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Guardian (GRD)

Class Difficulty: Basic

Role: Defence

Gameplay: Guardians wear heavy armour and have many defensive skills that allow them to survive battles against the most fearsome foes. Guardians also have skills that draw foes' attention away from their allies and to themselves. In fellowships, a Guardian forces enemies to attack himself, so his more fragile allies will not be harmed by the foes.

Lore: The Guardians are the stout protectors of the weak and defenders of those in need, loyal companions to the end. True Guardians stand to the forefront of battle, shielding their allies from enemy assaults.

This class was inspired by the hobbit Samwise Gamgee, whose loyalty to Frodo Baggins knew no bounds.

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Class info

Trait tree ID: 1879272221
Tactical DPS stat name: Shield Use Rank
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Skills
Traits
Comments

Name	Min lvl	Description
Sting Guardian	1	A quick stinging blow.
Shield-swipe Guardian	1	Attack with both weapon and shield. Requires a block response.
Guardian's Ward Guardian	1	Strengthens defences briefly.
Shield-blow Guardian	26	A strike with your shield that will open a block response.
Catch a Breath Guardian	30	You are able to catch your breath to restore morale and power. Requires a block or parry response.
Vexing Blow Guardian	10	A quick swipe that will strike multiple enemies.
Challenge Guardian	16	Draws enemy threat away from your allies.
Warrior's Heart Guardian	32	Briefly boosts max Morale.
Let Fly Guardian	8	You attack with your ranged weapon.
Sweeping Cut Guardian	4	A sweeping back-and forth strike in a frontal arc.
Retaliation Guardian	1	A retaliation after parrying an attack. Requires a parry response.
Bash Guardian	22	Bash with your shield to stun the target. This skill has a higher chance to perform a critical hit. Requires the use of Shield-swipe. Mounted Combat Enemies: Stun replaced with a mount speed debuff
Whirling Retaliation Guardian	6	Whirl to attack enemies in a circle. Requires a parry response.
Stamp Guardian	34	Interrupts the target.
Turn the Tables Guardian	20	When dazed, stunned, or knocked down: recover from impairing effects and inflict them upon your enemy instead.
Guardian's Promise Guardian	36	Makes a whistle to give to a friend, for summoning you to their side.
Engage Guardian	38	Draws enemy threat, making you the target's most threatening opponent.
Stagger Guardian	28	An attack that impairs the target on a critical hit, or when attacking from behind.
Fray the Edge Guardian	24	Taunts the enemy into lowering its defences, increasing the chance of a Fellowship Manoeuvre. Fellowship Manoeuvre chance increases with each use.
Charge Guardian	14	Charge with a burst of speed. Grants immunity to slowing effects for 10s.
Improved Sting Guardian	20	A quick stinging blow.
Ignore the Pain Guardian	18	Removes one poison, disease, fear, or wound effect.
Pledge to Rohan Guardian	75	Issuing a pledge to the land of Rohan you support your fellowship and strengthen yourself in the process.
Clash of Arms Guardian	75	Using superior tactics, you deal very little damage to a target but assess the enemy so well that you gain a significant advantage over your foe.
Staggering Slash Guardian	75	A brutal strike against rider and steed, this slash is meant to weaken your enemy, leaving them susceptible to further attack.
Discipline: Rohirrim Guardian	75	Mounted Discipline Mounted Disciplines are used to alter the attitude and tactics used by your War-steed in Mounted Combat. Rohirrim The Rohirrim Discipline turns your focus to steeling yourself against the enemy's attack, drawing their ire and defending your allies from enemy assaults.
Serrated Edge Guardian	75	The initial impact of your weapon is meant to injure your foe, but the true damage is unleashed as you drag your weapon across your foe's flesh.
Discipline: Red Dawn Guardian	75	Mounted Discipline Mounted Disciplines are used to alter the attitude and tactics used by your War-steed in Mounted Combat. Red Dawn The Red Dawn Discipline turns your focus to overpowering your foes with devastating attacks.
Discipline: Riddermark Guardian	75	Mounted Discipline Mounted Disciplines are used to alter the attitude and tactics used by your War-steed in Mounted Combat. Riddermark The Riddermark Discipline turns your focus to steering the course of battle while maintaining your ability to protect allies from enemy assault.
Driving Slash Guardian	75	Using a violent slash against the target you attempt to seriously injure your foe.
Rohan's Edge Guardian	75	A powerful attack, further enhanced when landing a critical strike that will cause your next attack to inspire you and your nearby fellowship members. After scoring a critical with Rohan's Edge, your next skill-based attack will instantly restore a small amount of morale to you, your fellowship members and war-steeds within 40 metres.