ArcheAge Defense skills & passives

Shield Swing

Swing your shield to strike and push back enemies while building defensive power.

Toughened Body

Recover health over time and build courage whenever you take damage.

Shield Suppression

Shove an enemy with your shield and prevent the use of physical skills.

Pull

Draw a distant enemy toward you and provoke them.

Close Defense

Increase shield blocking and resist several disabling effects at the cost of movement speed. The effects depend on having a shield equipped.

Provoking Shout

Taunt enemies around you and use accumulated courage to generate threat.

Armor of Vengeance

Answer incoming attacks with retaliatory damage and increased threat.

Healing Cry

Restore your own health, consuming accumulated courage for additional recovery.

Iron Barrier

Raise a barrier that traps targets within its walls.

Victor's Cry

Requires 3 other points in this skillset

Spend accumulated courage on a forceful taunt and attack.

Life Surge

Requires 4 other points in this skillset

Release vitality to remove several effects that restrict movement and actions.

Invincibility

Requires 6 other points in this skillset

Become temporarily immune to attacks while remaining in place.

Shield Block

Unlocks at 3 points

A successful block briefly increases melee block chance.

Mobile Fortress

Unlocks at 4 points

Reduces the duration of stuns and impales received.

Iron Shield

Unlocks at 5 points

Raises physical defense and builds additional defense when taking physical damage.

Bear's Endurance

Unlocks at 6 points

Taking damage builds Courage.

Bear's Roar

Unlocks at 7 points

Reduces Defense cooldowns while Courage is active.

Shield Endurance

Unlocks at 8 points

Blocking can briefly reduce physical damage taken. Also improves accuracy.