gww>Silver Edge at 08:11, 16 August 2014

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Most [[skill]]s have an [[activation time]]. During this time, it is possible to [[cancel]] such skills by pressing a [[movement]] key. The "Cancel Action" hotkey (default: "Escape" key) can also be used and is usually faster and more reliable.

Cancelling has the following results:
*The cancelled skill does not activate.
*The skill's initial costs (e.g. [[energy]], [[adrenaline]] and [[overcast]]) are still incurred. Health [[Sacrifice]] costs are normally not incurred.
*The skill does not need to [[recharge]].
*The skill's [[aftercast delay]] will not activate.

Example scenarios where cancelling can be useful:
* When skills like [[Diversion]] have been used on you.
* You have started to use the wrong skill by mistake.
* The incorrect target is selected.
* The skill is no longer necessary/useful e.g. enemy nearly dead.
* You are about to be interrupted or knocked down e.g. [[Giant Stomp]] imminent.
* You can [[Line of sight|dodge]] or otherwise leave an area of an incoming [[projectile]] or spell e.g. [[Dragon Blast]] imminent.
* You are attempting to trick enemies into wasting [[interrupt]]s by starting a skill and then cancelling the skill before the interrupt succeeds.
* You are trying to trigger weapon set effects, such as, "[[Aptitude not Attitude]]" for a quicker cast.

Most quick [[attack skill]]s cannot be canceled by use of the Cancel Action hotkey; however, it is still possible to cancel these skills by swapping weapons from within your inventory during use of the skill. This is most commonly seen in higher level [[GvG]] ranger duels.

== See also ==
* [[Cancel stance]]

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gww>Silver Edge at 08:11, 16 August 2014