Radiant Bulwark

Block attacks. Grants aegis to nearby allies on activation. — In-game description

Radiant Bulwark

Profession

Guardian (skill list)

Specialization

Luminary

Parent skill

  Enter Radiant Forge

Slot

Transform

Type

Radiant Weapon

Sequence

 → 

Game link

API

77197

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2  

30

35

 

Radiant Bulwark

Block attacks. Grants aegis to nearby allies on activation.

 Luminary's Blessing (6s): Reduced incoming strike damage. Heal when this expires.

 Luminary's Blessing (3s): Reduced incoming strike damage. Heal when this expires.

 Aegis (4s): Block the next incoming attack.

 Number of Targets: 5

 Duration: 2 seconds

— In-game description

Related traits

Zeal

• Wrathful Spirit — Aegis grants boons when it ends.
• Shattered Aegis — When an aegis you applied blocks an attack, it unleashes a Mystic Rebuke.

Valor

• Steadfast Courage — Gain protection when you block an incoming attack with aegis.
• Communal Defenses — Blocking an attack grants aegis to nearby allies.
• Might of the Protector — Gain might when you block attacks.
• Altruistic Healing — Heal yourself when you grant a boon to an ally.
• Tenacious Defense — Aegis you grant reduces the recharge time of Virtue skill 3 when it blocks an attack.

Honor

• Invigorated Bulwark — Increase your healing to other allies each time you block an attack. Mace skills gain reduced recharge and their boons gain increased duration.
• Pure of Heart — Aegis heals when it blocks an attack.

Virtues

• Inspired Virtue — Virtues apply boons to allies when activated. Deal increased strike damage for each boon on you.
• Unscathed Contender — Strike damage dealt is increased while you have aegis. Strike damage dealt is increased while you are above the health threshold.

Luminary

• Persistent Blessing — Refresh the duration of your Luminary's Blessing and trigger its healing when you exit Radiant Forge.
• Light's Gift — Gain vitality. Grant Luminary's Blessing to allies when you equip a radiant weapon.
• Resplendent Weaponry — Grant boons to nearby allies when you equip a radiant weapon.
• Empowered Armaments — Gain increased strike damage when you equip a radiant weapon.
• Radiant Armaments — Gain a bonus based on your equipped radiant weapon. This bonus lingers for a period of time after exiting Radiant Forge.
• Illuminating Inspiration — Reduce the recharge of your virtue skills when you equip a radiant weapon.
• Master-at-Arms — Using a virtue skill recharges radiant weapon skills. Justice recharges hammer, Resolve recharges staff, and Courage recharges sword and shield.

Notes

• Grants  Counterattack.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
April 14, 2026	Increased the cooldown from 30 seconds to 35 seconds in PvP and WvW.
October 28, 2025	Visions of Eternity release: Radiant Bulwark has been added to the game. Fixed an issue that prevented this skill from being interrupted by other skills.
August 19, 2025	Radiant Bulwark was available during the Visions of Eternity elite specialization Beta Event.