Shield-taunt
- 10.2m Range
- Fast
- Tactical Skill
- Max Targets: 5
- Radius: 10m
- Resistance: Cry
- Laugh at your enemies after bashing them with your Shield-swipe, taunting them. This skill draws the enemy's attention to yourself.
Requires the use of Shield-swipe.
Moderately Increased threat - Cost: [135 at Level 150] Power
- Cooldown: 10s
General Information
Class: Guardian
Trait tree: The Defender of the Free
Rank needed: 0
Effects
Shield Swipe must be applied on the Guardian for this skill to be used.
Specializing in the Defender of the Free trait tree makes this skill have a 25% chance to apply a 
Fortification stack to the Guardian, up to tier 5.
Skill Interactions
Shield-taunt is part of the Guardian's block chain. It becomes available following the use of 
Shield-swipe. When traited, it allows 
Shield-smash to be used within 6s.
When traited, 
War-chant reduces the active cooldown of this skill by up to 5 seconds.
Trait Interactions
- The trait
Break Ranks in the Defender of the Free trait tree makes this skill cash out maximum Fortification stacks to apply Break Ranks to the fellowship. 15s after use, the Guardian gains Broken Ranks, which prevents this skill from cashing out additional fortification stacks. - The set bonus
Strengthen the Bulwark in the Defender of the Free trait tree makes this skill apply a stack of Fortification upon a critical hit. - The set bonus
Shield the People in the Defender of the Free trait tree increases the chance for this skill to apply a Fortification stack by 25%. When at 5 stacks, the fellowship gains +2% Mitigations. - The trait
Shield of Light in the Defender of the Free trait tree increases the target count of this skill by up to 3. - The trait
Demoralizing Anthem in the Fighter of Shadow trait tree makes War-chant reduce the active cooldown of this skill by up to 5s. - The trait
Thrill of Battle in the Keen Blade trait tree makes this skill apply Thrill of Battle to the Guardian, up to 5 times. If this skill lands as a critical hit, all stacks are removed. - The trait
Tenderize in the Fighter of Shadow trait tree makes this skill grant the Guardian a stack of Tenderize, up to 5 stacks.
Armour Set Interactions
Equipping 2 pieces of the Umbari Armour of the Protector armour set acquired from the Depths of Mâkhda Khorbo Raid makes this skill restore 1% of your Morale
Equipping 4 pieces of the Umbari Armour of the Protector armour set makes Fortification increase Max Morale by 6,000 per tier of the effect.
Equipping 6 pieces of the Umbari Armour of the Protector armour set makes this skill reduce the active cooldown of 
Guardian's Pledge by 2 seconds, and makes Guardian's Pledge improve the healing potency of this skill by 4% (up to 5%).
Tactical Information
Shield-taunt is a decent way to generate threat on a group of enemies before using Challenge. The capstone trait in Blue line makes this skill cash out all Fortification buffs when you are capped at 5, so once you get there, only use this skill when you want to apply Break Ranks to the fellowship.