Tome of Courage

This article is about the Guardian Firebrand tome. For the former Guardian elite skill, see Tome of Courage (elite skill).

Virtue: Gain aegis periodically. Activate: Conjure a mystic tome containing stories about the heroes of Istan. Each tome skill use consumes a page. — In-game description

Tome of Courage

0.25¼  75  

Profession

Guardian (skill list)

Specialization

Firebrand

Slot

Profession mechanic

Type

Tome, Virtue

Game link

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Virtue: Gain aegis periodically.
Activate: Conjure a mystic tome containing stories about the heroes of Istan.
Each tome skill use consumes a page.

  Aegis (Passive): Block the next incoming attack.

  Pages: 5

  Time to Trigger Passive: 40 seconds

— In-game description ^[?]

Skills

#	Skill			Description
1	Chapter 1: Unflinching Charge	0.5½		Tome. Roused by tales of mythical Sunspear charges, ground and motivate allies before you.
2	Chapter 2: Daring Challenge	0.25¼	4	Tome. As the tales recount of Turai, taunt your enemies by issuing an insightfully inciting challenge.
3	Chapter 3: Valiant Bulwark	0.75¾	8	Tome. Manifest the shimmering purity of the desert sun, reflecting enemy missiles.
4	Chapter 4: Stalwart Stand	0.25¼	10	Tome. Recount the stand of Elonian loyalists against Palawa Joko, granting resistance to your allies.
5	Epilogue: Unbroken Lines	0.75¾	12	Tome. Recalling the memory of heroes past, enchant nearby allies with formidable defenses.

Notes

Anomalies:

• Displays the tooltip for Virtue of Courage in the profession mechanic slot when the tome is active.
• Provides Aegis in the same manner as the active portion of Virtue of Courage when the tome is activated.

• Applies the   Tome of Courage effect on the player character.

Related traits

See also: Virtue#Related traits

Virtues

•  Inspired Virtue — Virtues apply boons to allies when activated.
•  Virtue of Retribution — Gain retaliation when you activate a Virtue. Retaliation you grant has increased duration.
•  Power of the Virtuous — Deal increased damage for each boon on you. Virtues gain reduced recharge.
•  Indomitable Courage — Virtue of Courage's active breaks stun and grants stability to nearby allies. Virtue of Courage's passive gains a shorter interval.

Valor

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

Firebrand

•  Purity of Word — Gain knowledge of Elonian lore, igniting a fierce drive to purge corruption and manifesting your Virtues as mystic tomes. Gain access to Mantras.
•  Archivist of Whispers — Your Virtues gain additional pages.
•  Swift Scholar — Equipping or stowing a Virtue grants you quickness.
•  Legendary Lore — Tome skills gain bonuses from scribbling in the margins by ancient bards.
•  Loremaster — Tome skills gain reduced recharge. Retain Virtues passives while they are on cooldown.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
December 11, 2018	The base cooldown of this skill has been increased from 50 seconds to 75 seconds.
November 07, 2017	Firebrand tome skills now set each other on a 0.5-second cooldown upon equip.
September 22, 2017	Path of Fire release: Tome of Courage has been added to the game.

Trivia

• This tome was added with the launch of Path of Fire on September 22, 2017. Prior to the June 23, 2015 update, guardians had an elite tome skill Tome of Courage, which provided healing and protection skills.
• During the second stresstest phase, after the original beta weekends, the skills cast time has been reduced from 0.75 to 0.25 seconds. This is an undocumented change and it is unclear whether or not this was intended.

See also

•   Virtue of Courage
•   Shield of Courage