Spellcaster

Spellcaster is an informal term used to refer broadly to the professions of Monk, Mesmer, Necromancer, and Elementalist. Among the four professions' numerous similarities, many of their skills are classified as "spells." This is in contrast to Warriors and Rangers, which have no spells in their arsenal.

This distinction between "spellcasters" and "physical types" is important because some skills are specifically anti-spellcaster, and have no effect on warrior or ranger abilities at all. Backfire, Power Spike, and Arcane Conundrum are some examples of this because they work on all spellcasters almost equally well. As opposites: a hex like Shame is more strongly anti-monk, and Soothing Images is completely anti-warrior.