The Guardian – LOTRO
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Loading ...This is guide to the Guardian class in Lord of the Rings Online. The Guardian is the premier tank class in LOTRO and as far as a PVE tank goes (and I went through about a 4 year tank stint) it looks great to me.
The Guardian has a few of the cool chain style attacks that we are seeing a lot of in the third generation MMORPG’s gameplay. They get a window of opportunity to do things like a shield swipe after a successful block. Chain skills are a great addition to the genre as it takes away from the monotonous grind of spamming the same buttons over and over. Guardians can use almost any weapon except for staves and they can wear heavy armor and use heavy shields (the skillset and abilities are tailored around shield usage so you definitely want to use a shield). The Guardian has a ton of basic tank style skills and abilities, if you want to play a tank then this is most definitely your best choice.
Skills
Challenge: The Guardian knows how to goad his enemies into attacking, leaving his allies free to maneuver.
Shield Swipe: After successfully blocking an enemy’s blow, the Guardian may attack with both weapon and shield.
Bash: After a successful Shield Swipe against an enemy, the Guardian may bash it again with his shield, possibly stunning it.
Vexing Blow: The Guardian is capable of drawing an enemy’s attention to himself with this attack.
Protection: When wielding a shield, the Guardian may protect one of his allies, improving his ally’s defense and allowing the Guardian to react to attacks made against him.
Stamp: Enables the Guardian to break his enemy’s concentration, interrupting its actions.
Deep Breath: The Guardian is able to gather his wits and prepare his attacks more quickly than normal.
Guardian’s Pledge: The Guardian’s great skill enables him to strengthen his defenses for a short time.
Guardian’s Defense: The Guardian focuses his defenses on blocking attacks.
Class Specific Abilities and Traits
Guardian’s Ward: Guardian’s Ward increases the Guardian’s natural damage mitigation. All of his special attacks also more strongly direct his enemy’s ire towards him.
Selfless Defense: The Guardian’s Protection skill makes his target less threatening, while drawing the enemy’s ire towards him. All of his special attacks also more strongly direct his enemy’s ire towards him.
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