Guardian

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

The Guardian is an Ascendancy class for Templars.

Overview

The Guardian is a powerful option for a tank/support or minion based Templar, possessing passives with an emphasis on enhancing and protecting his allies. Guardians can specialize in Auras, granting up to 4 additional unique and powerful defensive auras to their party or allies, as well as charge generation and sharing and periodical, powerful defensive skills. Furthermore he can speed up his allies with Onslaught and give his allies the ability to intimidate and unnerve enemies on hit to reduce their defenses.

Passive skills

Guardian skill tree

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 Chance	14% increased Armour 5% increased maximum Energy Shield +2% Chance to Block Attack Damage [1]
Armour and Energy Shield, Charge Duration	14% increased Armour 5% increased maximum Energy Shield 15% increased Endurance, Frenzy and Power Charge Duration [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, Minion Damage	14% increased Armour 5% increased maximum Energy Shield Minions deal 10% increased Damage [1] [2]
Armour and Energy Shield, Warcry Duration	14% increased Armour 5% increased maximum Energy Shield 20% increased Warcry Duration [1]

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 160% of your Reserved Life to you and nearby Allies		Armour and Energy Shield, Aura Effect
Unwavering Faith	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	Radiant Faith	Armour and Energy Shield, Aura Effect
Harmony of Purpose	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		Armour and Energy Shield, Charge Duration
Radiant Crusade	While there is at least one nearby Ally, you and nearby Allies deal 10% more Damage While there are at least five nearby Allies, you and nearby Allies have Onslaught +20% to all Elemental Resistances		Armour and Energy Shield, Minion Damage
Unwavering Crusade	Nearby Allies have 20% increased Attack, Cast and Movement Speed Nearby Allies have 30% increased Area of Effect Nearby Allies Intimidate Enemies for 4 seconds on Hit Nearby Allies Unnerve Enemies for 4 seconds on Hit	Radiant Crusade	Armour and Energy Shield, Minion Damage
Time of Need	80% reduced Effect of Curses on you Every 4 seconds, Regenerate 30% of Life over one second		Armour and Energy Shield, Life Regeneration
Bastion of Hope	If you've Blocked in the past 10 seconds, you and nearby Allies cannot be Stunned +50% Chance to Block Attack Damage for 2 seconds every 5 seconds 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		Armour and Energy Shield, Block Chance

Version history

Version	Changes
3.10.0	Radiant Faith now grants maximum Energy Shield equal to 10% of your Reserved Mana to you and nearby Allies (from 15%).
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.
3.8.0	Radiant Crusade: Has been reworked. It now grants +20% to all Elemental Resistances. While there are at least five nearby allies, you and nearby allies have Onslaught. While there is at least one nearby ally, you and nearby allies deal 10% more damage. Unwavering Crusade: Has been reworked: Now grants nearby allies 30% increased damage, 15% increased attack, cast and movement speed, 30% increased area of effect, and causes nearby allies to Intimidate and Unnerve Enemies for 4 seconds on hit.
3.4.0	Removed Prayer of Glory. Added Radiant Crusade and Unwavering Crusade.