Communal Defenses

Blocking an attack grants aegis to nearby allies. — In-game description

Communal Defenses

Specialization

Valor (trait list)

Tier

Master

Type

Major

Training cost

5 Hero points

Game link

API

API

“

15

Communal Defenses

Blocking an attack grants aegis to nearby allies.

 Aegis (5s): Block the next incoming attack.

 Number of Allied Targets: 5

 Radius: 360

— In-game description

Related skills

Weapon skills that are improved by this trait

•   Protector's Strike — Mace
•   Shield of Wrath — Focus

Transform skills that are improved by this trait

•   Radiant Bulwark — Enter Radiant Forge

Healing skills that are improved by this trait

•   Shelter

Profession mechanic skills that are improved by this trait

•   Shield of Courage — Virtue

Notes

• Unlike other traits that affect allies, the user does not gain aegis when this trait triggers.

Version history

For a detailed trait history, see here.

Patch	Changes
July 26, 2016	Fixed a bug in which aegis could be applied to infinite targets.
June 23, 2015	Specialization update: Updated this trait to reflect the introduction of the specialization mechanic. This trait has been moved to the Master tier. Reduced internal cooldown to 15 seconds.
April 15, 2014	Communal Defenses has been added to the game.