Defensive Stance

Ability Knight Book Max Rank 7 id: 129

Enter a Defensive Stance. While active, you gain [Protection] and intercept a portion of damage dealt to nearby allies. When the stance ends, reflect the damage taken.

Stats

Cost: 35 MP Cooldown: 22s Ally Radius: 50m Damage Redirection: 20% Damage Reduction: 0% Duration: 5s Radius: 25m Stored Damage Multiplier: 2.5x

Stats by rank

This ability has 3 upgrade paths; each table assumes all points are spent in that path.

Sentinel

Rank	Cost	Cooldown	Ally Radius	Radius	Damage Reduction	Damage Redirection	Duration	Stored Damage Multiplier
Rank 0	35 MP	22s	50m	25m	0%	20%	5s	2.5x
Rank 1	37 MP	21s	50m	25m	0%	20%	6s	2.5x
Rank 2	39 MP	20s	50m	25m	0%	20%	7s	2.5x
Rank 3	41 MP	19s	50m	25m	0%	20%	8s	2.5x
Rank 4	43 MP	18s	50m	25m	0%	20%	9s	2.5x
Rank 5	45 MP	17s	50m	25m	0%	20%	10s	2.5x

Brace

Rank	Cost	Cooldown	Ally Radius	Radius	Damage Reduction	Damage Redirection	Duration	Stored Damage Multiplier
Rank 0	35 MP	22s	50m	25m	0%	20%	5s	2.5x
Rank 1	37 MP	21s	50m	25m	10%	20%	5s	2.5x
Rank 2	39 MP	20s	50m	25m	20%	20%	5s	2.5x
Rank 3	41 MP	19s	50m	25m	30%	20%	5s	2.5x

Absorb

Rank	Cost	Cooldown	Ally Radius	Radius	Damage Reduction	Damage Redirection	Duration	Stored Damage Multiplier
Rank 0	35 MP	22s	50m	25m	0%	20%	5s	2.5x
Rank 1	37 MP	21s	50m	25m	0%	30%	5s	2.5x
Rank 2	39 MP	20s	50m	25m	0%	40%	5s	2.5x
Rank 3	41 MP	19s	50m	25m	0%	50%	5s	2.5x

Interactions

While the stance is active, recasting the ability releases a pulse that ends the stance early (the icon switches while stanced). Damage you absorb is stored and reflected when the stance ends.
Bonus HP from gear adds extra damage reduction: +1% per 100 bonus HP.

Variations

Shielded Stance Tortoise Stance

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