Defensive Stance
Increases damage resistance at the expense of attack speed. Tactics Specialization decreases the attack speed penalty.
Tactics numbers are estimates
These formulas come from the community wiki and predate the game's overhaul. We check each school against the live game on a GM account; until Tactics is checked, read the numbers as ballpark. A combat balance pass across 200+ skills is also still in progress, so every number is provisional. (ledger #59)
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EstimateThis skill's effects don't change with level in our data.
| Cooldown | 15 s |
|---|---|
| Armor Effectiveness | 35%for 2 minutes |
| Attack Speed | -20 |
| Defensive Skill Modifier | 10.3% |
Specialization level has no number in this skill's formula.
Last verified against: sotawiki snapshot of 2026-10-26 (article last seen in release 109). Not yet checked in the live game. Wiki article. Rules used on this page: ledger #1, #3, #17, #34, #37, #59.