Guardian

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

The Guardian is an Ascendancy class for Templars.

Overview

Guardians are a powerful option for tank/support Templars dedicated to partying, possessing passives with an emphasis on enhancing and protecting a party. Guardians can specialize in Auras, granting up to 4 additional unique and powerful defensive auras to their party, as well as charge generation and sharing. As a solo character, they have access to periodical, powerful defensive and minion bonuses suiting builds that fight alongside their minions, especially Herald of Purity.

Passive skills

Minor skills

This class has the following minor passive skills:

Name	Stats
Armour and Energy Shield, Aura Effect	14% increased Armour 5% increased maximum Energy Shield 5% increased effect of Non-Curse Auras from your Skills [1] [2]
Armour and Energy Shield, Block Recovery	14% increased Armour 5% increased maximum Energy Shield 30% increased Block Recovery [1]
Armour and Energy Shield, Life Regeneration	14% increased Armour 5% increased maximum Energy Shield Regenerate 0.5% of Life per second [1]
Armour and Energy Shield, Link Effect	14% increased Armour 5% increased maximum Energy Shield Link Skills have 5% increased Buff Effect [1]
Armour and Energy Shield, Minion Damage	14% increased Armour 5% increased maximum Energy Shield Minions deal 10% increased Damage [1] [2]

Notable skills

The class has the following notable passive skills:

Skill	Modifiers	Prerequisite	Preceding Passive
Radiant Faith	Grants maximum Energy Shield equal to 10% of your Reserved Mana to you and nearby Allies Grants Armour equal to 25% of your Reserved Mana to you and nearby Allies		Armour and Energy Shield, Aura Effect
Unwavering Faith	Auras from your Skills grant 5% increased Recovery Rate of Life, Mana and Energy Shield to you and Allies	Radiant Faith	Armour and Energy Shield, Aura Effect
Harmony of Purpose	Enemies in your Link Beams cannot apply Elemental Ailments Enemies in your Link Beams have -20% to all Elemental Resistances Linked Targets and Allies in your Link Beams have +5% to all Maximum Elemental Resistances		Armour and Energy Shield, Charge Duration
Radiant Crusade	Grants Level 20 Summon Sentinel of Radiance Skill 20% of Damage from Hits is taken from your Sentinel of Radiance's Life before you		Armour and Energy Shield, Minion Damage
Unwavering Crusade	25% chance to Trigger Level 20 Summon Elemental Relic when you or a nearby Ally Kill an Enemy, or Hit a Rare or Unique Enemy	Radiant Crusade	Armour and Energy Shield, Minion Damage
Time of Need	Every 4 seconds, Regenerate 100% of Life over one second Every 4 seconds, remove Curses and Elemental Ailments from you		Armour and Energy Shield, Life Regeneration
Bastion of Hope	If you've Attacked Recently, you and nearby Allies have +25% Chance to Block Attack Damage If you've Cast a Spell Recently, you and nearby Allies have +25% Chance to Block Spell Damage		Armour and Energy Shield, Block Chance

Version history

Version	Changes
3.4.0	Removed Prayer of Glory. Added Radiant Crusade and Unwavering Crusade.