Neverwinter Wiki
Register
Advertisement
This is a historical page meaning that the information it contains is no longer relevant to the live game.


Guardian Fighter
Abbreviation: {{{abbreviation}}}
Role: Defender
Controller
Ability Scores
Primary:
Secondary:
Class Icon Player Guardian Selected

Guardian Fighter icon

Class Art Player Guardian

Guardian Fighter artwork

1360803146980

Artwork from Perfect World

ClassBanner GuardianFighter

Guardian Fighter banner

Icon Build Player Guardian A fighter is a class with martial origin and excels in primary role of a Defender. The Guardian Fighter is a build of Fighter which uses tactics and placement while fighting the enemy intelligently. Guardian Fighter has a secondary role of a controller and is a warrior who fights with a shield and heavy armor, thus able to fight with a high degree of survivability and control the battle around him or her. A Guardian Fighter's high Hit Points and abilities make it acceptable for crowd control roles and ideal for boss tanking. Placement and tactics are very important for a guardian fighter. Guardian Fighters are proficient in Plate armor.

When fighting the main bosses in dungeons, usually the best role for the Guardian Fighter is to grab boss aggro and drag the boss to one side of the area. Then the Rogue can do tremendous damage with combat advantage without having to worry about any of the adds. That way, the other three classes can also concentrate on what they are best at: crowd control and area effect damage for the CW and GWF, and, in the case of the cleric, keeping everyone else alive. Note that for some boss fights, this tactic doesn't work, and the Guardian Fighter should fall back on his secondary role of crowd control.

Ability Scores[ | ]

Constitution is the Guardian Fighter's primary Ability Score. Strength and Dexterity are secondary.

Statistic Effect of Ability Score on stat per point over 10
Strength Constitution Dexterity Intelligence Wisdom Charisma
Damage bonus 1%
Resistance ignored 1%
Combat Advantage damage 1%
Hit Points 4%
Damage Over Time (DoT) resistance 1%
Area of Effect damage resistance 1%
Deflection chance .5%
Action Points gain 1%
Guard Meter 1%
Control Bonus 1%
Control Resistance 1%
Recharge Speed 1%
Companion stat bonus 1%

Paragon Path[ | ]

The Paragon Paths available to Guardian Fighters are the Iron Vanguard and the Swordmaster.

Class Icon Player Secondary Ironvanguard Selected
Class Icon Player Secondary Swordmaster Gf Selected
Iron Vanguard Swordmaster

Powers[ | ]

Pts. Req. Type Path Icon Name Range Cooldown Effect
1
Tactical
Fighter 2 Utility Block
Guard Personal Block 80% of all incoming damage in front of you at the cost of your Stamina. Also negate some control effects, like Daze or Stun.
2
Skill
Icon Power Skill Dungeoneering
Dungeoneering Personal You can detect secret doors and triggers, see traps, and collect artifacts to sell.
0
3
At-Will
Fighter 1 Atwill Cleave
Cleave 12' You swing through foes in front of you. The third hit deals additional damage.

Recovers 5% of your Stamina.
0
3
At-Will
Fighter 1 Atwill Tideofiron
Tide of Iron 12' Smash your shield into a single foe, reduce their Damage Resistance to your attacks.

Recovers 10% of your Stamina.
0
4
Encounter
Fighter 1 Encounter Lungingstrike
Lunging Strike 70' lunge 12s Charge at your foe, and finish with a hearty stab that also damages enemies in a cone behind them. Enemies damaged by the cone receive 2/3rd damage, but you still build full threat against them.

This power grants you 50% increased Damage Resistance for 3 seconds.
0
6
Daily
Fighter 1 Daily Villainsmenace
Villain's Menace Personal With valiant fury you smash the ground, damaging foes around you. In your temporary fervor, you deal increased damage, gain immunity to disabling effects, and gain 20% increased Damage Resistance.
0
5
Class Feature
Fighter Classfeature Charge
Shield Talent Personal Your Guard consumes Stamina 5% slower.
5
4
Encounter
Fighter 1 Encounter Enforcedthreat
Enforced Threat Personal 14s Forcefully Taunt nearby foes, applying Mark and causing them to attack you.

Recovers 15% of your Stamina over 8 seconds.
5
4
Encounter
Fighter 1 Encounter Spinningsweep
Griffon's Wrath Personal 16s You lash out with a heavy overhand blow that briefly Stuns your foe.

This power can be used up to 3 times before going on cooldown. If you don't use this power for 16 seconds, the cooldown will immediately refresh. This cooldown is modified by your Recharge Speed.
10
7
Mechanic
Fighter Classmechanic Mark
Mark 100' Mark your target. The challenged foe will have lowered Damage Resistance and you build twice as much threat when striking them. Whoever you have most recently marked is considered your Mark Focus.

Previously marked targets lose your focus, and if they damage you, Mark will be removed from them.

Guarded attacks will not remove your Mark.
10
7
Mechanic
Fighter 1 Atwill Tideofiron
Shield Slam 12' Replaces an At-Will while Guarding

Slams your shield into a foe without leaving yourself vulnerable.

Recovers 5% of your Stamina.
10
7
Mechanic
Fighter 1 Atwill Surestrike
Aggravating Strike 12' Replaces an At-Will while Guarding

Stab your foe over your shield, Taunting them to engage you.
10
6
Daily
Fighter 1 Daily Fightersrecovery
Fighter's Recovery Personal You steady yourself and gain vigor for the fight to come by temporarily Healing for a large portion of the damage you deal.
10
6
Daily
Fighter 1 Daily Terrifyingimpact
Terrifying Impact 50' Giving an exultant battle cry you pulverize the ground; foes hit by the upheaval are Stunned.
15
4
Encounter
Fighter 1 Encounter Kneebreaker
Knee Breaker 12' 14s Break your target's knee, dealing damage over time and temporarily Slowing them.
15
5
Class Feature
Fighter Classfeature Enhancedmark
Enhanced Mark Personal Marked targets now build threat while Marked, and you generate 75% more threat when striking them.
15
5
Class Feature
Fighter Classfeature Guardedassault
Guarded Assault Personal While blocking, reflect 5% of incoming damage to your attacker. This damage cannot exceed 15% of your Max HP.
20
17
Unlock
Powers Rank Numeral Large 3 Idle
Rank 3 When you have spent enough points, you will have unlocked the third rank of all your powers. You will be able to spend points on any power to raise it to Rank 3 and unleash more of its potential.
20
3
At-Will
Fighter 1 Atwill Crushingsurge
Crushing Surge Melee Bash your foe with a series of slow, satisfying attacks. Each strike of the combo will Heal you, with the second and third strikes healing for more.
20
4
Encounter
Fighter 1 Encounter Knightschallenge
Knight's Challenge 40' 15s Challenge your target, temporarily locking them into 1 on 1 combat. While challenged, you and your target deal double damage to each other and half damage to anyone else.

When used against other players, you deal 50% more damage instead of double damage.
20
5
Class Feature
Fighter Classfeature Combatsuperiority
Combat Superiority Personal When a foe hits you, you deal 5% additional damage to them and they deal 5% less damage to you for 8 seconds.
30
4
Encounter
Fighter 1 Encounter Steelserpentstrike
Anvil of Doom 12' 15s Your weapon collides with your enemy's skull, dealing heavy damage. If your target has 50% or less health, you deal additional damage over 5 seconds.
30
4
Encounter
Class Icon Player Secondary Ironvanguard Selected
Fighter 1 Encounter Frontlinesurge
Frontline Surge 30' 14s You Knock back your enemies, sending them Prone, allowing you and your allies to seize new ground. This power Stuns players instead of knocking them Prone.
30
4
Encounter
Class Icon Player Secondary Swordmaster Selected
Greatweapon Encounter Flourish
Flourish 18' 13s With masterful grace, Stun your opponent and stab them with blinding speed.
30
5
Class Feature
Class Icon Player Secondary Ironvanguard Selected
Fighter Classfeature Ferociousreaction
Ferocious Reaction Personal When your Hit Points drop below 15%, you regain 25% of your Hit Points, the foe that hit you takes that much damage, and you gain a Damage Resistance buff for 10 seconds. This effect can only occur once every 3 minutes.
30
5
Class Feature
Class Icon Player Secondary Swordmaster Selected
Greatweapon Class Steelblitz
Steel Blitz Personal Every time you damage an enemy with one of your powers, you have a 15% chance to instantly strike again, dealing 50% of your weapon damage.
35
3
At-Will
Class Icon Player Secondary Ironvanguard Selected
Fighter 1 Atwill Threateningrush
Threatening Rush 28' lunge Rush to target and slam into them with a painful-looking attack. Your target and those around it are temporarily Marked.
35
3
At-Will
Class Icon Player Secondary Swordmaster Selected
Greatweapon Atwill Weaponmasterstrike
Weapon Master's Strike 12' You attack with an expert strike, and then quickly follow up with another attack from behind that briefly increases the damage the target takes from your At-Wills.
35
4
Encounter
Fighter 3 Encounter Rainofblows
Into the Fray Personal 15s A fierce battle cry that temporarily increases your adventuring party's Run Speed, Action Point generation, and Damage. In addition, all party members receive a small portion of your Max Hit Points as Temporary Hit Points

Recovers 15% of your Stamina over 8 seconds.
40
6
Daily
Fighter 1 Daily Supremacyofsteel
Supremacy of Steel Personal You ready yourself to lash out at any who dare strike you, returning a portion of the damage you just suffered, and increasing your Deflection Chance.
40
5
Class Feature
Class Icon Player Secondary Ironvanguard Selected
Boons Reprisal
Trample the Fallen Personal When a foe is affected by control powers, deal 5% more damage to it.
40
5
Class Feature
Class Icon Player Secondary Swordmaster Selected
Greatweapon Encounter Steeldefense
Steel Defense Personal After activating a Daily power, become immune to damage for 2 seconds.
45
4
Encounter
Fighter 1 Encounter Ironwarrior
Iron Warrior Personal 20s You gain Temporary Hit Points based on your missing Hit Points, and your Stamina regeneration is increased by 50%. In addition, all your attacks generate 200% more threat while this buff is active and you gain 30% increased Damage Resistance.
45
4
Encounter
Fighter 1 Encounter Knightsvalor
Knight's Valor Personal 10s Defend your party, temporarily intercepting half of all damage they would have taken, which builds threat based on a portion of how much you intercepted.
50
4
Encounter
Fighter 1 Encounter Bullcharge
Bull Charge 28' lunge 12s Rush your foe, violently Knocking them back, leaving them Prone if they are not players.

This power grants you 50% increased Damage Resistance for 3 seconds.
50
6
Daily
Class Icon Player Secondary Ironvanguard Selected
Fighter 1 Daily Indomitablestrength
Indomitable Strength 15' Pummel your target with two attacks, Knocking them away and leaving them Prone.

The target deals 20% less Damage for a short duration.
50
6
Daily
Class Icon Player Secondary Swordmaster Selected
Greatweapon Daily Crescendo
Crescendo 30' Stun your enemy with a flurry of attacks, and then attack from many angles simultaneosly to send them Prone. While attacking, you are immune to control effects.
50
5
Class Feature
Class Icon Player Secondary Ironvanguard Selected
Fighter Classfeature Enduringwarrior
Enduring Warrior Personal You gain 10% increased Incoming Healing from spells, and when you kill an enemy, you Heal yourself for 1% of your max Hit Points.
50
5
Class Feature
Class Icon Player Secondary Swordmaster Selected
Greatweapon Class Steelgrace
Steel Grace Personal You become lighter on your feet in combat, increasing your Run Speed by 10% and granting additional precision with your weapons, increasing your Deflection Chance and Critical Strike Chance.
60
4
Encounter
Fighter Encounter Commandersstrike
Commander's Strike 12' 12s You strike your foe and command your allies to attack. For the next 5 seconds, the next Encounter attack each ally makes against a Marked foe deals +10% bonus damage.
60
5
Class Feature
Fighter Classfeature Desperatesurvival
Desperate Survival Personal Increase your Deflection Chance by 3%. When your Hit Points are below 35% your Stamina regenerates 30% faster.
65
4
Encounter
Fighter Encounter Linebreakerassault
Line Breaker Assault 30' 16s You dash forward, charging through your foes. Your foes are momentarily Dazed, and your Damage Resistance is increased by 10% for 10 secs.
65
5
Class Feature
Fighter Classfeature Shieldwarriorswrath
Shield Warrior's Wrath Personal When you successfully Block an attack you gain 1% increased Damage, stacking up to 5 times. Lasts 15 seconds.
70
17
Unlock
Powers Rank Numeral Large 4 Idle
Rank 4 When you have spent enough points, you will have unlocked the fourth rank of all your powers. You will be able to spend points on any power to raise it to Rank 4 and unleash its maximum potential.

Feats[ | ]

Heroic Feats[ | ]

Tier Max. Rank Icon Name Effect
1 5
Icons Powers Feat Presence 01
Action Surge Gain 2/4/6/8/10% more Action Point from Guarding attacks.
1 3
Icons Powers Feat Courage 01
Strength Focus Increase the effectiveness of Strength by 5/10/15%.
1 3
Icons Powers Feat Enduring 02
Toughness Increases your maximum Hit Points by 3/6/9%.
2 3
Icons Powers Feat Enduring 01
Shielded Resurgence When affected by a control power, gain 2/3/4% of your Hit Points over 10 seconds. Can happen once every 30 seconds.
2 5
Icons Powers Feat Enduring 01
Distracting Shield When you Guard an attack, your attacker briefly deals 1/2/3/4/5% less damage.
2 3
Icons Powers Feat Enduring 01
Armor Specialization Increases the effectiveness of Armor Class and Defence by 5/10/15%.
3 3
Icons Powers Feat Presence 01
Potent Challenge You generate 5/10/15% more threat.
3 5
Icons Powers Feat Damage 01
Powerful Attack Increase the damage of your Encounter and At-Will powers by 2/4/6/8/10%.
3 3
Icons Powers Feat Proficiency 01
Grit Gain 1/2/3% of your Max Hit Points in Temporary Hit Points when you are Healed by a player power. (40 second cooldown)
4 3
Icons Powers Feat Enduring 02
Pin Down The Prone duration of your powers are increased by .1/.2/.3 seconds.
4 3
Icons Powers Feat Assault 01
Weapon Mastery Increases your Critical Chance by 1/2/3%.
4 5
Icons Powers Feat Enduring 01
Ubiquitous Shield Reduce the damage effects of Combat Advantage against you by 5/10/15/20/25%.

Paragon Feats[ | ]

Conqueror[ | ]

The Conqueror wields weapons with skill and mastery, dealing heavy damage to foes with enhanced damage dealing powers, criticals, and Combat Advantage.

Tier Max. Rank Path Icon Name Effect
1 5
Icons Feats Martialmastery
Improved Vigor When less than 50% health, gain 2/4/6/8/10% more Action Points.
1 5
Icons Feats Sentinelsaegisb
Take Measure When you are crit, gain Temporary Hit Points equal to 1/2/3/4/5% of your maximum Hit Points. (50 second cooldown)
2 5
Icons Feats Battlefervor
Wrathful Warrior When you have Temporary Hitpoints you deal 3/6/9/12/15% more damage.
2 5
Class Icon Player Secondary Ironvanguard Selected
Icons Feats DominatingPresence
Reinforced Surge Frontline Surge now leaves targets Prone for an additional .1/.2/.3/.4/.5 second, and deals 1/2/3/4/5% more damage.
2 5
Class Icon Player Secondary Swordmaster Selected
Feat Archer Quarry
Stunning Flourish Flourish has an extra 1/2/3/4/5% chance to crit and stuns for (0.2/0.4./0.6/0.8/1) seconds on last hit.
3 5
Feat Archer Lethalhunter
Jagged Blades When you critically strike a foe they begin bleeding. This bleed lasts 10 seconds and deals 100/200/300/400/500% of your weapon damage over its duration.
3 5
Icons Feats Recklessattacker
Crushing Shield Your Shield Slam and Tide of Iron powers now deal 4/8/12/16/20% more damage.
4 5
Icons Feats ExemplarsHaste
Cruel Cut Style Cleave now deals 3/6/9/12/15% more damage.
4 5
Icons Feats Stunningflourish
Staggering Challenge Gain 4/8/12/16/20% damage bonus to Griffon's Wrath when the target has recently been struck by Staggering Challenge empowered Griffon's Wrath. Additionally your damage bonus from Knight's Challenge is increased by 2/4/6/8/10%.
5 5
Icons Feats ImpassionedPleas
Tactical Superiority You deal 1/2/3/4/5% more damage and Combat Superiority grants an additional 1/2/3/4/5% damage.
5 5
Icons Feats WrathfulStrikes
Menacing Impact Villain's Menace now has 1/2/3/4/5 feet more range and both Terrifying Impact and Villain's Menace now deal 2/4/6/8/10% more damage.
6 1
Icons Feats Instigatorsvengeance
Reckless Attacker When struck in combat you gain Reckless Attacker. Reckless Attacker increases your damage by 5% and Critical chance by 2%. Reckless Attacker lasts 10 seconds and stacks up to 5 times.

Protector[ | ]

The Protector specializes at mitigating big hits with the use of a shield and protecting the party from harm.

Tier Max. Rank Path Icon Name Effect
1 5
Icons Feats Ancientwarding
Armor of Bahamut When Stamina is below 30% of max you take 2/4/6/8/10% less damage from all sources.
1 5
Feat Archer Elusivehunter
Plate Agility You gain 1/2/3/4/5% chance to Deflect attacks.
2 5
Icons Powers Feat Proficiency 01
Shield Defense Gain 1/2/3/4/5 to AC.
2 5
Class Icon Player Secondary Ironvanguard Selected
Feat Archer Seeker
Iron Focus Ferocious Reaction Heals you for an additional 2/4/6/8/10% of your max Hit Points.

Frontline Surge now has a 20/40/60/80/100% chance to Taunt and Mark the affected targets.
2 5
Class Icon Player Secondary Swordmaster Selected
Icons Feats Stayingpower
Staying Power Weapon Master's Strike now also reduces your targets Mitigation to your Encounter powers by 2/4/6/8/10%.
3 5
Icons Feats Battletrample
Unshakable Line Each ally within 20' of you increases your Stamina Regen by 2/4/6/8/10%.
3 5
Feat Archer Wardenscourage
Devoted Protector When you block an attack you gain 1/2/3/4/5% increased Deflection Chance for 6 seconds.
4 5
Icons Powers Feat Enduring 01
Shieldmaster Guarding drains Stamina 2/4/6/8/10% more slowly.
4 5
Icons Powers Feat Power 01
Brawling Warrior Knight's Valor increases your Damage Resistance by 1/2/3/4/5% and Enforced Threat deals an additional 2/4/6/8/10% damage and threat.
5 5
Icons Feats Recklessattacker
Balanced Shield Fighter Your Shield Slam and Aggravating Strike At Wills deal 3/6/9/12/15% additional damage.
5 5
Icons Feats WeaponMastery
Overwhelming Impact Supremacy of Steel and Terrifying Impact now temporarily reduces Damage Resistance by 1/2/3/4/5% on affected targets.
6 1
Icons Feats Ironguard
Iron Guard With every melee hit on an enemy, you reduce its damage by 5%. Maximum 20% damage reduction.

Tactician[ | ]

The Tactician is often thinking and planning, the master of strategy on the battlefield. Lots of control and threat keep foes right where they ought to be.

Tier Max. Rank Path Icon Name Effect
1 5
Icons Powers Feat Tactical 01
Fight On Encounter cooldowns reduced by 2/4/6/8/10%.
1 5
Feat Archer Bleedingprecision
Crushing Pin Your control powers cause the target to take 2/4/6/8/10% bonus damage for 3 seconds.
2 5
Icons Powers Feat Courage 01
Daunting Challenge Marked targets now deal 2/4/6/8/10% less damage to your allies, but still deal full damage to you.
2 5
Class Icon Player Secondary Ironvanguard Selected
Feat Archer Expertskirmisher
Battle Trample When Trample the Fallen would cause you to deal more damage, you also gain 5/10/15/20/25% of your weapon damage in threat and deal 5/10/15/20/25% of your weapon damage as Physical Damage.
2 5
Class Icon Player Secondary Swordmaster Selected
Icons Feats Whirlwindsneakattack
Grim Promise Crescendo reduces the damage your target deals to you by 3/6/9/12/15% for 10 seconds.
3 5
Icons Feats ImpassionedPleas
Rousing Speech Allies within 30' of you gain Action Points 1/2/3/4/5% faster.
3 5
Icons Feats Improvedreaction
United Allies within 30' of you take 1/2/3/4/5% less Damage.
4 5
Icons Feats Powerofthesun
Inspiring Leader Into the Fray increases the damage dealt by party members by 1/2/3/4/5%
4 5
Feat Archer Masterofcombat
Powerful Strike Lunging Strike provides 4/8/12/16/20% more threat and has a 20/40/60/80/100% chance to interrupt your target.

Line Breaker Assault now has its recharge time reduced by 0.2/0.4/0.6/0.8/1s for every target hit.
5 5
Icons Feats Reinforcedsurge
Surging Tide Tide of Iron's debuff also reduces the amount of physical damage they deal to you by 2/4/6/8/10%.
5 5
Icons Feats Stunningflourish
Terrifying Menace Anvil of Doom now has a 20/40/60/80/100% chance to stun the target for 1 second.
6 1
Icons Powers Feat Assault 01
Martial Mastery Taking damage while now builds Action Points for yourself and allies within 50'. You gain a bonus to this value based on your Damage Resistance.

Epic Gear[ | ]

Guide[ | ]


Advertisement