Guardian

Guardian

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	When bound by faith and respect, the flock will overwhelm the wolf

This page is about the Ascendancy class. For the Ascendant passive, see Guardian (Ascendant passive).

The Guardian is an Ascendancy class for Templars.

Overview

Guardians are a powerful option for tank/support Templars dedicated to partying, possessing passives with an emphasis on enhancing and protecting a party. Guardians can specialize in Auras, granting up to 4 additional unique and powerful defensive auras to their party, as well as charge generation and sharing. As a solo character, they have access to periodical, powerful defensive and minion bonuses suiting builds that fight alongside their minions, especially Herald of Purity.

Passive skills

Minor skills

This class has the following minor passive skills:

Name	Stats
Armour and Energy Shield, Aura Effect	14% increased Armour 5% increased maximum Energy Shield 5% increased effect of Non-Curse Auras from your Skills [1] [2]
Armour and Energy Shield, Block Chance	14% increased Armour 5% increased maximum Energy Shield +2% Chance to Block Attack Damage [1]
Armour and Energy Shield, Charge Duration	14% increased Armour 5% increased maximum Energy Shield 15% increased Endurance, Frenzy and Power Charge Duration [1]
Armour and Energy Shield, Life Regeneration	14% increased Armour 5% increased maximum Energy Shield Regenerate 0.5% of Life per second [1]
Armour and Energy Shield, Minion Damage	14% increased Armour 5% increased maximum Energy Shield Minions deal 10% increased Damage [1] [2]

Notable skills

The class has the following notable passive skills:

Skill	Modifiers	Prerequisite	Preceding Passive
Radiant Faith	Grants Armour equal to 160% of your Reserved Life to you and nearby Allies Grants maximum Energy Shield equal to 10% of your Reserved Mana to you and nearby Allies		Armour and Energy Shield, Aura Effect
Unwavering Faith	Auras from your Skills grant +1% Physical Damage Reduction to you and Allies Auras from your Skills grant 0.2% of Life Regenerated per second to you and Allies	Radiant Faith	Armour and Energy Shield, Aura Effect
Harmony of Purpose	Nearby Enemies cannot gain Power, Frenzy or Endurance Charges You and nearby Party Members Share Power, Frenzy and Endurance Charges with each other 20% chance to gain a Power, Frenzy or Endurance Charge on Hit		Armour and Energy Shield, Charge Duration
Prayer of Glory	Using Warcries is Instant If you've Warcried Recently, you and nearby allies have 15% increased Attack, Cast and Movement Speed Warcries cost no Mana		Armour and Energy Shield, Warcry Duration
Time of Need	80% reduced Effect of Curses on you Every 4 seconds, Regenerate 30% of Life over one second		Armour and Energy Shield, Life Regeneration
Bastion of Hope	+50% Chance to Block Attack Damage for 2 seconds every 5 seconds If you've Blocked in the past 10 seconds, you and nearby Allies cannot be Stunned If you've Attacked Recently, you and nearby Allies have +10% Chance to Block Attack Damage If you've Cast a Spell Recently, you and nearby Allies have +10% Chance to Block Spell Damage		Armour and Energy Shield, Block Chance