Channeled skill

Ghastly Claws has a 0.75¾ second charging phase and 1 second active phase.

Unload only has an active phase.

Channeled skills are a skill type that activate over a period of time. These skills can be spotted by a yellow activation bar that fills when the skill is activated. The thin portion of the activation indicates the charging portion while the wide bar indicates the active portion. Channeled skills can vary greatly on what happens during the charging phase, active phase, and end effect. For the active portion, the skill pulses periodically for the number of times indicated in the tooltip. Canceling a skill during the charging phase will cause the skill to go on a 4 second recharge while canceling during the active phase will put the skill on full cooldown. Some skills such as Meteor Shower, Churning Earth, and Empower do not display the charging and active phases, but simply display the thin bar.

Channeled skills

Type	Skil	Description
Guardian
Greatsword	Whirling Wrath	Spin in place and swing your greatsword while hurling powerful projectiles.
Staff	Empower	Channel healing and might to nearby allies. Completing this channel grants more health to your allies.
Sword	Zealot's Defense	Block ranged attacks while casting magical projectiles.
Torch	Cleansing Flame	Breathe magical flames that damage foes and cure conditions on allies. Inflicts burning on the final attack.
Main-hand Mace	Protector's Strike 1	Protect allies from the next incoming attack against them, and lash out when attacked, granting boons to nearby allies and fully charging the passive burning effect.
Spear	Zealot's Flurry	Strike foes in front of you with a storm of jabs.
Healing	"Receive the Light!"	Shout. Heal yourself and allies in a cone in front of you.
	Shelter	Block attacks while healing.
Elite	Renewed Focus	Meditation. Focus, making yourself invulnerable and recharging your virtues.
Downed	Wrath	Focus a wrathful light ray on your foe.
Dragonhunter
Longbow	Hunter's Ward	Form your arrows into a barrier, and deal damage at the location.
Revenant
Staff	Warding Rift	Create a rift from the Mists that blocks incoming attacks. When the rift closes it blinds foes in front of you.
Herald
Shield	Crystal Hibernation	Channel a shield from the Mists to protect you, blocking attacks and regenerating health.
Warrior
Greatsword	Hundred Blades	Repeatedly strike multiple foes. The last strike does extra damage.
Rifle	Volley	Fire a volley of shots at your foe.
Main-hand Sword	Flurry	Burst. Immobilize your foes with a flurry of bleeding strikes. Effect increases with adrenaline level.
Main-hand Mace	Counterblow 1	Block the next attack. Counter with an attack if you are in melee range. Gain adrenaline if not attacked.
Off-hand Axe	Whirling Axe	Spin and attack nearby foes. You can move while spinning.
Off-hand Sword	Riposte 1	Block the next attack. Riposte and bleed your foe if you block a melee attack. Gain adrenaline if you are not attacked.
Shield	Shield Stance	Block attacks.
Spear	Mariner's Frenzy	Attack foes in front of you with a series of strikes.
	Tsunami Slash	Spin forward and strike foes along the way.
Berserker
Main-hand Sword	Flaming Flurry	Primal Burst. Lash out with a flurry of strikes that block missiles and shoot fireballs at foes in front of you.
Spellbreaker
Off-hand Dagger	Bladestorm	Unleash a flurry of attacks that damages foes and reflects projectiles coming from the front.
Profession mechanic	Full Counter 1	Burst. Absorb the next attack against you and counterattack all foes around you. Foes struck by the counter attack are interrupted.
Engineer
Main-hand Pistol	Poison Dart Volley	Fire a volley of darts that poison foes.
Engineering Kit Flamethrower	Flame Jet	Spray fire in a cone pattern while moving, burning foes on the final attack. Deals 10% bonus damage to burning targets.
Shield	Magnetic Shield	Create a magnetic field that reflects projectiles and can be released to knock back foes.
	Static Shield	Electrify your shield, preparing to throw it at foes. Stun nearby enemies that attack you while blocking.
Scrapper
Hammer	Electro-whirl	Spin around, reflecting missiles and hitting enemies.
	Shock Shield	Block attacks while striking foes in front of you, gaining barrier with each enemy you hit.
Holosmith
Photon Forge	Photon Blitz	Fire multiple piercing blasts at your target.
Ranger
Longbow	Rapid Fire	Fire multiple arrows at your foe.
Longbow	Barrage	Barrage the target area with a hail of arrows that cripple.
Off-hand Axe	Whirling Defense	Spin your axes around you to attack nearby foes.
Thief
Dual Pistol	Unload	Dual Wield. Blast your foe repeatedly with both pistols. Gain initiative if all attacks hit.
Sword+Pistol	Pistol Whip	Dual Wield. Pistol-whip your foe, stunning them, then slash repeatedly with your sword.
Elite	Dagger Storm	Trick. Spin around, reflecting projectiles and throwing daggers that cripple and bleed nearby foes. You can move while spinning.
Daredevil
Utility	Bandit's Defense 1	Physical. Briefly block incoming attacks. Blocking an attack grants access to a retaliatory attack.
	Fist Flurry	Physical. Strike your enemy multiple times. If all attacks hit, gain access to Palm Strike.
Healing	Channeled Vigor	Physical. Channel your energy to gain endurance and health per pulse. Heal for more if your endurance is full.
Deadeye
Rifle	Double Tap	Fire two bullets that grant might if they hit your target.
	Three Round Burst	Kneel. Fire three bullets that grant might if they hit your target.
Elementalist
Main-hand Dagger	Cone of Cold	Spray an icy blast in a cone that damages foes and heals allies.
	Drake's Breath	Spray a cone of fire at foes while on the move.
Scepter	Arc Lightning	Cast an arc of electricity at your foe.
	Stone Shards	Fling stone daggers at your foe to bleed them.
Off-hand Dagger	Churning Earth	Make the earth churn, crippling nearby foes before unleashing a seismic wave that damages and bleeds them.
Staff	Meteor Shower	Call down a meteor shower onto the target area. Damage is reduced per target each time they are struck by this ability.
Healing	Ether Renewal	Cantrip. Cure a condition and heal yourself with every pulse.
Downed	Grasping Earth	Immobilize your foe with hands erupting from the ground.
Conjure Earth Shield	Stone Sheath 1	Block the next attack and cause bleeding to foes around you. Gain Tectonic Shift if you successfully block an attack.
	Fortify	Use magnetism to envelop yourself in a shield, becoming invulnerable.
Conjure Frost Bow	Frost Volley	Rapidly fire at your foe, making them vulnerable with each hit. Damage is increased per stack of Water Arrow.
	Frost Storm	Call down an ice storm on the targeted area. The number of final ice shards are increased for each stack of Water Arrow. Damage is reduced per target each time foes are struck by this skill.
Conjure Fiery Greatsword	Flame Wave	Shoot a fireball at your foe with each swing.
Tempest
Profession mechanic	Overload Fire	Overload. Unleash your flames, granting might to allies and burning enemies. Finishing the cast creates a tornado that continues to grant might and burn foes. Using this skill causes the attunement to have a longer recharge.
	Overload Air	Overload. Use your air magic to summon a nimbus that repeatedly strikes nearby enemies. When this ability is complete, imbue your allies with electricity and create a lingering static region that strikes enemies at the same interval. Using this skill causes the attunement to have a longer recharge.
	Overload Water	Overload. Create a surge of accumulated water magic, healing and cleansing allies. When the cast ends, heal the area and apply regeneration. Using this skill causes the attunement to have a longer recharge.
	Overload Earth	Overload. Ride your stored earth magic around, granting protection to other allies you move over and crippling enemies, then deliver a final immobilizing blast of power to the area, leaving behind a dust cyclone that delivers the same effects as the overload. Using this skill causes the attunement to have a longer recharge.
Healing	"Wash the Pain Away!"	Shout. Mists billow from you, healing allies in range and cleansing conditions on the final pulse.
Weaver
Scepter	Plasma Beam	Dual Attack. Fire a superheated jet of plasma at your foe.
Mesmer
Greatsword	Spatial Surge	Shoot a beam at your foe. The farther away they are, the more damage you deal.
Scepter	Confusing Images	Channel a beam of energy that damages and confuses your foe.
	Illusionary Counter 1	Clone. Block the next attack, and counter by inflicting torment and creating clones that cast Ether Bolt.
Main-hand Sword	Blurred Frenzy	Strike your foe with a flurry of strikes, distorting the space around you, making you evade attacks.
Off-hand Sword	Illusionary Riposte 1	Clone. Block your foe and create an illusion when attacked.
Chronomancer
Shield	Echo of Memory	Phantasm. Block incoming attacks for a short duration. If this skill fully channels, summon a phantasm that slows enemies and grants protection to allies. If an attack is blocked, Deja Vu is usable for a short time.
	Deja Vu	Phantasm. Block incoming attacks for a short duration. If this skill fully channels, summon a phantasm that slows enemies and grants protection to allies.
Necromancer
Death Shroud	Life Transfer	Shroud. Damage nearby foes and steal their life force.
Axe	Ghastly Claws	Summon spectral claws to slash your foe in a quick flurry of strikes, gaining life force per strike. This attack deals increased damage per stack of vulnerability on your target.
Main-hand Dagger	Life Siphon	Siphon health from your foe. Healing effectiveness increases if you are bleeding. Damage increases if your foe is bleeding.
Spear	Wicked Spiral	Spin multiple times, dealing damage and applying vulnerability to each foe struck.
Trident	Frozen Abyss	Create a continually expanding field near you that applies chill and vulnerability to enemies and deals damage when it ends. Fire Crimson Tide on each pulse at enemies within the maximum range.
Downed	Life Leech	Leech health from a foe to heal yourself.
Common
Hazmat Suit	Gatling Fists	Shoot a barrage of missiles at target foe.
Downed or Drowning	Bandage	Call your allies for help. Restores health while you channel it.
	Channeled Agony	Steel yourself and channel a burst of spectral agony to foes within range.

¹ Successfully blocking an attack with this skill will end the channel early

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Skill types and profession mechanics