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For the specialization in Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening, see Guardian (Origins).
For Andraste's disciple, see Guardian (character).


Guardian is Aveline's specialization in Dragon Age II.

Many warriors foolishly believe that they can control the tide of a battle on their own, but a guardian realizes that an ally's survival is as important as an enemy's death. Guardians prefer to protect party members directly, but if necessary, they are prepared to make personal sacrifices to ensure that their companions live.

Talents[]

Guardian Tree


Serve and Protect Serve and Protect
Passive
Requires: Aveline Friendship
Aveline's dedication to Hawke verges on overbearing.

Damage transfer: 10% from Hawke to Aveline
Damage resistance: 5%
Watchful Eye Watchful Eye
Passive
Requires: Aveline Rivalry
Recent events have put Aveline on her guard.

Damage resistance: +10%
Retaliation Retaliation
Activated
Duration: 10s
Cooldown: 30s
Requires: Level 9
For a short time, melee strikes against Aveline are met with an instant counterattack.

Physical damage: 0.5x base damage per counterattack
Retribution Retribution
Upgrade
Requires: Level 13
Requires: 2 points in Guardian
Retaliation now lasts longer and inflicts more damage with each counterattack.

Physical damage: +0.5x base damage per counterattack (total: 1x)
Duration: +5s (total: 15s)
Bodyguard Bodyguard
Sustained
Upkeep: 15%
Cooldown: 5s
Requires: Level 8
Requires: Retaliation
Requires: Immovable
While this mode is active, Aveline shields a targeted party member, taking damage on his or her behalf.

Damage transfer: 25% from target to Aveline
Elite Bodyguard Elite Bodyguard
Upgrade
Requires: Level 12
Requires: 2 points in Guardian
Aveline increases her aid to a party member, suffering even more damage on the party member's behalf.

Damage transfer: +25% from target to Aveline (total: 50%)
Immovable Immovable
Sustained
Upkeep: 20%
Duration: 5s per hit
Cooldown: 10s
Requires: Level 7
While this mode is active, Aveline sacrifices movement and attack speed for resilience to incoming blows. Every hit she suffers increases her hardiness even further, but also slows her more and more.

Damage resistance: Stacking +8% per hit
Attack speed: Stacking -5% per hit
Movement speed: Stacking -5% per hit
Unstoppable Unstoppable
Upgrade
Requires: Level 11
Requires: 2 points in Guardian
Aveline is slowed less while Immovable is active.

Attack speed: Stacking -3% per hit instead of -5%
Movement speed: Stacking -3% per hit instead of -5%
Indomitable Indomitable
Passive
Requires: Level 13
Requires: Immovable
Through sheer force of will, Aveline refuses to be knocked off her feet or stunned. Attacks that would normally send her flying, or distract her with lengthy elemental effects like major immolation, are instead converted to smaller reactions. The Resilience talent from the Defender school allows her to ignore those smaller reactions as well.

Knockdown resistance: 100%
Stun resistance: 100%
Thick Skin Thick Skin
Passive
Requires: Level 11
Requires: Immovable
Long years on the front lines have made Aveline unusually... durable.

Damage resistance: +15%
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