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This page illustrates the most effective [[skill]]s available for [[bar compression]].

===Warrior===
* {{skill icon|Earth Shaker}} can substitute for any number of knockdowns against clumped mobs.

* {{skill icon|Battle Rage}} = {{skill icon|Berserker Stance}} & {{skill icon|Rush}}

* {{skill icon|Crippling Slash}} = {{skill icon|Hamstring}} & {{skill icon|Sever Artery}}

* {{skill icon|Enraged Smash}} = {{skill icon|Bull's Strike}} & {{skill icon|Mokele Smash}}

* {{skill icon|Eviscerate}} = {{skill icon|Executioner's Strike}} & {{skill icon|Dismember}}

* {{skill icon|Forceful Blow}} = {{skill icon|Staggering Blow}} & {{skill icon|Wild Blow}}

* {{skill icon|Primal Rage}} = {{skill icon|Sprint}} & {{skill icon|Frenzy}}

* {{skill icon|Soldier's Stance}} = {{skill icon|Frenzy}} & {{skill icon|Soldier's Defense}}

=== Ranger ===
[[Expertise]]s' passive energy management is a key factor for bar compression in most ranger builds.
* {{skill icon|Heal as One}} = {{skill icon|Charm Animal}}, {{skill icon|Comfort Animal}} & {{skill icon|Companionship}}
: ''Heal as One'' is an excellent bar compression skill. Because of its ability to [[resurrect]] pets, mandatory bar placement for pet usage, [[activation]] time, [[recharge]] time, [[pressure]] through [[lifesteal]], pet [[heal]] and range.

* {{skill icon|Rampage as One}} = {{skill icon|Call of Haste}}, {{skill icon|Run as One}} & {{skill icon|Tiger's Fury}}

* {{skill icon|Melandru's Shot}} = {{skill icon|Pin Down}} & {{skill icon|Hunter's Shot}}

* {{skill icon|Spike Trap}} = 2*{{skill icon|Snare}} & {{skill icon|Tripwire}}

===Monk===
* {{skill icon|Light of Deliverance}} = {{skill icon|Heal Party}}, {{skill icon|Glyph of Lesser Energy}} & {{skill icon|Healer's Boon}}
: At [[Healing Prayers]] rank of 13, ''Light of Deliverance'' offers good party-wide healing at a reasonable cost. Heroes are also able to make better use of it than the HP/GoLE/HB skill chain, which is a better choice when you expect intermittent, but massive AoE damage.

* {{skill icon|Life Sheath}} = {{skill icon|Reversal of Fortune}} & {{skill icon|Mend Condition}}

* {{skill icon|Unyielding Aura}} = {{skill icon|Rebirth}} (with 1/4s activation, full health and energy) & boost to healing.

* {{skill icon|Healer's Boon}} = {{skill icon|Holy Haste}} & boost to healing

=== Necromancer ===
[[Soul Reaping]]s' passive energy management is a key factor for bar compression in most necromancer builds.
* {{skill icon|Aura of the Lich}} = multiple uses of {{skill icon|Animate Bone Horror}}
* {{skill icon|Animate Flesh Golem}} = Acts as a "meat wagon"; reliable source of corps generation reduces or eliminates need for minion healing support skills.
* {{skill icon|Order of the Vampire}} = {{skill icon|Blood Bond}} & {{skill icon|Order of Pain}}
: ''Order of the Vampire'' may be used in place of the more expensive ''Order of Pain'' while also providing a small heal in the form of life steal, thus freeing up valuable skill-slots.

=== Mesmer ===
* {{skill icon|Crippling Anguish}} = {{skill icon|Faintheartedness}} + {{skill icon|Imagined Burden}}

* {{skill icon|Migraine}} = {{skill icon|Conjure Nightmare}} + {{skill icon|Frustration}}

* {{skill icon|Panic}} = any number of interrupts against clumped groups. (Panic is useless for enemies that cannot be clumped or pulled into choke points.)

* {{skill icon|Shared Burden}} = {{skill icon|Arcane Conundrum}}, {{skill icon|Imagined Burden}} + {{skill icon|Faintheartedness}}

===Elementalist===
* {{skill icon|Elemental Attunement}} = {{skill icon|Air Attunement}} & {{skill icon|Earth Attunement}} & {{skill icon|Fire Attunement}} & {{skill icon|Water Attunement}} & {{skill icon|Glyph of Elemental Power}}
* {{skill icon|Thunderclap}} = {{skill icon|Enervating Charge}} & {{skill icon|Shell Shock}}. Is also AoE and grants interrupt

===Assassin===
* {{skill icon|Palm Strike}}
: ''Palm Strike'' is commonly used to skip [[lead attack]]s and apply the required condition(s) to chain [[dual attack]]s (such as with [[Trampling Ox]]).

===Ritualist===
* {{skill icon|Signet of Spirits}}
: ''Signet of Spirits'' can replace several [[attack spirit]]s.

* {{skill icon|Weapon of Remedy}} = {{skill icon|Vengeful Weapon}} & {{skill icon|Wielder's Remedy}}

* {{skill icon|Caretaker's Charge}} = Damage, self-healing, and [[energy management]]

===Paragon===
* {{skill icon|Soldier's Fury}} = {{skill icon|Natural Temper}} & {{skill icon|Aggressive Refrain}}
* {{skill icon|"It's Just a Flesh Wound."}} = {{skill icon|Purge Conditions}} & {{skill icon|"Make Haste!"}}

===Dervish===
[[Mysticism]]' passive energy management is a key factor for bar compression in most dervish builds.
* {{skill icon|Avatar of Dwayna}}
* {{skill icon|Avatar of Melandru}}
:''Melandru'' & ''Dwayna'' both help with hexes and conditions respectively, allowing for excellent bar compression.

* {{skill icon|Pious Renewal}}
: ''Pious Renewal'' is an excellent bar compression [[Teardown]] skill. It serves as a [[Feeder]] and [[cover]] enchantment and offers both [[Self-heal]]ing and [[Energy management]]

* {{skill icon|Onslaught}} = {{skill icon|Heart of Fury}} & {{skill icon|Featherfoot Grace}} . Also provides more adrenaline management

===Other===
* {{skill icon|Asuran Scan}}
:''Asuran Scan'' single-handedly does the job of several skills slots reserved to counter [[blind]], misses hexes such as [[Blurred Vision]], [[block]]ed from any source (enchantment, stances, wards)...
* {{skill icon|"I Am Unstoppable!"}}
:''"I Am Unstoppable!"'' single-handedly ignores the effects of [[knockdown]], [[cripple]] and also grants 24 armor boost while being a shout (meaning instant effect and very few counters).
* {{skill icon|"You Move Like a Dwarf!"}}
:''"You Move Like a Dwarf!"'' is the only true instant cast [[interrupt]] and [[snare]] in the game, as well as the only interrupt that snares beyond a [[knockdown]]. It also deals damage.

[[Category:Lists of skills]]

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