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Guardian
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Guardian ascendancy class
When bound by faith and respect, the flock will overwhelm the wolf


This page is about the Ascendancy class. For the Ascendant passive, see Guardian (Ascendant passive).

The Guardian is an Ascendancy class for Templars.

Overview

Guardians are a powerful option for support Templars dedicated to partying, possessing passives that greatly benefit multiple party members. Even as a solo character, Guardians themselves can benefit from its selection of defensive passives.

Passive skills

Minor skills

This class has the following minor passive skills:

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Notable skills

The class has the following notable passive skills:

Radiant Faith
Ascendancy Notable Passive Skill
RadientFaith (Guardian) passive skill icon
Grants Armour equal to 160% of your Reserved Life to you and nearby Allies
Grants maximum Energy Shield equal to 10% of your Reserved Mana to
you and nearby Allies [1]
Radiant Faith
Buff
Radiant Faith status icon
Radiant Faith status icon
Your are being granted Energy Shield by a Guardian

Radiant Faith is a notable Ascendancy passive skill for the Guardian that grants Radiant Faith buff.

Note: Because Radiant Faith is classified as an aura buff and not an aura skill / aura skill gem, mods such as #% increased effect of Non-Curse Auras from your Skills does not increase the amount of Armour and Energy Shield granted from this ascendancy passive skill. However, those receiving the buff can increase the amounts received by their own Increased Armour and Increased Energy Shield stats.

Note, that while the wording is similar to the Hierophant's Sanctuary of Thought, the mechanics are quite different. Sanctuary of thought functions as a conversion so Increased Maximum Mana and Increased Maximum Energy Shield mods stack with each other additively. Radiant Faith grants the percentage of your actual mana as base energy shield, so Increased Maximum Mana and Increased Maximum Energy Shield effectively stack multiplicatively with each other, which allows for extreme stacking of energy shield with proper gear.

Version history

Skill Modifiers Prerequisite Preceding Passive
Version Changes
3.10.0
  • Now grants maximum Energy Shield equal to 10% of your Reserved Mana to you and nearby Allies (from 15%).
2.2.0
  • Added to the game.

Armour and Energy Shield, Aura Effect

Unwavering Faith
Ascendancy Notable Passive Skill
UnwaveringFaith (Guardian) passive skill icon
Auras from your Skills grant +1% Physical Damage Reduction to you and Allies
Auras from your Skills grant 0.2% of Life Regenerated per second to
you and Allies [1]

Unwavering Faith is a Notable Ascendancy passive skill for the Guardian that grants physical damage reduction and life regeneration to the player and his allies for each of his non-curse auras.

Mechanics

The effects of Unwavering Faith behave like an aura and are added onto the effects of whatever non-curse auras the player has cast. Thus, the effects that are granted can be further enhanced by the Guardian's own Aura Effect stat, with the resulting effect always being rounded down to the nearest integer for the physical damage reduction, and rounded down to the nearest tenth for the life regeneration. Generosity Support inventory iconGenerosity SupportGenerosity SupportSupport, Aura
Icon: G
Level: (1-20)
Requires Level 31Supports aura skills that affect you and allies, increasing the aura's effect on allies, but preventing it from affecting you at all. Cannot support curse auras, or other auras that only affect enemies. Cannot support skills used by totems.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills have 2% increased Aura Area of EffectNon-Curse Auras from Supported Skills have 0.25% increased EffectSupported Skills have 5% increased Aura Area of Effect
Supported Skills have 0.5% increased Mana Reserved
Non-Curse Auras from Supported Skills have (20-39)% increased Effect
Supported Auras do not affect you
This is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.
Generosity Support inventory icon
will contribute its Increased Aura Effect to the total stat of any auras it supports. This is done on a per aura basis.

Auras that do not affect players will not grant Unwavering Faith. This includes auras such as Pride inventory iconPridePrideSpell, AoE, Aura, Physical
Level: (1-20)
Reservation: 50% Mana
Cooldown Time: 1.20 sec
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Cast Time: Instant
Requires Level 24Casts an aura that causes nearby enemies to take more physical damage.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent2% increased Area of EffectAttack Hits againts nearby Enemies have 0.5% chance to inflict BleedingNearby Enemies have -0.1% to Physical Damage ReductionNearby Enemies take at least (15-19)% more Physical Damage,
raising up to (30-39)% as they stay in the Aura for 4 seconds
+(0-10) to radius
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Pride skill icon
Pride inventory icon
and Flesh and Stone inventory iconFlesh and StoneFlesh and StoneSpell, Aura, AoE, Stance
Level: (1-20)
Reservation: 35% Mana
Cooldown Time: 2.00 sec
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Cast Time: Instant
Requires Level 16Casts an aura that affects you and nearby enemies differently depending on your stance. Using the skill again alternates between Blood Stance and Sand Stance.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent0.5% increased Cooldown Recovery RateBuff grants 0.5% increased Evasion Rating and ArmourBuff grants 1% increased Damage if you've changed Stance recentlyNearby Enemies are Blinded while in Sand Stance
You take (9-11)% less Damage from Attacks from Enemies that aren't nearby while in Sand Stance
Nearby Enemies are Maimed while in Blood Stance
Enemies Maimed by this Skill take (13-16)% increased Physical Damage
(0-50)% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Flesh and Stone skill icon
Flesh and Stone inventory icon
(in either stance).

For example, a Guardian with six auras active and 50% Increased Aura Effect will grant 1% physical damage reduction and 0.3% life regeneration per aura (not 1.5% phys. dmg. reduction), granting a total of 6% physical damage reduction and 1.8% life regeneration. Note the damage reduction is not 9%, as one might initially expect; this is the result of the rounding down per aura.

The following table lists several breakpoints and how it affects the Unwavering Faith buff granted per aura.

Increased Aura Effect Phys. Dmg. Reduction Life Regeneration
0% 1% 0.2%
50% 1% 0.3%
100% 2% 0.4%
150% 2% 0.5%

Version history

Version Changes
3.10.1d
  • Fixed a bug where Zealotry inventory iconZealotryZealotryAura, Spell, AoE
    Level: (1-20)
    Reservation: 50% Mana
    Cooldown Time: 1.20 sec
    Can Store 1 Use(s)
    Cast Time: Instant
    Requires Level 24Casts an aura that grants bonuses to damage and critical strike chance of spells to you and your allies, and gives a chance to create Consecrated Ground against stronger enemies.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent2% increased Area of EffectYou and nearby Allies have +0.1% to Critical Strike MultiplierYou and nearby Allies Regenerate 0.01% of Life per secondYou and nearby allies deal (10-15)% more Spell Damage
    You and nearby allies have (20-39)% increased Spell Critical Strike Chance
    You and nearby Non-Minion Allies have a 10% chance to create Consecrated Ground on Hitting a Rare or Unique Enemy, lasting 8 seconds
    +(0-19) to radius
    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Zealotry skill icon
    Zealotry inventory icon
    didn't provide the Life Regeneration it should have if a Guardian with the Unwavering Faith passive had cast it.
3.9.0
  • Unwavering Faith now grants the Physical Damage Reduction and Life Regeneration aura as a single combined aura rather than a separate aura for each other aura skill you had. This matters for effects that care how many buffs you have, such as Mantra of Flames inventory iconMantra of FlamesMantra of Flames
    Crimson Jewel
    Limited to: 1Adds (3-5) to (8-12) Fire Attack Damage per Buff on you
    Adds (2-3) to (5-8) Fire Spell Damage per Buff on you
    The strong grow stronger still.Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket.
    Mantra of Flames inventory icon
    .
2.2.0
  • Added to the game.

Radiant Faith Armour and Energy Shield, Aura Effect

Harmony of Purpose
Ascendancy Notable Passive Skill
HarmonyOfPurpose (Guardian) passive skill icon
Nearby Enemies cannot gain Power, Frenzy or Endurance Charges
You and nearby Party Members Share Power, Frenzy and Endurance Charges with each other
20% chance to gain a Power, Frenzy or Endurance Charge on Hit [1]

Harmony of Purpose is a notable Ascendancy passive skill for the Guardian that grants Conduit to you and nearby party members, and prevents nearby enemies from generating endurance, frenzy or power charges. It also grants the user a chance to generate a random charge on hit.

Version history

Version Changes
3.13.0
  • Now grants 20% chance to gain a Power, Frenzy or Endurance Charge on Hit (from 10%).
3.2.0
  • Added 10% chance to gain a Power, Frenzy, or Endurance Charge on Hit.
2.3.0
  • Changed Nearby Party Members have Conduit to You and Nearby Party Members Share Power, Frenzy, and Endurance Charges with each other.
2.2.0
  • Added to the game.

Armour and Energy Shield, Charge Duration

Prayer of Glory
Ascendancy Notable Passive Skill
PrayerOfGlory (Guardian) passive skill icon
Using Warcries is Instant
If you've Warcried Recently, you and nearby allies have 15% increased Attack, Cast and Movement Speed
Warcries cost no Mana [1]

Prayer of Glory was a notable Ascendancy passive skill for the Guardian that grants a temporary aura for 4 seconds after using a warcry, which grants increased attack, cast and movement speed to the player and allies. It also removes the cast time and mana cost for warcry skills.

Version history

Version Changes
3.4.0
  • Removed from the game.
2.2.2
  • The Guardian skill Prayer of Glory now also has "Your Warcries cost no mana."
2.2.0
  • Added to the game.

Armour and Energy Shield, Warcry Duration

Time of Need
Ascendancy Notable Passive Skill
TimeOfNeed (Guardian) passive skill icon
80% reduced Effect of Curses on you
Every 4 seconds, Regenerate 30% of Life over one second [1]

Time of Need is a Notable Ascendancy passive skill for the Guardian. It grants reduced curse effect on the user and grants the player life regeneration every five seconds.

Version history

Version Changes
3.13.0
  • No longer removes elemental status ailments.
  • Now grants 80% reduced Effect of Curses on you (from 25%) and causes you to Regenerate 30% of Life over one second every 4 seconds (from 5 seconds).
2.3.0
  • Frequency of life regeneration and curse and ailment removal increased from 10 seconds to 5 seconds.
  • No longer removes non-elemental status ailments.
  • Added 25% reduced Effect of Curses on You.
2.2.2
  • Fixed a bug where the Ascendancy skills Time of Need (Guardian), [...] would not resume after you die and resume at a checkpoint.
2.2.0
  • Added to the game.

Armour and Energy Shield, Life Regeneration

Bastion of Hope
Ascendancy Notable Passive Skill
ShieldMastery (Guardian) passive skill icon
+50% Chance to Block Attack Damage for 2 seconds every 5 seconds
If you've Blocked in the past 10 seconds, you
and nearby Allies cannot be Stunned
If you've Attacked Recently, you
and nearby Allies have +10% Chance to Block Attack Damage
If you've Cast a Spell Recently, you
and nearby Allies have +10% Chance to Block Spell Damage [1]

Bastion of Hope is a notable Ascendancy passive skill for the Guardian that a large amount of block chance periodically and grants stun immunity to the player and nearby allies in a radius of 60 if you have blocked in the past 10 seconds. It also grants you and your allies block or spell block chance if you've used an attack or spell recently, respectively.

Interactions

Bastion of Hope don't work with spells triggered by trigger gems. For example: Scorching Ray inventory iconScorching RayScorching RaySpell, Fire, Duration, Channelling
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (2-5) Mana
Cast Time: 0.25 sec
Requires Level 12Unleash a beam of fire that burns enemies it touches. Remaining in the beam intensifies the burning, adding a portion of the beam's damage in stages. Inflicts Fire Exposure at maximum stages. Enemies who leave the beam continue to burn for a duration. Increasing cast speed also increases the rate at which the beam can turn.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent0.5% increased beam length1% increased Skill Effect Duration2% increased Cast Speed
2% less Skill Effect Duration
Deals (11.7-439.4) Base Fire Damage per second
Base duration is 1.5 seconds
Additional Debuff stages add 60% of Damage
Burning Debuff can have a maximum of 8 stages
Fire Exposure applies -25% to Fire Resistance
Modifiers to Spell Damage apply to this Skill's Damage Over Time effect
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Scorching Ray skill icon
Scorching Ray inventory icon
linked with Cast while Channelling Support inventory iconCast while Channelling SupportCast while Channelling SupportSupport, Channelling, Spell, Trigger
Icon: W
Level: (1-20)
Requires Level 38Must support both a channelling skill and a non-channelling spell skill to work. The channelling skill will trigger a spell periodically while channelling. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, or mines. Vaal skills and skills that reserve mana cannot be triggered.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Channelling Skills deal 0.5% increased Damage
Supported Triggered Spells deal 0.5% increased Damage
Supported Skills have 0.5% increased Attack and Cast SpeedSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Effect of non-Damaging Ailments on Enemies
Trigger a Supported Spell every (0.45-0.35) seconds while Channelling Supported Skills
You cannot Cast Supported Triggerable Spells directly
This is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.
Cast while Channelling Support inventory icon
and Tempest Shield inventory iconTempest ShieldTempest ShieldSpell, Lightning, Chaining, Duration
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (7-16) Mana
Cast Time: 0.25 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 60%
Requires Level 16Enchants your shield with the power of storms, which lashes out to deal arcing lightning damage to attackers when you block them. Blocking refreshes the duration of Tempest Shield.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent1% increased Lightning DamageChains +0.1 Times
+0.05% Chance to Block Spell Damage while holding a Shield
Deals (24-284) to (36-426) Lightning Damage
+3% Chance to Block Attack Damage while holding a Shield
Chains +1 Times
Base duration is 12 seconds
+3% Chance to Block Spell Damage while holding a Shield
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Tempest Shield skill icon
Tempest Shield inventory icon
- casting Scorching Ray trigger Bastion of hope effect, but triggered by Cast while Channelling - Tempest Shield don't interact with with this passive skill. .

Version history

Version Changes
3.2.0
  • No longer grants 5% additional Block Chance.
  • Duration of stun immunity after blocking a hit increased from 4 seconds to 10 seconds.
  • Added If you've Attacked Recently, you and nearby Allies have 10% chance to Block Attacks and If you've Cast a Spell Recently, you and nearby Allies have 10% chance to Block Spells.
2.3.0
  • Added 50% additional Block Chance for 1 second every 5 seconds.
2.2.2
  • The Guardian skill Bastion of Hope now has a radius of 60 (increased from 40). This radius is no longer affected by bonuses to the radius of skills.
2.2.0
  • Added to the game.

Armour and Energy Shield, Block Chance

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