Defensive Strike (Warden)

Defensive Strike

4m Range
Fast
Melee Skill
Skill Type: Shield
A weak shield attack.
...% of Main-hand Damage
You can now gain the Potency effect; allowing you to store a single Gambit in battle Memory.
Expires if out of combat for 9 seconds.
Cost: [135 at Level 150] Power
Requires:
Clears All Gambits
• Cooldown: 0.8s

General Information

Class: Warden

Level: 1

This gambit functions the same in both the In the Fray and the Assailment stances.

Effects

From level 38, this skill applies the  Potency effect to the Warden, which enables the next gambit executed to be stored in  Battle Memory (unless it also applies the Potency effect).

Trait Interactions

Determination trait tree

The trait  Practiced Fundamentals increases damage of this skill by up to 10%.

Recklessness trait tree

The trait  Close Quarters Combatant increases damage of this skill by up to 10%.

The set bonus  Unconventional Strikes increases damage of this skill by 5%.

The set bonus  Grand Master Weapons Training increases damage of this skill by 5%.

The set bonus  Martial Fury increases damage of this skill by 10%.