PVP Tank

Successful heavy attacks grant you 30% empower for 5s. (Empower increases damage.)

The final attack in your light attack chain inflicts a 15% rend for 2s. (Rend reduces target's armor.)

Sword and shield critical strike chance increased by 10%.

Grants a bonus to Whirling Blade hits based on what equip load the player is:

•Light - Inflicts target hit with 15% rend for 10s.
•Medium - Increases stamina regen rate by 10% per hit for 4s. (Max 4 hits.)
•Heavy - Inflicts target with 16% weaken for 6s.

(Rend reduces target's armor.)
(Weaken reduces target's outgoing damage.)

Successfully hitting with a heavy attack causes you to lose 1 debuff.

Upheaval hits against targets inflicted with crowd control (stun, root, slow) status effects deal 20% more base damage.

Move 33% faster while blocking.

When you block an attack, gain a stack of 3% empower for 5s. (Empower increases damage.) (Max 5 stacks.)

Abilities deal 10% more base damage to slowed foes.

Whirling Blade reduces its own cooldown by 5% for each enemy hit.

If you hit a foe below 30% health, deal 50% more base damage.

On a successful hit with Upheaval, all other sword cooldowns are reduced by 20%. (Max 1 reduction per ability use.)

While health is full, deal 15% more base damage.

On critical, gain 15% haste for 5s. (Haste increases movement speed.)

On successful hit, inflict a 30% slow for 3s. (Slow reduces target's movement speed.)

While holding a sword, grant Empower to all group members, increasing their damage by 10%.

Grants an additional 15% physical armor.

Stamina damage is reduced by 15% when blocking a melee attack with a shield.

Shield Bash causes greatly increased threat and now deals 75% weapon damage.

Reduce base damage from all magical types by 10%.

Stamina damage is reduced by 15% when blocking a ranged attack with a shield.

Grants a bonus based on what shield type is equipped:

•Round Shield - Hitting a target will increase the duration of all debuffs on them by 5%. (1s Cooldown).
•Kite Shield - When you block with a shield, all sword and shield cooldowns are reduced by 1%.
•Tower Shield - Being hit or blocking a hit will extend the duration of all buffs on self by 5%. (1s Cooldown).

On a successful hit, all enemies within 5m are inflicted by 20% weaken for 10s. (Weaken reduces target's outgoing damage.)

When you block an attack, gain 20% fortify for 5s. (Fortify increases armor.)

The third attack in your light attack chain deals 15% more base damage, and if in heavy equip load, generates additional threat.

Gain 15 stamina when hitting a target with Shield Bash or Shield Rush.

Grants a bonus to Defender's Resolve based on what shield type is equipped:

•Round Shield - Base damage increased by 20% while Defender's Resolve is active.
•Kite Shield - Potency of slows on you are reduced by 30% while Defender's Resolve is active.
•Tower Shield - Gain 20% Fortify while Defender's Resolve is active.

Grants a bonus to Shield Bash hits based on what shield type is equipped:

•Round Shield - Increase the critical hit chance of your next hit within 5s by 50%.
•Kite Shield - Cleanse 1 debuff from yourself.
•Tower Shield - Shield Bash's stun duration is increased by 1s.

On a successful hit, all enemies within 5m of you are slowed by 30% for 4s. (Slow reduces target's movement speed.)

All incoming healing and regeneration is increased by 10%.

When Defender's Resolve ends, heal for 30% of your base health.

While blocking, reduce damage to all allies within 4m by 30%. (Cooldown 1s.)

(This effect cannot be dispelled.)