Zealot's Defense

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Zealot's Defense

Profession
Guardian icon small.png Guardian (skill list)
Weapon
Main hand sword
Weapon slot empty tango.pngWeapon slot empty tango.pngWeapon slot filled tango.pngWeapon slot empty tango.pngWeapon slot empty tango.png
Activ. type
Channeled
Game link
API
9107
0.5½ Activation time  12 Recharge time  
Zealot's Defense

Block ranged attacks while casting magical projectiles.

Damage.png Damage (8x): 1,760 (4.8)?
Damage.png Damage (8x): 648 (1.76)?
Miscellaneous effect.png Blocks Missiles
Duration.png Block Duration: 3 seconds
Range.png Range: 600

— In-game description

Mechanics[edit]

  • The destroyed projectiles count as block.
  • A Basilisk's gaze attack ignores this skill.

Version history[edit]

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch Changes
March 19, 2024
  • You can now move while using this skill. Adjusted the projectile behavior to interact better with gaps in terrain.
  • (Undocumented) Added a visual effect of a frontal shield.
February 14, 2023
  • Reduced cooldown from 15 seconds to 12 seconds.
February 25, 2020 Competitive content update:
  • (Competitive split) Reduced power coefficient per strike from 0.33 to 0.22.
October 15, 2019
  • Increased PvE damage by 20%.
April 23, 2019
  • Damage has been increased by 50% in PvE only. Fixed a bug that caused some visual effects to display on the player when enemies were hit.
  • Skills that destroy missiles will now block missiles instead.
August 08, 2017 Path of Fire pre-patch:
  • Fixed a bug that caused this skill to continue blocking even if the skill was canceled.
July 26, 2016
  • The missile velocity of this skill's projectiles has been increased by 33%.
  • Reduced the variability of the angle that projectiles are launched at by 50%, which enhances their overall accuracy.
May 20, 2014
  • Updated the description of this skill to clarify that it doesn't block projectiles, but rather destroys them.
May 28, 2013
  • No longer destroys unblockable projectiles.
August 28, 2012 Game release:
  • Zealot's Defense has been added to the game.