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What affects the damage of Guarded Assault?

zachwhozachwho Member Posts: 100 Arc User
edited July 2015 in The Guard Barracks
Hello everyone, looking to make a build based around this class feature. But I'm not sure what, if anything, affects it. More specifically does combat superiority, reckless attacker, or villains menace increase the damage? Or is just a flat percentage capped at 15% of our health?

Do debuffs increase the damage? Can it crit? Does armor pen or power affect it at all.

I'm currently only using combat superiority and shield talent.

Edit: Also does reflect damage trigger the pseudo dragon active bonus?

Really want to test a build out, but don't want to waste AD if nothing affects it's damage. Thanks in advance!
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  • kacezetkacezet Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 199 Arc User
    Answer ✓
    AFAIK Reflect dmg from Guarded Assault works with every buff/debuff, can't crit and is affected by enemy DR. It also can proc lifesteal and Wheel of Elements Fire dmg.
    Bethel - Guardian Fighter - Essence of Aggression - Vermilion alliance

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  • UnknownUnknown
    edited July 2015
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  • zachwhozachwho Member Posts: 100 Arc User
    Thanks for taking a moment to help, but that's not at all what I'm looking for.
  • tantivetyrelltantivetyrell Member Posts: 180 Arc User
    Knights challenge I believe has an effect on the damage done with reflect.
  • zachwhozachwho Member Posts: 100 Arc User
    Ok, wasn't really considering knights challenge, anyone else got some insight to this?
  • jiubiizeekkjiubiizeekk Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 144 Arc User
    shield talent + Guarded assault + Fighters recovery = Stand in red and do massive damage.
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  • jumpingmorksjumpingmorks Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 876 Arc User
    edited January 2016
    Conc + Knight's Challenge + Villains + ITF + Anvil at 40% health or less = amazing damage versus Tiamat or Heralds.

    EDIT: and for class features: Combat Superiority and Shield Warrior's Wrath, because you only have to block the powerful attacks and build the latter class feature to a 20% dam buff.

    Also, as mentioned above, Fey Thistle Boon/High Deflect/Guarded Assault/Shield Talent with Fighter's Recovery is also very, very effective in Dungeon/Skirmish runs and with KV the threat you generate passively is massive.

    Steel Defense is a good tactic if your defense is a bit on the low side, taking a big boss hit can usually max your AP with your shield up, pop a Daily, rinse and repeat.
  • maxiumdanmaxiumdan Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 44 Arc User
    ambrosianectar said:

    Shield talent+guarded assault +KV + deflect>40% + fey thistle boon+ artifact offhand shield bash + fighter's recovery = permashield + massive passive threat on all mobs



    This is the Bowser Build (AKA Spiked Turtle protector).



    Coming soon.

    How about like a vampire build - ST+GA+KV+SOS+lifedrinker+lifesteal = permashield + passive threat from damage and self heals + self heals



  • zachwhozachwho Member Posts: 100 Arc User
    edited February 2016
    I don't know how deflect or the fey thistle boon comes in to discussion

    You can't deflect while guarding
  • zachwhozachwho Member Posts: 100 Arc User
    AND what is artifact off hand shield bash? You mean main hand tide of iron?
  • jumpingmorksjumpingmorks Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 876 Arc User
    zachwho said:

    I don't know how deflect or the fey thistle boon comes in to discussion



    You can't deflect while guarding

    That's news to me, I thought deflect was only non functional while proned, I've also recently found out that a high deflect will also mitigate the time you are cc'd.
    maxiumdan said:

    ambrosianectar said:

    Shield talent+guarded assault +KV + deflect>40% + fey thistle boon+ artifact offhand shield bash + fighter's recovery = permashield + massive passive threat on all mobs



    This is the Bowser Build (AKA Spiked Turtle protector).



    Coming soon.

    How about like a vampire build - ST+GA+KV+SOS+lifedrinker+lifesteal = permashield + passive threat from damage and self heals + self heals



    I found with 20% LS even just GA and KV will keep you perma healed almost constantly, if you can perma block then all the better.

  • jumpingmorksjumpingmorks Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 876 Arc User
    zachwho said:

    AND what is artifact off hand shield bash? You mean main hand tide of iron?

    You have 4 At-Wills at any time, the 2 you choose, say Crushing Surge and Threatening Rush, but while your shield is up activating your first At-Will will change to Aggravated Assault, it does good damage, is a small aoe so good for just jabbing while you are smothered in adds and also builds threat. If you activate your second At-Will while your shield is up you will use Shield Bash, the damage is very poor and it doesn't generate any threat besides the normal Hate of any attack but it does restore a small portion of stamina.

  • zachwhozachwho Member Posts: 100 Arc User
    Can you give a source on the deflecting only disabled while prone?
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  • malabogpigfeedermalabogpigfeeder Member Posts: 97 Arc User
    edited February 2016
    It works with everything...or at least that i know of when you exepct target not to reach the maximum allowed damage use knights challenge, i use it often in losthmauth, this was the way i found to save squishier members if i fail to take the aggro from reflection of damage at least i stack kv + kc and save my teamates. I would also had a briartwine here, i was testing transcendent on preview, if you have no problems of surviviability is a good enchant.....on real server costs a lot.
    I would appreciate you to not read my signature, now that you did, dont do it again.
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