Radiant Forge

The Radiant Forge visual effect

Radiant Forge is a profession mechanic of the Guardian's elite specialization Luminary. It can be activated by the Profession Skill 4 hotkey (default F4) via Enter Radiant Forge, and is deactivated when using Exit Radiant Forge or when the Radiant Shroud (effect) expires.

Mechanics

Primary article: Radiant weapon

• When in Radiant Forge, the Luminary has their weapon skills replaced by   Glaring Burst and radiant weapons.
• The Luminary has access to the Radiant Forge weapon skills while Radiant Forge (effect) lasts.
• Radiant weapon skills on activation have the following effects:
  • Perform an initial attack with the related weapon.
  • Apply  Luminary's Blessing to nearby allies.
  • Flip the respective weapon skill, while that radiant weapon is active, to a second skill.
  • If a previous radiant weapon was active, deactivate it and lose access to that flipped weapon skill.
  • Apply an additional effect to   Glaring Burst until a new weapon is chosen or Radiant Forge is canceled.

Skills

The Luminary's fourth profession skill will enter or exit Radiant Forge. When under the Radiant Forge, the skills below replace the normal weapon skill bar.

#	Skill			Description
Profession Mechanic
F4	Enter Radiant Forge		10	Enter Radiant Forge. The recharge time of this skill is reduced for each unused radiant weapon in shroud.
F4	Exit Radiant Forge			Leave Radiant Forge.
Radiant Forge
1	Glaring Burst	0.5½		Create a burst of energy, the effect of which changes based on the radiant weapon you have equipped.
2	Dazzling Hammer	0.5½	7	Smash the ground with your radiant hammer, dazing nearby foes and granting boons to nearby allies. Gain light aura if this skill finishes a combo.
2	Shining Spin	0.5½		Strike nearby foes with your radiant hammer, dealing increased damage against foes that are disabled.
3	Luminous Staff	0.75¾	15	Slam your radiant staff into the ground, granting boons to allies and creating a symbol.
3	Restorative Glow	0.75¾		Heal and remove conditions from nearby allies, then redirect a percentage of their incoming strike damage to you. Damage redirection will end if you fall below 50% health.
4	Gleaming Blade	0.75¾	15	Leap to the target and slash, inflicting cripple and vulnerability.
4	Lucent Thrust	0.5½		Stab your foe with your radiant sword and launch a ray of light that bounces between foes.
5	Radiant Bulwark	2	30	Block attacks. Grants aegis to nearby allies on activation.
5	Brilliant Slam	0.5½		Slam your foes with your shield, dazing them. Deal bonus defiance-bar damage on defiant foes.

Appearance

When activated, the Luminary's brazier's flames covers their body, and the brazier disappears. Whenever a radiant weapon is equipped, the Luminary equips the respective weapon(s), itself covered in the flames, and changes the Glaring Burst animation to one that wields the active radiant weapon:

• Dazzling Hammer equips a Hammer.
• Luminous Staff equips a Staff.
• Gleaming Blade and Radiant Bulwark both equip the same Sword and Shield.

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  Luminary's brazier

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  Luminary's hammer

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  Luminary's staff

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  Luminary's sword and shield

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Skill types and profession mechanics