Ability Template

Overview
A 'build', 'template', or 'ability template' are common terms that are used to describe a selection of abilities that a player has chosen for a class.

Creating a Template
Abilities are chosen in the abilities template screen after choosing a class. Each class has 6 sets of 3 different abilities choices. Each line column represents a different style of abilities. For example, one Ability Line may have more damaging or support abilities than another column.

Select one ability on each row to create a custom template that suits your play style.



Ability Lines
An 'Ability Line' or 'Ability Column' is one column of abilities that represent a theme of a class. Ability lines may have more damaging or support abilities than another Ability Line.

Only one ability may be selected from each row, however it is possible to select all of the abilities from a single ability line.

Ability lines are commonly referred to A, B or C. When paired with their ability row slot, they each have a unique designation (4c, 1b, 6a).

Ability Rows
An 'Ability Row' is one row of abilities that corresponds to an ability slot. An ability slot is the corresponding number that will be pressed in game to activate the ability. The higher the number, the higher the relative power and cooldown of each ability. It is common for abilities on the Slot 1 row to have low power, but no cooldown, while abilities on the slot 6 row have high power and long cooldowns.



Individual abilities within each ability row are referred to as the number of their slot. When paired with their ability line, they each have a unique designation (4c, 1b, 6a).

Common Templates
Players will often have go-to or preferred templates that are often played. Certain combinations of abilities work better and it is common to reuse certain builds that work well with other classes.

Examples of Build Names
 * Mobility Archer
 * DoT Assassin
 * Healing Chemist
 * Damage Cleric

For information on builds used for individual classes, see the individual class pages found on the Classes Page.