Protector's Strike

Protect allies from the next incoming attack against them, and lash out when attacked, granting boons to nearby allies and fully charging the passive burning effect. — In-game description

Protector's Strike

30.75¾  15  

Profession

Guardian (skill list)

Weapon

Main hand mace

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Protect allies from the next incoming attack against them, and lash out when attacked, granting boons to nearby allies and fully charging the passive burning effect.

  Damage: 734 (2.0)^?

  Damage: 550 (1.5)^?

  Protection (3s): -33% Incoming Damage

  Aegis (6s): Block the next incoming attack.

  Number of Targets: 5

  Radius: 240

— In-game description ^[?]

Related traits

Zeal

• Wrathful Spirit — Aegis grants boons when it ends.
• Shattered Aegis — When an aegis you applied blocks an attack, it unleashes a Mystic Rebuke.

Valor

• Communal Defenses — Blocking an attack grants aegis to nearby allies.
• Might of the Protector — Gain might when you block attacks.
• Altruistic Healing — Heal yourself when you grant a boon to an ally.

Honor

• Invigorated Bulwark — Increase your healing to other allies each time you block an attack. Mace skills gain reduced recharge and their boons gain increased duration.
• Pure of Heart — Aegis heals when it blocks an attack.

Virtues

• Unscathed Contender — Deal increased damage while you have aegis.
• Power of the Virtuous — Deal increased damage for each boon on you. Virtues gain reduced recharge.

Dragonhunter

• Hunter's Fortification — Remove conditions when blocking attacks. Receive less damage when you have no conditions on you.

Firebrand

• Stalwart Speed — When you grant aegis or stability, grant quickness. This can affect multiple targets simultaneously.

Notes

• Blocks the next attack directed at any ally within range and counterattacks, dealing point-blank area of effect damage to up to 5 enemies near the guardian. If an attack is blocked the shielding effect ends.
• fully charging the passive burning effect means charging the passive of Virtue of Justice which will proc your passive burning at your next attack.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
February 25, 2020	Competitive content update: (Competitive split) Reduced power coefficient from 2.0 to 1.5.
December 03, 2019	This skill now fully charges the flames of justice upon the successful block of an attack for the guardian or their allies. The radius of effect of both blocking and striking enemies has been increased from 180 to 240.
April 23, 2019	This skill now uses full-body animation for the finishing strike, even while the player is moving. The recovery animation is now shortened if an attack is not blocked. If this skill does not block an attack, it fully charges Virtue of Justice.
July 26, 2016	In addition to granting protection, this skill now grants aegis to nearby allies when it ends via block. Protection is no longer applied in a radius if the guardian does not block anything.
July 01, 2014	Fixed a bug that caused the ending flourish to act as a short-duration whirl finisher, sending out a single bolt in a random direction.
June 03, 2014	Fixed a bug that caused the ending flourish to act as a short-duration whirl finisher, sending out a single bolt in a random direction.
October 29, 2013	Replaced the range skill fact with a radius.
October 15, 2013	Updated the damage skill fact to more accurately display the correct amount.
September 03, 2013	This skill will now trigger if an attack is blocked while the guardian is in midair.
November 15, 2012	Fixed a bug that allowed this skill to be cancelled and retain the blocking benefits.
October 22, 2012	This skill has had an exploit removed that caused it to block longer than intended.
August 28, 2012	Game release: Protector's Strike has been added to the game.

Trivia

• A Guild Wars skill bears the same name as this skill.