Casting Symbol



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 &mdash; 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.

Signets
Most Signets use a rosette symbol.

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.

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.

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.

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

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