30 Health for each condition on target foe. This foe randomly gains two of the following conditions (15 seconds): Poisoned, Bleeding, Diseased, Deep Wound, Crippled, Weakness, or Dazed. This skill cannot be disabled.	0	0	0	0		Nightfall
	Hunger of the Lich	Attack. (monster only) Removes one enchantment. Removal effect: you gain 100 Health and 5 Energy.	0	5	0.75¾	0		Nightfall
	Quake Of Ahdashim	Attack. Deals 100 damage and knocks-down players in the area (4 seconds). If a player is carrying a bundle item, that bundle item is destroyed. This skill cannot be disabled.	0	0	1	18		Nightfall
	Rolling Shift	Attack. Shift forms to attack.	0	0	2	10		Eye of the North
	Siege Attack	Attack. Damages creatures at the impact site.	0	0	0	0		Core
	Suicide Energy	Attack. The next time you land a physical attack, you sacrifice all of your Health and target foe loses all Energy.	0	0	2	0		Factions
	Suicide Health	Attack. The next time you land a physical attack, you sacrifice all of your Health and target foe loses all Health.	0	0	2	0		Factions
	Wild Smash	Attack. Causes knock-down. Ends a stance and disables it (5 seconds). Unblockable.	0	0	0.5½	8		Nightfall

Skills related to attack skills

Icon	Name	Description						Prof.	Attribute	Campaign
	Anthem of Disruption	Chant. (1...8...10 seconds.) Allies in earshot interrupt an action with their next attack skill.	0	10	1	15		paragona	CommandZ	Eye of the North
	Anthem of Disruption (PvP)	Chant. (1...8...10 seconds.) Allies in earshot interrupt an action with their next attack skill.	0	10	2	15		paragona	CommandZ	Eye of the North
	Anthem of Envy	Chant. (10 seconds.) Allies in earshot do +10...22...25 damage with their next attack skill. Damage bonus only applies to foes with more than 50% Health.	6	0	1	0		paragona	CommandZ	Nightfall
	Anthem of Envy (PvP)	Chant. (10 seconds.) Allies in earshot do +10...18...20 damage with their next attack skill. Damage bonus only applies to foes with more than 50% Health.	6	0	1	6		paragona	CommandZ	Nightfall
	Anthem of Flame	Chant. (10 seconds.) Party members in earshot inflict Burning condition (1...3...3 second[s]) with their next attack skill.	0	5	1	10		paragona	LeadershipZ	Nightfall
	Anthem of Fury	Elite Chant. (10 seconds.) Party members in earshot gain 1...3...4 adrenaline with their next attack skill.	0	5	1	10		paragona	LeadershipZ	Nightfall
	Anthem of Guidance	Elite Chant. (10 seconds.) Party members in earshot are unblockable with their next attack skill.	4	0	1	0		paragona	CommandZ	Nightfall
	Anthem of Weariness	Chant. (8 seconds.) Allies in earshot inflict Weakness (1...13...16 second[s]) with their next attack skill.	0	5	1	10		paragona	CommandZ	Eye of the North
	Assassin's Remedy	Enchantment Spell. (30 seconds.) Your next 1...8...10 attack skills each remove one condition.	0	5	1	20		assassina	Critical StrikesZ	Nightfall
	Assassin's Remedy (PvP)	Enchantment Spell. (30 seconds.) Your next 1...8...10 attack skills each remove one condition.	0	10	1	20		assassina	Critical StrikesZ	Nightfall
	Avatar of Dwayna	Elite Form. (10...74...90 seconds.) You deal holy damage. Whenever you use a Dervish attack skill, you lose 1 hex. Heal allies in earshot for 5...41...50 Health when you lose a Dervish enchantment. This skill is disabled for 45 seconds.	0	5	2	20		dervisha	MysticismZ	Nightfall
	Avatar of Dwayna (PvP)	Elite Form. (10...74...90 seconds.) Deal holy damage. You lose 1 hex whenever you use a Dervish attack skill. Heal yourself for 5...41...50 Health whenever you lose a Dervish enchantment. This skill is disabled for 45 seconds.	0	5	2	20		dervisha	MysticismZ	Nightfall
	Brawling Block	Stance. (2 seconds.) Block the next attack. Ends if you use an attack skill. You cannot use this skill if you are Dazed.	0	0	0	4		a	Z	Eye of the North
	Burning Shield	Skill. (3...8...9 seconds.) Blocks the next attack skill against you. Inflicts Burning condition (1...5...6 second[s]) if it was a melee attack. No effect unless you are wielding a shield.	0	5	0	20		paragona	LeadershipZ	Eye of the North
	Crippling Anthem	Elite Chant. (10 seconds.) Allies in earshot inflict Crippled condition (5...13...15 seconds) with their next attack skill.	4	0	1	0		paragona	CommandZ	Nightfall
	Deadly Paradox	Stance. (5...13...15 seconds.) Your Assassin skills activate and recharge 33% faster. Disables your attack skills (10 seconds).	0	15	0	10		assassina	Deadly ArtsZ	Nightfall
	Defensive Anthem	Elite Chant. (4...9...10 seconds.) Party members in earshot have 50% chance to block. Ends when hitting with an attack skill.	0	10	1	25		paragona	LeadershipZ	Nightfall
	Defensive Anthem (PvP)	Elite Chant. (4...9...10 seconds.) Party members in earshot have 50% chance to block. Ends when hitting with an attack skill.	0	15	2	25		paragona	LeadershipZ	Nightfall
	Determined Shot	Bow Attack. Deals +5...17...20 damage. Recharges your attack skills if it fails to hit.	0	5	0	10		rangera	MarksmanshipZ	Core
	Disarm	Sword Attack. Interrupts target foe. Interruption effect: disables this foe's attack skills (0...2...3 second[s]) if that action was an attack.	0	5	0.5½	20		warriora	StrengthZ	Eye of the North
	Dwarven Battle Stance	Elite Stance. (5...10...11 seconds.) You attack 33% faster, you gain +40 armor, and your attack skills interrupt actions. No effect unless you have a hammer equipped.	0	5	0	20		warriora	StrengthZ	Prophecies
	Flourish	Elite Skill. Recharges your attack skills. You gain 2...6...7 Energy for each skill recharged.	0	5	1	8		warriora	StrengthZ	Prophecies
	Focused Shot	Bow Attack. Deals +10...22...25 damage. Your other attack skills are disabled (5...3...3 seconds) if this attack hits.	0	5	0	2		rangera	MarksmanshipZ	Factions
	Glimmering Mark	Elite Hex Spell. (10 seconds.) Deals 5...21...25 damage each second to target and adjacent foes. Inflicts Blindness [sic] on foes using attack skills. Ends if you use a skill that targets this foe.	0	10	1	15		elementalista	Air MagicZ	Prophecies
	Grenth's Grasp	Elite Flash Enchantment Spell. (20 seconds.) Inflicts Crippled condition (1...9...11 second[s]) with your attack skills and transfer 1 condition. No effect unless wielding a cold weapon.	0	5	0	10		dervisha	Wind PrayersZ	Nightfall
	Heket's Rampage	Stance. (5...10...11 seconds). You attack 33% faster. Ends if you use an attack skill.	0	5	0	10		rangera	Beast MasteryZ	Nightfall
	Moebius Strike	Elite Off-Hand Attack. Deals +10...30...35 damage. Recharges all your other attack skills if target foe's Health is below 50%. Must follow a dual attack.	0	5	0	2		assassina	Dagger MasteryZ	Factions
	Needling Shot	Bow Attack. Fast-moving arrow. Deals 10...26...30 damage. Recharges instantly if target foe is below 50% Health. Your other attack skills are disabled (2 seconds).	0	5	0.75¾	4		rangera	MarksmanshipZ	Factions
	Rending Aura	Flash Enchantment Spell. (30 seconds.) Your attack skills remove enchantments from knocked-down foes. Initial effect: deals 10...34...40 cold damage to all nearby foes. End effect: nearby foes have Cracked Armor for 1...8...10 second[s].	0	10	0	6		dervisha	Wind PrayersZ	Nightfall
	Shadow Walk	Stance. (15 seconds.) Shadow Step to target foe. End effect: return to your original location. Disables your attack skills for 1 second. Disables your stances and enchantments for 10 seconds.	0	5	0	30		assassina	Z	Nightfall
	Shield Bash	Skill. (5...10...11 seconds.) You block the next attack skill. Causes knock-down and +15 second recharge if it was a melee skill. No effect unless you are wielding a shield.	0	5	0	20		warriora	StrengthZ	Core
	Signet of Clumsiness	Signet. Interrupts an attack for target foe and all adjacent foes. Interruption effect: deals 15...51...60 damage; knocks down foes using attack skills.	0	0	0.25¼	8		mesmera	Illusion MagicZ	Nightfall
	Signet of Clumsiness (PvP)	Signet. Interrupts an attack for target foe and all adjacent foes. Interruption effect: deals 15...51...60 damage; knocks down foes using attack skills.	0	0	0.25¼	12		mesmera	Illusion MagicZ	Nightfall
	Wary Stance	Stance. (1...5...6 second[s]). You block attack skills. Gain adrenaline and 5 Energy for each block. Ends if you use a skill.	0	10	0	10		warriora	TacticsZ	Prophecies
	Wastrel's Collapse	Elite Skill. Shadow Step to target foe. Causes knock-down if target foe is not using a skill. Disables your non-dagger attack skills (10 seconds).	0	5	0.25¼	20		assassina	Z	Nightfall
	Weapon of Renewal	Weapon Spell. (4...9...10 seconds.) Target ally gains 1...6...7 Energy the next time this ally hits with an attack skill.	0	5	1	10		ritualista	Spawning PowerZ	Eye of the North
	Wild Throw	Spear Attack. Deals +5...17...20 damage. Unblockable. Ends target's stance.Disables [sic] your non-spear attack skills for 3 seconds.	7	0	0	0		paragona	Spear MasteryZ	Nightfall
	Zealous Anthem	Chant. (10 seconds.) Allies in earshot gain 1...7...8 Energy with their next attack skill.	0	10	1	20		paragona	MotivationZ	Nightfall

Skills related to non-attack skills

Icon	Name	Description						Prof.	Attribute	Campaign
	Bestial Fury	Stance. (5...10...11 seconds.) You attack 25% faster. Your non-attack skills are disabled (5 seconds).	0	10	0	10		rangera	Beast MasteryZ	Factions
	Confusing Images	Hex Spell. (2...8...10 seconds). Target foe takes twice as long to activate non-attack skills.	0	10	2	20		mesmera	Illusion MagicZ	Eye of the North
	Expunge Enchantments	Touch Skill. Removes one enchantment for each non-attack skill you have. All your non-attack skills are disabled (10...6...5 seconds).	0	10	0.75¾	30		assassina	Deadly ArtsZ	Factions
	Marauder's Shot	Bow Attack. Deals +10...30...35 damage. Your non-attack skills are disabled (10 seconds) if this attack hits.	0	10	0	6		rangera	MarksmanshipZ	Factions
	Tiger's Fury	Stance. (5...10...11 seconds.) You attack 25% faster. Disables your non-attack skills (5 seconds).	0	10	0	10		rangera	Beast MasteryZ	Prophecies
	Wastrel's Collapse	Elite Skill. Shadow Step to target foe. Causes knock-down if target foe is not using a skill. Disables your non-dagger attack skills (10 seconds).	0	5	0.25¼	20		assassina	Z	Nightfall
	Wild Throw	Spear Attack. Deals +5...17...20 damage. Unblockable. Ends target's stance.Disables [sic] your non-spear attack skills for 3 seconds.	7	0	0	0		paragona	Spear MasteryZ	Nightfall