Guard Rune

General Information

• An active ability found on second slot of Maces.
• It is unlocked at mastery level 15.

Guard Rune	Energy Cost	43	Conjure a Guard Rune with a 5m radius around the targeted position, which lasts 5s. Increases the damage resistances by 58 and Healing Received by 25% of up to 5 allies within its radius.
	Cast Time	0.4s
	Range	14m
	Cooldown	15s

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

Melee Weapon Tier Adept's Camlann Mace 4 Adept's Oathkeepers 4 Expert's Bedrock Mace 5 Expert's Camlann Mace 5 Expert's Heavy Mace 5 Expert's Incubus Mace 5 Expert's Mace 5 Expert's Morning Star 5 Expert's Oathkeepers 5 Master's Bedrock Mace 6 Master's Camlann Mace 6 Master's Heavy Mace 6 Master's Incubus Mace 6 Master's Mace 6 Master's Morning Star 6 Master's Oathkeepers 6 Grandmaster's Bedrock Mace 7 Grandmaster's Camlann Mace 7 Grandmaster's Heavy Mace 7 Grandmaster's Incubus Mace 7 Grandmaster's Mace 7 Grandmaster's Morning Star 7 Grandmaster's Oathkeepers 7 Elder's Bedrock Mace 8 Elder's Camlann Mace 8 Elder's Heavy Mace 8 Elder's Incubus Mace 8 Elder's Mace 8 Elder's Morning Star 8 Elder's Oathkeepers 8

==Related Patch Notes==

Patch Link	Date	Patch Name	Patch Notes
Version 18.110.1	13 October 2021	Call to Arms Patch 11	Maces have been out of the Crystal League 5v5 meta for a while. To give them a potential unique tank role, Guard Rune has been overhauled to make allies immune to knockbacks and stuns. This could be used to support a caster backline like Holy, Frost or Fire, protecting them from displacement and stun-heavy enemy frontlines (which currently keep Casters out of the meta). To further increase the appeal of Mace tanks, Sacred Ground has been boosted with an additional Slow effect, to offer some value in reducing enemy movement too. Furthermore, Battle Howl's cooldown has been reduced to better fit the faster meta that has developed over the years. The ability to remove HoTs is now on a lower cooldown than Nature Cleanse, which could generate increased value against Nature Healer comps. Sacred Ground (all Maces): Cast Time: 0.8s → 0.6s Enemies inside the area are now slowed by 20% Guard Rune (all Maces): Allies inside the area are now immune to forced movement and stun Resistance Increase: 0.20 → 0.25 Removed the Healing Increased bonus Battle Howl (Heavy Mace): Cooldown: 20s → 15s
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)