Profession mechanic

Profession mechanics are combat abilities exclusive to a given profession. They consist of unique skills, effects and secondary mechanics which add to the characteristics of the professions. While all professions have unique skills and skill types to utilize, the profession mechanics further differentiate them.

Active profession mechanics skills such as bursts or stealing are activated with F1—F5 keys and the status of these skills as well as other profession mechanics are displayed by the mechanic bar which is positioned above the characters weapon skills in their skill bar. Every profession has a primary mechanic, which may be include one or more mechanics working together; for example, the necromancer uses their accumulated life force resource to enter Death Shroud. Generally speaking, profession mechanic of a profession refers to the skills activated through the function keys, but any mechanic exclusive to a profession can also be called a profession mechanic.

Each primary profession mechanic has a specialization tied to it. This can be either provide increase in recharge rate of their unique skills, a bonus in damage, or other effects. Primary and secondary mechanics often have traits tied to them. Adept minor traits for elite specializations change how a profession mechanic works, or replace it entirely.

Profession mechanics

This is a list of all profession mechanics for each profession and elite specialization. The core mechanics don't require the respective specializations, but they are improved by their traits. The elite specializations are required to be equipped for their mechanics to work.

	Specialization	Mechanics
Guardian
Core	Virtues	Virtue
Elite	Dragonhunter	Dragonhunter's Virtue
Elite	Firebrand	Tome
Revenant
Core	Invocation	Energy, Legend
Elite	Herald	Facet of Nature
Elite	Renegade	Citadel Order
Warrior
Core	Discipline	Adrenaline, Burst
Elite	Berserker	Primal burst
Elite	Spellbreaker	Full Counter
Engineer
Core	Tools	Tool belt
Elite	Scrapper	Function Gyro
Elite	Holosmith	Photon Forge, Heat
Ranger
Core	Beastmastery	Pet
Elite	Druid	Celestial Avatar
Elite	Soulbeast	Beastmode
Thief
Core	Trickery	Initiative, Dual Wield, Steal
Elite	Daredevil	Increased endurance, improved dodges (Bound, Dash, Impaling Lotus)
Elite	Deadeye	Deadeye's Mark, Malice
Elementalist
Core	Arcane	Attunement
Elite	Tempest	Overload
Elite	Weaver	Dual attunements, Dual Attack
Mesmer
Core	Illusions	Illusions, Shatter
Elite	Chronomancer	Continuum Split
Elite	Mirage	Ambush, Mirage Cloak
Necromancer
Core	Soul Reaping	Death Shroud, Life force
Elite	Reaper	Reaper's Shroud
Elite	Scourge	Shade

See also

• Skill type