Protector's Strike

Protector's Strike

30.75¾  15  

Profession

Guardian (skill list)

Weapon

Main hand mace

 

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Surround yourself and nearby allies with a shield. Damage foes that strike protected allies, and then apply boons in a radius.

  Damage: 734 (2.0)^?

  Protection (3s): -33% Incoming Damage

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

  Number of Targets: 5

  Radius: 180

— In-game description ^[?]

Related traits

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.
•  Tenacious Defense - Aegis you grant reduces the recharge time of Virtue of Courage when it blocks an attack.

Honor

•  Invigorated Bulwark - Increase your outgoing healing each time you block an attack. Mace skills gain reduced recharge and their boons gain increased duration.

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.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
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.