skillshot
Aimed gaming attack
A skillshot is a video game attack or ability that requires manual aiming rather than automatic targeting.
Unlike abilities that lock onto enemies, skillshots demand precision—the player must predict movement and place the effect correctly.
Missing a skillshot wastes the ability entirely: I whiffed my skillshot and lost the fight.
The term appears most in multiplayer online battle arenas and first-person shooters.
Purpose or direction
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- headshotShoulders-up photograph
- comboItems grouped together
- ultimateHighest or most extreme
ability · cooldown · hitbox · projectile · timing · execution · damage · target
Flipper-controlled arcade game
- plungerSuction device for clogs
- rampSloped connecting surface
- targetObject of pursuit
- bumperVehicle's protective edge
flipper · combo · multiball · jackpot · bonus · tilt · launch · trajectory
Directing toward target
- leadingGuiding or pacing type
- predictionForecast of coming events
- trajectoryPath of moving object
- travel timeJourney's temporal cost
arc · range · width · speed · indicator · linear · circular · cone
aim
Purpose or direction
ultimate · ability · cooldown · hitbox · projectile · timing · execution · damage · target · crosshair
pinball
Flipper-controlled arcade game
bumper · flipper · combo · multiball · jackpot · bonus · tilt · launch · trajectory · bounce
aiming
Directing toward target
- leadingGuiding or pacing type
- predictionForecast of coming events
- trajectoryPath of moving object
travel time · arc · range · width · speed · indicator · linear · circular · cone · vector
Dota
Competitive team strategy game
landing · dodging · telegraph · windup · collision · fog of war · brush · zoning
skillshotpoint-and-click
Interface using cursor selection
lock-on · auto-aim · smart bomb · aimbot · heat-seeker
skill, shot, skills, skilled, skillful, skillfully, unskilled, shots, shooter