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[[Recharge time]] is the minimum period that a [[character]] must wait after using a [[skill]] before they can attempt to activate it again. Skills that are [[interrupt]]ed or disrupted by [[knock down]] also have to wait to be recharged. [[Fail]]ed skills are ready immediately; they do not need to recharge. The visual indicator of a recharging skill is a darkened skill icon that gradually lightens as if a clock-hand was sweeping through from noon to midnight.

== Game mechanics ==

* When a skill has a recharge time, it begins recharging at the exact moment the skill is completed or prevented. 
* A [[List of adrenal skills|skill that requires adrenaline]] cannot gain adrenaline while it is recharging.
* When a skill completes activation, its recharge time can be increased or reduced by various effects from other skills, [[environmental effect]]s or weapons ([[HSR]]). For example, [[Quickening Zephyr]] reduces the recharge times of skills used by characters in range while [[Energizing Wind]] increases them. 
* Effects that alter recharge time round to the nearest second.

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==Reducing recharge time==
* Recharge time is calculated as the skill finishes activating. As such, activating the [[stance]] [[Serpent's Quickness]] before completing a casting of [[Meteor]] will reduce the recharge time.
* The [[Essence of Celerity]] [[consumable]] reduces recharge times by 20%.
* Several effects that reduce the recharge time of skills stack multiplicatively, up to a maximum of 50% reduced recharge time. However, a single skill's effect can bypass this limit. In PvE, [[Fast Casting]] also bypasses this limit for mesmer spells.

===Reduces other skills' recharge times===
*{{r}} {{skill icon|Serpent's Quickness}} - 33%, but ends if under 50% maximum health
*{{r}} {{skill icon|Quickening Zephyr}} - 50%, but skills cost 30% more [[energy]]
*{{me}} {{skill icon|Mantra of Recovery}} - 33%, [[Spell]]s
*{{me}} {{skill icon|Celestial Haste}} - 25%
*{{me}} {{skill icon|Time Ward}} - {{gr|15|20}}%
*{{e}} {{skill icon|Glyph of Swiftness}} - 25%, spells
*{{e}} {{skill icon|Iron Mist}} - 33%, spells (due to a bug), but gain [[Overcast]] each time
*{{e}} {{skill icon|Over the Limit}} - {{gr|40|80}}%, spells, but gain Overcast over time
*{{rt}} {{skill icon|Ghostly Haste}} - 25%, spells
*{{rt}} {{skill icon|Weapon of Quickening}} - 33%, spells and [[Binding Ritual]]s
*{{any}} {{skill icon|Ebon Battle Standard of Wisdom}} - 50%, randomly (max 60% chance), spells

===Reduces specific skills' recharge times===
*{{r}} {{skill icon|Trapper's Speed}} - 25%, [[trap]]s
*{{r}} {{skill icon|Practiced Stance}} - 50%, [[Preparations]]. Also increases duration of preparations
*{{me}} {{skill icon|Mantra of Inscriptions}} - {{gr|10|40}}%, [[Signet]]s
*{{me}} {{skill icon|Symbolic Posture}} {{gr|20|80}}%, Signets
*{{a}} {{skill icon|Deadly Haste}} - {{gr|5|60}}% [[Half ranged]] spells
*{{a}} {{skill icon|Deadly Paradox}} - 33%, [[assassin]] skills, but disables attack skills for 10s
*{{a}} {{skill icon|Way of the Empty Palm}} - {{gr|25|50}}%, [[off-hand attack]]s and [[dual attack]]s
*{{rt}} {{skill icon|Ritual Lord}} - {{gr|10|60}}%, [[Binding Ritual]]s
*{{rt}} {{skill icon|Soul Twisting (PvP)}} - {{gr|25|50}}%, Binding Rituals
*{{d}} {{skill icon|Avatar of Lyssa}} - 50%, [[dervish]] [[enchantment]]s
*{{d}} {{skill icon|Lyssa's Haste}}  - 33%, dervish enchantments
*{{any}} {{skill icon|Volfen Agility}} - 66%, Volfen skills

===Conditionally reduces its own recharge time===
*{{w}} {{skill icon|"None Shall Pass!"}} for each foe [[knock down|knocked down]]
*{{n}} {{skill icon|Foul Feast}} if it removes [[disease]]
*{{me}} {{skill icon|Discharge Enchantment}} if target was [[hex]]ed
*{{e}} {{skill icon|Flame Djinn's Haste}} if a foe is hit 
*{{e}} {{skill icon|Mirror of Ice}} (elite) if a foe hexed with Water Magic is hit
*{{a}} {{skill icon|Siphon Speed}} if target was moving
*{{d}} {{skill icon|Pious Assault}} if a dervish enchantment is removed
*{{d}} {{skill icon|Signet of Pious Light}} if a dervish enchantment is removed
*{{d}} {{skill icon|Signet of Pious Restraint}} if a dervish enchantment is removed

==Instant recharge==

In some situations, skills can recharge instantly.
* [[Morale Boost]] usually trigger an instant recharge.
** Although not stated explicitly in their descriptions, both a [[Powerstone of Courage]] and a [[Seal of the Dragon Empire]] recharge all skills when used due to their [[Morale Boost]]s.

===Instantly recharges other skills===
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*{{r}} {{skill icon|Determined Shot}} all attack skills if target is not successfully hit.
*{{r}} {{skill icon|Oath Shot}}  all other skills if target is successfully hit.
*{{me}} {{skill icon|Persistence of Memory}} any [[interrupt]]ed spells while this enchantment is active
*{{e}} {{skill icon|Glyph of Renewal}} next spell
*{{a}} {{skill icon|Assassin's Promise}} all skills when an enemy affected by this [[hex]] dies.
*{{a}} {{skill icon|Moebius Strike}} all other attack skills if it hits a foe below 50% health.
*{{any}} {{skill icon|Air of Superiority}} all skills, 10% chance every time experience is earned from killing an enemy

===Instantly recharge specific other skills===

*{{w}} {{skill icon|Flourish}} all [[attack skill]]s, also gives [[energy]] for each skill recharged this way.
*{{w}} {{skill icon|"On Your Knees!"}} all [[stance]]s if [[adjacent]] to a knocked down foe.
*{{me}} {{skill icon|Keystone Signet}} (elite) all other [[signet]]s 
*{{rt}} {{skill icon|Anguished Was Lingwah}} all Ritualist [[hex]]es upon drop
*{{rt}} {{skill icon|Reclaim Essence}} (elite) all [[binding ritual]]s if a spirit dies with this skill's effect.
*{{rt}} {{skill icon|Soul Twisting}} binding rituals

=== Instantly recharges itself===
*{{w}} {{skill icon|Renewing Smash}} if it hits a [[knock down|knocked down]] foe.
*{{r}} {{skill icon|Needling Shot}} if target is under 50% [[health]].
*{{n}} {{skill icon|Bitter Chill}}  if foe has more health than you.
*{{n}} {{skill icon|Signet of Sorrow}} if target has a dead [[pet]] or is [[nearby]] to a [[corpse]].
*{{n}} {{skill icon|Verata's Sacrifice}} if you have 3 or fewer [[minion]]s.
*{{me}} {{duplicate skill icon|Inspired Enchantment|Revealed Enchantment}} if a [[monster skill]] enchantment is removed.
*{{me}} {{duplicate skill icon|Inspired Hex|Revealed Hex}} if a monster skill hex spell is removed. 
*{{rt}} {{skill icon|Ritual Lord}} (elite) if a binding ritual is used while under its effect.
*{{d}} {{skill icon|Farmer's Scythe}} if it hits more than one foe.
*{{d}} {{skill icon|Pious Renewal}} (elite) when it ends

=== Skills that recharge by a morale boost ===
* {{w}} {{skill icon|Storm of Swords}} ([[List_of_PvE-only_skills|PvE only]])
* {{r}} {{skill icon|Celestial Stance}} (PvE only)
* {{mo}} {{skill icon|Star Shine}} (PvE only)
* {{n}} {{skill icon|Star Servant}} (PvE only)
* {{me}} {{skill icon|Celestial Haste}} (PvE only)
* {{e}} {{skill icon|Celestial Storm}} (PvE only)
* {{a}} {{skill icon|Star Strike}} (PvE only)
* {{rt}}{{p}}{{d}} {{skill icon|Celestial Summoning}} (PvE only)
* {{any}} {{skill icon|Resurrection Signet}}
* {{any}} {{skill icon|Sunspear Rebirth Signet}} (PvE only)

==Skills that increase recharge time==
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===Increase other skill's recharge===
*{{w}} {{skill icon|Rage of the Ntouka}} adrenaline skills have a 3 second recharge
*{{r}} {{skill icon|Energizing Wind}} all skills by 25%
*{{me}} {{skill icon|Auspicious Incantation}} next spell for an additional {{gr|10|5}} seconds
*{{me}} {{skill icon|Diversion}} next skill used by a foe
*{{e}} {{skill icon|Glyph of Sacrifice}} next spell by 30 seconds
*{{monster}} {{skill icon|Edge of Reason}} every activated/interrupted skill by 3 seconds

===Conditionally increase its own recharge===
*{{mo}} {{skill icon|Withdraw Hexes}} by {{gr|20|5}} seconds for each hex removed
*{{mo}} {{skill icon|Word of Censure}} by 20 seconds if used on a foe with less than 33% health
*{{me}} {{skill icon|Shatter Storm}} by 7 seconds for each enchantment removed
*{{a}} {{skill icon|Repeating Strike}} by 15 seconds if it misses

==Skills with no recharge time nor adrenaline cost==
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==Notes==

In some occasions, skills can be disabled for an extended period of time
* [[Disable|Disabling]] an already recharging skill can prolong its recharge time but cannot shorten it. For instance, [[Blackout]] disables any skill of its user for 5 seconds. If one particular skill was recharging and its remaining time was 3 seconds, then it will be prolonged to 5 seconds. If another skill had 30 seconds left until recharge, it will not be affected by Blackout and will continue recharge normally.
* Some skills, such as Dervish [[form]]s, Norn forms and most [[Skill quick reference#Skills that are replaced with other skills|skills that can copy other skills]], are disabled upon ending and their recharge cannot be decreased.
* Additional recharge time and disabling duration are unaffected by skills that reduce recharge time. For instance, casting [[Meteor Shower]] (60s recharge time) after [[Glyph of Sacrifice]] (+30s recharge time) while under [[Serpent's Quickness]] (33% recharge time reduction) will lead to a 2/3*60s+30s=70s recharge time instead of 2/3*(60s+30s)=60s recharge time.
* Although not a ''skill'', the [[Power Up Box]] in [[Rollerbeetle Racing]] also provides an instant recharge.

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