Stance

Stances are toggled abilities that alter various aspects of a character, such as damage dealt or block rate.

Prior to Update 12, more of these stance abilities existed (Guardians had three stances, while Burglars and Wardens have lost some of them). The introduction of trait trees offered another way for all classes to play different roles.

Burglar

	Stance	Description
	Mischief	Reduced Power Cost on Tricks, and Riddle recovery time. Allows some abilities to be used, but cannot Sneak.

Minstrel

	Stance	Description
	Dissonance - Stance	A damage stance. Your heals become self only, Ballad damage bonus, several skills change.
	Melody - Stance	A neutral Stance. Ballad damage bonus, outgoing healing bonus, several skills change.
	Resonance - Stance	A healing stance. Outgoing healing bonus, several skills change.

Hunter

	Stance	Description
	Stance: Strength	Increased shot damage, power cost, and threat. Quick shot snares targets.
	Stance: Precision	Reduces enemy evasion chance. Quick shot has increased critical chance.
	Stance: Endurance	Reduced power costs and threat. Quick shot produces less threat.

Warden

Stance	Description
In the Fray - Stance	Adjusts stance to deal with enemies in melee combat.
Assailment - Stance	Adjusts stance to attack from afar. Spear gambit builders and masteries generate a Javelin icon, and several gambits become ranged.