Interrupting spells? - Guild Wars Forums

lllCo2lll · Apr 19, 2005, 07:13 PM // 19:13

Terribly sorry if this question has been answered, but I couldn't find anything that asks it.

So my question was with skills that interrupt "spells" such as "Power Spike" under the mesmer's illusion line. Does it work when someone is casting things like "Hex spells" ?? Because it has the word spells in it I'm not sure if it'll interrupt. While I was playing I usually spammed power spike and the likes when someone casted anything that had the name "spell" in it. So does a Hex spell count as a Spell or a Hex, and is it affected when using Power spike? I didn't get to really notice...

Thanks in advance

Kha · Apr 19, 2005, 07:17 PM // 19:17

Hexes (and Enchantments) are a type of spells. Other spells are just simply called Spells since there's no need to further group them. So yes.

lllCo2lll · Apr 19, 2005, 07:20 PM // 19:20

So that yes was a yes to "hexes and enchantments will be interrupted?" I'll assume it that way

Thank you

Ander Deathblade · Apr 19, 2005, 07:33 PM // 19:33

yeah. It's like, every skill in the game is a skill. But some skills, are just "Skill"s. Like Troll Unguent, 't is a 'Skill'. Blackout says "all of target foe's skills are disabled", that does mean all the skills, and not just the skill type "Skill". Likewise, Enchantment spells and hex spells are spell types, so they fall under the collective "spells", but not under the skill type "Spell".

lllCo2lll · Apr 19, 2005, 07:37 PM // 19:37

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Originally Posted by Ander Deathblade

yeah. It's like, every skill in the game is a skill. But some skills, are just "Skill"s. Like Troll Unguent, 't is a 'Skill'. Blackout says "all of target foe's skills are disabled", that does mean all the skills, and not just the skill type "Skill". Likewise, Enchantment spells and hex spells are spell types, so they fall under the collective "spells", but not under the skill type "Spell".

err..

Heh sorry for being a little confused, but I guess I didn't get enough nutrients today. Anyhow so does that mean the description of Power Spike: "If target foe is casting a spell, the spell is interrupted and target foe takes 20-86 damage." Will only affect the skill type "spells" or the collective category "spells"??

Sorry

Lansing Kai Don · Apr 19, 2005, 07:53 PM // 19:53

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Originally Posted by lllCo2lll

err..

Heh sorry for being a little confused, but I guess I didn't get enough nutrients today. Anyhow so does that mean the description of Power Spike: "If target foe is casting a spell, the spell is interrupted and target foe takes 20-86 damage." Will only affect the skill type "spells" or the collective category "spells"??

Sorry

The total collective category, the only thing it will not block is skills and signets. If their casting, you can interrupt it. If it's purple, red, green you will most likely be able to interrupt it. Be warned, train yourself on which spells/hexes/enchantments have what casting time.. it is very (nearly impossible besides luck) to interrupt a 3/4 casting time.

Lansing Kai Don

Apr 19, 2005, 07:13 PM // 19:13	#1
lllCo2lll Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Mar 2005	Interrupting spells? Terribly sorry if this question has been answered, but I couldn't find anything that asks it. So my question was with skills that interrupt "spells" such as "Power Spike" under the mesmer's illusion line. Does it work when someone is casting things like "Hex spells" ?? Because it has the word spells in it I'm not sure if it'll interrupt. While I was playing I usually spammed power spike and the likes when someone casted anything that had the name "spell" in it. So does a Hex spell count as a Spell or a Hex, and is it affected when using Power spike? I didn't get to really notice... Thanks in advance

Apr 19, 2005, 07:17 PM // 19:17	#2
Kha Sins FTW! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: USA Guild: Angel Sharks [AS]	Hexes (and Enchantments) are a type of spells. Other spells are just simply called Spells since there's no need to further group them. So yes. __________________

Apr 19, 2005, 07:20 PM // 19:20	#3
lllCo2lll Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Mar 2005	So that yes was a yes to "hexes and enchantments will be interrupted?" I'll assume it that way Thank you

Apr 19, 2005, 07:33 PM // 19:33	#4
Ander Deathblade Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Apr 2005	yeah. It's like, every skill in the game is a skill. But some skills, are just "Skill"s. Like Troll Unguent, 't is a 'Skill'. Blackout says "all of target foe's skills are disabled", that does mean all the skills, and not just the skill type "Skill". Likewise, Enchantment spells and hex spells are spell types, so they fall under the collective "spells", but not under the skill type "Spell".