Guard

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	[Active] Increases the damage reduction effect of all Heavy Stance behavior. Pressing the skill key while attacked launches a cannonball. Hold the skill button to keep the stance while consuming MP. (Super Armor status)
	Final Enhanced Skill Additional MP cost per second decreased by 2.

Requirements

Class	Level Required
Iron Paladin	50

Skill Information

Mode	Cast Impact (Physical)	Damage Reduction	Ammo Usage	MP Usage		Cooldown
Mode	Cast Impact (Physical)	Damage Reduction	Ammo Usage	Initial	Additional	Cooldown
Normal
PvE	127%	60%	0 ~ 1	25 MP	4 MP per second	8 Seconds
PvP	49%	60%	0 ~ 1	25 MP	4 MP per second	8 Seconds
[Enhanced]
PvE	127%	60%	0 ~ 1	25 MP	2 MP per second	8 Seconds
PvP	49%	60%	0 ~ 1	25 MP	2 MP per second	8 Seconds

Skill Traits

Persistent Guard	Evil Guard
Attribute Effect	Attribute Effect
Skill will reduce 20 KD per hit	Skill will burn 10 MP per hit

Related Skills

Veteran Technique

Tips and Details

This skill will only defend you against attacks from the front. Attacks from behind will cause the stance to break.
- When attacked from the front while in Guard stance, you can press or to launch a Heavy Stance counter attack. This maintains the chance to not knock down from Veteran Technique.
- This skill can be used when being hit. When doing so, it will not perform the casting attack, instead immediately entering guard stance.
  - The ability to perform a counter attack is completely disabled if the skill is activated in this way.
Normal MP regeneration while attacking on Guard is disabled.
If you are hit while guarding, you will receive MP and Knockdown as normal.
Holding the skill key will allow you to continuously guard, as long as you have enough MP.
If the KD counter reached its limit while you are guarding, you will not be knocked down.
During Guard, Chung is immune to Normal Stun and Flattening.
- Chung also receive consistent hitstun regardless of the incoming attack. This allows him to use skills to counter enemies while guarding.
Unlike normal Heavy Stance, when you receive damage, Chung will only go into Heavy Stance for about 0.5 ~ 1 second, meaning that you would need to counter straight away after receiving damage. However, you can also choose to continue guarding by holding the skill key even after entering Heavy Stance.
This skill can be used to delay the animations of certain skills. Uno Hound can spin and Guard can be held down while you are taking damage, then you can use Pandemonium, Pain of Caladbolg, etc.
As long as you are near a wall, you can guard against any move that don't attack from behind.

Old Version

Video	Description
Load video YouTube YouTube might collect personal data. Privacy Policy	Between its initial release and the 05/15/2014 KR Patch, this skill did not have a casting attack.

Updates

Date		Changes
KR	NA	PvE	PvP
01/27/2011	06/27/2012	Guard added.
03/29/2012	-	▲ Removed initial MP cost. ▼ MP is slowly drained while guarding.
11/07/2013	02/12/2014	SP requirement changed (Unlock 3 SP, Leveling 2 SP).
05/15/2014	09/17/2014	▲ Changes so it starts with Cannonball fire. ▼ Cooldown time changed to 6 seconds. ▼ MP cost increased by 5.
07/17/2014	-	Error where it countered without going into hit confirm animation fixed.
02/05/2015	-	▼ Heavy Stance Damage Reduction decreased.
08/20/2015	01/27/2016	Moved from Fury Guardian to Iron Paladin.
04/21/2016	05/18/2016	▼ Persistent effect decreased. ▼ Evil effect decreased.
01/25/2017	02/08/2017	▲ Damage increased.
04/27/2017	05/10/2017	▼ Damage Reduction decreased.
04/27/2017	05/10/2017	▲ Damage increased.	▼ Damage decreased.
09/14/2017	-	Motion error when attacked by Demonio's bound attack fixed.
04/05/2018	04/18/2018	▲ Damage increased.
02/03/2022	03/02/2022	▼ Initial MP Usage increased.

Alternative Names

Server	Name	Translation
South Korea	가드	Guard
Japan	ガード	Guard
China (Simplified Chinese)	防御姿态	Guard Stance
Germany	Abwehr	Defense
Spain	Defensa	Defense
France	Défense	Defense
Italy	Scansamento	???
Poland	Obrona	Defense
United Kingdom	Defence
Brazil	Bloqueio	Block