Guardian Skills
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Default Skills
These skills are granted automatically as you gain levels. The effects of many of these skills are improved in various ways by your choice of specialization and how you spend your trait points. Some skills may also be replaced by an improved version of the same skill as you increase in level.
Active Skills | Category | Cooldown | Range | Source | |
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Guardian's Ward | Melee + Buff | 3s | 2.5m | Level: | 1 |
Sting | Melee + Corruption | 3s | 2.5m | Level: | 1 |
Retaliation | Melee | 5s | 2.5m | Level: | 2 |
Shield-swipe | Melee | 5s | 2.5m | Level: | 2 |
Sweeping Cut | Melee + AoE | 9s | 5m | Level: | 4 |
Whirling Retaliation | Melee + AoE | 5s | 5m | Level: | 6 |
Let Fly | Ranged | 9s | 30m | Level: | 8 |
Vexing Blow | Melee + AoE | 4s | 5.2m | Level: | 10 |
Charge | Buff | 1m 30s | Self | Level: | 14 |
Challenge | Forced Attack | 30s | 7m | Level: | 16 |
Ignore the Pain | Cure | 5s | Self | Level: | 18 |
Turn the Tables | Melee + Fellowship Manoeuvre | 1m 30s | 2.5m | Level: | 20 |
Bash | Melee + Interrupt/Stun | 5s | 2.5m | Level: | 22 |
Fray the Edge | Forced Attack + Fellowship Manoeuvre | 10s | 25m | Level: | 24 |
Shield-blow | Melee | 10s | 2.5m | Level: | 26 |
Stagger | Melee + Debuff | 5s | 2.5m | Level: | 28 |
Catch a Breath | Self-heal | 45s | Self | Level: | 30 |
Warrior's Heart | Buff + Self-heal | 2m | Self | Level: | 32 |
Stamp | Melee + Interrupt | 20s | 2.5m | Level: | 34 |
Guardian's Promise | Utility | 15s | Self | Level: | 36 |
Engage | Forced Attack + Debuff | 30s | 3m | Level: | 38 |
The Defender of the Free
These skills are acquired by spending trait points in the Defender of the Free (blue) trait tree. You can only obtain the Set skills if you specialize in this tree.
Active Skills | Category | Cooldown | Range | Source | |
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Shield-taunt | Taunt | 10s | 10.2m | Set: | Initial Skill |
Litany of Defiance | Buff + Debuff | 1m30s | 7.2m | Set: | Initial Skill |
Protection by the Shield | Buff | 20s | 35m | Set: | Protection by the Shield |
Guardian's Pledge | Buff | 3m | Self | Trait: | Guardian's Pledge |
Shield-smash | Melee + Stun | 5s | 5.2m | Trait: | Shield-smash |
Smashing Stab | Melee + Fellowship Manoeuvre | 30s | 5.2m | Trait: | Smashing Stab |
Shield Wall | Buff | 20s | 35m | Trait: | Shield Wall |
Juggernaut | Melee + Buff | 3m | Self | Trait | Juggernaut |
The Keen Blade
These skills are only acquired by specializing in the Keen Blade (red) trait tree and spending trait points. Note that points spent outside the red trait tree will still advance The Keen Blade if you are specialized in it, but at a slower rate.
Active Skills | Category | Cooldown | Range | Source | |
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Breach | Melee + Buff | 10s | 4m | Set: | Initial Skill |
Whirling Breach | Melee + AoE + Buff | 5s | 5m | Set: | Initial Skill |
Overwhelm | Melee + Bleed | 10s | 4m | Set: | Initial Skill |
Protection by the Sword | Buff | 10s | Self | Set: | Protection by the Sword |
Relentless Fury | Buff | 2m | Self | Set: | Relentless Fury |
Thrust | Melee + Bleed | 5s | 4m | Trait: | Thrust |
Brutal Assault | Melee + Bleed | 20s | 4m | Trait: | Brutal Assault |
To The King | Melee + Stun + Buff | 5s | 4m | Trait: | To The King |
Hammer Down | Melee + Stun | 40s | 4m | Trait: | Hammer Down |
The Fighter of Shadow
These skills are acquired by spending trait points in the Fighter of Shadow (yellow) trait tree.
Active Skills | Category | Cooldown | Range | Source | |
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Force Opening | Melee | 10s | 5.2m | Trait: | Force Opening |
Bastion of Light | Debuff | 15s | 6m | Trait: | Bastion of Light |
War-chant | AoE + Debuff | 10s | 10.2m | Trait: | War-chant |
Thrill of Danger | Self-heal | 1m | 10.2m | Trait: | Thrill of Danger |
Redirect | Melee + Buff | 30s | 5.2m | Trait: | Redirect |
Cataclysmic Shout | AoE + Stun + Debuff | 2m | 7.2m | Trait: | Cataclysmic Shout |
Mounted Combat Skills
These skills can be used only while riding a war-steed, and only while in the regions of East Rohan, Wildermore, and West Rohan. Passive skills which improve the war-steed's defensive capabilities remain effective even in other regions, but serve only to prevent forced dismount due to enemy attacks.
Active Skills | Category | Cooldown | Range | Source | |
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Discipline: Red Dawn | Stance | 1s | - | Quest: | Devastation in the North |
Discipline: Riddermark | Stance | 1s | - | Quest: | Devastation in the North |
Discipline: Rohirrim | Stance | 1s | - | Quest: | Devastation in the North |
Clash of Arms | Melee + Debuff | 30s | 4.2m | Quest: | Vol. III, Book 8, Ch. 1 |
Driving Slash | Melee + Debuff | 3s | 4.2m | Quest: | Vol. III, Book 8, Ch. 1 |
Pledge to Rohan | Buff | 24s | Self | Quest: | Vol. III, Book 8, Ch. 1 |
Rohan's Edge | Melee + Buff | 15s | 4.2m | Quest: | Vol. III, Book 8, Ch. 1 |
Serrated Edge | Melee + Bleed | 16s | 4.2m | Quest: | Vol. III, Book 8, Ch. 1 |
Staggering Slash | Melee + Debuff | 8s | 4.2m | Quest: | Vol. III, Book 8, Ch. 1 |
Passive Skills
Armour Proficiencies
Proficiency | Level |
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Light Armour | 1 |
Medium Armour | 1 |
Heavy Armour | 1 |
Shields | 1 |
Heavy Shields | 1 |
Weapon Proficiencies
Proficiency | Level |
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Daggers | 1 |
One-handed Axes | 1 |
One-handed Clubs | 1 |
One-handed Hammers | 1 |
One-handed Maces | 1 |
One-handed Swords | 1 |
Spear | 1 |
Two-handed Axes | 1 |
Two-handed Clubs | 1 |
Two-handed Hammers | 1 |
Two-handed Swords | 1 |
Bows | 7 |
Crossbows | 7 |
Instrument Proficiencies
Proficiency | Level |
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Horn Use | 1 |
Lute Use | 1 |
Specialized Equipment | 1 |
Fiddle Use | 5 |
Other Passive Skills
Proficiency | Level |
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Shield Spike Use | 1 |
Critical Defence | 20 |