List of guardian traits
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Zeal[edit]
Tier | Trait | ![]() |
Description |
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Minor Adept | ![]() |
Cast Lesser Symbol of Wrath when you are struck while below the health threshold. | |
Major Adept | ![]() |
Aegis grants boons when it ends. | |
Major Adept | ![]() |
Deal increased damage to burning foes. | |
Major Adept | ![]() |
Gain might when your Virtue skill 1 passive effect triggers; gain more might while wielding a scepter. | |
Minor Master | ![]() |
Symbols inflict vulnerability on foes. Damage to vulnerable foes is increased. | |
Major Master | ![]() |
1 | While you have fury, your attacks inflict vulnerability. |
Major Master | ![]() |
Your power is increased. Gain additional power while wielding a greatsword. Your greatsword skills have reduced recharge. | |
Major Master | ![]() |
Gain condition damage based on your power. | |
Minor Grandmaster | ![]() |
Symbols deal increased damage and charge your Virtue skill 1 passive effect twice as fast. | |
Major Grandmaster | ![]() |
Spirit Weapons gain additional casts, improved count recharge, and burn foes they strike. | |
Major Grandmaster | ![]() |
When an aegis you applied blocks an attack, it unleashes a Mystic Rebuke. | |
Major Grandmaster | ![]() |
Your damage is increased whenever your Symbols hit a foe. |
Radiance[edit]
Tier | Trait | ![]() |
Description |
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Minor Adept | ![]() |
Gain a light aura and blind nearby foes when you activate Virtue skill 1. | |
Major Adept | ![]() |
10 | Gain fury when you strike a foe that has burning stacks over the threshold. |
Major Adept | ![]() |
Your precision is increased. Gain increased power while wielding a one-handed weapon. Sword skills gain reduced recharge. | |
Major Adept | ![]() |
20 | Gain retaliation when using a heal skill. |
Minor Master | ![]() |
Virtue skill 1 is renewed when you kill a foe. | |
Major Master | ![]() |
Striking an enemy with the damaging effect from Virtue skill 1 casts Lesser Signet of Wrath. | |
Major Master | ![]() |
10 | Gain Zealot's Flame when you critically hit an enemy. Burning you inflict has increased duration, and your torch skills gain reduced recharge. |
Major Master | ![]() |
Retaliation grants you increased damage. | |
Minor Grandmaster | ![]() |
Attacks against burning foes have an increased chance to critically hit. Your ferocity is increased. | |
Major Grandmaster | ![]() |
1 | Burning you inflict deals increased damage. Burning duration applied by the passive effect of Virtue skill 1 is increased. |
Major Grandmaster | ![]() |
Signets gain reduced recharge, improved passive effects, and share their passive effects with nearby allies when activated. | |
Major Grandmaster | ![]() |
Retaliation increases your chances to critically strike and grants might each interval. |
Valor[edit]
Tier | Trait | ![]() |
Description |
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Minor Adept | ![]() |
30 | Gain aegis when you are struck while below the health threshold. |
Major Adept | ![]() |
Lose conditions every interval. Health degenerates more slowly while downed. | |
Major Adept | ![]() |
16 | Cast Lesser Smite Condition when you use a healing skill. |
Major Adept | ![]() |
Focus skills grant you protection and gain reduced recharge. | |
Minor Master | ![]() |
Gain protection when you block an incoming attack with aegis. | |
Major Master | ![]() |
Gain toughness when wielding a shield, and shield skills gain reduced recharge. | |
Major Master | ![]() |
Nearby allies gain toughness based on your effective level. | |
Major Master | ![]() |
15 | Blocking an attack grants aegis to nearby allies. |
Minor Grandmaster | ![]() |
1 | Gain might when you block attacks. |
Major Grandmaster | ![]() |
Heal yourself when you grant a boon to an ally. | |
Major Grandmaster | ![]() |
Meditation skills heal you, grant fury to nearby allies, and gain reduced recharge. | |
Major Grandmaster | ![]() |
Aegis you grant reduces the recharge time of Virtue skill 3 when it blocks an attack. |
Honor[edit]
Tier | Trait | ![]() |
Description |
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Minor Adept | ![]() |
10 | Gain vigor when you critically strike. |
Major Adept | ![]() |
Increase your healing to other allies each time you block an attack. Mace skills gain reduced recharge and their boons gain increased duration. | |
Major Adept | ![]() |
Cast Lesser Shield of Absorption when you begin reviving an ally. Shield of Absorption revives allies when it detonates. | |
Major Adept | ![]() |
Cast Lesser Symbol of Protection when you use a healing skill. | |
Minor Master | ![]() |
The end of your dodge roll heals nearby allies. | |
Major Master | ![]() |
Gain concentration. Gain additional concentration while wielding a staff. Staff skills recharge time is reduced. | |
Major Master | ![]() |
Aegis heals when it blocks an attack. | |
Major Master | ![]() |
1 | Grant might to nearby allies when you critically strike. |
Minor Grandmaster | ![]() |
Your Virtue skill 2 passive also regenerates endurance. | |
Major Grandmaster | ![]() |
Shout skills gain reduced recharge and convert conditions to boons on allies. | |
Major Grandmaster | ![]() |
Symbols are improved and heal allies. | |
Major Grandmaster | ![]() |
Gain increased vitality. Healing others is improved based on a percentage of your vitality. |
Virtues[edit]
Tier | Trait | ![]() |
Description |
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Minor Adept | ![]() |
Virtues apply boons to allies when activated. | |
Major Adept | ![]() |
Deal increased damage while you have aegis. | |
Major Adept | ![]() |
30 | Gain retaliation and aegis when disabled. Disables include stun, daze, knock back, pull, knock down, sink, float, launch, taunt, and fear. |
Major Adept | ![]() |
Consecrations gain reduced recharge and increased duration. | |
Minor Master | ![]() |
Gain retaliation when you activate a Virtue. Retaliation you grant has increased duration. | |
Major Master | ![]() |
Deal increased damage after activating a virtue. | |
Major Master | ![]() |
Activating Virtue skill 2 removes conditions from nearby allies. Virtue skill 2's passive effect is stronger. | |
Major Master | ![]() |
Mighty Blow becomes Glacial Blow. Chill and damage foes that you disable. Disables include stun, daze, knockback, pull, knockdown, sink, float, launch, taunt, and fear. | |
Minor Grandmaster | ![]() |
Deal increased damage for each boon on you. Virtues gain reduced recharge. | |
Major Grandmaster | ![]() |
The passive effect of Virtue skill 1 triggers more quickly and now burns in an area. | |
Major Grandmaster | ![]() |
Nearby allies gain the passive effect of Virtue skill 2. | |
Major Grandmaster | ![]() |
The active effect of Virtue skill 3 breaks stun and grants stability to nearby allies. Its passive effect gains a shorter interval. |
Dragonhunter[edit]
Tier | Trait | ![]() |
Description |
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Minor Proficiency | ![]() |
You can wield a longbow. | |
Minor Adept | ![]() |
The guardian's resolve has further increased, allowing Virtues to be manifested as physical aspects. Gain access to Traps. | |
Major Adept | ![]() |
Traps gain reduced recharge and slow enemies. | |
Major Adept | ![]() |
Cripple enemies that you disable. Disables include stun, daze, knockback, pull, knockdown, sink, float, launch, taunt, and fear. | |
Major Adept | ![]() |
Wings of Resolve delivers an attack upon landing. Movement speed is increased when Wings of Resolve is not on cooldown. | |
Minor Master | ![]() |
3 | Blocking an attack causes justice to reach its maximum charge and reduces the cooldown of Spear of Justice. |
Major Master | ![]() |
Gain aegis and cast Shards of Faith when disabled. Disables include stun, daze, knockback, pull, knockdown, sink, float, launch, taunt, and fear. | |
Major Master | ![]() |
Deal increased damage to crippled foes. Justice's passive effect cripples enemies. | |
Major Master | ![]() |
Shield of Courage gains increased radius and duration. | |
Minor Grandmaster | ![]() |
Deal bonus damage based on your distance to the enemy. | |
Major Grandmaster | ![]() |
1 | Remove conditions when blocking attacks. Receive less damage when you have no conditions on you. |
Major Grandmaster | ![]() |
10 | Gain stability when disabling an enemy. Deal increased damage to disabled foes. Disables include stun, daze, knockback, pull, knockdown, sink, float, launch, taunt, and fear. |
Major Grandmaster | ![]() |
Striking an enemy tethered by your Spear of Justice inflicts vulnerability and increases damage dealt. Tether duration is increased. |
Firebrand[edit]
Tier | Trait | ![]() |
Description |
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Minor Proficiency | ![]() |
You can wield axes. | |
Minor Adept | ![]() |
Gain knowledge of Elonian lore, igniting a fierce drive to purge corruption and manifesting your Virtues as mystic tomes. Gain access to Mantras. | |
Major Adept | ![]() |
Axe skills gain a chance to inflict bleeding. Symbol of Vengeance now dazes on its initial strike. | |
Major Adept | ![]() |
7 | Grant allies quickness when you use your heal skill. |
Major Adept | ![]() |
Your Virtues gain additional pages. | |
Minor Master | ![]() |
8 | Equipping or stowing a Virtue grants you quickness. |
Major Master | ![]() |
10 | The Final Charge of your Mantra skills inflict immobilize. Mantras gain reduced charge-recovery time. |
Major Master | ![]() |
7 | When you grant aegis or stability, grant quickness. This can affect multiple targets simultaneously. |
Major Master | ![]() |
Tome skills gain bonuses from scribbling in the margins by ancient bards. | |
Minor Grandmaster | ![]() |
Gain increased attributes while affected by quickness. | |
Major Grandmaster | ![]() |
Inflict burning and slow on foes you disable or immobilize. Disables include stun, daze, knockback, pull, knockdown, sink, float, launch, taunt, and fear. This trait can only affect the same target once per interval. | |
Major Grandmaster | ![]() |
7 | Granting quickness to an ally also grants Ashes of the Just. This can affect multiple targets simultaneously. |
Major Grandmaster | ![]() |
Tome skills gain reduced recharge. Retain Virtues passives while they are on cooldown. |