Casting Symbol

A typical casting symbol of an Elementalist using Fire Magic.

The Casting Symbol is an animated symbol that appears when a character uses a skill. Typically, casting symbols are animated such that they last for the full duration of the skill's activation, although there are exceptions where it appears only at the end of activation. Not all skills have casting symbols — for example, most Attack skills, while they do have other forms of animation, do not generally have any recognizable symbols as part of that animation.

Spells

Casting symbols for Spells are generally shared among all spells of a certain attribute. There are a few spells that use the incorrect symbol, such as Life Attunement, a Protection Prayers spell that uses the Healing Prayers symbol. There are also some spells that have unique casting symbols, shown in the next section.

Profession	Spells by Attribute
Monk	Divine Favor, No Attribute	Healing Prayers	Protection Prayers	Smiting Prayers
Necromancer	Soul Reaping, No Attribute	Blood Magic	Curses	Death Magic
Mesmer	Fast Casting, No Attribute	Domination Magic	Illusion Magic	Inspiration Magic
Elementalist	Air Magic	Earth Magic	Fire Magic	Water Magic
Ritualist	Spawning Power, No Attribute	Channeling Magic	Communing	Restoration Magic
Assassin	Critical Strikes	Deadly Arts	Shadow Arts	No Attribute
Dervish	Mysticism	Earth Prayers	Wind Prayers	No Attribute

Spells with unique symbols

Profession	Spell
Necromancer	Gaze of Contempt	Vampiric Gaze
Elementalist	Aura of Restoration	Elem. Attunement, Elemental Lord, Intensity, Second Wind

Signets

Most Signets use a rosette symbol.

Signets

The exceptions are:

• Mesmer
  • Signet of Humility - uses the Fast Casting spell symbol
  • Signet of Weariness - uses the Domination spell symbol
• Ritualist
  • Signet of Spirits - uses the Channeling spell symbol and a unique symbol in addition

A few other signets use the usual rosette and a second symbol in addition.

Glyphs

All Glyphs have unique casting symbols.

Concentration	Elemental Power	Energy	Renewal	Sacrifice
Lesser Energy	Essence	Immolation	Restoration	Swiftness

Nature Rituals

All Nature Rituals have a dual casting symbol, consisting of a unique symbol that animates during activation and a shared symbol that appears at the end of activation.

Nature Ritual end of activation

Nature Rituals during activation
Beast Mastery	Edge of Extinction	Energizing Wind	Fertile Season	Lacerate
	Predatory Season	Primal Echoes	Symbiosis	Toxicity
Expertise	Infuriating Heat		Marksmanship	Favorable Winds
Wilderness Survival	Brambles	Conflagration	Equinox	Famine
	Frozen Soil	Greater Conflagration	Muddy Terrain	Nature's Renewal
	Pestilence	Quickening Zephyr	Roaring Winds	Tranquility
	Winnowing	Winter

Skills that affect both Player and Pet

A few pet-related skills that buff both the player and pet have symbols. Never Rampage Alone, Rampage as One, and Run as One all start with the "two paws" symbol, which come together to form either the "paw and arrow" or "paw and foot" symbols.

"Two paws" symbol	Run as One	Rampage as One and Never Rampage Alone

Forms

The five dervish form skills each have a unique casting symbol depicting the appearance of that form.

Avatar of Balthazar	Avatar of Dwayna	Avatar of Grenth	Avatar of Lyssa	Avatar of Melandru

Other skills

Most other skill types do not have a casting symbol, although many of them do have animations around the character or the character's weapon. Still, there are exceptions in these categories as well.

• "Plain" Skills
• Attack skills
• Stances
• Shouts (Warrior shouts display a chat bubble with the phrase of that shout.)
• Preparations
• Traps