Unlinked skill

An unlinked skill is a skill that is not linked to an attribute. As such, their effect does not vary depending on an attribute's rank and are not considered part of any attribute for the purposes of any effects.

As there is no attribute involved, unlinked skills often offer a way for a character to be more versatile or effective without spending attribute points.

Some skills, such as Plague Sending, are linked to an attribute but are not affected by the attribute's rank. Such skills are sometimes called "unlinked" but are still tied to an attribute. Power Block, for example, will affect Plague Sending if it interrupts a curses spell.

Unlinked spells for most professions use the same casting symbols as spells of that profession's primary attribute, however unlinked Assassin and Dervish spells have their own unique casting symbols.



For descriptions of all profession-specific unlinked skills, see the following articles:
 * No Attribute Warrior skills
 * No Attribute Ranger skills
 * No Attribute Monk skills
 * No Attribute Necromancer skills
 * No Attribute Mesmer skills
 * No Attribute Elementalist skills
 * No Attribute Assassin skills
 * No Attribute Ritualist skills
 * No Attribute Paragon skills
 * No Attribute Dervish skills

For lists of all unlinked skills, see the following categories:
 * Category:Warrior skills by attribute
 * Category:Ranger skills by attribute
 * Category:Monk skills by attribute
 * Category:Necromancer skills by attribute
 * Category:Mesmer skills by attribute
 * Category:Elementalist skills by attribute
 * Category:Assassin skills by attribute
 * Category:Ritualist skills by attribute
 * Category:Paragon skills by attribute
 * Category:Dervish skills by attribute
 * Category:Common skills