The following updates to class skills will be coming in the upcoming Anniversary Update on the 24th February.

Due to the extensive changes, all classes will have their skills reset.

GLOBAL COOLDOWN
The Global Cooldown is activated every time you use skill or spell, temporarily disabling skills that are marked as being affected by the Global Cooldown for 1s. Most classes were affected by this on some of their damaging skills except for the caster classes.

In early game it is not so noticable due to lower Attack Speeds - by the time your skill animation is finished the Global Cooldown is usually finished and you can activate your next skill. However, as Attack Speed increases and your skill animations become shorter, it is much more noticable and can affect the flow of your attack rotations.

Skills
The Global Cooldown has been removed from most damaging and healing skills, except for a few skills that actually require the Global Cooldown to work correctly (Provokes, Charges).

Skills no longer affected by Global Cooldown:
Warrior
Catastrophic Clash

Barbarian
Dampened Reach

Templar
Destiny, Aegis Strike, Radiance, Repentance, Consecration, Holy Word: Smite, Holy Word: Condemn, Holy Word: Exorcism

Champion
Counter Sweep, Funeral Bell, Guardian's Call, Lion's Roar, Challenge

Crusader
Coup de Grace, Dissection, Open Wounds, Mangle, Blood Congeal

Vanquisher
Frenzied Edge, Forceful Throw

Soul Blader
Aeolian Strike

Myrmidon
Shatter, Rising Steam Strike, Dragon Force, Phoenix Strike, Blaze, Spirit Burn, Backdraft, Phoenix Force

Adventurer
Exposed Armor

Wind Walker
Camouflage, Whirling Death, Exposed Armor 2

Ranger
Manticore Sting

Sniper
Bullet Time

Rogue
Manticore Sting

Hunter
Manticore String 2

Sharp Shooter
Adhering Terrain 2, Manticore Sting 3, Snipe, Reveal

Mage
Cure, Regeneration, Advanced Rescue, Healing Aura

Priest
Regeneration 2, Regenerative Cure, Instant Cure

Shaman
Cure, Delayed Cure, Forceful Rescue, Life Wave

Sage
Celestial Sphere of Life, Curative Wind, Healing Wave, Sacred Prayer 2

Prophet
Life Tap

Utility Skills
Utility skills (buffs, auras etc.) should usually be affected by the Global Cooldown. They are not a part of your attack rotation whilst in combat. Most were already setup to be affected by the Global Cooldown but some were not (most notably caster buffs).

Now affected by Global Cooldown:
Barbarian:
Haste

Vanquisher:
Rage-neration, Cleave, Overpower

Soul Blader
Soul Blade: Flash, Soul Blade: Promise

Myrmidon
Tiger Stance, Dragon Stance, Phoenix Stance, Burst of Speed, Pyroshell

Ranger
Beastial Instincts

Adventurer
Beastial Instincts 2, Hastened Aggression, Rejuvinating Strike

Wind Walker
Beastial Instincts 3

Rogue
Beastial Instincts

Shadow Walker
Beastial Instincts 2, Hastened Aggression

Assassin
Shadow Walk

Ranger
Brief Alacrity, Conceal

Scout
Brief Alacrity 2, Storm Marksmanship, Hastened Fire

Sniper
Brief Alacrity 3, Storm Marksmanship 2, Disengage, Flak Attack

Rogue
Brief Alacrity, Conceal

Hunter
Brief Alacrity 2, Shadowy Marksman, Hawk Eye

Sharp Shooter
Hawk Eye 2

Magician
Renewed Activation, Ice Crystallization, Ice Shield, Forward Teleportation, Spellflinger, Magical Synthesis

Wizard
Cold Radiance, Ice Prison, Power Surge

Warlock
Hastened Whispers, Wind Fusion, Wind Fortification, Foward Teleportation, Mystic Recommence, Blazing Aspects

Sorcerer
Windwalk, Phasewalk, Acceleration, Blazing Aspects 2


With these changes to the Global Cooldown, each class now has approximately the same amount of skills that are affected by it and all classes should have the same experience with their damage rotations with no interuptions from the Global Cooldown.


CLASS SKILL EQUALITY
Improvements and adjustments to class skills to improve equality when it comes to how many skill points are required to reach the end of the skill trees.

Some classes have fewer skills and/or skill ranks in some of the jobs and this is now being remedied, either by removing ranks or adding them, and in some cases adjusting what is required to learn a particular skill. The target is based on the reworked Myrmidon which has 71 skill ranks in Job 1, 77 in Job 2 and 76 in Job 3.

Where skill ranks were removed, any invoke chance affects they had (like 30% chance to activate a buff) have been given to the remaining highest rank. So if rank 9 had 30% chance and was removed, rank 8 will now have that 30% chance leaving you with exactly the same chances as before.

Fighter > Knight > Templar
Previous ranks: 68/78/73
Now: 71/77/76

Fighter
Deviated Crash
Added new ranks 6 and 7 available at levels 30 and 34.
Causes 354/396 additional Threat and 119/133 Bonus Damage.

Threat Ascension
Added new rank 3 available at level 30.
Causes 8900 Threat.

Knight
Deviated Crash 2
Now requires Deviated Crash Rank 7 to learn (was Rank 5).

Threat Ascension 2
Now requires Threat Ascension Rank 3 to learn (was Rank 2).

Heroic Strike 2
Removed rank 9.

Templar
Deviated Crash 3
Added new rank 5 available at level 85.
Causes 8500 additional Threat and 1150 Bonus Damage.

Shield Bash 3
Added new ranks 8 and 9 available at levels 90/95.
Causes 7000/8000 additional Threat and 1250/1300 Bonus Damage with 85/90% chance to grant it's debuff.


Warrior > Guardian > Champion
Previous ranks: 68/78/74
Now: 71/77/76

Warrior
Deviated Crash
Added new ranks 6 and 7 available at levels 30/34.
Causes 354/396 additional Threat and 119/133 Bonus Damage.

Threat Ascension
Added new rank 3 available at level 30.
Causes 8900 Threat.

Guardian
Heroic Strike 2
Removed rank 9.

Champion
Shield Bash 3
Added new ranks 8 and 9 available at levels 90/95.
Causes 7000/8000 additional Threat and 1250/1300 Bonus Damage with 85/90% chance to grant it's debuff.

Protective Posture 3
Now correctly shares cooldown with Protective Posture 1 and 2.


Fighter > Gladiator > Crusader
Previous ranks: 66/79/70
Now: 71/77/76

Fighter
Beastial Impact
Added new ranks 6 and 7 available at levels 30/34.
Causes 170/191 Bonus Damage.

Whirlwind
Added new ranks 4, 5 and 6 available at levels 32/36/40.
Causes 212/237/262 Bonus Damage.

Gladiator
Lacerate 2
Removed rank 9.
Rank 8 invoke chance increased to 30%.

Tempest Press 2
Removed rank 5.

Crusader
Rend 3
Added new ranks 8 and 9 available at levels 90/95.
Causes 1250/1300 Bonus Damage and 1000/1100 Physical Damage every 2s for 10s, reduces Healing Received by 20% and Physical Hit by 320/340 with 85/90% chance.

Killing Spree
Added new rank 2 available at level 85 with reduced cooldown of 150s.

Blood Congeal
Added new ranks 3, 4 and 5 available at levels 90/95/100.
Effect the same as rank 2 but with reduced cooldown of 55/50/45s and hitting 7/8/9 targets.

Skill Paralysis 2
Area of Effect increased to 7m (same as Vanquisher version).


Warrior > Berzerker > Vanquisher
Previous ranks: 66/79/71
Now: 71/77/76

Warrior
Beastial Impact
Added new ranks 6 and 7 available at levels 30/34.
Causes 170/191 Bonus Damage.

Ground Shock
Added new ranks 4, 5 and 6 available at levels 32/36/40.
Causes 212/237/262 Bonus Damage.

Berzerker
Lacerate 2
Removed rank 9.
Rank 8 invoke chance increased to 30%.

Void Sweep 2
Removed rank 5.

Vanquisher
Comet Strike 2
Added new ranks 8 and 9 available at levels 90/95.
Causes 1600/1700 Bonus Damage and reduces All Stats by 110/120 with a 85/90% chance.

Beastial Impact 3
Added new rank 8 available at level 90.
Causes 30% Bonus Damage.

Hurricane 2
Added new ranks 6 and 7 available at levels 90/95.
Causes 40/45% Bonus Damage and affects 7/8 targets.



Fighter > Mercenary > Soul Blader
Previous ranks: 69/77/77
Now: 71/77/76

Fighter
Predatory Barrage
Reduced level requirements to levels 25/30/35/40.
Added new ranks 5 and 6 available at level 45/50.
Causes 399/459 Bonus Damage.

Mercenary
No changes.

Soul Blader
Soul Blade: Ruin
Removed rank 3.
Rank 1 now has the same damage and effects as old rank 2.
Rank 2 now has the same damage and effects as old rank 3.

Soul Blade: Execute
Now requires Soul Blade: Ruin rank 1/2 instead of rank 2/3 to learn.


Fighter > Barbarian > Myrmidon
The Myrmidon already received it's job rework in the last update so only a few small adjustments.

Myrmidon
Tyrant Strike 2
Now correctly shares cooldown with Tyrant Strike 1.

Blade Storm 2
Now correctly shares cooldown with Blade Storm 1.

Hemorrage 2
Now correctly shares cooldown with Hemorrage 1.

Death's Grasp 2
Now correctly shares cooldown with Death's Grasp 1.


Ranger > Adventurer > Wind Walker
Previous ranks: 69/78/69
Now: 71/77/76

Ranger
Dexterous Jab
Added new ranks 7 and 8 available at levels 34/39.
Causes 130/145 Bonus Damage.

Adventurer
Rapid Attack 2
Removed rank 9.
Rank 8 invoke chance increased to 30%.

Wind Walker
Finish Him
Added new ranks 2, 3 and 4 available at levels 90/95/100.
Causes 40% Bonus Damage and ignores 80% Physical Defense (same as Rank 1) but with reduced cooldowns of 42/40/38s.

Whirling Death
Rank 2 now requires Finish Him Rank 2 (was Rank 1).

Camouflage
Added new ranks 2 and 3 available at levels 85/90.
Reduced cooldown of 50/40s.

Vanish
Added new ranks 3 and 4 available at levels 90/95.
Reduced cooldown of 110/100s.


Rogue > Shadow Walker > Assassin
Previous ranks: 69/78/63
Now: 71/77/76

Rogue
Spiral Jab
Added new ranks 8 and 9 available at levels 34/39.
Causes 130/145 Bonus Damage and reduces All Protection by 30 at 85/90% chance.

Shadow Walker
Swift Attack 2
Removed rank 9.
Rank 8 invoke chance increased to 30%.

Spiral Jab 2
Now requires rank 9 of Spiral Jab to learn (was Rank 7).

Assassin
Spiral Jab 3
Added new rank 7 available at level 90.
Causes 1500 Bonus Damage and reduces All Protection 300/325/350/375/400/425/450 with 50/55/60/65/70/75/80% chance.

Accurate Lunge 2
Added new ranks 5, 6 and 7 available at levels 90/95/100.
Causes 1300/1400/1500 Bonus Damage and reduces All Evasion 300/350/400/425/450/500 with 50/55/60/65/70/75/80% chance.

Essence Shift
Ranks 1/2/3 now ignore 30/40/50% Physical Defense.
Added new rank 4 available at level 90.
Causes 20% Bonus Damage, ignores 60% Physical Defense, and reduces Physical Damage Absorb 20% with 80% chance.

Exterminate
Added new ranks 4 and 5 available at levels 90/95.
Causes 60% Bonus Damage (same as Rank 3) but with reduced cooldown of 17/16s.

Serpent Sting 2
Added new ranks 4 and 5 available at levels 90/95.
Causes 900/1000/1200/1400/1600 Bonus Damage and reduces Healing Received by 40/50/60/70/80% and causes Silence/Skill Paralysis at 60/65/70/75/80% chance.

Shadow Walk
Added new ranks 3 and 4 available at levels 90/95.
Same effects as rank 2 but with reduced cooldown of 33/31s.


Ranger > Scout > Sniper
Previous ranks: 67/74/70
Now: 71/77/76

Ranger
Dexterous Shot
Added new ranks 8 and 9 available at levels 33/37.
Causes 117/130 Bonus Damage.

Instant Fire
Ranks 3, 4 and 5 level requirement reduced to levels 35/40/45.
Added new ranks 6 and 7 available at levels 50/55.
Causes 264/300 Bonus Damage and reduces Threat by 2700/3100.

Scout
Dexterous Shot 2
Now requires Dexterous Shot Rank 9 to learn (was Rank 7).
Added new ranks 6, 7 and 8 available at levels 60/64/68.
Causes 263/280/297 Bonus Damage.

Sniper
Dexterous Shot 3
Now requires Dexterous Shot 2 Rank 8 to learn (was Rank 5).
Added new ranks 8 and 9 available at levels 90/95.
Causes 1250/1300 Bonus Damage and Silence/Skill Paralysis for 0.1s at 85/90% chance.

Conflagrated Barrage 2
Added new ranks 6 and 7 available at levels 85/87.
Causes 30/35% bonus damage and 5500/6000 damage every 2s for 4s at 75/80% chance.

True Alacrity
Cooldown of rank 1/2 reverted to 180s.
Added new ranks 3 and 4 available at levels 90/95.
Increases party Movement Speed by 45/50/50/50% for 30s with 180/150/120/90s cooldown.


Rogue > Hunter > Sharp Shooter
Previous ranks: 67/75/68
Now: 71/77/76

Rogue
Dexterous Shot
Added new ranks 8 and 9 available at levels 33/37.
Causes 117/130 Bonus Damage.

Instant Fire
Ranks 3, 4 and 5 level requirement reduced to levels 35/40/45.
Added new ranks 6 and 7 available at levels 50/55.
Causes 264/300 Bonus Damage and reduces Threat by 2700/3100.

Hunter
Dexterous Shot 2
Now requires Dexterous Shot Rank 9 to learn (was Rank 7).
Added new ranks 6 and 7 available at levels 60/64.
Causes 263/280 Bonus Damage.

Sharp Shooter
Dexterous Shot 3
Now requires rank 7 of Dexterous Shot 2 to learn (was Rank 5).
Added new ranks 8 and 9 available at levels 90/95.
Causes Silence/Skill Paralysis for 0.1s at 75/80% chance.

Conflagrated Barrage 2
Added new ranks 6 and 7 available at levels 85/87
Causes 30/35% bonus damage, reduces Movement Speed and Attack Speed by 40% and causes 5500/6000 damage every 2s for 4s at 75/80% chance.

Adhering Terrain 2
Added new ranks 3 and 4 available at levels 86/90.
Same effect as rank 2 but with increased targets of 7/8.

Reveal
Added new ranks 3 and 4 available at levels 90/95.
Same effect as rank 2 but with increased targets of 7/8.

Hawk Eye 2
Now correctly shares cooldown with Hawk Eye 1.


Mage > Magician > Wizard
Previous ranks: 75/87/68
Now: 71/77/76

Mage
Magic Arrow
Removed ranks 8 and 9.

Enchanted Arrow
Removed ranks 8 and 9.

Magician
Ice Arrow 2
Removed ranks 8 and 9.
Increased Invoke chance of ranks 6/7 to 26/30%.
Boss Damage effect adjusted to 70/75/80/85/90/95/100% (was 55/60/65/70/75/80/85/90/100%).

Magic Arrow 2
Removed ranks 5, 6 and 7.
Now requires Magic Arrow Rank 7 to learn (was Rank 9).

Enchanted Arrow 2
Removed ranks 7, 8 and 9.
Now requires Enchanted Arrow Rank 7 to learn (was Rank 9).
Effect chance adjusted to 60/60/65/70/75/80% (was 60/60/65/65/70/70/75/75/80%).

Discharge Area
Removed ranks 3 and 4.

Wizard
Ice Arrow 3
Now requires Ice Arrow 2 Rank 7 to learn (was Rank 9).

Discharge Area 2
Now requires Discharge Area Rank 3 to learn (was Rank 5).

Ice Age
Added new ranks 3, 4 and 5 available at levels 90/95/100.
Now causes 10/15/20/25/30% Bonus Damage and ignores 45/50/55/60/65% Magic Defense to 5/6/7/8/9 targets with 90/85/80/70/60s cooldown.

Black Hole
Rank 1/2 now available at levels 84/87.
Added new ranks 3, 4 and 5 available at levels 90/95/100.
Now causes 20/25/30/35/40% Bonus Damage to 5/6/7/8/9 targets with 90/85/80/70/60s cooldown.

Thunder Sunder
Rank 1/2 now available at levels 84/87.
Added new ranks 3, 4 and 5 available at levels 90/95/100.
Now causes 10/15/20/25/30% Bonus Damage and ignores 45/50/55/60/65% Magic Defense to 5/6/7/8/9 targets with 90/85/80/70/60s cooldown.
Chance to reduce Movement Speed and Attack Speed by 40/45/50/55/60% and increase Casting Speed by 40/45/50/55/60% with 70/75/80/85/90% chance.

Permeating Chill 3
Efficiency changed to 98 so that it can overwritten/refreshed by Ice Arrow 3/Chilling Shock 3.


Shaman > Warlock > Sorcerer
Previous ranks: 75/89/69
Now: 71/77/76

Shaman
Magic Arrow
Removed ranks 8 and 9.

Pyrotechnic Arrow
Removed ranks 8 and 9.

Warlock
Tempest Arrow 2
Removed ranks 8 and 9.
Invoke chance of ranks 6/7 increased to 26/30%.
Boss Damage effect adjusted to 70/75/80/85/90/95/100% (was 60/65/70/75/80/85/90/100%).

Magic Arrow 2
Removed ranks 5, 6 and 7.
Now requires Magic Arrow rank 7 to learn (was Rank 9).

Pyrotechnic Arrow 2
Removed ranks 7, 8 and 9.
Now requires Pyrotechnic Arrow rank 7 to learn (was Rank 9).
Effect chance adjusted to 60/60/65/70/75/80% (was 60/60/65/65/70/70/75/75/80%).

Explosion
Removed ranks 2, 3, 4 and 5.

Ancient Fire
Rank 2 now requires Explosion Rank 1 (was Rank 2).

Sorcerer
Eye of the Storm
Added new ranks 3, 4 and 5 available at levels 90/95/100.
Now causes 10/15/20/25/30% Bonus Damage and ignores 45/50/55/60/65% Magic Defense to 5/6/7/8/9 targets with 90/85/80/70/60s cooldown and each tick of damage has a 50% chance to Stun for 1.5s.

Chronovoid
Added new ranks 3, 4 and 5 available at levels 90/95/100.
Now causes 100% Bonus Damage with a 90/85/80/70/60s cooldown.
Chance to cause 3000/4000/5000/6000/7000 damage every 2s for 6s with a 60/65/70/75/80% chance.
Rank 1 can now be learned at level 84 and now requires Rank 2 of Chronotrap (was level 85 and required Rank 3).

Blazing Aspects 2
Now requires Blazing Aspects Rank 3 and Meteor Shower 2 Rank 4 to learn.
Removed ranks 3 and 4.
Now grants 3/5% All Attack at ranks 1/2.

Armageddon
Added new ranks 3, 4 and 5 available at levels 90/95/100.
Now causes 10/15/20/25/30% Bonus Damage and ignores 45/50/55/60/65% Magic Defense to 5/6/7/8/9 targets with 90/85/80/70/60s cooldown and each tick of damage has an 80% chance to Stun for 3s.
Rank 1 can now be learned at level 84.


Mage > Priest > Saint
Previous ranks: 60/76/75
Now: 71/77/76

Mage
Regeneration
Added new ranks 7, 8 and 9 available at levels 31/35/39.
Heals for 26/30/34+Heal every 3s for 30s.

Advanced Rescue
Added new ranks 6, 7, 8 and 9 available at levels 30/34/38/42.
Heals for 176/198/220/242+Heal and increases target's All Attack by 80/91/102/113.

Healing Aura
Added new ranks 5, 6, 7 and 8 available at levels 31/35/39/43.
Heals for 60/66/72/78+Heal.

Priest
Advanced Rescue 2
Now requires Advanced Rescue Rank 6 to learn (was Rank 5).
Added new rank 6 available at level 55.
Heals for 440+Heal and increases target's All Attack by 350.

Saint
Advanced Rescue 3
Now requires Advanced Rescue 2 Rank 6 to learn (was Rank 5).
Added new rank 6 available at level 90.
Heals for 750+Heal and increases target's All Attack by 750.


Shaman > Sage > Prophet
Previous ranks: 60/76/71
Now: 71/77/76

Shaman
Delayed Cure
Added new ranks 7, 8 and 9 available at levels 31/35/39.
Heals for 229/256/283+Heal after 8s.

Forceful Rescue
Added new ranks 6, 7, 8 and 9 available at levels 30/34/38/42.
Heals for 176/198/220/242+Heal and increases target's All Defense by 3000/3500/4000/4500.

Life Wave
Added new ranks 5, 6, 7 and 8 available at levels 31/35/39/43.
Heals for 60/66/72/78+Heal.

Sage
Curative Wind
Added new rank 6 available at level 55.
Heals for 43+Heal every 3s for 30s.

Prophet
Curative Wind 2
Now requires Curative Wind Rank 6 to learn (was Rank 5).
Added new rank 6 available at level 90.
Heals for 70+Heal every 3s for 30s.

Lifetap
You now require 5 ranks of this spell to get the same effect as before but the cooldown reduces as it ranks up.
Added new ranks 2, 3, 4 and 5 available at levels 88/92/96/100.
Causes the enemy target to heal it's attackers by 20/25/30/35/40% of the damage they do for 10s.
Cooldown 120/115/110/105/100s.