Ability subtypes are shown as blue words in ability descriptions.  They indicate the type of skill that power performs.  Many passives abilities trigger when you use a certain ability subtype.  They are:

Frenzy – AoE abilities
Burst – Applies their effects multiple times in an instant
Focus – Channeled over time
Chain – Jumps up to 3 meters 4 times, hitting up to 5 enemies
Blast – Cone (affects up to 5 enemies in a 5 meter long 60 degree cone in front of you) and column (affects up to 5 enemies in a 4 meter wide by 5 meter long area in front of you) abilities
Strike – Single target

Decks by Ability SubTypes

	FRENZY	BURST	FOCUS	CHAIN	BLAST	STRIKE
SURVIVABILITY					Bodyguard Warlock
HEALING		Fixer Monk	Assassin
DAMAGE & SUPPORT	Slayer Mercenary Gladiator Chaos Theorist	Executioner Fixer	Neoshaman Paladin	Pandemonist Gunslinger	Grifter	Magus Puritan

*Additional decks will be added as they are released

Survivability - Has abilities often used for tanking including taunts/hate generation, mitigation, and evasion
Healing - Has abilities used for healing yourself and others including barriers, direct heals and leeching effects
Support - Has abilities used to provide support including turrets/manifestations/drones, buffing/debuffing, purging/cleansing and healing