Protection

 Protection

• 25m Range
• Melee Skill

• When wielding a shield, you may protect one of your allies, improving his defence. You will also be able to react to attacks made against him if you are within 10m.

• +[Level Dependant] Evade Rating
• +[Level Dependant] Parry Rating
• +[Level Dependant] Block Rating

• Toggle Skill

• Cooldown: 10s

 Protection by the Sword

• 25m Range
• Melee Skill

• While in Overpower you may enhance one of your allies, improving his melee. You will also be able to react to attacks that he parries, if you are within 10m.

• +2% Melee Damage

• Toggle Skill

• Cooldown: 10s

General Information

Class: Guardian

Level: 24

Training Price: 57  60  

Traits

The Selfless Defence trait will transfer threat from the target under your Protection to you, when they are attacked.

Interactions

The Increased Block, Parry and Evade from Protection legacy will increase the avoidance granted by Protection.

Tactical Information

This is a very powerful skill that significantly enhances group play, simply put it on whoever is most likely to be hit (besides you), and your reactive abilities will trigger even if you aren't being pounded on.

As of Update 4, while in Overpower stance, this skill changes to increase the targets Melee damage and allow you to react to their parries.

Both versions of the skill will automatically toggle off if your target moves out of range.