Passage of Arms

 

Passage of Arms

Acquired

PLD (actions)

Level

70

Type

Ability

Casting

Instant

Recast

120s

Radius

8y

AoE Type

Back Cone

Targeting

Point Blank AoE

Quest Req.

Raising the Sword

Patch

4.0

“

Increases block rate by 100% and creates a designated area in a cone behind you in which party members will only suffer 85% of all damage inflicted.
Duration: 18s
Effect ends upon using another action or moving (including facing a different direction).
Cancels auto-attack upon execution.

— In-game description

Passage of Arms is an action unlocked by questing at level 70. It is available for Paladin.

Notes

• This action must be "channeled" to achieve the full duration of its damage reduction, which is best used when no enemies are targetable. In other situations, it can be briefly "flashed" in anticipation of a strong party-wide attack, which will give everyone in range the damage reduction effect that lasts for around 3 seconds. Doing so will not delay the global cooldown, in contrast to channeling.

Gallery

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  Passage of Arms animation.

History

• Patch 4.4 (2018-09-18): The effect is now applied as soon as the action is used.
• Patch 4.0 (2017-06-20): Added.

Trivia

A passage of arms means a chivalric feat of arms involving the forcing of a passage protected by a knight or a group of knights.