Defense Field

Project a defensive dome around yourself and grant stability to nearby allies. — In-game description

Defense Field

   

Profession

Engineer (skill list)

Specialization

Scrapper

Parent skill

  Bulwark Gyro

Slot

Profession mechanic

Type

Tool belt

Game link

API

30027

This skill has an underwater replacement: Defense Field (underwater)

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25

35

40

 

Defense Field

Project a defensive dome around yourself and grant stability to nearby allies.

₃ Stability (6s): Cannot be knocked down, pushed back, pulled, launched, stunned, dazed, floated, sunk, feared, or taunted.

 Blocks Missiles

 Number of Allied Targets: 5

 Duration: 5 seconds

 Radius: 240

 Range: 900

— In-game description

Related traits

Inventions

• Soothing Detonation — Heal nearby allies when using a tool belt skill.

Alchemy

• Compounding Chemicals — Heal yourself when you grant yourself a boon. Remove a condition from yourself when you use an elixir skill. Gain increased concentration.

Tools

• Optimized Activation — Using tool belt skills grants vigor.
• Static Discharge — Discharge a bolt of lightning whenever you use a tool belt skill.
• Mechanized Deployment — Your tool belt skills gain reduced recharge. Tool belt skills remove conditions. Engage Photon Forge cannot activate this trait.
• Kinetic Battery — Gain Kinetic Charges when you use a tool belt skill. At maximum, charges gain a burst of speed.

Scrapper

• Mass Momentum — Gain might while you have stability. Your Function Gyro applies stability to allies when cast.
• Object in Motion — Deal increased strike damage while you have stability, swiftness, or superspeed. This damage increase compounds for each boon you have.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
October 18, 2022	(Undocumented) Added a range skill fact. Added a new underwater version of this skill.
October 04, 2022	This skill is now ground targeted. The spell area of effect created by this skill is now stationary. Increased cooldown from 25 seconds to 35 seconds in WvW only.
February 25, 2020	Competitive content update: (Competitive split) Increased cooldown from 30 seconds to 40 seconds.
May 08, 2018	This skill now grants 3 stacks of stability for 6 seconds on up to 5 targets within range upon its initial use, and it now blocks missiles instead of reflecting them.
July 26, 2016	The cooldown of this skill has been increased 25 seconds to 30 seconds in PvP only.
October 23, 2015	Heart of Thorns release: Defense Field has been added to the game.