Attack skill

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Attack skill
Number of skills	0
Elite skills	0
Supertype	Skill
Sub types	Melee attack Ranged attack Pet 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-type tree and which professions have skills of each type:

• Attack
  • Melee Attack (Assassin, Warrior, Dervish)
    • Axe Attack (Warrior)
    • Hammer Attack (Warrior)
    • Sword Attack (Warrior)
    • Dagger Attack
      • Lead Attack (Assassin)
      • Off-Hand Attack (Assassin)
      • Dual Attack (Assassin)
    • Scythe Attack (Dervish)
  • Ranged Attack
    • Bow Attack (Ranger)
    • Spear Attack (Paragon)
  • Pet Attack (Ranger)

[edit] Notes

• If an attack skill does not specify an activation time, it takes as long to activate as it does to make an attack.
• 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, however the base damage of a weapon is still affected by armor.

[edit] List of pure attacks (monster only)

Icon	Name	Description						Campaign
	Brutal Mauling	Attack. Brutal Mauling	4	0	4	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	0.75 ¾	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
	Siege Attack	Attack. Damages creatures at the impact site.	0	0	0	0		Core
	Siege Attack	Attack. All foes in earshot of the Center Shrine take 100 damage.	0	0	0	0		Nightfall
	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	0.5 ½	8		Nightfall