Stalwart Guard

xRIVALENx

Have been considering slotting Stalwart Guard on my Sorc Tank to provide Minor Force to the nearest dps, the 30% damage received seems negligible with Critical Surge heals and Dark Deal. Anyone have experience with running this skill?

Asmael

Few things about Guard:

• The beam sometimes bugs out, so don't rely too much on visual effects but check your skill bar
• The damage you take from guarding someone is actually mitigated twice: it goes thru the person you guard's resists, then your own, so you don't actually take 30% of the damage but much less
• The damage you receive from guarding can be blocked, so watch your stamina reserve
• Protect those who can't use or have otherwise very limited access to Minor Force
• Guard is amazing as an offtank to protect the main tank in situations where there is huge incoming damage (such as vWarrior's channeled swipes, or Rakkhat's gatling gun / kamehameha
• If you have unlocked all the passives, enjoy the 10% magicka recovery
• Has to be slotted on both bars, which is the main drawback

Otherwise, yup, it's a pretty nice skill. If you're really worried about keeping someone alive, Guard's gonna do the job.

xRIVALENx

Thank you for the information! Never considered using that skill as an off tank to protect the main tank, that is a brilliant idea. I'll definitely be making room for this on my bars and see how it works out.