User:Tennessee Ernie Ford/Drafts/Distance

Distance is an unofficial term used to refer to the measurement of ranges and areas of effect. Guild Wars uses over a dozen similar-sounding terms that can make it confusing to know how close you have to be to reach a target and/or to affect it with a skill or attack.

See also:

• Range, the distance to a target.
• Area of Effect, the radius within which foes and/or allies are affected by an effect.

Summary table of Range and AoE

The listed numbers are my best estimate of what the wiki's own articles say are the distances relative to the aggro bubble. I'm convinced that one or more of them is inaccurate. (It might also be the case that two skills that list the same distance actually operate at two different distances, one of which might not be covered by the terminology.)

Jargon	Used for...	Vs. Danger Zone	vs. Compass	Applies to...	Other notes
Adjacent Melee Touch	AoE Range Range	0%	tbd	Spells, melee weapons, other skills	These are synonyms of each other; the wiki claims no meaningful distinctions of these terms (although, see next row).
Adjacent	AoE	11%	tbd	Self-targeting skills	Range and Touch skill state that adjacent is equivalent to Melee/Touch, but Adjacent says it's bigger.
Nearby	AoE	16%	tbd	near the target
In the area	AoE	22%	tbd	Wards, Wells, most AoE spells	The largest AoE range for offensive spells.
Half-range spells	Range	60%	tbd	Half-ranged spells	(There are also half-ranged bow and spear attacks, which use half their weapon's distance.)
Earshot	Range	100%	tbd	Shouts, chants
Projectile (Short)	Range	100%	tbd	Shortbows, Spears	Affected by relative height
Spell	Range	120%	tbd	Spells Staves, Wands	Includes projectile spells
Projectile (Standard)	Range	120%	tbd	Hornbows, Recurve bows	Affected by relative height
Projectile (Long)	Range	135%	tbd	Flat- and Longbows Ranger bow attacks Paragon & Assassin skills	Affected by relative height
Spirit	Range	135%	tbd	Active spirits	Affected by relative height
Soul	Range	250-300%	tbd	Soul Reaping
Spirits	Range	270%	tbd	Passive spirits	Affected by relative height
Party	AoE	378%	tbd	Party spells, maintained enchantments	Maintained enchantments are dropped outside this range

Notes

• Rodgort's AoE is too small potential bug