Guardian : Specializations

Zeal top

Trait		Description
Tier: Adept
Zealot's Resolution	30	Cast Lesser Symbol of Resolution when you are struck while below the health threshold.
Wrathful Spirit		Aegis grants boons when it ends.
Fiery Wrath		Deal increased strike damage to burning foes.
Zealous Scepter		Gain might when your Virtue skill 1 passive effect triggers; gain more might while wielding a scepter.
Tier: Master
Symbolic Exposure		Symbols inflict vulnerability on foes. Deal increased strike damage to vulnerable foes.
Furious Focus	1	While you have fury, your attacks inflict vulnerability.
Zealous Blade		Your power is increased. Gain additional power while wielding a greatsword. Your greatsword skills have reduced recharge.
Kindled Zeal		Gain condition damage based on your power.
Tier: Grandmaster
Symbolic Power		Symbols deal increased strike damage.
Eternal Armory		Spirit Weapons gain additional casts and burn foes with their first strike.
Shattered Aegis		When an aegis you applied blocks an attack, it unleashes a Mystic Rebuke.
Symbolic Avenger		Your strike damage is increased whenever your Symbols hit a foe.

Radiance top

Trait		Description
Tier: Adept
Justice is Blind		Gain a light aura and blind nearby foes when you activate Virtue skill 1.
Inner Fire	10	Gain fury when you strike a foe that has burning stacks over the threshold.
Right-Hand Strength		Your precision is increased. Gain increased power while wielding a one-handed weapon in your main hand.
Healer's Resolution	20	Gain resolution when using a heal skill.
Tier: Master
Renewed Justice	1	Virtue skill 1 is renewed when you kill a foe.
Wrath of Justice	25	Striking an enemy with the damaging effect from Virtue skill 1 casts Lesser Signet of Wrath.
Radiant Fire		Zealot's Flame is improved. Burning you inflict has increased duration, and your torch skills gain reduced recharge.
Retribution		Strike damage dealt is increased while you have resolution.
Tier: Grandmaster
Radiant Power		Attacks against burning foes have an increased chance to critically hit. Your ferocity is increased.
Amplified Wrath		Burning you inflict deals increased damage. Burning duration applied by the passive effect of Virtue skill 1 is increased.
Perfect Inscriptions		Signets gain improved passive effects and continue to grant their passive bonuses while recharging.
Righteous Instincts		Resolution increases your chances to critically strike and grants might each interval.

Valor top

Trait		Description
Tier: Adept
Valorous Defense	30	Gain aegis when you are struck while below the health threshold.
Strength of the Fallen		Lose conditions every interval. Health degenerates more slowly while downed.
Smiter's Boon	20	Smite conditions when you use a healing ability.
Focus Mastery		Focus skills grant you protection and gain reduced recharge.
Tier: Master
Steadfast Courage		Gain protection when you block an incoming attack with aegis.
Stalwart Defender		Gain toughness when wielding a shield, and shield skills gain reduced recharge.
Redemption		Cast Lesser Litany of Wrath when you activate Virtue skill 3.
Communal Defenses	15	Blocking an attack grants aegis to nearby allies.
Tier: Grandmaster
Might of the Protector	1	Gain might when you block attacks.
Altruistic Healing		Heal yourself when you grant a boon to an ally.
Monk's Focus		Meditation skills heal you and grant fury to nearby allies.
Tenacious Defense		Aegis you grant reduces the recharge time of Virtue skill 3 when it blocks an attack.

Honor top

Trait		Description
Tier: Adept
Vigorous Precision		Gain vigor at the end of your dodge roll.
Invigorated Bulwark		Increase your healing to other allies each time you block an attack. Mace skills gain reduced recharge and their boons gain increased duration.
Protective Reviver	24	Cast Lesser Shield of Absorption when you begin reviving an ally. Shield of Absorption revives allies when it detonates.
Protector's Restoration	20	Cast Lesser Symbol of Protection when you use a healing skill.
Tier: Master
Selfless Daring		The end of your dodge roll heals nearby allies.
Honorable Staff		Gain concentration. Empower now grants endurance to allies in addition to its effects. Staff skills recharge time is reduced.
Pure of Heart		Aegis heals when it blocks an attack.
Empowering Might	1	Grant might to nearby allies when you critically strike.
Tier: Grandmaster
Purity of Body		Your Virtue skill 2 passive also regenerates endurance.
Pure of Voice		Shout skills convert conditions to boons on allies.
Writ of Persistence		Symbols are improved and heal allies.
Force of Will		Gain increased vitality. Healing others is improved based on a percentage of your vitality.

Virtues top

Trait		Description
Tier: Adept
Inspired Virtue		Virtues apply boons to allies when activated. Deal increased strike damage for each boon on you.
Unscathed Contender		Strike damage dealt is increased while you have aegis. Strike damage dealt is increased while you are above the health threshold.
Resolute Subconscious	60	Gain resolution and aegis when disabled. Disables include stun, daze, knockback, pull, knockdown, sink, float, launch, taunt, and fear.
Master of Consecrations		Consecrations gain increased duration.
Tier: Master
Virtue of Resolution		Gain resolution when you activate a Virtue. Resolution you grant has increased duration.
Inspiring Virtue		Strike damage dealt is increased after activating a virtue.
Absolute Resolve		Activating Virtue skill 2 removes conditions from nearby allies. Virtue skill 2's passive effect is stronger.
Glacial Heart	½	Mighty Blow becomes Glacial Blow. Heal when you disable, immobilize, or chill a foe. Disables include stun, daze, knockback, pull, knockdown, sink, float, launch, taunt, and fear.
Tier: Grandmaster
Power of the Virtuous		Gain condition damage based on your vitality. Virtues gain reduced recharge.
Permeating Wrath		The passive effect of Virtue skill 1 triggers more quickly and now burns in an area.
Battle Presence		Nearby allies gain the passive effect of Virtue skill 2. Willbender: Heal allies when your Resolve effect triggers.
Indomitable Courage		The active effect of Virtue skill 3 breaks stun and grants stability to nearby allies. Its passive effect gains a shorter interval.

Dragonhunter Elite Specialization top

Trait		Description
Tier: Adept
Virtuous Action		The guardian's resolve has further increased, allowing Virtues to be manifested as physical aspects. Gain access to Traps.
Hunter's Premonition		Trap skills grant aegis when used.
Dulled Senses		Cripple enemies that you disable. Disables include stun, daze, knockback, pull, knockdown, sink, float, launch, taunt, and fear.
Soaring Devastation		Wings of Resolve delivers an attack upon landing. Movement speed is increased.
Tier: Master
Defender's Dogma	1	Gain vitality. Blocking an attack causes Justice to reach its maximum charge and reduces the cooldown of Spear of Justice.
Hunter's Determination		Activating your elite skill breaks stuns.
Zealot's Aggression		Deal increased strike damage to crippled foes. Justice's passive effect cripples enemies.
Bulwark		Shield of Courage gains increased radius and duration.
Tier: Grandmaster
Pure of Sight		Deal bonus strike damage based on your distance to the enemy.
Hunter's Fortification	2	Remove conditions and heal when blocking attacks.
Heavy Light	1	Gain stability when disabling an enemy. Deal increased strike damage to disabled, exposed, or defiant foes. Disables include stun, daze, knockback, pull, knockdown, sink, float, launch, taunt, and fear.
Big Game Hunter		Striking an enemy tethered by your Spear of Justice inflicts vulnerability and increases strike damage dealt. Tether duration is increased.

Firebrand Elite Specialization top

Trait		Description
Tier: Adept
Purity of Word		Gain knowledge of Elonian lore, igniting a fierce drive to purge corruption and manifesting your Virtues as mystic tomes. Gain access to Mantras. Using Tome skills consumes pages. You regenerate pages every interval.
Unrelenting Criticism		Axe skills gain a chance to inflict bleeding. Symbol of Vengeance now dazes on its initial strike.
Liberator's Vow	7	Grant allies quickness when you use your heal skill.
Archivist of Whispers		Your Virtues gain additional pages.
Tier: Master
Swift Scholar		Equipping a Virtue grants you quickness. Every third Tome skill grants you pages. Stacks reset when exiting a tome. Quickness can only be gained once per interval
Weighty Terms		The final charge of your Mantra skills will slow nearby foes and grant you pages.
Stalwart Speed	7	When you grant aegis or stability, grant quickness. This can affect multiple targets simultaneously.
Legendary Lore		Tome skills gain bonuses from scribbling in the margins by ancient bards.
Tier: Grandmaster
Imbued Haste		Gain increased attributes while affected by quickness.
Stoic Demeanor	1	Retain Courage passive while it is on cooldown. Grant boons to nearby allies when you disable, immobilize, or slow an enemy. Disables include stun, daze, knockback, pull, knockdown, sink, float, launch, taunt, and fear.
Quickfire	7	Retain Justice passive while it is on cooldown. Granting quickness to an ally also grants Ashes of the Just.
Loremaster		Retain Resolve passive while it is on cooldown. You generate pages more quickly.

Willbender Elite Specialization top

Trait		Description
Tier: Adept
Willbender Training		The guardian's Virtues are now movement based, giving them a swift advantage in combat. Gain access to the Physical skill type.
Searing Pact		Gain condition damage. Willbender Flames now inflict burning on foes they strike.
Power for Power		Gain increased power. Willbender Flames deal increased damage to foes they strike.
Conceited Curate		Gain increased vitality. Willbender Flames now heal you when they strike an enemy.
Tier: Master
Righteous Sprint		Gain increased movement speed. Gain swiftness when you activate a virtue.
Restorative Virtues		Triggered virtue effects reduce the cooldown of active weapon abilities. Gain vigor when activating Flowing Resolve.
Holy Reckoning		Triggered virtue effects now grant might to allies in addition to their bonuses. Gain fury when activating Rushing Justice.
Vanguard Tactics		Activating Crashing Courage grants resistance. Shadowstepping grants resolution and protection.
Tier: Grandmaster
Lethal Tempo		Each time you activate a virtue or your virtue's passives are triggered, gain a damage bonus. Gaining stacks of this boon refreshes other stacks.
Phoenix Protocol		Gain boons when resolve's effect triggers, but you no longer heal. Resolve has a modified duration. Gain boons when you use Flowing Resolve.
Tyrant's Momentum		Lethal Tempo grants increased damage, but has reduced duration. Justice's duration is modified.
Deathless Courage		While Courage is active, incoming strike damage and condition damage is reduced.

Luminary Elite Specialization top

Trait		Description
Tier: Adept
Luminary		Harness light and flame to bolster yourself and allies or disrupt your enemies. Gain access to Radiant Shroud and Stance skills.
Steadfast Recovery		Regenerate health while affected by protection or resolution. Heal twice if you have both boons.
Shining Restoration		Gain light aura when you use a healing skill.
Persistent Blessing		Refresh the duration of your Luminary's Blessing and trigger its healing when you exit shroud.
Tier: Master
Light's Gift		Gain vitality. Grant Luminary's Blessing to allies when you equip a radiant weapon.
Resplendent Virtues		Grant boons to nearby allies when you use a virtue skill.
Purging Light		Remove conditions from nearby allies when you grant yourself light aura.
Empowered Armaments		Gain increased strike damage when you equip a radiant weapon.
Tier: Grandmaster
Radiant Armaments		Gain a bonus based on your equipped radiant weapon. This bonus lingers for a period of time after exiting shroud.
Illuminating Inspiration		Reduce the recharge of your virtue skills when you equip a radiant weapon.
Sovereign of Light		Gain light aura when entering radiant shroud. Luminary skills detonate light aura, damaging enemies and healing allies.
Master-at-Arms		Using a virtue skill recharges radiant weapon skills. Justice recharges hammer, Resolve recharges staff, and Courage recharges sword and shield.