Defensive Slam

General Information

• An active ability found on the first slot of Maces.
• It is unlocked at mastery level 1.

Defensive Slam	Energy Cost	9	Attack the targeted enemy, dealing 237 physical damage. Increases damage resistances for you and up to 5 allies in an 8m radius by 43 for 3s.
	Cast Time	Instant
	Range	3m
	Cooldown	3s

Note: numerical values are based on gear with 1060 item power. Affected values are in italic.

Equipment

Melee Weapon Elder's Bedrock Mace Elder's Camlann Mace Elder's Heavy Mace Elder's Incubus Mace Elder's Mace Elder's Morning Star Elder's Oathkeepers

Related Patch Notes

Patch Link	Date	Patch Name	Patch Notes
Version 18.090.1	28 July 2021	Call to Arms Patch 9	Added four new icons to better represent the corresponding abilities: Blood Bandit (One-Handed Axe, E-slot) Protective Beam (Enigmatic Staff, E-slot) Arcane Orb (One-Handed Arcane Staff, E-slot) Ground Shaker (Maces, W-slot)
Version 1.17.406.177096	21 October 2020	Rise of Avalon Patch 7 / Brimstone & Mist Midseason Update and Hotfix 7.1	Maces Defensive Slam (all Maces): Buff Radius: 5m → 8m Battle Howl (Heavy Mace): Radius: 4.5m → 5m Hit delay: 0.4s → 0.25s Standtime: 0.6s → 0.35s
Version 1.11.362.116876	2 May 2018	Lancelot Midseason Patch	Maces Defensive Slam: Resistance Increase: 0.08 -> 0.15 Damage: 83.36 -> 77.81 Radius 4m -> 5m Buff Duration: 5s -> 3s Stalling Slam: Reworked the spell: it now decreases an enemy's energy on hit and gives energy to up to 5 allies in a 5m radius Cooldown: 3s -> 4s Damage: 55.58 -> 36.33