Defiant Stance

Stance. Heal yourself. Absorb all incoming strikes for a period of time. — In-game description

Defiant Stance

0.25¼  30  

Profession

Warrior (skill list)

Slot

Healing

Type

Stance

Training cost

2 Hero points

Game link

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“

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

  Healing: 1,853 (0.4)^?

  Defiant Stance (4s): All incoming attacks heal you.

— In-game description ^[?]

Related traits

Strength

• Restorative Strength — Using a heal skill grants might.

Defense

• Last Stand — Cast Lesser Balanced Stance when you are disabled. Stances grant vigor when activated and have increased duration. Disables include stun, daze, knockback, pull, knockdown, sink, float, launch, taunt, and fear.

Notes

• While the stance is active, incoming retaliation, condition and direct 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

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.