Guardian (PvP)
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This article is about the paladin PvP action. For the PvE action, see Guardian. For the raid boss, see Guardian (boss). For the similar paladin PvE action, see Cover.
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Guardian (PvP)
Rush to a target party member's side.
Additional Effect: Take all damage intended for the targeted party member.
Duration: 8s
Can only be executed when member is closer than 10 yalms.
Cannot be executed while bound.
Has no effect on targets interacting with an object.— In-game description
Guardian (PvP) is an action unlocked at level 30. It is available for Paladin.
Notes
- Very few actions can bypass cover to deal damage directly to the covered target. An example is a
Death Warrant being placed on a target before they are covered by a paladin. Further damage will not be compiled for the Death Warrant after the target is covered. - All detrimental status effects and knockback or draw-in effects received by the targeted party member are also redirected to the paladin.
- The covering paladin will be drawn-in to
Salted Earth twice, and their covered target will not be drawn-in. - Forced crowd-control status effects, like those from
Meteodrive and 
Contradance will not apply to the covered target, but to the covering paladin themselves.
- The covering paladin will be drawn-in to
- Unlike
Cover, this action will negate all damage received by both the targeted party member and the paladin when under the effect of 
Hallowed Ground from 
Phalanx. - Covering an ally with this action will allow them to cast
Standard-issue Elixir without interruption. - A party member being covered will negate all conditional damage done to them, assuming the covering paladin does not have the prerequisite status effects. Listed below are some examples:
Zantetsuken will not deal damage equalling the covered target's base HP to the target or the paladin, even if the covered target is under the effect of 
Kuzushi. If the paladin is under the effect of Kuzushi, and their covered target is hit with Zantetsuken, the paladin will take damage equal to their base HP, however.
Seiton Tenchu and 
Perfectio will not incapacitate a covered target, even if their HP value meets the instant incapacitation effect.
- If the covering paladin's HP value meets the incapacitation threshold, they will be incapacitated, instead.
- The additional damage from
Pressure Point from 
Wind's Reply will not be inflicted if the target is covered after application.
- Paladins may use
Guard, as well as other mitigation abilities, to guard against redirected damage and status effects. - Another use for this action is to gap-close to a party member as a method of escape. Caution should still be exercised after execution, as damage taken by the covered party member will still be redirected to the covering paladin.
History
Patch 7.15 (2024-12-17): Recast time has been increased from 24 to 30 seconds.- Patch 7.1 (2024-11-12):
- Duration has been decreased from 10 to 8 seconds.
- Recast time has been decreased from 25 to 24 seconds.
Patch 6.25 (2022-10-17): Guardian will no longer have an effect on targets interacting with an object.- Patch 6.1 (2022-04-12): Added.