The Fighter of Shadow

Description

The Fighter of Shadow (Yellow line) is a Guardian Trait Tree. The other two trait trees of this class are The Defender of the Free and the Keen Blade.

The Fighter of Shadow Uses Light damage and two-handed tanking in combat. Though the Guardian cannot specialize in The Fighter of Shadow, it supports itself and allies with debuffs and modifiers to strengthen its ability to sustain damage and threat against all enemies.

Skills

These skills are acquired by spending trait points in the Fighter of Shadow (yellow) trait tree. Guardians cannot specialize in the yellow trait tree.

Skills	Category	CD	Source
Force Opening	Melee + Buff	10s	Force Opening
Bastion of Light	Debuff	15s	Bastion of Light
War-chant	AoE + Debuff	10s	War-chant
Thrill of Danger	Self-heal + Power	1m	Thrill of Danger
Redirect	Melee + Buff	30s	Redirect
Cataclysmic Shout	Debuff + AoE Bleed	3m	Cataclysmic Shout

Traits

Note: Some traits in this tree have an increased cost in Trait Points in order to acquire and/or rank up, regardless of specialization.

Tree Traits	Description	Source	Cost per Rank
Force Opening	Gain skill Force Opening	Row 1 (0+ ranks)	2 Points
Insult to Injury	Buff	Row 1 (0+ ranks)	1 Point
Bastion of Light	Gain skill Bastion of Light	Row 1 (0+ ranks)	2 Points
Radiate	Improves skill Bastion of Light	Row 1 (0+ ranks), Bastion of Light (1)	1 Point
Tenderize	Buff	Row 2 (5+ ranks)	1 Point
Warrior's Guile	Buff	Row 2 (5+ ranks)	1 Point
Flash of Light	Improves skill Bastion of Light	Row 2 (5+ ranks), Bastion of Light (1)	1 Point
Defensive Expertise	Buff	Row 2 (5+ ranks)	1 Point
Singular Focus	Buff	Row 3 (10+ ranks)	1 Point
Light-touched	Buff	Row 3 (10+ ranks)	1 Point
Numbed Senses	Improves skill Ignore the Pain	Row 3 (10+ ranks)	1 Point
Bolster	Buff	Row 3 (10+ ranks)	1 Point
War-chant	Gain skill War-chant	Row 4 (15+ ranks)	2 Points
Thrill of Danger	Gain skill Thrill of Danger	Row 4 (15+ ranks)	2 Points
Redirect	Gain skill Redirect	Row 4 (15+ ranks)	2 Points
Disabling Strikes	Buff	Row 4 (15+ ranks)	1 Point
Demoralizing Anthem	Improves skill War-chant	Row 5 (20+ ranks), War-chant (1)	1 Point
Bring on the Pain	Improves skill Thrill of Danger	Row 5 (20+ ranks), Thrill of Danger (1)	1 Point
Vicious Rebuttal	Improves skill Redirect	Row 5 (20+ ranks), Redirect (1)	1 Point
Strong Bursts	Buff	Row 6 (25+ ranks)	1 Point
Protected by the Light	Improves skills: Protection by the Shield, Protection by the Sword	Row 6 (25+ ranks)	2 Points
Cataclysmic Shout	Gain skill Cataclysmic Shout	Row 7 (30+ ranks)	4 Points