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**{{skill icon|Defensive Anthem}} <small>(Ends on next attack rather than benefiting it)</small>
  
**{{skill icon|Defensive Anthem}} <small>(Ends on next attack rather than benefiting it)</small>
 
**{{skill icon|Zealous Anthem}}
  
**{{skill icon|Zealous Anthem}}
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**{{skill icon|Anthem of Weariness}}
   
 
== Apostasy ==
  
== Apostasy ==
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**{{skill icon|Horns of the Ox}}
  
**{{skill icon|Horns of the Ox}}
 
**{{skill icon|Trampling Ox}}
  
**{{skill icon|Trampling Ox}}
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<small>Note: The skill [[Entangling Asp]] causes knockdown, however was omitted due to not sharing the same naming system.</small>
   
 
== Burden ==
  
== Burden ==
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**{{skill icon|Ether Renewal}}
  
**{{skill icon|Ether Renewal}}
 
**{{skill icon|Ether Signet}}
  
**{{skill icon|Ether Signet}}
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== Fang ==
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*Campaigns used in: [[Factions]], [[Eye of the North]].
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*Professions used for: [[Assassin]].
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*Meaning: Causes [[Deep Wound]].
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*Skills:
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**{{skill icon|Golden Fang Strike}}
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**{{skill icon|Shadow Fang}}
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**{{skill icon|Twisting Fangs}}
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<small>Note: The skill [[Fox Fangs]] also has fangs in its name but does not cause [[Deep Wound]].</small>
   
 
== Finale ==
  
== Finale ==
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== Golden ==
  
== Golden ==
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*Campaigns used in: [[Factions]], [[Nightfall]].
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*Campaigns used in: [[Factions]], [[Nightfall]], [[Eye of the North]].
 
*Professions used for: [[Assassin]].
  
*Professions used for: [[Assassin]].
 
*Meaning: Benefit if you are [[enchantment|enchanted]].
  
*Meaning: Benefit if you are [[enchantment|enchanted]].
   
 
*Skills:
  
*Skills:
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**{{skill icon|Golden Fang Strike}}
 
**{{skill icon|Golden Fox Strike}}
  
**{{skill icon|Golden Fox Strike}}
 
**{{skill icon|Golden Lotus Strike}}
  
**{{skill icon|Golden Lotus Strike}}
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**{{skill icon|Malign Intervention}}
  
**{{skill icon|Malign Intervention}}
 
**{{skill icon|Watchful Intervention}}
  
**{{skill icon|Watchful Intervention}}
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== Irresistible ==
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*Campaigns used in: [[Core]], [[Nightfall]]
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*Profession used for: [[Warrior]], [[Dervish]]
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*Meaning: Related to blocking.
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*Skills:
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**{{skill icon|Irresistible Blow}}
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**{{skill icon|Irresistible Sweep}}
   
 
== Judge ==
  
== Judge ==
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**{{skill icon|Melandru's Arrows}}
  
**{{skill icon|Melandru's Arrows}}
 
**{{skill icon|Melandru's Assault}}
  
**{{skill icon|Melandru's Assault}}
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**{{skill icon|Melandru's Shot}}
  
 
<small>Note:The skills [[Melandru's Resilience]] and [[Avatar of Melandru]] have the word Melandru in the name, but do not operate on the same parameters of these skills.</small>
  
<small>Note:The skills [[Melandru's Resilience]] and [[Avatar of Melandru]] have the word Melandru in the name, but do not operate on the same parameters of these skills.</small>
   
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**{{skill icon|Order of the Vampire}}
  
**{{skill icon|Order of the Vampire}}
 
**{{skill icon|Order of Undeath}} <small>(not an enchantment; benefits [[minions]] instead of party)</small>
  
**{{skill icon|Order of Undeath}} <small>(not an enchantment; benefits [[minions]] instead of party)</small>
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<small>Despite not having the prefix "order of", [[Dark Fury]] functions like one</small>
   
 
== Palm ==
  
== Palm ==
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*Campains used in: [[Factions]].
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*Campaigns used in: [[Factions]].
 
*professions used for: [[Assassin]].
  
*professions used for: [[Assassin]].
 
*Meaning: Touch skill to start a combo.
  
*Meaning: Touch skill to start a combo.
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**{{skill icon|Purge Signet}}
  
**{{skill icon|Purge Signet}}
 
**{{skill icon|Purifying Finale}}
  
**{{skill icon|Purifying Finale}}
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**{{skill icon|Reap Impurities}} <small>(this acts similar to [[skill prefixes and suffixes#Scavenger|scavenger]] instead)</small>
  
 
**{{skill icon|Song of Purification}}
  
**{{skill icon|Song of Purification}}
   
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**{{skill icon|Shatter Storm}}
  
**{{skill icon|Shatter Storm}}
 
**{{skill icon|Shattering Assault}}
  
**{{skill icon|Shattering Assault}}
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== Skull ==
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*Campaigns used in: [[Prophecies]], [[Nightfall]].
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*Professions used for: [[Assassin]], [[Warrior]].
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*Meaning: Causes [[dazed]].
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*Skills:
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**{{skill icon|Golden Skull Strike}}
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**{{skill icon|Skull Crack}}
   
 
== Soldier ==
  
== Soldier ==
   
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*Campaigns used in: [[Nightfall]].
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*Campaigns used in: [[Nightfall]], [[Eye of the North]].
 
*Professions used for: [[Warrior]], [[Paragon]].
  
*Professions used for: [[Warrior]], [[Paragon]].
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*Meaning: Benefit if effected by a [[chant]] or [[shout]].
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*Meaning: Benefit if affected by a [[chant]] or [[shout]].
   
 
*Skills:
  
*Skills:
 
**{{skill icon|Soldier's Defense}}
  
**{{skill icon|Soldier's Defense}}
 
**{{skill icon|Soldier's Fury}}
  
**{{skill icon|Soldier's Fury}}
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**{{skill icon|Soldier's Speed}}
 
**{{skill icon|Soldier's Stance}}
  
**{{skill icon|Soldier's Stance}}
 
**{{skill icon|Soldier's Strike}}
  
**{{skill icon|Soldier's Strike}}
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**{{skill icon|Viper's Defense}}
 
**{{skill icon|Viper's Defense}}
 
**{{skill icon|Viper's Nest}}
  
**{{skill icon|Viper's Nest}}
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<small>Note: The skill [[Entangling Asp]] causes poison, however was omitted due to not sharing the same naming system.</small>
   
 
== Tiger ==
  
== Tiger ==
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*Campaigns used in: [[Factions]], [[Nightfall]].
  
*Campaigns used in: [[Factions]], [[Nightfall]].
 
*Professions used for: [[Assassin]].
  
*Professions used for: [[Assassin]].
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*Meaning: Enchantments that effect or operate as a result of attacking.
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*Meaning: Enchantments that affect or operate as a result of attacking.
   
 
*Skills:
  
*Skills:
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**[[Zealous]] weapon mods also fall under this prefix.
  
**[[Zealous]] weapon mods also fall under this prefix.
   
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Latest revision as of 20:53, 9 May 2010

Aggression

Anthem

Apostasy

Aria

  • Campaigns used in: Nightfall.
  • Professions used for: Paragon.
  • Meaning: Benefit to all allies in earshot on next spell.

As One

Attunement

  • Campaigns used in: Core.
  • Professions used for: Elementalist.
  • Meaning: Energy gain when using an elemental spell.

Aura

Auspicious

Ballad

  • Campaigns used in: Nightfall.
  • Professions used for: Paragon.
  • Meaning: Benefit to all allies in earshot on next damage.

Black

Boon

Bond

Bull, Ox

Note: The skill Entangling Asp causes knockdown, however was omitted due to not sharing the same naming system.

Burden

Chorus

Concentration

Note: Mantra of Resolve and Tranquil Was Tanasen work very similarly, but do not contain "concentration" in them and have other effects.

Conjure

Death's

  • Campaigns used in: Factions, Nightfall.
  • Professions used for: Assassin.
  • Meaning: Shadow step. Benefit if target has more health than you.

Divine

Energizing

Eremite

  • Campaigns used in: Nightfall
  • Professions used for: Dervish
  • Meaning: Increased benefit per adjacent foe.

Essence

Ether

Fang

Note: The skill Fox Fangs also has fangs in its name but does not cause Deep Wound.

Finale

Fox

Frenzied

  • Campaigns used in: Core, Nightfall
  • Professions used for: Warrior
  • Meaning: Inherent benefit, but you take double damage.

Fury

Note: The skill Unseen Fury, despite having fury in its name acts differently.

Glow

Golden

Harrier

Note: Leaping Mantis Sting works in a very similar fashion, but has the prefix leaping.

Intervention

Irresistible

Judge

Lotus

  • Campaigns used in: Factions.
  • Professions used for: Assassin.
  • Meaning: Gain energy if parameters are met.

Mantis

Mark

Melandru

Note:The skills Melandru's Resilience and Avatar of Melandru have the word Melandru in the name, but do not operate on the same parameters of these skills.

Mind

Note: The skill Mind Wrack has the word mind in its name, but does not operate on the same parameters of these skills. However it still triggers when the target's energy reaches zero, so it is still true that it hits when the target have less (or as much) energy than the caster.

Mystic

Natural

Order

Despite not having the prefix "order of", Dark Fury functions like one

Palm

  • Campaigns used in: Factions.
  • professions used for: Assassin.
  • Meaning: Touch skill to start a combo.

Predator

Pious

Prison

Purge, Pure

Note: The skill Pure Strike has the word pure in its name, but does not operate on the same parameters of these skills.

Rage

Refrain

Restoration, Restore

Scavenger

Shatter

Skull

Soldier

Song

  • Campaigns used in: Nightfall.
  • Professions used for: Paragon.
  • Meaning: Benefit to all allies in earshot on next skill.

Soothing

Spider, Viper

Note: The skill Entangling Asp causes poison, however was omitted due to not sharing the same naming system.

Tiger

Toxic

Victory

Vital

Note: Signet of Stamina, Endure Pain, and Defy Pain function very similarly, although they do not have a "vital" prefix.

Vow

  • Campaigns used in: Nightfall
  • Professions used for: Dervish
  • Meaning: Enchanted benefit, usually at a cost of some sort.

Wastrel

Way of

  • Campaigns used in: Factions, Nightfall.
  • Professions used for: Assassin.
  • Meaning: Enchantments that affect or operate as a result of attacking.

Wielder's

Wild

Zeal, Zealous

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