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

Profession

Guardian (skill list)

Weapon

Main hand mace

Activ. type

Channeled

Game link

API

9086

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30.75¾  15  

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.

 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

Mechanics

Anomaly:

Occasionally blocks multiple attacks in one cast, never triggering the counterattack.

• 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.
• Blocking an attack grants the boons both to nearby allies and to the caster.
• "...fully charging the passive burning effect" in the skill's tooltip means charging the passive component of the Virtue of Justice which will proc your passive burning at your next attack.

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

• Steadfast Courage — Gain protection when you block an incoming attack with aegis.
• 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 skill 3 when it blocks an attack.

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

• Inspired Virtue — Virtues apply boons to allies when activated. Deal increased strike damage for each boon on you.
• Unscathed Contender — Strike damage dealt is increased while you have aegis. Strike damage dealt is increased while you are above the health threshold.

Dragonhunter

• Defender's Dogma — Gain vitality. Blocking an attack causes justice to reach its maximum charge and reduces the cooldown of Spear of Justice.
• Hunter's Fortification — Remove conditions and heal when blocking attacks.

Firebrand

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

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.