Defensive Stance · Warrior
Warrior ability: all recorded ranks, learning levels and changes from Classic Era.
Changed · Beta 1.60.1.70124 · compared with 1.15.9.69722
Ability ranks and effects
A defensive combat stance. Decreases damage taken by 10% and damage caused by 10%. Increases all threat generated by 30%.
Instant · 1 sec cooldown
Classic Era: A defensive combat stance. Decreases damage taken by 10% and damage caused by 10%. Increases threat generated.
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Reading Warrior ability changes
Start with your character level, then compare the ranks you can learn. The same ability can have several ranks with different learning levels, costs and effects; a higher rank is not automatically available to a lower-level character.
New, changed and removed labels compare the recorded Beta build with the Classic Era baseline. Expand a changed rank to see the previous text beside the Beta effect. Removed entries describe the baseline ability, not a skill confirmed available in Beta.
Talent-granted abilities depend on your allocation. Use the talent simulator to check prerequisites, and open an ability detail page to compare every recorded rank without the list filters. Missing learning levels and attribute-dependent values remain explicitly unconfirmed.
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