After reading a variety posts on the main forums, and with conversations with those in my kin, I thought that it would be good to give a brief and directed rundown on various skills and gambits of wardens, from what I have observed. This will likely be a continuing topic I would like to expand on in future posts.
General Overview:
In general wardens are a different animal, as far as tanking is concerned, from a guardian. Guardians are the proverbial meat-shield, they can soak up tons of damage, wear heavy armor and heavy shields and can stand toe to toe with most baddies. (disclaimer, I have not had a guardian past lvl 20 so this is based purely on observation.) Wardens on the other hand utilize medium armor and a “medium” shield. They do not benefit from the extra damage mitigation that heavy armor gives, but make up for it with amazing self-heal capabilities and an increase to their block, evade, and parry (B/E/P).
A warden can use all one handed weapons, though their weapons of choice are usually spear, sword, and club. This is due to the great benefits they get from passive skills when using these weapons. At level 1 they get:
- Club Training - +10% club damage.
- Sword Training - +10% sword damage.
- Spear Training - +15% spear damage.
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