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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 Light Armour 1
 Medium Armour 1
 Heavy Armour 1
 Shields 1
 Heavy Shields 1

Weapon Proficiencies

Proficiency Level
 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
 Horn Use 1
 Lute Use 1
 Specialized Equipment 1
 Fiddle Use 5

Other Passive Skills

Proficiency Level
 Shield Spike Use 1
 Critical Defence 20