Effulgent Stance/history
April 14, 2026
- Effulgent Stance: Reduced the base barrier from 3,973 to 2,245 and increased the healing power coefficient from 0.2 to 1.0 in PvE only.
Effulgent Stance
- Profession
Guardian (skill list)- Specialization
Luminary- Slot
- Utility
- Type
- Stance
- Training cost
- 15 Hero points
- Game link
“Stance. Grant barrier and light aura to nearby allies, then enter a stance that charges up a burst of light when striking or struck by enemies. The burst of light dazes enemies if fully charged.
Damage: 1,064 (4.0)? Damage: 558 (2.1)?- Damage: 133 (0.5)?
Barrier: 2,245 (1.0)? Barrier: 3,973 (0.2)? Barrier: 2,053 (0.2)?- Light Aura (4s): -10% Incoming Condition Damage
- Effulgent Stance (4s): Gain stacks when striking or being struck by an enemy. When this ends, damage nearby enemies based on the number of stacks.
Maximum-Strength Daze: 2 seconds Maximum-Strength Daze: 1 second- Defiance Break: 200
— In-game description
January 13, 2026
- Effulgent Stance: Reduced the base barrier from 2,980 to 2,053 in PvP only.
Effulgent Stance
- Profession
Guardian (skill list)- Specialization
Luminary- Slot
- Utility
- Type
- Stance
- Training cost
- 15 Hero points
- Game link
“Stance. Grant barrier and light aura to nearby allies, then enter a stance that charges up a burst of light when striking or struck by enemies. The burst of light dazes enemies if fully charged.
Damage: 1,064 (4.0)? Damage: 558 (2.1)?- Damage: 133 (0.5)?
Barrier: 3,973 (0.2)? Barrier: 2,053 (0.2)?- Light Aura (4s): -10% Incoming Condition Damage
- Effulgent Stance (4s): Gain stacks when striking or being struck by an enemy. When this ends, damage nearby enemies based on the number of stacks.
Maximum-Strength Daze: 2 seconds Maximum-Strength Daze: 1 second- Defiance Break: 200
— In-game description
November 05, 2025
- Effulgent Stance: Increased the cooldown from 25 seconds to 30 seconds, lowered the maximum-strength power coefficient from 2.7 to 2.1, and reduced the daze duration from 2 seconds to 1 second in WvW and PvP.
Effulgent Stance
- Profession
Guardian (skill list)- Specialization
Luminary- Slot
- Utility
- Type
- Stance
- Training cost
- 15 Hero points
- Game link
“Stance. Grant barrier and light aura to nearby allies, then enter a stance that charges up a burst of light when striking or struck by enemies. The burst of light dazes enemies if fully charged.
Damage: 1,064 (4.0)? Damage: 558 (2.1)?- Damage: 133 (0.5)?
Barrier: 3,973 (0.2)? Barrier: 2,980 (0.2)?- Light Aura (4s): -10% Incoming Condition Damage
- Effulgent Stance (4s): Gain stacks when striking or being struck by an enemy. When this ends, damage nearby enemies based on the number of stacks.
Maximum-Strength Daze: 2 seconds Maximum-Strength Daze: 1 second- Defiance Break: 200
— In-game description
October 28, 2025
- Effulgent Stance has been added to the game.
- Effulgent Stance: Reduced the base barrier from 3,973 to 2,980 in PvP only.
Effulgent Stance
- Profession
Guardian (skill list)- Specialization
Luminary- Slot
- Utility
- Type
- Stance
- Training cost
- 15 Hero points
- Game link
“Stance. Grant barrier and light aura to nearby allies, then enter a stance that charges up a burst of light when striking or struck by enemies. The burst of light dazes enemies if fully charged.
Damage: 1,064 (4.0)? Damage: 718 (2.7)?- Damage: 133 (0.5)?
Barrier: 3,973 (0.2)? Barrier: 2,980 (0.2)?- Light Aura (4s): -10% Incoming Condition Damage
- Effulgent Stance (4s): Gain stacks when striking or being struck by an enemy. When this ends, damage nearby enemies based on the number of stacks.
- Maximum-Strength Daze: 2 seconds
- Defiance Break: 200
— In-game description
Beta event version: August 19, 2025
- Effulgent Stance was available during the Visions of Eternity elite specialization Beta Event.
Effulgent Stance
- Profession
Guardian (skill list)- Specialization
Luminary- Slot
- Utility
- Type
- Stance
- Training cost
- 15 Hero points
- Game link
“Stance. Grant barrier and light aura to nearby allies, then enter a stance that charges up a burst of light when striking or struck by enemies. The burst of light dazes enemies if fully charged.
Damage: 1,064 (4.0)? Damage: 718 (2.7)?- Damage: 133 (0.5)?
- Barrier: 3,973 (0.2)?
- Light Aura (4s): -10% Incoming Condition Damage
- Effulgent Stance (4s): Gain stacks when striking or being struck by an enemy. When this ends, damage nearby enemies based on the number of stacks.
- Maximum-Strength Daze: 2 seconds
- Defiance Break: 200
— In-game description