Defense

This article is about the warrior trait line. For player-related statistic, see Defense (attribute).

Specialization background.

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"The best offense is a good defense."

Defense focuses on enduring damage and recovering from injury. Shrug off debilitating conditions and survive the assault from your foes.

— In-game description

Defense is a core specialization for the warrior that favors enduring of damage.

Tier	Trait		Description
Minor Adept	Thick Skin		Gain protection when you use a healing skill.
Major Adept	Shield Master		Reflect missiles whenever you are blocking. Gain adrenaline when you block an attack or reflect a missile.
Major Adept	Dogged March	10	Reduce the duration of movement-impeding conditions and gain regeneration when you are affected by one of these conditions.
Major Adept	Cull the Weak	5	Deal strike damage to weakened foes. Burst skills inflict weakness. Can only occur once per interval per target for multihit burst skills.
Minor Master	Adrenal Health		Gain health based on adrenaline spent.
Major Master	Defy Pain		Cast Lesser Endure Pain when you use an elite skill.
Major Master	Resilient Roll		Gain resistance when you dodge.
Major Master	Merciless Hammer		Hammer and mace skills deal increased damage when striking a disabled or defiant foe. Gain adrenaline when you disable a foe. Disables include stun, taunt, daze, knockback, pull, knockdown, sink, float, fear, and launch.
Minor Grandmaster	Hardened Armor	15	Gain resolution when you block or are struck by a critical hit. Strike damage taken is reduced by a percentage while you have resolution.
Major Grandmaster	Last Stand		Stances grant vigor and barrier when activated, and they have increased duration.
Major Grandmaster	Cleansing Ire		Gain adrenaline when hit. Remove a condition when you hit with a burst skill, then remove an additional condition for every bar of adrenaline spent.
Major Grandmaster	Stalwart Strength	0.25¼	Gain stability when you disable a foe. Deal increased strike damage while you have stability.

See also: List of warrior traits

Version history

For a detailed specialization history, see here.

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