"Advance!"

Shout. Grant aegis and swiftness to up to five nearby allies. — In-game description

"Advance!"

Profession

Guardian (skill list)

Slot

Utility

Type

Shout

Training cost

2 Hero points

Game link

API

9084

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"Advance!"

Shout. Grant aegis and swiftness to up to five nearby allies.

 Aegis (20s): Block the next incoming attack.

 Swiftness (20s): +33% Movement Speed

 Number of Targets: 5

 Casts: 2

 Count Recharge: 30 seconds

 Radius: 600

— In-game description

Related traits

Zeal

• Wrathful Spirit — Aegis grants boons when it ends.
• Shattered Aegis — When an aegis you applied blocks an attack, it unleashes a Mystic Rebuke.

Valor

• Steadfast Courage — Gain protection when you block an incoming attack with aegis.
• Might of the Protector — Gain might when you block attacks.
• Altruistic Healing — Heal yourself when you grant a boon to an ally.
• Tenacious Defense — Aegis you grant reduces the recharge time of Virtue skill 3 when it blocks an attack.

Honor

• Pure of Heart — Aegis heals when it blocks an attack.
• Pure of Voice — Shout skills convert conditions to boons on allies.

Virtues

• 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.

Dragonhunter

• Hunter's Fortification — Remove conditions when blocking attacks. Receive less damage when you have no conditions on you.

Firebrand

• Stalwart Speed — When you grant aegis or stability, grant quickness. This can affect multiple targets simultaneously.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
June 27, 2023	Reduced ammunition recharge from 40 seconds to 32 seconds. Guild Wars 2 Wiki note: This change does not appear to have been applied. The existing ammunition recharge of 30 seconds is already lower than described.
August 17, 2021	Guardians never retreat, so this shout skill has been renamed "Advance!" The voice acting has been updated appropriately to say either "Advance!" or "Charge!" at random, for a little variety.
July 07, 2020	This skill now uses ammunition with 5 seconds between activations and a 30-second count recharge.
April 19, 2016	The recharge time of this skill has been reduced from 40 seconds to 30 seconds.
August 25, 2015	This shout can now be used while airborne.
November 04, 2014	Reduced the cooldown of this skill from 60 seconds to 40 seconds.
August 28, 2012	Game release: "Retreat!" has been added to the game.