Virtues

This article is about the guardian specialization. For the guardian profession mechanic, see Virtue.

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"Justice, resolve, and courage carry me forward."

A guardian's virtue improves the effects of their justice, resolve, and courage-based skills, granting them additional effects and bonuses.

— In-game description

Virtues is a core specialization for the guardian that focuses on improving their virtues, reducing their cooldowns and altering their passive and active effects.

Virtues may enhance consecration and hammer skills.

Tier	Trait		Description
Minor Adept	Inspired Virtue		Virtues apply boons to allies when activated. Deal increased strike damage for each boon on you.
Major Adept	Unscathed Contender		Strike damage dealt is increased while you have aegis. Strike damage dealt is increased while you are above the health threshold.
Major Adept	Resolute Subconscious	30	Gain resolution and aegis when disabled. Disables include stun, daze, knockback, pull, knockdown, sink, float, launch, taunt, and fear.
Major Adept	Master of Consecrations		Consecrations gain increased duration.
Minor Master	Virtue of Resolution		Gain resolution when you activate a Virtue. Resolution you grant has increased duration.
Major Master	Inspiring Virtue		Strike damage dealt is increased after activating a virtue.
Major Master	Absolute Resolve		Activating Virtue skill 2 removes conditions from nearby allies. Virtue skill 2's passive effect is stronger.
Major Master	Glacial Heart	0.5½	Mighty Blow becomes Glacial Blow. Heal when you disable, immobilize, or chill a foe. Disables include stun, daze, knockback, pull, knockdown, sink, float, launch, taunt, and fear.
Minor Grandmaster	Power of the Virtuous		Gain condition damage based on your vitality. Virtues gain reduced recharge.
Major Grandmaster	Permeating Wrath		The passive effect of Virtue skill 1 triggers more quickly and now burns in an area.
Major Grandmaster	Battle Presence		Nearby allies gain the passive effect of Virtue skill 2. Willbender: Heal allies when your Resolve effect triggers.
Major Grandmaster	Indomitable Courage		The active effect of Virtue skill 3 breaks stun and grants stability to nearby allies. Its passive effect gains a shorter interval.

See also: List of guardian traits

Version history

For a detailed specialization history, see here.

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