Guardian : Skills

Weapon skills

Greatsword Twohands top

	Skill	Type			Description
	Strike	Chain	½		Strike your foe.
	Vengeful Strike	Chain	½		Strike your foe again.
	Wrathful Strike		½		Attack with a final, powerful strike that applies might for each foe you strike.
	Whirling Wrath		¾	8	Spin in place and swing your greatsword while hurling powerful projectiles.
	Leap of Faith		½	15	Leap at your foe. Inflicts blindness and heals you for each foe hit.
	Symbol of Resolution	Symbol	¼	12	Pierce the ground with a mystic symbol that damages foes while granting resolution to allies.
	Binding Blade		½	25	Throw blades at your foes, causing damage over time. Bound foes can be pulled to you. The effect ends when a foe moves out of range.
	Pull		¾		Pull your foes to you.

Hammer Twohands top

	Skill	Type			Description
	Hammer Swing	Chain	½		Strike your foe.
	Hammer Bash	Chain	½		Bash your foe.
	Symbol of Protection	Symbol	¾		Smash a mystic symbol onto the ground that gives protection to you and your allies.
	Mighty Blow		¾	6	Damage nearby foes with a mighty ground slam. If your target has been struck by Banish, teleport to them.
	Zealot's Embrace		¾	15	Send a wave toward your foe that immobilizes foes in a line. Gain barrier for each target struck. Barrier is reduced for each target struck beyond the first.
	Banish		1	15	Launch your foe with a powerful smash. Striking a foe refreshes Mighty Blow and allows your next Mighty Blow to teleport to that foe.
	Ring of Warding	Ward	¾	25	Create a ring around you that foes cannot cross. Trapped foes cannot exit the ring while it is active.

Longbow Twohands top

	Skill	Type			Description
	Puncture Shot		¾		Fire an arrow that pierces enemies. If the arrow hits a second target, all enemies struck are crippled.
	True Shot		¾	8	Charge up energy, creating a powerful attack that pierces through enemies.
	Deflecting Shot		¾	10	Fire a missile that knocks back enemies and blocks missiles.
	Symbol of Energy	Symbol	½	12	Fire a slow, arcing arrow that explodes on impact to burn targets and sear a symbol of energy into the ground.
	Hunter's Ward		1	40	Form your arrows into a barrier, and deal damage at the location.

Spear Twohands top

	Skill	Type			Description
	Daybreaking Slash		½		Swing your spear, sending out a wave of light in front of you that damages enemies and heals allies.
	Helio Rush		1	2	Charge forward with your spear, striking enemies and healing allies you pass through. Upon striking an enemy, your next spear attack is illuminated. Illuminated. Allies you pass through are healed for more and gain boons.
	Cancel Helio Rush				Stop charging with Helio Rush.
	Gleaming Disc		¾	15	Spin around, striking enemies around you. After a short delay, a shock wave of light bursts forth from your position, damaging enemies and granting might to allies. Your next spear attack is illuminated when striking an enemy with the initial spin. Illuminated. The shock wave additionally blinds enemies and grants fury to allies.
	Solar Storm		¾	15	Throw a spear above the targeted point. The spear explodes, raining shards that damage enemies and remove conditions from allies. Your next spear attack is illuminated if you are within range of your own shards. Illuminated. More shards are produced.
	Symbol of Luminance		½	20	Places the Symbol of Luminance on the ground, knocking back enemies on initial cast. While active, the symbol grants resistance to allies that don't have it already and inflicts weakness on enemies. While standing within the symbol, your spear attacks are automatically illuminated and do not consume the illuminated effect when used. Illuminated. While the symbol is active, all other spear skills are illuminated, even if you move out of range of the symbol.

Staff Twohands top

	Skill	Type			Description
	Bolt of Wrath		½		Fire a bolt that damages foes.
	Searing Light		½		Fire a projectile that explodes upon impact and damages enemies.
	Seeking Judgment		½		Fire a seeking projectile that explodes upon contact and damages enemies.
	Holy Strike		½	8	Mark an area for judgment, rapidly healing allies and then blasting foes in the area.
	Symbol of Swiftness	Symbol	¾	15	Sear a mystic symbol into the target area, damaging foes and granting swiftness to allies.
	Empower		2½	20	Channel healing and might to nearby allies. Completing this channel grants more health to your allies.
	Line of Warding	Ward	1	30	Create a line in front of you that foes cannot cross.

Axe Main hand top

	Skill	Type			Description
	Core Cleave		½		Cleave at your enemy with a physical and a magical axe.
	Bleeding Edge		½		Slice through your foe again, physically and magically, as your weapon is heating up.
	Searing Slash		¾		Unleash your searing axe in an overhand slash, following it up with a magical edge.
	Symbol of Vengeance	Symbol	1	12	Cleave your axe into the ground, reducing enemy movement and carving a razor-sharp symbol of vengeance.
	Blazing Edge		¾	18	Conjure a magical axe to rake your enemies toward you.

Mace Main hand top

	Skill	Type			Description
	True Strike	Chain	½		Smash your foe.
	Pure Strike	Chain	½		Bash your foe.
	Faithful Strike		¾		Hit your foe with a final strike and heal nearby allies.
	Symbol of Faith	Symbol	1¼	8	Smash a mystic symbol onto the ground that damages foes and regenerates allies.
	Protector's Strike		3¾	15	Protect allies from the next incoming attack against them, and lash out when attacked, granting boons to nearby allies and fully charging the passive burning effect.

Pistol Both hands top

	Skill	Type			Description
	Through the Heart		½		Fire a piercing shot that inflicts bleeding.
	Peacekeeper		1½	8	Fire a beam of searing light that damages and burns all enemies in its path.
	Symbol of Ignition	Symbol	¼	15	Create a symbol that ignites when you strike an enemy inside it or shoot a projectile into it, damaging and burning enemies inside it. If the symbol is ignited by a projectile, it enchants that projectile to burn its target.
	Hail of Justice		1¼	1	Shoot a volley of rapid-fire piercing shots that inflict bleeding and cripple.
	Jurisdiction		1½	25	Charge up a ball of blue flame and activate this skill again to fire it. The ball damages, burns, and knocks targets it hits a short distance. Deals bonus defiance bar damage when fully charged. Projectile behavior changes slightly based on charge level.
	Fire Jurisdiction				Fire the Jurisdiction projectile.
	Detonate Jurisdiction				Detonate the Jurisdiction projectile.

Scepter Main hand top

	Skill	Type			Description
	Orb of Wrath		½		Fire a slow-moving orb at your foe.
	Symbol of Punishment	Symbol	¼	8	Create a symbol on the ground that strikes foes and grants might to nearby allies.
	Chains of Light		½	20	Immobilize and make your foe vulnerable with ethereal chains.

Sword Both hands top

	Skill	Type			Description
	Sword of Wrath	Chain			Slash your foe once.
	Sword Arc	Chain	½		Slash your foe again.
	Sword Wave		¾		Send out waves of attacks that strike multiple targets.
	Symbol of Blades	Symbol		8	Teleport to your target, and blind nearby foes. Create a symbol at your feet that damages nearby enemies and benefits allies.
	Zealot's Defense		½	12	Block ranged attacks while casting magical projectiles.
	Executioner's Calling		¾	15	Strike your foe with rending force. Follow up this attack with a dual strike that deals increased damage against foes you struck with the first.
	Advancing Strike		½	20	Quickly dash toward your foe and then shadowstep to deliver a debilitating attack that first slows and then immobilizes your enemies.

Focus Off hand top

	Skill	Type			Description
	Ray of Judgment		¾	20	Infuse your foe with the light of judgment, inflicting damage each interval if they are initially struck.
	Shield of Wrath			35	Create a shield to block the next three attacks. If the shield is not destroyed, it explodes and damages nearby foes.

Shield Off hand top

	Skill	Type			Description
	Shield of Judgment		½	20	Create a shielding wave in front of you that damages foes while giving protection and aegis to you and up to five allies.
	Shield of Absorption		4	24	Create a dome around you that pushes foes back and absorbs projectiles.
	Shield of Absorption				Detonate the dome to heal nearby allies.

Torch Off hand top

	Skill	Type			Description
	Zealot's Flame			15	Set yourself alight, periodically burning up to three nearby foes. The final pulse applies additional burning.
	Zealot's Fire		¾		Throw your Zealot's Flame to damage the targeted foe.
	Cleansing Flame		3¼	15	Breathe magical flames that damage foes and cure conditions on allies. Inflicts burning on the final attack.

Spear Aquatic top

	Skill	Type			Description
	Spear of Light		½		Throw a spear that makes your foe vulnerable, dealing bonus damage at closer range.
	Zealot's Flurry		1	6	Strike foes in front of you with a storm of jabs.
	Brilliance		¾	15	Blind all nearby foes.
	Symbol of Spears	Symbol	½	20	Create a spear wall in front of you that damages foes that remain in its area.
	Wrathful Grasp		½	25	Throw a spear and pull your foe to you, burning them.

Trident Aquatic top

	Skill	Type			Description
	Light Ball		½		Fire a sundering ball of light that damages foes.
	Detonate Light		½		Fire a ball of light that detonates on impact to heal allies and damage foes.
	Judgment of Light		¾		Fire a barrage of bouncing light missiles that damage enemies and heal allies.
	Purify		½	8	Release an orb of cleansing light that cures conditions on allies it passes through and detonates on enemies struck. Burns foes and cures conditions on allies within the blast radius.
	Purifying Blast				Detonate the orb to burn foes and cure conditions on allies in the blast radius.
	Symbol of Light	Symbol	½	15	Create a pillar of light that does damage every second at your foe's location.
	Refraction		½	20	Create a bubble that blocks enemy missiles and grants resolution to allies.
	Weight of Justice		1	25	Sink your foe with the weight of justice, inflicting damage continuously. Damage ceases if the stun is broken.

Healing skills top

Skill	Type				Description
Shelter			1¼	30	Block attacks while healing.
Litany of Wrath	Meditation		¼	24	Heal yourself. For a brief time, heal yourself based on a percentage of damage dealt to enemies.
"Receive the Light!"	Shout		2¼	24	Heal yourself and allies in a cone in front of you.
Signet of Resolve	Signet		¾	25	Signet Passive: Remove a condition from yourself every few seconds. Signet Active: Heal yourself and remove conditions.
Dragonhunter
Purification	Trap		¾	24	Heal yourself and imbue your light into a trap. Enemies that trigger this trap are damaged and blinded as the light returns to you for a second heal.
Firebrand
Mantra of Solace	Mantra		2¼	24	Prepare to heal yourself and grant boons to allies. The final charge of this skill is more powerful.
Restoring Reprieve				1	Gain health. Grant boons to yourself and allies in front of and around you.
Rejuvenating Respite	Final Charge			1	Gain significant health. Grant boons to yourself and allies in front of and around you.
Willbender
Reversal of Fortune	Physical		1½	2	Guard yourself with light, negating the next incoming strike and healing you instead, even if the strike would have been lethal. If an effect causes damage that would be lethal, that damage will be negated and you will be healed instead. If no attacks or lethal damage are negated, you will be healed for the lowest set amount.

Utility skills top

Skill	Type				Description
Hallowed Ground	Consecration		1	48	Consecrate the target area, granting stability to allies inside.
Purging Flames	Consecration		¾	28	Create a ring of fire. With each pulse, burn foes while removing conditions from allies inside the area of effect.
Sanctuary	Consecration		1	40	Form a protective healing shelter for allies. Block foes and their missiles from entering.
Wall of Reflection	Consecration			25	Summon a barrier of mystic power that reflects projectiles.
Contemplation of Purity	Meditation			32	Convert the conditions you are suffering from into boons.
Judge's Intervention	Meditation			32	Teleport to your target and burn nearby foes.
Merciful Intervention	Meditation			25	Shadowstep to an ally in the targeted area and heal around them. If no ally is present in the targeted area, this ability will not shadowstep.
Smite Condition	Meditation			16	Cure conditions and damage nearby foes. Deal more damage if a condition is cured.
"Advance!"	Shout			5	Grant aegis and swiftness to up to five nearby allies.
"Hold the Line!"	Shout			20	Grant protection and regeneration to allies.
"Save Yourselves!"	Shout			40	Draw conditions from nearby allies to yourself. Gain multiple boons for a short duration.
"Stand Your Ground!"	Shout			48	Grant stability to yourself and allies.
Bane Signet	Signet		¾	20	Signet Passive: Improved Power. Signet Active: Knock down and damage your foe.
Signet of Judgment	Signet			20	Signet Passive: Reduces all incoming damage. Signet Active: Grant resolution to nearby allies and burn nearby enemies.
Signet of Mercy	Signet		2	135	Signet Passive: Improves concentration. Signet Active: Revive a nearby downed ally.
Signet of Wrath	Signet		¾	18	Signet Passive: Grants you increased condition damage. Signet Active: Immobilize your target
Bow of Truth	Spirit Weapon		½	1	Command the Bow of Truth to barrage a location with healing arrows.
Hammer of Wisdom	Spirit Weapon		½	8	Order the Hammer of Wisdom to knock down your foe.
Shield of the Avenger	Spirit Weapon		½	1	Command the Shield of the Avenger to form a protective dome, and then shatter, flying out to weaken nearby foes.
Sword of Justice	Spirit Weapon		½	5	Will the Sword of Justice to appear beside your enemy and attack nearby foes.
Dragonhunter
Fragments of Faith	Trap			36	Lay a trap that deals damage and unleashes multiple fragments into the area when triggered. Each fragment grants aegis to allies, as long as they don't already have aegis.
Light's Judgment	Trap		½	20	Lay down a trap that creates an area of pure light that reveals enemies and pierces their armor. The first strike dazes foes.
Procession of Blades	Trap		½	20	Set a trap that whirls around and damages enemies when activated.
Test of Faith	Trap			24	Lay a trap that creates a ring of weapons that punishes enemies that attempt to cross their threshold.
Firebrand
Mantra of Flame	Mantra		2¼	25	Prepare a chant to sear your enemies. The final charge of this skill is more powerful.
Flame Rush				1	Unleash a wave of purging fire in front of and around you.
Flame Surge	Final Charge			1	Unleash a powerful wave of flame.
Mantra of Lore	Mantra		2¼	25	Chant the ritual of cleansing, removing conditions and speeding recovery. The final charge of this skill is more powerful.
Opening Passage				1	Recite a cleansing word, purifying allies of conditions and helping them recover.
Clarified Conclusion	Final Charge			1	Recite the concluding passage, converting corruption into enhancements for your allies and aiding them in recovery.
Mantra of Potence	Mantra		2¼	25	Recite a hymn from the annals of Turai to quicken yourself and your allies. The final charge of this skill is more powerful.
Potent Haste				1	Inspire allies before and beside you, enhancing their speed and strength.
Overwhelming Celerity	Final Charge			1	Inspire allies before and beside you, greatly enhancing their speed and strength.
Mantra of Truth	Mantra		2¼	25	Prepare the tenets of truth to debilitate your foes. The final charge of this skill is more powerful.
Echo of Truth				1	Recount a truth to enemies in front of and around you, inflicting them with conditions.
Voice of Truth	Final Charge			1	Reveal a harsh truth to enemies before and beside you, devastating them with conditions.
Willbender
Heel Crack	Physical		½	20	Perform a quick heel strike that stuns your target.
Whirling Light	Physical		1¼	15	Lunge forward and perform a whirlwind kick, weakening and burning any foes left in your wake.
Flash Combo	Physical		¾	25	Shadowstep to your target and strike at them multiple times. If the skill completes without being interrupted, gain access to Repose.
Repose					Shadowstep to Flash Combo's starting point, healing and removing conditions.
Roiling Light	Physical		½	25	Break stun and dodge backward, blinding foes and gaining resistance. Then, gain access to Quick Retribution.
Quick Retribution	Physical		½		Lunge forward and unleash a disorienting strike at your foe, dazing them.

Elite skills top

Skill	Type				Description
Renewed Focus	Meditation		3	105	Focus, making yourself invulnerable and recharging your virtues.
"Feel My Wrath!"	Shout		¼	24	Grant fury and quickness to nearby allies. The duration of the quickness you grant yourself is doubled.
Signet of Courage	Signet		2½	60	Signet Passive: Periodically heal allies in an area around you while in combat. Signet Active: Channel healing and boons in a large area around you, concluding with a large heal if this skill is not interrupted.
Dragonhunter
Dragon's Maw	Trap		½	40	Lay a trap that pulls enemies and creates a barrier that holds them in.
Firebrand
Mantra of Liberation	Mantra		2¼	60	Echo remnants of an ancient pamphlet from Vabbi that urged Elonians to freedom. Grant stability and resolution to allies while breaking stun. The final charge of this skill is more powerful.
Portent of Freedom				1	Hints of freedom echo around, stabilizing and breaking stuns on you and your allies.
Unhindered Delivery	Final Charge			1	Your whispers guard your allies, stabilizing and breaking stuns on them while weakening enemies.
Willbender
Heaven's Palm	Physical		1¼	20	Evade attacks, then shadowstep and slam the ground, knocking down your targeted foe, finishing them if there are no other enemy players nearby. Foes that aren't targeted are knocked back instead.

Downed and drowning skills top

	Skill	Type			Description
Downed skills
	Wrath		3		Focus a wrathful light ray on your foe.
	Wave of Light		½	15	Push nearby foes back.
	Symbol of Judgment	Symbol	½	20	Draw a symbol on the ground that heals allies and damages foes.
	Bandage		49¼	5	Call your allies for help. Restores health while you channel it.
Drowning skills
	Shackle		½		Cripple your foe with shackles.
	Reveal the Depths		2	5	Damage foes in an area that grows larger.
	Renewing Current		½	20	Escape toward the surface and heal.
	Bandage		49¼	5	Call your allies for help. Restores health while you channel it.