Strider's Defense

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Strider's Defense

Specialization
Ranger icon small.png Skirmishing (trait list)
Tier
Master
Type
Major
Training cost
5 Hero points
5 Recharge time
Strider's Defense

Evading an attack grants quickness. Sword skills gain reduced recharge.

Quickness.png Quickness (3s): Skills and actions are faster.
Quickness.png Quickness (10.5½s): Skills and actions are faster.
Count Recharge.png Recharge Reduced: 20%

— In-game description

Related skills[edit]

Weapon skills that are improved by this trait

Utility skills that are improved by this trait

Profession mechanic skills that are improved by this trait

Notes[edit]

Skill Traited recharge
Sword Pounce.png Pounce (PvE) 6 4.8
Pounce.png Pounce (WvW) 8 6.4
Serpent's Strike.png Serpent's Strike (PvE) 8 6.4
Serpent's Strike.png Serpent's Strike (PvP, WvW) 16 12.8

Version history[edit]

For a detailed trait history, see here.

Patch Changes
June 27, 2023
  • Strider's Strength: This trait replaces Strider's Defense. Gain power and gain additional power when wielding a sword. Gain might when evading an attack.
    • Guild Wars 2 Wiki note: Strider's Defense has been removed from the game.
February 25, 2020 Competitive content update:
  • (Competitive split) Reduced quickness duration from 3 seconds to 1.5 seconds.
October 02, 2018
  • This trait no longer requires rangers to wield a sword to gain quickness when evading.
May 16, 2017
  • This trait no longer has a chance to destroy projectiles on melee attack.
  • It has gained new functionality: when you evade an attack, gain quickness for 3 seconds.
January 26, 2016
  • This trait's chance to destroy projectiles while executing a melee attack has been increased from 25% to 50%.
June 23, 2015 Specialization update:
  • Updated this trait to reflect the introduction of the specialization mechanic.
  • This trait has been moved to the Master tier.
  • Increased trigger chance to 25%.
  • Added: Your sword skills recharge 20% faster.
September 09, 2014
  • Increased the chance to block projectiles while executing melee attacks from 15% to 20%.
April 15, 2014
  • Strider's Defense has been added to the game.

Trivia[edit]

  • The name and previous functionality of the trait, destroying projectiles on a melee attack, may refer to the character Aragorn (also known as Strider) from The Lord of the Rings, as a reference to a scene from the film where he deflects a thrown dagger by striking at it mid-air.