Defiant Stance

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Defiant Stance

Profession
Warrior icon small.png Warrior (skill list)
Slot
Healing
Type
Stance
Training cost
2 Hero points
Game link
API
21815
0.25¼ Activation time  30 Recharge time  
Defiant Stance

Stance. Heal yourself. Absorb all incoming strikes for a period of time.

Healing.png Healing: 1,853 (0.4)?
Defiant Stance.png Defiant Stance (4s): All incoming attacks heal you.

— In-game description

Related traits[edit]

Strength Strength

Defense Defense

Discipline Discipline

  • Stalwart Focus Stalwart Focus — Increase your incoming healing effectiveness and healing to other allies.

Bladesworn Bladesworn

  • River's Flow River's Flow — Incoming healing increased. Healing yourself increases flow rate. Regeneration effects do not trigger flow rate increase

Notes[edit]

  • While the stance is active, incoming condition and strike damage will heal the warrior for the full amount otherwise dealt.
    • Poisoned will heal the warrior while continuing to reduce heal effectiveness.
  • Effects that negate incoming damage, such as Endure Pain will prevent Defiant Stance from turning incoming strikes into healing.
  • When activated, the Warrior will emanate a large blue glow that shrinks down to a small white glow, indicating the stance being active.
  • Enemies attacking the warrior will see green healing numbers pop up rather than damage numbers.
  • Agony and falling damage are unaffected by Defiant Stance.
  • Underwater activation time is a 1/2 second.

Version history[edit]

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch Changes
July 10, 2018
  • The baseline duration of this stance has been increased from 3 seconds to 4 seconds.
June 23, 2015 Specialization update:
  • Decreased the recharge from 35 seconds to 30 seconds.
December 10, 2013
  • Defiant Stance has been added to the game.