Whirling Defense

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Stance. For 8...18...20 seconds, you have 75% chance to block attacks. Whenever you block a projectile in this way, adjacent foes take 5...10...11 damage.

Concise description

Stance. (8...18...20 seconds.) You have 75% chance to block. Deals 5...10...11 damage to adjacent foes whenever you block a projectile attack.

[edit] Acquisition

Skill quests

• Prophecies
  • Stone Summit Beastmasters (Traveler's Vale)
• Factions
  • Free the Fur (Sunqua Vale)

Skill trainers

• Prophecies
  • Firstwatch Sergio (Lion's Arch)
  • Dakk (Ember Light Camp)
• Factions
  • Michiko (Kaineng Center)
• Nightfall
  • Tohn (Kamadan, Jewel of Istan)
• Eye of the North
  • Micah Fergson (Eye of the North (outpost))

Hero skill trainers

• Nightfall
  • Shiloh (Sunspear Great Hall)
• Eye of the North
  • Gedrel of Ascalon (Eye of the North (outpost))
  • Kodan (Gunnar's Hold)
  • Lexx (Rata Sum)
  • Tyr the Skaald (Gunnar's Hold)

[edit] Related skills

• Gladiator's Defense (Elite)
• Sliver Armor

[edit] Notes

Anomaly.

Although the damage is nondescript, it does trigger Essence Bond, making it either physical or elemental damage.

Bug.

The damage from this skill fails to trigger Pain Inverter.