Guardian

The Guardian is the Templar class aimed at defensive abilities.

Skills

The Guardian uses the following skill groups: Aura, Prayer, Taunt, Shield, and Swordsmanship. Groups can be affected by item properties, e.g. properties that reduce all Swordsmanship skill costs, or increase their damage. Skills in italics below are shared with the Blademaster. Numbers in parenthesis are the number of skill points required in a skill's required skill. The numbers in the leftmost column are the level requirements.

1			Aura of Renewal			Shield Bash		Sword of Reckoning
						¦		¦
5				Challenge	Shield of Faith	¦	Anchor	¦	Aura of Power
				¦	¦	¦		¦
10		Prayer of Healing	Aura of Defense	¦	¦	Shield Turn (3)		Hamper (2)
		¦		¦	¦	¦
15	Spiritual Strength	¦	Aura of Salvation	Denounce (3)	¦	¦			Aura of Thorns
		¦		¦	¦	¦
20	Aura of Deflection	Prayer of Retribution (3)		Heavenly Condemnation (2)	¦	Shield Charge (3)---
	¦	¦		¦	¦	¦	\
25	¦	¦		Provoke (1)	Shield Wall (2)	¦	Shield Master (2)	Heaven's Arc
	¦	¦				¦
30	Aura of Vengeance (3)	Great Defender (3)	Grand Aura			Stampede (2)

Guides

General Skill Guides

Guides focusing on the Guardian in general and overview looks into skills.

• Talissa's Guardian Skill Guide

Tanks

The Guardians that just take a pounding and keep on ticking. Sword/Shield specific.

• This Space for Rent

Gun Guardians

Gun tanks, or heavily defensive DPS

• This Space for Rent

Support Tanking/Healing

Who doesn't like a healer?

• This Space for Rent

The Classes
Templar	Blademaster	Guardian
Hunter	Marksman	Engineer
Cabalist	Evoker	Summoner