How does Capture Signet?

shrink

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Aug 2005

na

Mo/W

I am trying to capture a Elite skill from a boss. How does it work? I carry the Signet with me, kill the boss and cast the spell on the boss?? Ty

yamyam of swad

yamyam of swad

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2005

south derbyshire england

Coffin Dodgers Unite [RiP]

W/Mo

you got it
skill you capture replaces signet, you can only use it once.
you dont have to take the skill if you dont want.

shrink

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Aug 2005

na

Mo/W

Thanks for your help!

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Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2005

Anchorage Alaska

Haz Team [HT]

R/W

by the way.. some of the wraith bosses disappear when you kill them. No body.. well no need to worry you can still capture it. just cast it where the boss fell and you can see what he had to grab. Took me weeks to figure that out on my own. lol

Also if you want to capute a skill from an end mission boss... guess what you still can if you start casting it Imediatly as he dies and the cutscene happens and you go to next area, and the capture screen is still there... Thats also a nice trick the one I can think of off hand (I know there are more) is Confessor Dorian in thunderhead keep mission.

shrink

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Aug 2005

na

Mo/W

Great, I got my monk shield of judgement.

Chobby

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jul 2005

R/N

does it stay permanently in your skill list? if so, do u then just buy another capture signet for another skill capture or somethng? also, how do you know when it's an elite skill? sorry for all the question and thanks in advance for the answers

yamyam of swad

yamyam of swad

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2005

south derbyshire england

Coffin Dodgers Unite [RiP]

W/Mo

can only use each signet once then you have to buy a new one.elite skills have a gold border round the icon if i`m not mistaken.

Calnaion Blackhawk

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2005

England , Wiltshire

[mB] Mental Block

E/

they cost skills points when u buy a new one aswell as gold !

hotspur

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2005

England

New Dragons

W/Mo

Also you can only ever have one Elite skill on your skillbar, unless you already have an Elite skill equiped then capture two more (you can carry more than one cap signet), abracadabra three elites for the rest of mission.

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Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2005

Anchorage Alaska

Haz Team [HT]

R/W

yep. that's what some do. A good area for this is in snake dance. Lots of bosses and lots of opportunity for capturing skills. Elites and otherwise...

So yea the SoC is just like buying a skill from the trainer. You just use it to get the skill of your choosing to replace its spot. you can carry 8 But that would be really silly... And yes SoCs are useful for capturing other hard to find skills too. if you have not found them at the trainers yet...

Count Feanor

Count Feanor

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2005

Hellsing Organization or... RIGHT BEHIND YOU!!

The Royal Priesthood

N/W

can you capture the skill when the boss is still alive or must they be dead?

hotspur

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2005

England

New Dragons

W/Mo

dead.

Omega Complex

Omega Complex

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2005

Arlington, TX

Quick Summary:

Capture Signet Costs some gold and 1 skill point
You can only use each signet once, after a successful capture, you must buy a new one
You may only have one elite in your skill bar at a time
You can only capture your skill when the boss is dead, simply stand over the body and cast your signet.
If your boss is a shadow, or phantom, just go to where he died and cast your signet. The "body" is still there even though it vanishes.
You can carry multiple capture signets, but you can only keep one elite on your skill bar. If you capture multiple elites, They will stay on your bar untill you enter a town or hub, then they will go to your skills list.

hotspur

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2005

England

New Dragons

W/Mo

^ what he said.

Sofonisba

Sofonisba

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2005

Tucson, AZ

The Black Hand Gang [BHG] and The Black Helm Gang [BHeG]

Also, remember you can capture skills for both your primary and secondary professions.

Drinking Frog

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Aug 2005

If you are a PvE player in an arena or other PvP setting, can you capture skills from a fallen player?


Frog

Chobby

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jul 2005

R/N

if u use the SoC to get a skill i heard u can deny it ie. not keep it and try again on another boss?

Warlawk

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2005

W/Mo

yes, there is the option to cancel after you have cast the signet. you keep the signet, and can use it again on a different boss. you dont lose the signet untill you actually accept a skill and it replaces the signet on your bar.

VGJustice

VGJustice

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2005

Tyria, cappin' ur bosses

Boston Guild [BG]

R/W

a specific note on the cost of the SoC: it costs half what it would cost for an actual skill. So, if you could get a skill for 100g and a skill point from the trainer, then the same trainer would charge you 50g and a skill point for the SoC

Freyas

Freyas

Champion of the Absurd

Join Date: Jan 2005

Spirits of War

Mo/W

Quote:
Originally Posted by Drinking Frog
If you are a PvE player in an arena or other PvP setting, can you capture skills from a fallen player?
No- Signets of Capture only work on dead bosses in PvE.