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# Skills

## What are Skills?

**Skills** are magic or not; using Skills, you can deal more damage to your opponents.

Skills range from simple to complex, and each skill has its cooldown times and damage type.

**Skill Types:**

* Projectile
* Area of Effect
* Damage Over Time
* Buff
* Debuff

**Skill Damage Types:**

* Physical
* Magical
* Max Health

**Skill Effects:**

* **KnockBack**
* KnockDown
* Stun
* Freeze
* Slow
* Heal
* Speed

**All skills cost Mana Points to cast and require a target.**