Ward Against Melee

Ward Spell. You create a Ward Against Melee at your current location. For 5...17...20 seconds, non-spirit allies in this area have a 50% chance to block melee attacks.

Ward Against Melee

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Profession

Elementalist

Attribute

Earth Magic

Type

Ward spell

Campaign

Core

Animation

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Ward Spell. You create a Ward Against Melee at your current location. For 5...17...20 seconds, non-spirit allies in this area have a 50% chance to block melee attacks.

Concise description

Ward Spell. (5...17...20 seconds.) Allies in this ward have a 50% chance to block melee attacks. Allied spirits are not affected.

Progression
Earth Magic Duration	0 5 1 6 2 7 3 8 4 9 5 10 6 11 7 12 8 13 9 14 10 15 11 16 12 17 13 18 14 19 15 20 16 21 17 22 18 23 19 24 20 25 21 26

Acquisition

Unlock and learn

Skill quests

• Factions
  • Advanced Defense Techniques (Shing Jea Monastery)
• Nightfall
  • Primary Training (Churrhir Fields)
  • Choose Your Secondary Profession (Churrhir Fields)

Skill trainers

• Prophecies
  • Captain Greywind (North Kryta Province)
  • Master Scout Kiera (Henge of Denravi)
  • Dakk (Ember Light Camp)
• Factions
  • Michiko (Kaineng Center)
• Nightfall
  • Tohn (Kamadan, Jewel of Istan)

Hero skill trainers

• Eye of the North
  • Gedrel of Ascalon (Eye of the North)
  • Kodan (Gunnar's Hold)
  • Tyr the Skaald (Gunnar's Hold)
  • Lexx (Rata Sum)

Profession changers

• Core
  • Profession Changer (Great Temple of Balthazar)
• Factions
  • Senji (Senji's Corner)
• Nightfall
  • Zuwarah (Command Post)

Unlock only

Heroes

• Nightfall
  • Unlocking Acolyte Sousuke
  • Unlocking Zhed Shadowhoof

Hero Usage

• Heroes use this spell as soon as one or more allies in the area are under melee attack.

Notes

• The AI cannot detect a ward's presence. While remaining inside would be favorable, even flagged NPCs characters will run out of its protection whenever hit.