Dauntless Defense

Description

Maintaining a formidable defense is important when facing multiple enemies. Dauntless Defense is a powerful stance that keeps one's guard even amid a flurry of blows, turning the tables to damage foes by exploiting the gaps in their offensive. The defensive effect relies on a warrior's proficiency with the Defense skill, while the counterattack damage grows with the number of attacks blocked (up to 3 times).

Details

• Requires a Sword (excluding Rapiers), Blunt Weapon, or Axe equipped in order to use.
• Press and hold the skill in order to maintain it. A gauge will appear below the skill icon indicating how much damage has been taken.
  • Taking Damage while in this state will not only increase the duration, but also increase the damage dealt (up to a maximum).
    • Once the gauge turns gold, the maximum damage threshold has been reached.
• Once the skill ends, deals damage in a radius around the player who used the skill.
• Grants a damage reduction based on the size of the shield.
  • See Shields List for a list of shields and their size types.

Summary

Rank		N	F	E	D	C	B	A	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
Required AP		-	6	6	7	9	10	11	15	18	20	23	30	35	40	50	60
Required AP (Total)		-	6	12	19	28	38	49	64	82	102	125	155	190	230	280	340
Additional HP		-	5	3	3	3	3	3	5	4	4	4	5	5	6	7	10
Additional HP (Total)		-	5	8	11	14	17	20	25	29	33	37	42	47	53	60	70
Additional Duration [seconds]*		-	+1			+1.5			+2				+2.5				+3
Max Duration [seconds]		-	3.5			4			4.5				5				5.5
Base Defense		-	+5								+10				+15
Defense While Active		Equal to current Defense Bonus
Protection While Active		Equal to current Defense Bonus
Damage Reduction With Shield	Small	20%
	Medium	40%
	Large	60%
Max Damage [%]*		-	200	220	240	260	280	300	330	360	390	420	460	500	550	600	700
Attack Range		300
Load Time [sec]		0
Cooldown Time [sec]		8
Skill CP (Total)		-	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Stat CP (Total)		-	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?

*Being attacked while using the skill will extend the duration and increase the damage

Obtaining the Skill

• Complete A Dress Too Hot to Handle and reach Level 8 in the Elemental Knight Arcana.

Training Method

Rank F

Method	Exp.	Count	Total
Reach Arcana Level 9 With Elemental Knight	100.00	1	100.00

Rank E

Method	Exp.	Count	Total
Reach Arcana Level 10 With Elemental Knight	100.00	1	100.00

Rank D

Method	Exp.	Count	Total
Reach Arcana Level 11 With Elemental Knight	100.00	1	100.00

Rank C

Method	Exp.	Count	Total
Reach Arcana Level 12 With Elemental Knight	100.00	1	100.00

Rank B

Method	Exp.	Count	Total
Reach Arcana Level 14 With Elemental Knight	100.00	1	100.00

Rank A

Method	Exp.	Count	Total
Reach Arcana Level 17 With Elemental Knight	100.00	1	100.00

Rank 9

Method	Exp.	Count	Total
Reach Arcana Level 18 With Elemental Knight	100.00	1	100.00

Rank 8

Method	Exp.	Count	Total
Reach Arcana Level 25 With Elemental Knight	100.00	1	100.00

Rank 7

Method	Exp.	Count	Total
Reach Arcana Level 26 With Elemental Knight	100.00	1	100.00

Rank 6

Method	Exp.	Count	Total
Reach Arcana Level 31 With Elemental Knight	100.00	1	100.00

Rank 5

Method	Exp.	Count	Total
Reach Arcana Level 32 With Elemental Knight	100.00	1	100.00

Rank 4

Method	Exp.	Count	Total
Reach Arcana Level 34 With Elemental Knight	100.00	1	100.00

Rank 3

Method	Exp.	Count	Total
Reach Arcana Level 38 With Elemental Knight	100.00	1	100.00

Rank 2

Method	Exp.	Count	Total
Reach Arcana Level 42 With Elemental Knight	100.00	1	100.00

Rank 1

Method	Exp.	Count	Total
Cannot advance further	100.00	1	100.00