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Changes: Skill prefixes and suffixes

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Rought Draft for the skills I want to be in the reference. Will wikify it at nearest possible descretion.

For purposes of tracking the use of the prefixes/suffixes historically, treat Core as Prophecies.

Anthem

Campaigns used in: Nightfall.
Professions used for: Paragon.
Meaning: Benefit to all allies in earshot on next attack skill.

Skills:

Apostasy

Campaigns used in: Factions
Professions used for: Assassin, Necromancer.
Meaning: Removal of Enchantments on hit.

Skills:
- Dark Apostasy
- Order of Apostasy

Aria

Campaigns used in: Nightfall.
Professions used for: Paragon.
Meaning: Benefit to all allies in earshot on next spell.

Skills:

As One

Campaigns used in: Factions, Nightfall.
Professions used for: Ranger.
Meaning: Benefit to you and your pet.

Skills:

Attunement

Campaigns used in: Core, Prophecies.
Professions used for: Elementalist.
Meaning: Energy gain when using an elemental spell.

Skills:

Aura

Campaign used in: Core, Prophecies, Factions, Nightfall.
Professions used for: Assassin, Dervish, Elementalist, Monk, Mesmer, Necromancer
An enchantment. Many, but not all, auras are long lasting.

Skills:

Auspicious

Campaigns used in: Factions.
Professions used for: Mesmer, Warrior.
Meaning: Gain energy or adrenaline See Zealous.

Skills:

Ballad

Campaigns used in: Nightfall.
Professions used for: Paragon.
Meaning: Benefit to all allies in earshot on next damage.

Skills:
- Ballad of Restoration

Black

Campaigns used in: Factions, Nightfall.
Professions used for: Assassin.
Meaning: Benefit if target is Hexed.

Skills:

Boon

Campaigns used in: Prophecies, Factions, Nightfall.
Professions used for: Monk, Ritualist, Elementalist, Dervish.
Meaning: To increase or give health/energy gain.

Skills:

Bull

Campaigns used in: Prophecies, Factions.
Professions used for: Assassin, Warrior.
Meaning: Causes knockdown.

Skills:
- Bull's Charge
- Bull's Strike
- Horns of the Ox (similar theme and parameters)

Burden

Campaigns used in: Prophecies, Factions, Nightfall.
Professions used for: Assassin, Mesmer.
Meaning: Slowing of the target or foe.

Skills:

Chorus

Campaigns used in: Nightfall.
Professions used for: Paragon.
Meaning: Benefit to all allies in earshot on next Shout or Chant.

Skills:
- Chorus of Restoration
- Energizing Chorus

Concentration

Campaigns used in: Prophecies, Nightfall.
Professions used for: Dervish, Elementalist, Mesmer, Paragon.
Meaning: Cannot be interrupted.

Skills:

Note: Mantra of Resolve and Tranquil Was Tanasen work very similarly, but do not contain "Concentration" in them and have other effects.

Death's

Campaigns used in: Factions, Nightfall.
Professions used for: Assassin.
Meaning: Shadow Step. Benefit if target has more health than you.

Skills:
- Death's Charge
- Death's Retreat

Divine

Campaigns used in: Prophecies
Professions used for: Monk.
Meaning: Mass healing.
Skills:
- Divine Boon
- Divine Healing
- Divine Intervention
- Divine Spirit Although it doesn't provide mass healing, it allows mass healing by making monk spells cost less.

Energizing

Campaigns used in: Core, Nightfall
Professions used for: Paragon, Ranger
Meaning: Costs less energy or gain energy.

Skills:

Ether

Campaigns used in: Prophecies, Factions, Nightfall
Professions used for: Mesmer, Elementalist.
Meaning: Energy gain/loss for the caster or foe.

Skills:

Finale

Campaigns used in: Nightfall.
Professions used for: Paragon.
Meaning: Benefit to target when Shout or Chant ends.

Skills:

Fox

Campaigns used in: Factions, Nightfall.
Professions used for: Assassin.
Meaning: Cannot be Blocked.

Skills:
- Fox Fangs
- Fox's Promise
- Golden Fox Strike
- Nine Tail Strike Although the name does not contain "fox", the tails look like - and are traditionally associated with - those of a fox.
- Way of the Fox

Frenzied

Campaigns used in: Core, Nightfall
Professions used for: Warrior
Meaning: Inherent benefit, but you take double damage.

Skills:
- Frenzy
- Frenzied Defense

Golden

Campaigns used in: Factions, Nightfall.
Professions used for: Assassin.
Meaning: Benefit if you are Enchanted.

Skills:

Harrier

Campaigns used in: Nightfall.
Professions used for: Dervish, Paragon.
Meaning: Benefit if target is moving.

Skills:

Note: Leaping Mantis Sting works in a very similar fashion, but has the prefix Leaping.

Intervention

Campaigns used in: Prophecies, Nightfall.
Profession used for: Dervish, Monk, Necromancer.
Meaning: Effect when target recieves fatal or near-fatal damage.

Skills:

Judge

Campaigns used in: Core, Prophecies, Factions, Nightfall
Professions used for: Monk
Meaning: A line of certain Smiting Prayers. No real binding function.

Skills:

Lotus

Campaigns used in: Factions, Nightfall.
Professions used for: Assassin.
Meaning: Gain energy if parameters are met.

Skills:

Mantis

Campaigns used in: Factions.
Professions used for: Assassin.
Meaning: Causes Cripple.

Skills:

Mark

Campaigns used in: Prophecies, Factions, Nightfall.
Professions used by: Assassin, Elementalist, Necromancer.
Meaning: Hex spell. Generally has a criteria to activate.

Skills:

Melandru

Campaigns used in: Prophecies, Factions.
Professions used for: Ranger.
Meaning: Benefit if target is enchanted (not you).

Skills:

Note:The skills Melandru's Resilience and Avatar of Melandru have the word Melandru in the name, but do not operate on the same parameters of these skills.

Natural

Campaigns used in: Core, Nightfall.
Professions used for: Dervish, Paragon, Ranger.
Meaning: Benefit if not Enchanted.

Skills:

Order

Campaigns used in: Prophecies, Factions, Nightfall.
Professions used for: Necromancer.
Meaning: 5 second Enchantments that benefit entire party, but require a health sacrifice.

Skills:
- Order of Apostasy
- Order of Pain
- Order of the Vampire
- Order of Undeath (not an enchantment; benefits minions instead of party)

Predator

Campaigns used in: Prophecies, Factions.
Professions used for: Ranger
Meaning: Gain health after attacking.

Skills:

Pious

Campaigns used in: Nightfall
Professions used for: Dervish
Meaning: Operates with or at the end of an Enchantment.

Skill:

Prison

Campaigns used in: Prophecies, Factions, Nightfall.
Professions used for: Elementalist, Assassin.
Meaning: Slowing of the target or foe.

Skills:

Purge, Pure

Campaigns used in: Core, Prophecies, Nightfall.
Professions used for: Dervish, Monk, Paragon.
Meaning: Mass expultion of Conditions.

Skills:
- Contemplation of Purity
- Lyric of Purification
- Purge Conditions
- Purge Signet
- Purifying Finale
- Reap Impurities (This acts similar to Scavenger instead)
- Song of Purification

Note: The skill Pure Strike has the word Pure in its name, but does not operate on the same parameters of these skills.

Restoration, Restore

Campaigns used in: Prophecies, Factions, Nightfall.
Professions used for: Dervish, Elementalist, Monk, Paragon.
Meaning: Gain health.

Skills:

Scavenger

Campaigns used in: Core, Nightfall.
Professions used for: Ranger.
Meaning: Benefit if target suffers from a Condition.

Skills:
- Scavenger's Focus
- Scavenger Strike

Song

Campaigns used in: Nightfall.
Professions used for: Paragon.
Meaning: Benefit to all allies in earshot on next Skill.

Skills:

Spider, Snake

Campaigns used in: Factions, Nightfall.
Professions used for: Assassin, Ranger.
Meaning: Causes Poison.

Skills:
- Black Spider Strike
- Entangling Asp (A type of snake)
- Falling Spider
- Viper's Defense (A type of snake)
- Viper's Nest (A type of snake)

Tiger

Campaigns used in: Prophecies, Factions
Professions used for: Ranger, Warrior
Meaning: Increased attack speed.

Skills:
- Tiger's Fury
- Tiger Stance

Toxic

Campaigns used in: Factions, Nightfall.
Professions used for: Ranger, Necromancer, Assassin.
Meaning: To poison or benefit if poisoned.

Skills:

Victor

Campaigns used in: Core, Factions, Nightfall.
Professions used for: Dervish, Necromancer, Warrior.
Meaning: Benefit if you have more health than target.

Skills:
- Chilling Victory
- Spoil Victor (Operates in reverse; i.e., target foe needs to have more health for the effect to occur)
- Thrill of Victory
- Victorious Sweep

Vital

Campaigns used in: Prophecies, Factions, Nightfall.
Professions used for: Dervish, Monk, Ritualist.
Meaning: Increase the maximum health.

Skills:

Note: Signet of Stamina, Endure Pain, and Defy Pain function very similarly, although they do not have a "Vital" prefix.

Vow

Campaigns used in: Nightfall
Professions used for: Dervish
Meaning: Enchanted benefit, usually at a cost of some sort.

Skills:

Wastrel

Campaigns used in: Prophecies, Nightfall.
Professions used for: Assassin, Mesmer.
Meaning: Hex that ends prematurely if target uses a skill or benefit if target is not using a skill.

Skills:

Way of

Campaigns used in: Factions, Nightfall.
Professions used for: Assassin.
Meaning: Enchantments that effect or operate as a result of attacking.

Skills:

Wild

Campaigns used in: Core, Factions, Nightfall.
Professions used for: Assassin, Paragon, Warrior
Meaning: Ends stance if it hits.

Skills:

Zealous

Campaigns used in: Nightfall.
Professions used for: Dervish, Monk, Paragon.
Meaning: Gain energy See Auspicious.

Skills
- Zealous Anthem
- Zealous Benediction
- Zealous Renewal
- Zealous Vow
- Zealous weapon mods also fall under this prefix.