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'''Skills''' are abilities used by [[player]]s, [[allies]], and [[monster]]s that are not inherent effects. For players, most skills are obtained by placing a [[skill gem]] in the skills menu, which grants the ability to bind that skill to a keybind. Certain [[item]]s can also grant skills, which are automatically added to the skills menu. For non-player allies and monsters, skills simply describe all of their used abilities.

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==Using skills==
Skills are used when the corresponding keybind on their skill bar is pressed, as long as the character can pay the skill's cost and meets any specific conditions or requirements to use it. The most common varieties of skills usually involve [[attack]]ing with a [[martial weapon]], [[shield]], or [[unarmed]] hand, casting a [[spell]], summoning a [[minion]] or [[totem]], using a [[warcry]], or throwing a [[trap]] or [[attachment|grenade]]. Most of the skills require an initial animation to be played, which scales with player's stats such as [[attack speed]], [[cast speed]], throw time, etc. It is possible to animation cancel most skills by using a [[dodge roll]] or certain other skills, and skills with longer animations usually have some form of maneuverability to adjust aim.

Some skills are considered instant skills and have no animation time. These can be used without interrupting other actions. Additionally, other skills may not require active use, and instead [[reserve]] a resource called [[spirit]] to provide permanent [[buff]]s, maintain automatically reviving permanent minions, or [[trigger]] other skills automatically when a condition is met. Notably, triggered skills do not count as "you using a skill", but are still considered a "skill use". 

The number of permanent minions of each type can be customized in the skills menu for a fixed reservation for each minion.

All players have a default of 9 skill slots in their skills menu in which skill gems can be placed. Inserting a skill gem unlocks several linked [[gem socket]]s, which can be socketed with [[support gem]]s to modify the skill's effects. Certain types of skill gems called [[meta gem]]s also can be supported by skill gems, often to trigger them automatically. Each skill gem has a listed minimum [[level]] requirement and [[attribute]] requirement to equip and use it. Support gems also have a level requirement, and will add to the skill's attribute requirements. Support gems are also limited in how many can be socketed overall of each colour based on the player's total [[attribute]]s; for example, a player with high [[dexterity]] will have a higher limit of green support gems than red or blue.

In addition to these skill slots, all players have a [[default skill]] based on their currently equipped weapon which can also be supported by support gems. For [[martial weapon]]s, these are a thematically appropriate basic attack. For [[wand]]s, [[staff|staves]], and [[sceptre]]s, these are unique [[spell]]s, [[minion]] skills, or [[aura]]s that cannot be found as skill gems. These unique skills which would typically have a spirit reservation reserve no spirit, making it a "free" reservation.

Other skills granted from [[item]]s or [[passive skill]]s such as from [[ascendancy class]]es do not use skill slots and are automatically added to the skills menu. Likewise, they are supportable by support gems.

==Obtaining skills==
===Skill gems===
All [[skill gem]]s grant skills.

===Hybrid gems===
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[[Support gem]]s may sometimes have a skill component, usually as a trigger; these are sometimes called "hybrid gems".

===Items granting unique skills===
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All [[wand]]s, [[staff|staves]], and [[sceptre]]s grant unique skills as an implicit modifier. Certain unique items may also grant unique skills as an explicit modifier.

===Items granting existing skills===
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Certain items may grant skills that exist as skill gems as an explicit modifier. These are functionally identical to their gem counterparts, but cannot be [[corrupted]] or given [[quality]].

===Passives granting skills===
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Certain passive skills, typically [[ascendancy]] passive skills, can grant exclusive unique skills.

==Version history==
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==See also==
* [[Skill bar]]
* [[List of modifiers affecting socketed gems]]

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[[Category:Skills]]
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