Defense

Note: Before Defense was announced by Trion as the official English name of this skill set, it was referred to as Fortification or Protection by the ArcheAge community.

Overview

A warrior who chooses this path of development, will become a master of protection techniques.
Patron of these brave warriors is Shatagon, the god of abundance.

Defense is the tree for tanks and others who want to outlast their opponents. Those who use Defense are tough enough to take whatever the world would throw at them. This skillset includes the game's only taunt skills, health increases and recovery, and increased chance to block. In addition to blocking, some skills may not function without an equipped shield.

Skills

Active

	Name	Defense Reqs	Description*	Cost*	Cast Time*	Cooldown*	Range*	Effects	Combos
	Shield Slam	Level 1	Swings your shield at an enemy dealing (150% Melee Attack) Physical Damage and Stun for 1.5sec.	16 Mana	Instant	18 Seconds	Single 0-4m
	Refreshment	Level 3	Increases max health +386 for 30m. Works on caster. Increases Mettle as damage is received.	26 Mana	Instant	None	Caster Only
	Bull Rush	Level 10	Shoves an enemy away with your shield, dealing (108 + 150% Melee Attack) Physical Damage and disabling magic skills for 3.5sec. Also interrupts enemy spellcasting. Increases Aggro +200% for 5 seconds.	49 Mana	Instant	30 Seconds	Single 0-4m
	Boastful Roar	Level 15	Taunts an enemy: maxes your Aggro and causes the enemy to be Shaken for 7sec. Reduces the enemy's Move Speed -45% and Skill Damage -20%. The enemy also takes damage equal to 100% of your stacked Mettle. All stacked Mettle is consumed.	78 Mana	Instant	24 Seconds	Single 0-10m
	Toughen	Level 20	Restores +6 health every second, even during combat. Lasts 30m. Increases Mettle as damage is received.	49 Mana	Instant	None	Caster Only
	Revitalizing Cheer	Level 25	Restores +293 health and an additional amount equal to 50% of your stacked Mettle. Consumes all stacked Mettle.	47 Mana	Instant	45 Seconds	Caster Only
	Redoubt	Level 30	Raises a shield around caster for 20sec. Increases Block Rate +25% and decreases Move Speed -10%. Prevents being Pushed or Knocked Down.	92 Mana	Instant	60 Seconds	Caster Only
	Ollo's Hammer	Level 35	Summons Ollo's hammer and hurls it at an enemy, Tripping them for 2.5sec. Also deals (245 + 250% Melee Attack) Physical Damage to all enemies within 3m of the target.	420 Mana	Instant	42 Seconds	Single 0-15m
	Mocking Howl	Level 40	Taunts all enemies within 7m to make them attack you for 4sec. Increases Aggro by the amount of stacked Mettle; consumes all stacks of Mettle.	118 Mana	Instant	24 Seconds	7m PBAoE
	Imprison	Level 45	Imprisons all enemies within its boundaries for 20 seconds. Can break with a great deal of force.	328 Mana	Instant	120 Seconds	PBAoE
	Invincibility	Level 50	Grants immunity to all damage for 12sec. Effect is canceled if you move.	433 Mana	Channeled	120 Seconds	Caster Only

*Base values of Rank 1 skills. Values scale off ability rank, equipped items, and character level.

Passive

	Name	Defense Reqs	Description
	Supplemental Block	Skill Points 2+	Increases Block Rate +15% for 5 seconds after a successful Block.
	Shield Edge	Skill Points 4+	Has a small chance to stun the enemy when blocking a melee attack. If Shield Edge is triggered too often, it will be disabled for 30 seconds.
File:Shield of Steel.png	Shield of Steel	Skill Points 6+	Increases Physical Defense +700.
	Guardian	Skill Points 7+	Permanently increases Aggro generation by 50%.
File:Spry Fortress.png	Spry Fortress	Skill Points 8+	Decreases Stun and Tripped durations -10%
	Bear's Vigor	Skill Points 9+	Increases max health +800. Increases the effectiveness of Refreshment +20% and Toughen +33%.
File:Ursine Roar.png	Ursine Roar	Skill Points 10+	Decreases Defense skill cooldown -20%.

Combos

Defense self-combos: - if stunned (due to cooldowns some Defense combos need an additional class or multiple Defenders to 'self' combo.)

Class	Defense combos into class	Class combos into Defense	Both classes have
Archery		- if slowed	if slowed
Auramancy
Battlerage	- if stunned		- if stunned/snared/slowed
Occultism		- if distressed	- if distressed
Shadowplay	- if stunned		- if stunned/marked
Songcraft	none	- if charmed
Sorcery	none		- if stunned
Vitalism	none		none
Witchcraft			- if shackled