Functionality

Functionality in Guild Wars refers to the effects unleashed by a skill, the prerequisites for those effects to be triggered, and the order in which those effects take place. In contrast, resource costs are not considered part of functionality.

This wiki labels a skill as having changed in functionality if any of the following is altered as a result of a game update: the order in which the effects triggered by the skill take place; damage types; changes in conditions dealt or effects triggered; target (types, amount, or area of effect); and frequency (e.g. whether effects are triggered once or several times).

This wiki does not consider a skill to have changed function if the only things to change are numerical values, e.g. changes in Adrenaline or Energy costs; amount of damage; Activation or Recharge times; Attribute lines; Skill types; or Range.

List of skills and attributes that have undergone functionality changes

Asura rank

Asuran Scan

Deldrimor rank

"By Ural's Hammer!" Ear Bite Low Blow

Ebon Vanguard rank

Ebon Vanguard Sniper Support

Sunspear rank

Cry of Pain Eternal Aura Intensity

Lightbringer rank

Lightbringer Signet

Notes

• ANet sometimes decides to change skill functionality if their effects are considered too weak or strong, even with a change in numbers. This can include skills that are usually only used in specialized farming builds in PvE, or skills that are usually only used in a single PvP format.

See also

• Skill Revision History Archive