Targeting
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Targeting is a game mechanic for selecting a specific NPC or object. Targeting is used to focus on a single target, and is a vital part of combat as skills will aim at the current target and skills function based on the distant and direction a target is compared to your position. For example, skills that retreat will move the character away from their current target compared to moving directly backwards from the direction the character is facing without a target.
Some skills require a target in order to be activated (eg. Phantasmal Berserker), while others can be used regardless despite having a single-target behavior (eg. Fireball). Projectile skills which don't require a target and are fired without a target will take player's and camera's directions into account to determine projectile's path, for example, one could move their camera up and down while firing projectiles to see how free-form projectiles pathfinding works.
Ground targeting is another mechanic for targeting where a player chooses a specific location in the game world to activate a skill. Ground targeting is typically used with skills that have area of effect due to their imprecise nature.
Auto-targeting[edit]
If auto-attacking is enabled and skills are queued while you killed a foe, the AI will automatically target the next foe in range and auto-attack.
- In Options, disable Auto Targeting. You can now choose a key to target the nearest foe manually: Options | Control Options | set Targeting Foe - Nearest to a hotkey of your choice.
- In Options | Control Options | set Targeting: Hold Lock to a hotkey of your choice. This locks the auto-target as long as you hold that key down and will automatically auto-target the next foe again when you let go of that key.
Ground targeting[edit]
If the skill is not automatically targeted at a foe's location, it can be ground-targeted, setting up areas of effect in the player's choice of location.
- Using the skill will bring up highlighted area of target which can be aimed and subsequently activated with a mouse click.
- Set the option of 'Ground Targeting' in Options -> General Options -> 'Combat/Movement' to 'Instant' in order to aim at your cursor's current position.
- Setting this to Instant is the only way to continuously attack with a ground-targeted 1 skill (eg. Mortar Shot) by holding its hotkey or left mouse with Action Cam; there is no way to auto attack for these types of skills.
- Ground-targeted skills can be used regardless of character facing and can hit targets within the AOE even if they would normally be obstructed (i.e. if they are behind a corner). However, there must still be a clear line of sight between the player and the point targeted, or a "No Line of Sight" message will pop up.
- Most ground-targeted skills which can be used underwater lose that property upon going under water, instead the effect is either applied at caster's location or targeted foe's location.
Skills with ground targeting[edit]
Weapon skills
Symbol of Punishment — Scepter- Symbol of Swiftness — Staff
- Line of Warding — Staff
Deflecting Shot — Longbow- Symbol of Energy — Longbow
Coalescence of Ruin — Hammer- Phase Smash — Hammer
- Drop the Hammer — Hammer
Envoy of Exuberance — Shield
Spiritcrush — Short bow
Whirlwind Attack — Greatsword- Arcing Arrow — Longbow
Glue Shot — Pistol- Jump Shot — Rifle
Thunderclap — Hammer
Barrage — Longbow
Ancestral Grace — Staff- Sublime Conversion — Staff
Cluster Bomb — Short bow- Choking Gas — Short bow
- Infiltrator's Arrow — Short bow
Vault — Staff
Phoenix — Scepter, when attuned to fire- Shatterstone — Scepter, when attuned to water
- Water Trident — Scepter, when attuned to water
- Dust Devil — Scepter, when attuned to earth
- Flamewall — Focus, when attuned to fire
- Lava Font — Staff, when attuned to fire
- Meteor Shower — Staff, when attuned to fire
- Ice Spike — Staff, when attuned to water
- Geyser — Staff, when attuned to water
- Frozen Ground — Staff, when attuned to water
- Healing Rain — Staff, when attuned to water
- Gust — Staff, when attuned to air
- Static Field — Staff, when attuned to air
- Eruption — Staff, when attuned to earth
- Unsteady Ground — Staff, when attuned to earth
Lightning Orb — Warhorn, when attuned to air
Stone Tide — Scepter, when attuned to water and earth- Pressure Blast — Staff, when attuned to fire and water
- Plasma Blast — Staff, when attuned to fire and air
- Pyroclastic Blast — Staff, when attuned to fire and earth
- Monsoon — Staff, when attuned to air and water
- Lahar — Staff, when attuned to water and earth
Temporal Curtain — Focus- Mind Stab — Greatsword
- Chaos Storm — Staff
Tides of Time — Shield
Enfeebling Blood — Dagger- Grasping Dead — Scepter
- Mark of Blood — Staff
- Chillblains — Staff
- Putrid Mark — Staff
- Reaper's Mark — Staff
Bundle skills
Chapter 3: Azure Sun — Tome of Resolve- Chapter 3: Valiant Bulwark — Tome of Courage
- Infusion Bomb — Med Kit
- Super Elixir — Elixir Gun
- Flame Blast — Flamethrower
- Napalm — Flamethrower
- Grenade — Grenade Kit
- Shrapnel Grenade — Grenade Kit
- Flash Grenade — Grenade Kit
- Freeze Grenade — Grenade Kit
- Poison Grenade — Grenade Kit
- Mortar Shot — Elite Mortar Kit
- Poison Gas Shell — Elite Mortar Kit
- Endothermic Shell — Elite Mortar Kit
- Flash Shell — Elite Mortar Kit
- Elixir Shell — Elite Mortar Kit
- Explosive Lava Axe — Conjured Flame
- Frost Storm — Frost Bow
- Firestorm — Fiery Greatsword
- Explosive Lava Axe — Slag Axe
Transform skills
- Seismic Leap — Rampage
- Cosmic Ray — Celestial Avatar
- Seed of Life — Celestial Avatar
- Lunar Impact — Celestial Avatar
Dawn's Repose — Enter Shadow Shroud- Ripple of Horror — Lich Form
- Breakrazor's Bastion — Legendary Renegade Stance
- Well of Gloom — Well
- Well of Eternity — Well
- Well of Blood — Well
Elixir of Promise — Elixir
- Hallowed Ground — Consecration
- Purging Flames — Consecration
- Sanctuary — Consecration
- Wall of Reflection — Consecration
- Merciful Intervention — Meditation
- Signet of Mercy — Signet
- Bow of Truth — Spirit Weapon
- Hammer of Wisdom — Spirit Weapon
- Shield of the Avenger — Spirit Weapon
- Sword of Justice — Spirit Weapon
- Call to Anguish — Legendary Demon Stance
- Inspiring Reinforcement — Legendary Dwarf Stance
- Elemental Blast — Legendary Dragon Stance, Consume
- Darkrazor's Daring — Legendary Renegade Stance
- Icerazor's Ire — Legendary Renegade Stance
- Razorclaw's Rage — Legendary Renegade Stance
Tree Song — Legendary Alliance Stance, Kurzick- Scavenger Burst — Legendary Alliance Stance, Luxon
- Banner of Defense — Banner
- Banner of Discipline — Banner
- Banner of Strength — Banner
- Banner of Tactics — Banner
- Stomp — Physical
- Throw Mine — Gadget
Shift Signet — Signet- Muddy Terrain — Survival
- Shadow Refuge — Deception
- Shadowstep — Deception
Shadow Flare — Cantrip- Well of Bounty — Well
- Well of Silence — Well
- Well of Sorrow — Well
- Well of Tears — Well
- Arcane Wave — Arcane
- Lightning Flash — Cantrip
- Conjure Earth Shield — Conjure
- Conjure Flame Axe — Conjure
- Conjure Frost Bow — Conjure
- Conjure Lightning Hammer — Conjure
- Renewal of Air — Glyph, when attuned to air
- Renewal of Earth — Glyph, when attuned to earth
- Renewal of Fire — Glyph, when attuned to fire
- Renewal of Water — Glyph, when attuned to water
- Glyph of Storms — Glyph
- Lightning Storm — Glyph, when attuned to air
- Sandstorm — Glyph, when attuned to earth
- Firestorm — Glyph, when attuned to fire
- Ice Storm — Glyph, when attuned to water
- Signet of Water — Signet
- Feedback — Glamour
- Null Field — Glamour
- Veil — Glamour
- Blink — Manipulation
- Illusion of Life — Manipulation
- Well of Action — Well
- Well of Calamity — Well
- Well of Precognition — Well
- Well of Senility — Well
- Corrosive Poison Cloud — Corruption
- Signet of Undeath — Signet
- Spectral Ring — Spectral
- Well of Corruption — Well
- Well of Darkness — Well
- Well of Power — Well
- Well of Suffering — Well
Sand Swell — Punishment- Serpent Siphon — Punishment
- Elixir of Anguish — Elixir
- Elixir of Bliss — Elixir
- Elixir of Ignorance — Elixir
- Elixir of Risk — Elixir
- Soulcleave's Summit — Legendary Renegade Stance
- Battle Standard — Banner
- Supply Crate — Turret
- Glyph of the Stars — Glyph
- Glyph of the Stars — Glyph
- Shadowfall — Well
- Conjure Fiery Greatsword — Conjure
- Time Warp — Glamour
- Gravity Well — Well
Jaunt — Deception- Elixir of Ambition — Elixir
Profession mechanic skills
- Citadel Bombardment — Citadel Order
- Earthshaker — Hammer, Burst
- Combustive Shot — Longbow, Burst
- Toss Elixir H — Elixir, Tool belt
- Toss Elixir X — Elixir, Tool belt
- Orbital Strike — Tool belt
- Toss Elixir B — Elixir, Tool belt
- Toss Elixir C — Elixir, Tool belt
- Toss Elixir R — Elixir, Tool belt
- Toss Elixir S — Elixir, Tool belt
- Toss Elixir U — Elixir, Tool belt
- Grenade Barrage — Tool belt
- Throw Napalm — Tool belt
- Defense Field — Tool belt
- Crash Down
Call Lightning- Throw Gunk — Stolen skill
- Throw Magnetic Bomb — Stolen skill
- Unstable Artifact — Stolen skill
Deploy Jade Sphere — Jade Sphere, when attuned to fire- Deploy Jade Sphere — Jade Sphere, when attuned to water
- Deploy Jade Sphere — Jade Sphere, when attuned to air
- Deploy Jade Sphere — Jade Sphere, when attuned to earth
Downed skills
Drowning skills
Radiation Field- Summon Power Suit
Artillery Barrage- Fire Rocket Barrage
- Shrapnel Mine
Healing Seed- Seed Turret
Breaking enemy target[edit]
Becoming invisible with effects like Stealth and some skills will break enemy targeting, forcing enemies to select the target again to attack with skills that require a target. Channeled skills already tracking a target like Rapid Fire will not stop tracking if the target breaks targeting once the channeling has started.
