Template:Skill infobox

Description[edit]

This infobox is used for skills. Uses {{Skill infobox/subobject}}, {{Skill infobox/weapon slot}} and {{Skill infobox/mechanic slot}}. See {{Skill infobox/historical}} for SMW-free version used on version history pages.

Usage[edit]

{{Skill infobox
| name = 
| icon = 
| description = 
| description type = 
| facts = 
| profession = 
| specialization = 
| race = 
| slot = 
| mainhand = 
| offhand = 
| twohand = 
| bundle = 
| tonic = 
| mechanic weapon = 
| mechanic trait = 
| tool belt = 
| attunement = 
| activity = 
| kit = 
| pet = 
| pet family = 
| monster = 
| parent = 
| uw replaced by = 
| uw replaces = 
| type = 
| activation type = 
| movement type = 
| chain1 = 
| chain2 = 
| chain3 = 
| weapon slot = 
| mechanic slot = 
| training track = 
| training order = 
| hero points = 
| ground target = 
| id = 
| split = 
| activation = 
| ammunition = 
| energy = 
| health cost = 
| page cost = 
| initiative = 
| upkeep = 
| recharge = 

| activation pvp = 
| ammunition pvp = 
| energy pvp = 
| health cost pvp = 
| page cost pvp = 
| initiative pvp = 
| recharge pvp = 
| upkeep pvp = 

| activation wvw = 
| ammunition wvw = 
| energy wvw = 
| health cost wvw = 
| page cost wvw = 
| initiative wvw = 
| recharge wvw = 
| upkeep wvw = 
}}

Parameters[edit]

All parameters are optional.

name

Skill name. Defaults to the page name if skipped; displays (unnamed skill) if included but left blank.

icon

Skill icon to show. If not explicitly stated, displays File:<name>.png; if it was not found, shows

instead.

description

Skill description.

description type

Optional. Skill description type. On default the parameter type is used. Setting to "none" disables the skill description type.

split

Game modes that this skill applies to. See {{Game mode version}}. Calls {{Skill infobox/subobject}} for each game mode beside PvE to create subobjects.

To set activation, ammunition, energy, health cost, page cost, initiative, recharge and upkeep for a specific game mode: use the wvw and pvp suffix parameters to set it. If the split is PvE | WvW + PvP, set only one of these parameters for the wvw+pvp version.

facts

The skill facts (i.e. bleeding, damage, range, etc.) shown below the description. Each fact should be presented as an individual instance of the {{skill fact}} template.

missing facts

Optional. Related skill facts that aren't shown in-game, uses the template {{skill fact}} as the parameter "facts" does. This parameter has no visible result, however, the missing skill fact subobjects can be used in SMW queries.

activation

Activation time. Enter as a decimal, e.g. 1.25.

ammunition

Ammunition (maximum count) number.

initiative

Initiative cost.

energy

Energy cost.

upkeep

Energy upkeep cost.

health cost

Health cost.

page cost

Page cost.

recharge

Recharge time. If there is no recharge, define the value as 0. Omitting the recharge does not set Property:Has recharge time.

supertype

Skill supertype describing who can use the skill. On default the supertype is set automatically to one of the following allowed values:

"Profession": If profession is set to one of the nine professions: Guardian, Revenant, Warrior, Engineer, Ranger, Thief, Elementalist, Mesmer, Necromancer.
"Racial": If race is set to one of the five races: Asura, Charr, Human, Norn, Sylvari.
"Profession, Racial": If profession and race is set.
"Monster": If monster is set.
"Common": On default or if profession is set to "Common".

profession

Profession that uses the skill. Required if the specialization is set too.

specialization

Specialization required to use skill.

race

Race that uses the skill.

slot

Skill slot occupied by the skill:

weapon: Weapon skill.

bundle: Bundle weapon skill.

healing: Healing skill.

utility: Utility skill.

elite: Elite skill.

downed: Downed skill.

drowning: Drowning skill.

downed and drowning: Both downed and drowning skill.

transform: Transform skill.

pet: Pet skill.

mastery: Mastery skill.

mechanic: Profession specific ability.

toy: Skills provided by toys.

tonic: Skills provided by tonics.

trait: Skills provided by traits. Also use the trait parameter to link to the trait.

special action: Additional skills which can appear above the skill bar during certain fights.

mainhand

Weapon held in the main hand.

offhand

Weapon held in the off-hand.

twohand

Weapon held in both hands.

aquatictwohand

Aquatic weapon held in both hands.

requires offhand

Off-hand weapon that is required for this skill. Can be set to "none".

bundle

Bundles that grant the skill.

tonic

Tonics that grant the skill. Use with the | slot = tonic parameter.

mechanic weapon

Weapon related to a certain profession mechanic.

mechanic trait

Trait related to a certain profession mechanic.

tool belt

The associated tool belt skill.

attunement

Attunement for elementalist's weapon skills.

activity

The activity in which the skill is available. Multiple activites can be separated with a comma.

kit

The engineering kit that provides the skill.

pet

Pet species name (e.g. Jaguar), for skills unique to a specific pet. Do not include the "Juvenile" prefix, the template handles that internally.

pet family

Pet family name (e.g. Feline), for skills common to that family.

archetype

Pet archetype, for skills that require that archetype.

monster

The monster or monster type that uses this skill. Multiple monsters can be specified with semi-colons.

parent

Parent skill — the skill which gives access to this skill.

uw replaced by

For skills that are not usable underwater.

If the skill is not usable underwater and has an underwater counterpart/replacement, name of the underwater skill.

If the skill is not usable underwater and does not have a replacment, input none.

uw replaces

For underwater skills that replace a normal skill, name of the skill it replaces.

If the skill is only usable underwater and does not have a land replacment, input none.

type

Skill type, such as signet. Can also be set to sigil or rune.

sort type

Skill sort type. On default: it inherits the skill type from the parameter type, else if it inherits chain1 skill type, else it sets "Skill without type".

sort

For grouping and sorting skills. On default: it inherits chain1 skill page name, else it uses page name.

activation type

Activation type:

chain: Chain skill.

channeled or hold: Channeled skill.

charge: Charge skill.

movement type

Movement type:

leap: Leap skill.

retreat: Retreat skill.

shadowstep: Shadowstep skill.

teleport: Teleport skill.

chain1 .. chain4: Skill sequence. Set with the names of the skills in the chain.
weapon slot: Weapon skills only. Used to indicate which fixed position the skill has on a skill bar.
mechanic slot: Profession mechanic skills only. Used to indicate which fixed position the skill has on a profession mechanic skill bar.
training track: Optional, should be automatically calculated. Slot (heal/utility/elite) skills only. Used to indicate the associated training track. Sets Property:Is for training track.
training order: Slot (heal/utility/elite) skills only. Used to identify the unlock order. Sets Property:Has training unlock order.
hero points: Slot (heal/utility/elite) skills only. Used to indicate how many hero points required to unlock the skill. Sets Property:Has training hero point cost.
ground target: Whether the skill has ground targeting or not. Parameter expects type of ground targeting, but providing anything will automatically display to the rightmost of upper properties.
damage type: Optional. Some bundle skills have a cosmetic damage type.
summons: Used to link to any npc or object summoned by this skill. Seperate multiple summons with a comma.
id: The skill's internal ID as reported by skill chat links and API:2/skills. Generates a game link in the infobox. Separate multiple ids with a comma.
palette id: The skill palette ID as reported by build chat links and API:2/professions with the url parameter v=latest. This parameter sets the property Property:Has skill palette id but is not displayed on the page. Separate multiple palette ids with a comma.
categorize: Optional. "y" or "n" to turn on/off categorization. Default is on for main namespace articles and off for others. If using "status", don't set this parameter.
status: Optional. Status of skill. Only set if not currently obtainable ingame, displays relevant notice. Available options: "historical", "future", "unimplemented", "current" (default).
status notes: Optional. Allows provision of additional reason for the given status.
status date: Optional. Sets the date of the update that marked this skill as historical (in YYYY-MM-DD format).
requires: Optional. The expansion or living world season required to access the content. Displays a notice of the release. See {{infobox requires}} for options.
gallery1 ... gallery5: Optional. Gallery of images. Defaults to {{PAGENAME}}.jpg.
gallery1-text ... gallery5-text: Optional. Image descriptions.

Examples[edit]

{{Skill infobox
| icon = Skill.png
| description = This is an example.
| activation = 1.5
| recharge = 45
| facts = {{skill fact|bleeding|5}}
| profession = elementalist
| specialization = tempest
| slot = Weapon
| twohand = staff
| attunement = fire
| weapon slot = 5
| ground target = circle
| id = 12345
}}

This is an example. — In-game description