Bastion

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Bastion

Vanguard - Tank Subclass

Availability RacesEmpire, Bretonnia, Kislev, Sartosa, Araby, Cathay, Norsca, Asur (High Elves), Asrai (Wood Elves), Druchii (Dark Elves), Dwarfs, Chaos Dwarfs, Orcs, Goblins, Ogre, Beastmen, Chaos, Vampire CareersBounty Hunter, Artisan, Engineer, Quartermaster Proficiencies Weapon1-handed sword, 1-handed axe, 1-handed mace, 2-handed sword, 2-handed mace, 2-handed axe, spear, dual axes, throwing axes, shortspear ArmorHeavy Armor, Medium Armor, Light Armor

The Bastion skill tree is centered around defense, resilience, and protecting allies. Characters specializing in this tree focus on increasing their durability, improving their ability to withstand damage, and supporting the battlefield through powerful defensive abilities. This tree enhances the character’s capacity to act as a shield for others, with skills that bolster armor, shield effectiveness, and defensive positioning.

Passives

Shield Wall: Provides 10% incoming damage reduction. While wielding a shield, gain an additional 20% bonus to armor value.

Abilities

Embrace

With Embrace, the Bastion assumes an unbreakable defensive stance, fortifying their armor and significantly boosting their resistance to knockback. In this state, they become an immovable force on the battlefield, holding the line against relentless assaults. Enemies will struggle to push them back as they stand firm while shielding their allies and absorbing incoming damage with unwavering resilience.

Skill Tree Perks

Perk name	Description	Requirements	Exclusive with
Well-Traveled Warrior	Increased carry weight by 50	Requires: Bastion Subclass	—
Resilient Stance	Embrace skill duration increased 20%	Requires: Well-Traveled Warrior	Unstoppable Bulwark
Unstoppable Bulwark	When using Embrace, take 15% less damage from sprint attacks	Requires: Well-Traveled Warrior	Resilient Stance
Jarring Impact	Heavy attacks against targets with below 25% stamina inflict Dazed	Requires (ANY): Resilient Stance Unstoppable Bulwark	—
Shieldbearer's Momentum	Always have hyperarmor when using shield while attacking	Requires: Jarring Impact	Walk it Off
Walk it Off	Take 5% less damage from ranged, non-spell damage	Requires: Jarring Impact	Shieldbearer's Momentum
Shield Bash	Shield blocks inflict Dazed	Requires: Shieldbearer's Momentum	Concussing Strikes Defensive Doctrine
Concussing Strikes	Dazed threshold increased to 60% against already dazed targets.	Requires (ANY): Shieldbearer's Momentum Walk it Off	Shield Bash Defensive Doctrine
Defensive Doctrine	Embrace damage reduction debuff is reduced by 50%	Requires: Walk it Off	Shield Bash Concussing Strikes
Unrivaled Resolve	Take 5% less damage from sprint attacks	Requires (ANY): Concussing Strikes Shield Bash Defensive Doctrine	—
Endure Pain	When successfully avoiding an enemy hit while rolling, refund 33% of the roll's cost	Requires: Unrivaled Resolve	Doctrineless Daze
Doctrineless Daze	Take 10% less damage from dazed opponents	Requires: Unrivaled Resolve	Endure Pain

Availability

Category	Items
Races	Empire, Bretonnia, Kislev, Sartosa, Araby, Cathay, Norsca, Asur (High Elves), Asrai (Wood Elves), Druchii (Dark Elves), Dwarfs, Chaos Dwarfs, Orcs, Goblins, Ogre, Beastmen, Chaos, Vampire
Careers	Bounty Hunter, Artisan, Engineer, Quartermaster

Proficiencies

Category	Items
Weapons	1-handed sword, 1-handed axe, 1-handed mace, 2-handed sword, 2-handed mace, 2-handed axe, spear, dual axes, throwing axes, shortspear
Armor	Heavy Armor, Medium Armor, Light Armor