Wind Guard

Description

A skill that allows you to successfully defend against enemies attacks by summoning strong winds to surround your body. DEF and M. DEF increases significantly, and you cannot be knocked down. While Wind Guard is active, weapon speed for the Close Combat talent increases, and you can use Close Combat skills and Giant Full Swing, the ultimate skill of a Giant Warrior. The strong wind summoned by Wind Guard allows you to use Charge and Giant Full Swing quickly and consecutively without a cooldown. Equipping a shield grants an additional DEF bonus.

Details

Giant-only skill.
Uses the power of wind to temporarily increase the user's Defense, Protection, Magic Defense, and Magic Protection and grants immunity to knockdown and stun hits, even if sent into Deadly.
- The stat bonuses are not shown in the character stat menu.
While active is loaded you are free to move and use any Close Combat skills, and some skills get additional benefits.
- Giant Full Swing can be used without transforming into a Beast, and its cooldown is reduced to 0.
  - Giant Full Swing will affect the equipped weapon's durability and proficiency if used without transforming into a Beast.
- The cooldown of Charge is reduced to 0, and your movement speed during Charge is greatly increased.
- Status Effect skills, such as Mana Shield and Daemon of Physis, will still take effect if activated before Wind Guard.
- Any Auto-Defenses the user has while under the effects of Wind Guard still has a chance to activate.
- Increases weapon speed by one tier when using a Sword (excluding Rapiers), Blunt Weapon, or Axe. For example, a "Very Slow" weapon will have its speed increased to "Slow".
  - This effect will stack with Might of Ladeca, making it possible to raise the speed of close combat weapons by two tiers when both skills are active.
Ice Spear's freezing effect will still affect Wind Guard, however the knock back of Ice Spear is still negated.
Frozen Blast, if successful, will completely cancel Wind Guard.
While this skill is active, you will not be able to use Elemental Knight skills.
Wind Guard cannot be maintained if the user's Stamina hits 0 at any point.

Summary

Rank	N	F	E	D	C	B	A	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
Required AP	-	4	6	8	10	13	15	20	25	30	35	40	45	50	55	60
Required AP (Total)	-	4	10	18	28	41	56	76	101	131	166	206	251	301	356	416
Additional HP (Total)	-	3	6	9	12	15	18	23	26	29	32	37	40	43	46	56
Additional Will (Total)	-	1	2	3	4	5	6	8	10	12	14	17	19	21	23	28
Additional Defense Upon Activation	15		20		30			40	45	50	55	60	65	70	80	100
Additional Protection Upon Activation	15		20		30			40	45	50	55	60	65	70	80	100
Additional Magic Defense Upon Activation	8		10	12	14	16	18	20	25	30	35	40	45	50	55	60
Additional Magic Protection Upon Activation	8		10	12	14	16	18	20	25	30	35	40	45	50	55	60
Stamina Use (Activation)	2
Stamina Use [/sec]	.8							1				1.2
Duration [sec]	30				35			40				45				50
Load Time [sec]	0
Cooldown Time [sec]	160
Skill CP	0	30	60	90	120	150	180	210	240	270	300	330	360	390	420	450
Stat CP	-	2	4	6	8	10	12	15.5	18	20.5	23	27	29.5	32	34.5	42

Obtaining the Skill

Instinctual Defense
How to Get Quest	Talk to Krug with the Skills Keyword after learning Charge
Briefing	If I stand still and concentrate everything on the opponent's attack, wouldn't I be able to defend the attack more completely? Maybe if I study the monsters that gravitate toward melee attack, I'll be able to figure something out. - Krug
Objectives	Clear Ciar Dungeon Talk with Krug Clear Par Dungeon Talk with Krug Clear Karu Forest Ruins Dungeon
Rewards	500 Experience Points Obtain the Wind Guard Skill
Additional Information	The quest comes on a 1x2 scroll. For Ciar Dungeon, a Mysterious Ciar Fomor Charm is given as a pass. The dungeon is two floors long and is similar to Ciar Intermediate. For Par Ruins, a Hard Crystal is given as a pass. The dungeon is three floors long and is similar to Par Snow Crystal. For Karu Forest Ruins, a Sparkling Diamond must be used as a pass. The Sparkling Diamond is obtained through Handicrafting. It requires 2 Transparent Crystal Balls and 1 Diamond. Transparent Crystal Ball is obtained through Handicraft. It requires 1 Restored Red Crystal Orb, 1 Restored Blue Crystal Orb, and 1 Restored White Crystal Orb, all of which are found by L-Rod Exploration just around Cor. Diamonds can be found through Metallurgy, Ancient Monsters, Metal Conversion, and certain events. The diamond's size does not matter. The dungeon is similar to Karu Stone Bison Dungeon with three floors, with a Sparkling Stone Bison as the boss. All three dungeons will count towards other Giants' Wind Guard quest if done in the same party, and also with the same current objective in the quest.

Training Method

Tips

An effective method is to use Taunt in tandem with Wind Guard while in Outskirts District 1 in the Shyllien Nature Reserve. Mutant Rabbit have weak melee attacks and will suffice for Melee attacks.
- Using Bare Hands while in Wind Guard stance will allow a very weak splash damage and range due the close proximity the Mutant Rabbits may be while getting aggroed by many due to the nature of Taunt. This effectively trains the attack requirement for Wind Guard.
- In the same district, Mutant Carnivorous Plants, found usually in the back of District 1, may suffice for for Magic Attacks, provided lightning enchanted items helps reduce the already low damage of the plant's Lightning Bolts.

Novice Rank

AP: -

Effects: none

Method	Exp.	Count	Total
Use the skill successfully.	100.00	1	100.00

Rank F

AP: 4
Stat Improvement: HP +3, Will +1
Effects: When skill is active, defense +5 and protection +20%

Method	Exp.	Count	Total
Use the skill successfully.	5.00	20	100.00
Use Wind Guard to defend against a melee attack	2.00	100	200.00

Rank E

AP: 6
Stat Improvement: HP +3, Will +1
Effects: When skill is active, defense +5 and protection +22%

Method	Exp.	Count	Total
Use Wind Guard to defend against a melee attack.	1.50	180	270.00

Rank D

AP: 8
Stat Improvement: HP +3, Will +1
Effects: When skill is active, defense +5 and protection +24%

Method	Exp.	Count	Total
Use Wind Guard to defend against a melee attack.	1.00	200	200.00

Rank C

AP: 10
Stat Improvement: HP +3, Will +1
Effects: When skill is active, Defense +30, Protection +30, Magic Defense +14, and Magic Protection +14

Method	Exp.	Count	Total
Use Wind Guard to defend against a melee attack.	0.50	300	150.00

Rank B

AP: 13
Stat Improvement: HP +3, Will +1
Effects: When skill is active, Defense +30, Protection +30, Magic Defense +16, and Magic Protection +16

Method	Exp.	Count	Total
Get hit by an enemy while in the wind breaker stance.	0.25	400	100.00
Attack an enemy while skill is active.	2.00	100	200.00

Rank A

AP: 15
Stat Improvement: HP +3, Will +1
Effects: When skill is active, Defense +30, Protection +30, Magic Defense +18, and Magic Protection +18

Method	Exp.	Count	Total
Get hit by an enemy while in the wind breaker stance.	0.20	400	80.00
Attack an enemy while skill is active.	1.00	150	150.00

Rank 9

AP: 20
Stat Improvement: HP +5, Will +2
Effects: When skill is active, defense +7 and protection +32%

Method	Exp.	Count	Total
Get hit by an enemy while in the wind breaker stance.	0.10	500	50.00
Attack an enemy while skill is active.	0.40	300	120.00

Rank 8

AP: 25
Stat Improvement: HP +3, Will +2
Effects: When skill is active, defense +7 and protection +34%

Method	Exp.	Count	Total
Get hit by an enemy while in the wind breaker stance.	0.10	600	60.00
Get arrow attack by an enemy while in the wind breaker stance.	2.00	30	60.00
Attack an enemy while skill is active.	0.40	300	120.00

Rank 7

AP: 30
Stat Improvement: HP +3, Will +2
Effects: When skill is active, defense +7 and protection +36%

Method	Exp.	Count	Total
Get hit by an enemy while in the wind breaker stance.	0.05	1000	50.00
Get arrow attack by an enemy while in the wind breaker stance.	1.00	60	50.00
Attack an enemy while skill is active.	0.30	400	120.00

Rank 6

AP: 35
Stat Improvement: HP +3, Will +2
Effects: When skill is active, defense +7 and protection +38%

Method	Exp.	Count	Total
Get hit by an enemy while in the wind breaker stance.	0.05	1000	50.00
Get arrow attack by an enemy while in the wind breaker stance.	0.60	200	120.00
Attack an enemy while skill is active.	0.20	400	80.00

Rank 5

AP: 40
Stat Improvement: HP +5, Will +3
Effects: When skill is active, defense +15 and protection +40%

Method	Exp.	Count	Total
Get hit by an enemy while in the wind breaker stance.	0.025	1000	25.00
Get arrow attack by an enemy while in the wind breaker stance.	0.60	120	72.00
Get magic attack by an enemy while in the wind breaker stance.	2.00	30	60.00
Attack an enemy while skill is active.	0.10	1000	100.00

Rank 4

AP: 45
Stat Improvement: HP +3, Will +2
Effects: When skill is active, defense +15 and protection +42%

Method	Exp.	Count	Total
Get hit by an enemy while in the wind breaker stance.	0.025	1000	25.00
Get arrow attack by an enemy while in the wind breaker stance.	0.40	300	120.00
Get magic attack by an enemy while in the wind breaker stance.	1.00	60	60.00
Attack an enemy while skill is active.	0.05	1200	60.00

Rank 3

AP: 50
Stat Improvement: HP +3, Will +2
Effects: When skill is active, defense +15 and protection +44%

Method	Exp.	Count	Total
Get hit by an enemy while in the wind breaker stance.	0.002	1500	3.00
Get arrow attack by an enemy while in the wind breaker stance.	0.20	500	100.00
Get magic attack by an enemy while in the wind breaker stance.	0.50	150	75.00
Attack an enemy while skill is active.	0.04	1200	48.00

Rank 2

AP: 55
Stat Improvement: HP +3, Will +2
Effects: When skill is active, defense +15 and protection +46%

Method	Exp.	Count	Total
Get hit by an enemy while in the wind breaker stance.	0.001	2000	2.00
Get arrow attack by an enemy while in the wind breaker stance.	0.10	1000	100.00
Get magic attack by an enemy while in the wind breaker stance.	0.20	500	100.00
Attack an enemy while skill is active.	0.03	2000	60.00

Rank 1

AP: 60
Stat Improvement: HP +10, Will +5
Effects: When skill is active, defense +15 and protection +50%

Method	Exp.	Count	Total
Get hit by an enemy while in the wind breaker stance.	0.001	4000	4.00
Get arrow attack by an enemy while in the wind breaker stance.	0.05	2000	100.00
Get magic attack by an enemy while in the wind breaker stance.	0.10	800	80.00
Attack an enemy while skill is active.	0.02	4000	80.00

Master Title

the Master of Wind Guard

HP +10
Str -20
Dex -20
Protection +5
Def + 7

Related Enchants

Name	Type, Rank	Enchants Onto	Effect(s)	Comes On/From
Necromancer Personalize^[1] (link) (edit)	Prefix, 6	Two-handed Weapons	When Combat Mastery is Rank 1 or higher Strength +35~42 When Wind Guard is Rank 5 or higher Strength +20 When Final Hit is Rank 5 or higher Strength +18~22 Dexterity -15 x2 Repair Cost	Exclusive Enchant Scroll (Alby Advanced Hardmode Reward, Rundal Advanced Hardmode Reward), Enchant Scroll (Math Advanced, Alby Hardmode Reward, Alban Knights Training Grounds Hall of Warriors)
Titanic (link) (edit)	Prefix, 8	Two-handed Axes	When Wind Guard is Rank 5 or higher Strength +30 When Taunt is Rank 9 or higher Strength +25 Intelligence -50	Enchant Scroll (Ciar Advanced Hardmode Reward), Lute (Alby Advanced Hardmode Reward)

↑ Note: Once an item is personalized by an enchant, the personalization is permanent, even if the personalizing enchant is later overwritten by another enchant.

[Personalize-1] Note: Once an item is personalized by an enchant, the personalization is permanent, even if the personalizing enchant is later overwritten by another enchant.

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