Charged vs. Uncharged Attacks

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Attacks comes in two forms: uncharged attacks and charged attacks. Charged attacks are more powerful, but there are times when uncharged attacks are better. Here's when you should use uncharged and charged attacks:

Use uncharged attacks when:

1.Using fast cooldown skills (5.5 seconds or less) against single targets or bosses
-Using only uncharged, fast cooldown skills has a higher damage per second than using only charged, fast cooldown skills

2.Spamming attacks

3.You don't want to wait for the charge time and you need to act immediately

Use charged attacks when:

1.Using skills with a slow cooldown (7 seconds or more).
-For Rogues and Warriors, not every skill benefits from charged attacks, so check if the skill you are using benefits from charging up.

2.You want to take advantage of a skill's or weapon's additional effect(s) when charged, especially against multiple enemies.
-Some skills provide things like increased range, hitting more enemies, or last longer when charged.
-Upgrades can also give additional effects when a skill is charged
-Charged weapon attacks can stun enemies.
-There are arcane and mythic weapons, starting at level 46, where their charged attacks get a proc as well.

3.You want to deal some heavy damage in one move, especially with skills that deal heavy single target damage (such as Lightning Bolt for Sorcerer or Aimed Shot for Rogue)
-Critical hits do 1.5x more damage, but there are upgrades that increase how much damage a critical hit does for that skill.
-Charged skills and attacks do about 50% more damage than uncharged, so a charged attack that is a critical hit can hit hard.