Balanced Stance

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Stance. For 8...18...20 seconds, you cannot be knocked down and you do not suffer extra damage from a critical attack.

Concise description

Stance. (8...18...20 seconds.) You cannot be knocked-down and do not take extra damage from critical hits.

Progression
Tactics Duration	0 8 1 9 2 10 3 10 4 11 5 12 6 13 7 14 8 14 9 15 10 16 11 17 12 18 13 18 14 19 15 20 16 21 17 22 18 22 19 23 20 24 21 25

[edit] Acquisition

Skill quests

• Prophecies
  • The Lost Princess (Fishermen's Haven)
• Factions
  • Skill Chaining (Shing Jea Monastery)

Skill trainers

• Prophecies
  • Bartoch (Droknar's Forge)
  • Dakk (Ember Light Camp)
• Factions
  • Michiko (Kaineng Center)

Hero skill trainers

• Nightfall
  • Warden of Whispers (The Kodash Bazaar)

Signet of Capture

• Prophecies
  • Smuush Fatfist (North Kryta Province)
  • Droog Stoneclub (D'Alessio Seaboard)
  • Glutt Wallop (Nebo Terrace)

[edit] Related skills

• "I Am Unstoppable!"
• Dolyak Signet
• Steady Stance (elite)

[edit] Notes

The Guild Wars 2 Wiki also has an article on Balanced Stance.

• This skill synergizes well with Desperation Blow; however, heroes may not activate this stance before using it.