Additional Details

• Fiona-only skill.
• Guard can nullify all damage of most attacks (normal attacks and smash attacks) despite what the skill description says. However, certain special attacks can only be nullified by a Perfect Guard.
  • Examples of attacks that can only be blocked by Perfect Guard but not a regular Guard include Siglint's lightning circles and Havan's earthquake attacks.
  • A very small number of attacks cannot be blocked at all even if Perfect Guard is used (this also applies to Heavy Stander). These include grab attacks and Keaghan's instant-kill move, among some others.
• Guard consumes stamina and decreases shield durability for each successive block it takes, not when it is activated.
  • It is possible to keep Guard on and keep blocking attacks until you run out of stamina.
  • It is possible to negate the stamina and durability costs by performing a Perfect Guard. This is achieved by using Guard right before the enemy's attack lands.
• Guard can be used with a broken shield, but the user will still suffer residue damage. This decreases with each rank.
• Guard currently works as a 360 degree skill. The game will automatically reorient a character when attacked from behind.
• Guard is required to perform a successful Counterattack.
• Each rank of Guard reduces stamina use, and decreases residue damage if the shield is broken.
• Although activating Guard alone does not consume any stamina, you cannot activate this skill with no stamina.
  • Even if you do not meet the required stamina for a monster's attack (i.e. blocking a certain monster's attack will take 20 stamina, but you only have 15 left), the block will still be successful. However your stamina will be 0 after the successful block and you will be forced out of your guard stance.
• At Rank 9, the first normal attack after a Perfect Guard counts as the third hit in a combo. (This does not apply to Large Shields.)
  • An alternative Ivy Sweep/Butterfly Swing is Perfect Guard, swing, smash.
  • An alternative Amaranth Kick/Stigma Hammer is Perfect Guard, swing, swing, smash.
• The first normal attack after coming out of a Rank 9 guard will consume stamina. Having too little stamina will cause the player to enter the tired animation instead of allowing a subsequent smash attack or normal attack. (e.g. Guard->Third Normal->Fourth Normal->Stigma Hammer, the "Third Normal" will consume stamina but not the fourth)
• Generates 15 SP per hit Guarded
  • Generates 18 SP per hit Perfect Guarded

How to Obtain

• Starting skill.

Summary

• Columns in red indicate ranks not currently released.

Rank	F	E	D	C	B	A	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
Required Level	1	1	1	1	1	20	30	36	42	48	54	60	66	72	80
Damage reduction with broken shield (%) (from previous)	52	2	2	2	2	2	4	3	3	5	3	3	3	6	8
Damage reduction with broken shield (%) (Total)	52	54	56	58	60	62	66	69	72	77	80	83	86	92	100
Stamina cost decrease (%) (from previous)	0	4	2	2	2	2	4	3	3	5	3	3	3	6	8
Stamina cost decrease (%) (Total)	0	4	6	8	10	12	16	19	22	27	30	33	36	42	50
Required AP	0	30	50	70	90	110	130	150	170	190	-	-	-	-	-
Required AP (Total)	0	30	80	150	240	350	480	630	800	990	-	-	-	-	-

Ranks

• Rows in red indicate ranks not currently released.

Rank	AP	Effects	Req. Level
F	0	Decreases the Stamina cost of a successful Guard by 0%. Even when your shield is broken, you still take 52% less damage.	1
E	30	Decreases the Stamina cost of a successful Guard by 4%. Even when your shield is broken, you still take 54% less damage.	1
D	50	Decreases the Stamina cost of a successful Guard by 6%. Even when your shield is broken, you still take 56% less damage.	1
C	70	Decreases the Stamina cost of a successful Guard by 8%. Even when your shield is broken, you still take 58% less damage.	1
B	90	Decreases the Stamina cost of a successful Guard by 10%. Even when your shield is broken, you still take 60% less damage.	1
A	110	Decreases the Stamina cost of a successful Guard by 12%. Even when your shield is broken, you still take 62% less damage.	20
9	130	Decreases the Stamina cost of a successful Guard by 16%. Even when your shield is broken, you still take 66% less damage.	30
8	150	Decreases the Stamina cost of a successful Guard by 19%. Even when your shield is broken, you still take 69% less damage.	36
7	170	Decreases the Stamina cost of a successful Guard by 22%. Even when your shield is broken, you still take 72% less damage.	42
6	190	Decreases the Stamina cost of a successful Guard by 27%. Even when your shield is broken, you still take 77% less damage.	48
5	-	Decreases the Stamina cost of a successful Guard by 30%. Even when your shield is broken, you still take 80% less damage.	54
4	-	Decreases the Stamina cost of a successful Guard by 33%. Even when your shield is broken, you still take 83% less damage.	60
3	-	Decreases the Stamina cost of a successful Guard by 36%. Even when your shield is broken, you still take 86% less damage.	66
2	-	Decreases the Stamina cost of a successful Guard by 42%. Even when your shield is broken, you still take 92% less damage.	72
1	-	Decreases the Stamina cost of a successful Guard by 50%. Even when your shield is broken, you still take 100% less damage.	80

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