Lesser Shield of Absorption

Create a dome around you that pushes foes back and absorbs projectiles. After a duration, it detonates, healing nearby allies. — In-game description

Lesser Shield of Absorption

Profession

Guardian (trait skill list)

Trait

 Protective Reviver

Type

Shield

Game link

API

13688

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Lesser Shield of Absorption

Create a dome around you that pushes foes back and absorbs projectiles. After a duration, it detonates, healing nearby allies.

 Healing: 1,300 (0.2)^?

 Knockback Distance: 320

 Shield Duration: 3 seconds

 Combo Field: Light

 Radius: 300

 Defiance Break: 150

— In-game description

Related traits

Honor

• Protective Reviver — Cast Lesser Shield of Absorption when you begin reviving an ally. Shield of Absorption revives allies when it detonates.
• Force of Will — Gain increased vitality. Healing others is improved based on a percentage of your vitality.

Virtues

• Glacial Heart — 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.

Dragonhunter

• Dulled Senses — Cripple enemies that you disable. Disables include stun, daze, knockback, pull, knockdown, sink, float, launch, taunt, and fear.
• Heavy Light — Gain stability when disabling an enemy. Deal increased strike damage to disabled or defiant foes. Disables include stun, daze, knockback, pull, knockdown, sink, float, launch, taunt, and fear.

Firebrand

• Stoic Demeanor — Retain Courage passive while it is on cooldown. Grant boons to nearby allies when you disable, immobilize, or slow an enemy. Disables include stun, daze, knockback, pull, knockdown, sink, float, launch, taunt, and fear.

Notes

• The dome cannot absorb unblockable projectiles.

Anomaly:

Does not heal.

Version history

For a detailed trait history, see here.

Patch	Changes
February 28, 2022	End of Dragons release: (Undocumented) Added tooltip fact Defiance Break.
December 03, 2019	Fixed the skill fact to show the correct 3-second duration. Fixed a bug that prevented the recharge of Lesser Shield of Absorption from being affected by Stalwart Defender. Lesser Shield of Absorption now heals nearby allies when it ends.
June 23, 2015	Specialization update: Added: Activate a shield of absorption when you begin reviving an ally. Cooldown: 24 seconds.

Trivia

• A Guild Wars skill bears the same name as this skill.

See also

•   Shield of Absorption