Elite skill

Elite skills are especially powerful skills designed to be used infrequently and have a dramatic effect on the tide of a battle. The last slot on the skill bar is reserved for elite skills. Elite skills typically have much longer recharge times compared to normal utility skills — very few recharge in less than 60 seconds, and some can take up to 4 minutes.

Acquisition

Elite skills become available when a character reaches level 30. Most characters will ultimately have access to six elite skillss, three of them determined by profession and the remaining three by race. Some races (e.g. norn) have more elite skills than others, balanced by a smaller pool of racial utility skills. Racial elite skills are only usable in PvE and World versus World, and not in Structured PvP.

Characters must unlock two first tier elite skills (which cost 10 skill points each) before being able to learn elite skills from the second tier (30 skill points each).

While in Heart of the Mists, all characters have access to all their skills excluding racial elite skills. This allows lower level characters to experiment of different skills and see which elite skills they want to unlock first. Some professions only have one elite skill which can be used while in underwater mode. None of the racial elite skills can be used underwater. While it is possible to equip two different elite skills, one during underwater mode and one on the ground, using an elite skill will still cause the slot be on recharge of the elite skill used, even if using a different elite skill underwater or while on ground.

Skills by profession

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Skill	Type					Description
Guardian
Renewed Focus			10	2	90	Focus, making yourself invulnerable and recharging your virtues.
Tome of Courage	Tome		30	1	180	Summon an ancient tome that grants you powerful support spells.
Tome of Wrath	Tome		10	1	180	Summon an ancient tome that grants you powerful offensive spells.
Warrior
Battle Standard	Banner		10	2	240	Place a battle standard that revives fallen allies and grants fury, might, and swiftness [sic] to allies.
Rampage	Transform		30	1	180	Take the form of a massive juggernaut.
Signet of Rage	Signet		10	1	60	Passive: Grants adrenaline. Active: Gain fury, might, and swiftness.
Engineer
Elixir X	Elixir		10	1	120	Drink Elixir X, becoming a rampaging brute or whirling tornado. Underwater become either a withering plague or a whirlpool.
Mortar	Turret		30	0.5½	120	Build a stationary mortar that you or your allies can fire.
Supply Crate			10	1	180	Request a massive supply drop, complete with turrets and bandages.
Ranger
Entangle	Survival		10	0.75¾	150	Entangle your foe. They are immobile until the vines are destroyed.
Rampage As One	Pet		10	1	120	Rampage with your pet, gaining stability, fury, and swiftness. You and your pet also grant might to each other when you attack.
Spirit of Nature	Spirit		30	10.5½	240	Summon a spirit that heals allies. Command the spirit to revive and cure conditions on nearby allies.
Spirit of Nature chain  Nature's Renewal					30	Command your spirit of nature to revive and cure conditions on nearby downed allies.
Thief
Basilisk Venom	Venom		10	1	45	Your next attack turns your foe to stone.
Dagger Storm			30		90	Spin around, reflecting projectiles and throwing daggers that cripple and bleed nearby foes. You can move while spinning.
Thieves Guild			10	10.5½	180	Call more thieves to support you in combat.
Elementalist
Conjure Fiery Greatsword	Conjure		10	1	180	Manifest a fiery greatsword in your hands and at the target location. When it lands, it damages and burns foes. Wielders of the weapon gain increased power and condition damage.
Glyph of Elementals	Glyph		10	10.25¼	120	Summon an elemental based on your attunement.
Tornado	Transform		30	1	180	Gain stability and shape-shift into a tornado and [sic] that damages and launches foes.
chain  Whirlpool	Transform				180	Shape-shift into a whirling maelstrom that pulls foes into its destructive vortex.
Mesmer
Mass Invisibility			30	10.75¾	90	You and all allies gain stealth for a short time.
Moa Morph	Transform		10	1	180	Turn your foe into a moa bird.
Time Warp			10	0.25¼	210	Create an area that warps time, granting you and your allies quickness.
Necromancer
Lich Form	Transform		30		180	Assume the form of a lich for a brief time. Entering this form destroys all minions and removes other spectral effects.
Plague	Transform		10		180	Become a virulent cloud and inflict multiple conditions on foes you touch. Entering this form destroys all minions and removes other spectral effects.
Summon Flesh Golem	Minion		10	10.5½	60	Summon a flesh golem to attack foes with crippling claws.
Summon Flesh Golem chain  Charge					40	Command your flesh golem to charge a foe.

Skills by race

Skill	Type					Description
Asura
Summon 7-Series Golem			10	2	180	Summon a 7-Series attacking golem to fight for you.
Summon D-Series Golem			30	2	180	Summon a D-Series defensive golem.
Summon Power Suit			10	2	240	Summon a Power Suit which you or your allies can enter and use to combat enemies.
Charr
Artillery Barrage			10	2	240	Call down an artillery barrage at target location, damaging foes.
Charrzooka			30	0.5½	180	Pull out a powerful charrzooka that shoots rockets.
Warband Support			10	10.5½	240	Call in members of your warband to assist you.
Human
Avatar of Melandru			10		180	Transform into an Avatar of Melandru.
Hounds of Balthazar			30	1	240	Summon two Hounds of Balthazar to fight at your side.
Reaper of Grenth			10	1	180	Become a Reaper of Grenth, Chilling and Poisoning nearby foes.
Norn
Become the Bear	Transform		10	0.5½	240	Shape-shift into norn bear form.
Become the Raven	Transform		10	0.5½	240	Shape-shift into norn Raven[sic] form.
Become the Snow Leopard	Transform		30	0.5½	240	Shape-shift into norn Snow Leopard[sic] form.
Become the Wolf	Transform		10	0.5½	240	Shape-shift into norn wolf form.
Sylvari
Summon Druid Spirit			30	40.25¼	240	Summon a Druid Spirit to fight at your side.
Summon Sylvan Hound			10	2	180	Summon a sylvan hound to fight at your side.
Take Root			10	3	150	Take root at your current location, becoming immobile, but causing several turrets to grow nearby.

Common elites

Skill	Type					Description
Summon Mistfire Wolf				1	240	Summon a Mistfire Wolf to fight at your side.

Summon Mistfire Wolf is available to any character on any pre-purchased Digital Deluxe or Collector's Edition account.

Related traits

• Elite Focus - Elite skills last longer.
• Elite Supplies - The Supply Crate has extra supplies, Elixir X lasts longer, and Mortar has increased range.

Related equipment

The sixth bonus of superior versions of the following runes triggers an effect when you activate an elite skill.

• Rune of Lyssa — Lose all conditions and gain all boons for 5 seconds.
• Rune of the Mad King — Summon ravens to attack nearby enemies.
• Rune of the Monk — Grant Aegis to yourself and all nearby allies for 5 seconds.

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Skill lists

Soldiers	Guardian	Warrior
Adventurers	Engineer	Ranger	Thief
Scholars	Elementalist	Mesmer	Necromancer
Racial	Asura	Charr	Human
	Norn	Sylvari
Other	Pet	Downed	Drowning

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Skill types