foundation
Armour Familiarity
Level 1
Matching-piece defensive ratings rise linearly to +25% at L100.
Armour
Plate Armor Mastery
6 skills. 12 milestones. Explore the whole path from level 1 to 100.
Learn it by doing it
Milestones unlock automatically at the required proficiency level. No class skill points. Higher ranks replace earlier values. Actives share the same eight ability slots as your class skills.
PRACTICE & MASTERY
PLATE ARMOR
Armour
SKILL TREERead-only reference
LEVEL 1 TO 100 · AUTOMATIC MILESTONES
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Every Skill, Every Rank
6 skills
passive
Reinforced Guard
Level 10 / 40 / 70
Take 10/20/30% less guard damage while blocking; multiplicative with Shield Stalwart. No wider block arc.
passive
Deflecting Plates
Level 20 / 45 / 75
Take 4/7/10% less physical damage; not percentage-point armour or universal spell mitigation.
passive
Firm Footing
Level 30 / 60 / 90
Hostile knockback displacement reduced by 15/30/45%. Does not shorten stuns/roots, prevent interrupts or ignore scripted mechanics.
active
Ironclad
Level 50
For 6s, take 30% less physical damage. 45s cooldown. No speed bonus, overweight bypass or immunity.
active
Unyielding
Level 100
During Ironclad, incoming guard damage is reduced by a further 50%; this does not prevent guard breaks or grant blocking.
Upgrades Ironclad. Uses the same ability slot.
Level 1: Armour Familiarity
Armour Familiarity
Matching-piece defensive ratings rise linearly to +25% at L100.
Rank levels: 1. Later rank values replace earlier ranks.
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Level 10: Reinforced Guard
Reinforced Guard 1
Take 10/20/30% less guard damage while blocking; multiplicative with Shield Stalwart. No wider block arc.
Rank levels: 10 / 40 / 70. Later rank values replace earlier ranks.
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Level 20: Deflecting Plates
Deflecting Plates 1
Take 4/7/10% less physical damage; not percentage-point armour or universal spell mitigation.
Rank levels: 20 / 45 / 75. Later rank values replace earlier ranks.
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Level 30: Firm Footing
Firm Footing 1
Hostile knockback displacement reduced by 15/30/45%. Does not shorten stuns/roots, prevent interrupts or ignore scripted mechanics.
Rank levels: 30 / 60 / 90. Later rank values replace earlier ranks.
Connections show milestone order, not extra purchases.
Level 40: Reinforced Guard
Reinforced Guard 2
Take 10/20/30% less guard damage while blocking; multiplicative with Shield Stalwart. No wider block arc.
Rank levels: 10 / 40 / 70. Later rank values replace earlier ranks.
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Level 45: Deflecting Plates
Deflecting Plates 2
Take 4/7/10% less physical damage; not percentage-point armour or universal spell mitigation.
Rank levels: 20 / 45 / 75. Later rank values replace earlier ranks.
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Level 50: Ironclad
Ironclad
For 6s, take 30% less physical damage. 45s cooldown. No speed bonus, overweight bypass or immunity.
Rank levels: 50. Later rank values replace earlier ranks.
Connections show milestone order, not extra purchases.
Level 60: Firm Footing
Firm Footing 2
Hostile knockback displacement reduced by 15/30/45%. Does not shorten stuns/roots, prevent interrupts or ignore scripted mechanics.
Rank levels: 30 / 60 / 90. Later rank values replace earlier ranks.
Connections show milestone order, not extra purchases.
Level 70: Reinforced Guard
Reinforced Guard 3
Take 10/20/30% less guard damage while blocking; multiplicative with Shield Stalwart. No wider block arc.
Rank levels: 10 / 40 / 70. Later rank values replace earlier ranks.
Connections show milestone order, not extra purchases.
Level 75: Deflecting Plates
Deflecting Plates 3
Take 4/7/10% less physical damage; not percentage-point armour or universal spell mitigation.
Rank levels: 20 / 45 / 75. Later rank values replace earlier ranks.
Connections show milestone order, not extra purchases.
Level 90: Firm Footing
Firm Footing 3
Hostile knockback displacement reduced by 15/30/45%. Does not shorten stuns/roots, prevent interrupts or ignore scripted mechanics.
Rank levels: 30 / 60 / 90. Later rank values replace earlier ranks.
Connections show milestone order, not extra purchases.
Level 100: Unyielding
Unyielding
During Ironclad, incoming guard damage is reduced by a further 50%; this does not prevent guard breaks or grant blocking.
Rank levels: 100. Later rank values replace earlier ranks.
Connections show milestone order, not extra purchases.
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