Guardian

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

The Guardian is an Ascendancy class for Templars.

Overview

The Guardian possesses many defensive skills that affect his allies, making him suitable for builds dedicated to partying or minions. They can specialize in auras to give them bonuses to defenses and recovery or coordinate link skills for big bonuses. The Guardian also has the ability to summon holy minions exclusive to them: a Sentinel of Radiance that protects the Guardian by taunting enemies and redirecting damage towards it while burning enemies around it, and Elemental Relics that provide the effect of elemental damage auras and explode on death. The Guardian is also very resilient, with access to party-wide bonus block chance and periodic bursts of healing.

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, Link Effect
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 Recovery

Version history

Version	Changes
3.22.0	The Guardian Ascendancy has been reworked. The minor passive preceding Harmony of Purpose now grants increased link skill effect and increased armour and energy shield. The minor passive preceding Bastion of Hope no longer grants additional attack block chance. It now grants increased block recovery.
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.