Shield of the Avenger/history

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January 14, 2020

  • Shield of the Avenger: The tooltip for this skill has been updated to note that this skill blocks missiles.
Shield of the Avenger.png

Shield of the Avenger

Ground-targeted  
Profession
Guardian icon small.png Guardian (skill list)
Slot
Utility
Type
Spirit Weapon
Training cost
3 Hero points
Game link
0.5½ Activation time  1 Recharge time  
Shield of the Avenger

Spirit Weapon. Command the Shield of the Avenger to form a protective dome, and then shatter, flying out to weaken nearby foes.

Damage.png Damage: 133 (0.5)?
Weakness.png Weakness (6s): -50% Endurance Regeneration, +50% Fumble (Unrestricted)
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 5
Miscellaneous effect.png Blocks Missiles
Duration.png Duration: 5 seconds
Maximum Count.png Casts: 3
Count Recharge.png Count Recharge: 25 seconds
Radius.png Dome Radius: 180
Radius.png Explosion Radius: 360
Range.png Range: 900

— In-game description

April 23, 2019

  • Shield of the Avenger: Reduced the range from 1,200 to 900. Reduced the explosion radius from 1,200 to 360. Reduced the projectile speed by 25%. Added missing skill facts for shield radius and explosion radius.
  • Skills that destroy missiles will now block missiles instead.
Shield of the Avenger.png

Shield of the Avenger

Ground-targeted  
Profession
Guardian icon small.png Guardian (skill list)
Slot
Utility
Type
Spirit Weapon
Training cost
3 Hero points
Game link
0.5½ Activation time  1 Recharge time  
Shield of the Avenger

Spirit Weapon. Command the Shield of the Avenger to form a protective dome, and then shatter, flying out to weaken nearby foes.

Damage.png Damage: 133 (0.5)?
Weakness.png Weakness (6s): -50% Endurance Regeneration, +50% Fumble (Unrestricted)
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 5
Duration.png Duration: 5 seconds
Maximum Count.png Casts: 3
Count Recharge.png Count Recharge: 25 seconds
Radius.png Dome Radius: 180
Radius.png Explosion Radius: 360
Range.png Range: 900

— In-game description

August 28, 2018

Shield of the Avenger.png

Shield of the Avenger

Profession
Guardian icon small.png Guardian (skill list)
Slot
Utility
Type
Spirit Weapon
Training cost
3 Hero points
Game link
0.5½ Activation time  1 Recharge time  
Shield of the Avenger

Spirit Weapon. Command the Shield of the Avenger to form a protective dome, and then shatter, flying out to weaken nearby foes.

Damage.png Damage: 133 (0.5)?
Weakness.png Weakness (6s): -50% Endurance Regeneration, +50% Fumble (Unrestricted)
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 5
Count Recharge.png Count Recharge: 25 seconds
Maximum Count.png Casts: 3
Range.png Range: 1,200
Duration.png Duration: 5 seconds

— In-game description

July 24, 2018

February 06, 2018

  • Shield of the Avenger: Reduced the recharge time between casts from 8 seconds to 1 second.
  • Spirit Weapons: Fixed a bug that prevented players from animating properly when using these skills while equipped with a two-handed weapon.
Shield of the Avenger.png

Shield of the Avenger

Profession
Guardian icon small.png Guardian (skill list)
Slot
Utility
Type
Spirit Weapon
Training cost
3 Hero points
Game link
0.5½ Activation time  1 Recharge time  
Shield of the Avenger

Spirit Weapon. Command the Shield of the Avenger to form a protective dome, and then shatter, flying out to weaken nearby foes.

Damage.png Damage: 133 (0.5)?
Weakness.png Weakness (6s): -50% Endurance Regeneration, +50% Fumble (Unrestricted)
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 5
Count Recharge.png Count Recharge: 25 seconds
Maximum Count.png Casts: 3
Range.png Range: 1,200
Duration.png Duration: 4 seconds

— In-game description

September 22, 2017

  • Shield of the Avenger: Reduced the cast time of this skill from 0.75 seconds to 0.5 seconds.
    • Increased the duration of the missile shield from 3 seconds to 4 seconds.
Shield of the Avenger.png

Shield of the Avenger

Profession
Guardian icon small.png Guardian (skill list)
Slot
Utility
Type
Spirit Weapon
Training cost
3 Hero points
Game link
0.5½ Activation time  5 Recharge time  
Shield of the Avenger

Spirit Weapon. Command the Shield of the Avenger to form a protective dome, and then shatter, flying out to weaken nearby foes.

Damage.png Damage: 133 (0.5)?
Weakness.png Weakness (6s): -50% Endurance Regeneration, +50% Fumble (Unrestricted)
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 5
Count Recharge.png Count Recharge: 25 seconds
Maximum Count.png Casts: 3
Range.png Range: 1,200
Duration.png Duration: 4 seconds

— In-game description

August 16, 2017

  • Shield of the Avenger: Fixed a bug that prevented Shield of the Avenger damage from scaling with the guardian's attributes.

August 10, 2017

  • Spirit weapons: Fixed a bug that could cause spirit weapons to go on cooldown after not being used for a sufficient amount of time.

August 08, 2017

  • Spirit weapons have been reworked. They now use the ammo system.
  • Shield of the Avenger: This now has an ammo count of 3, and using the skill creates a protective dome and flings projectiles at nearby enemies.
    • Count recharge is 25 seconds.
Shield of the Avenger.png

Shield of the Avenger

Profession
Guardian icon small.png Guardian (skill list)
Slot
Utility
Type
Spirit Weapon
Training cost
3 Hero points
Game link
0.75¾ Activation time  5 Recharge time  
Shield of the Avenger

Spirit Weapon. Command the Shield of the Avenger to form a protective dome, and then shatter, flying out to weaken nearby foes.

Damage.png Damage: 133 (0.5)?
Weakness.png Weakness (6s): -50% Endurance Regeneration, +50% Fumble (Unrestricted)
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 5
Count Recharge.png Count Recharge: 25 seconds
Maximum Count.png Casts: 3
Range.png Range: 1,200

— In-game description

June 23, 2015

Shield of the Avenger.png

Shield of the Avenger

Not available underwater  
Profession
Guardian icon small.png Guardian (skill list)
Slot
Utility
Type
Spirit Weapon
Sequence
Shield of the Avenger.png → Command (shield).png
Training cost
3 Hero points
Game link
10.5½ Activation time  60 Recharge time  
Shield of the Avenger

Spirit Weapon. Summon an arcane shield to destroy incoming projectiles.

Duration.png Duration: 30 seconds

— In-game description

September 09, 2014

April 15, 2014

Shield of the Avenger.png

Shield of the Avenger

Profession
Guardian icon small.png Guardian (skill list)
Slot
Utility
Type
Spirit Weapon
Sequence
Shield of the Avenger.png → Command (shield).png
Training cost
6 Hero points
Game link
10.5½ Activation time  60 Recharge time  
Shield of the Avenger

Spirit Weapon. Summon an arcane shield to defend you.

Duration.png Duration: 20 seconds

— In-game description

August 06, 2013

Shield of the Avenger.png

Shield of the Avenger

Profession
Guardian icon small.png Guardian (skill list)
Slot
Utility
Type
Spirit Weapon
Sequence
Shield of the Avenger.png → Command (shield).png
Training cost
6 Hero points
Game link
10.5½ Activation time  60 Recharge time  
Shield of the Avenger

Spirit Weapon. Summon an arcane shield to defend you.

Duration.png Duration: 20 seconds

— In-game description

May 28, 2013

April 30, 2013

February 26, 2013

January 28, 2013

Original version

10.5½ Activation time  60 Recharge time  
Shield of the Avenger

Spirit Weapon. Summon an arcane shield to defend you.

Duration.png Duration: 20 seconds
Range.png Range: 600

— In-game description