Guardian Vigilance Basics Guide

Jumps to a distant target, dealing damage with the main-hand weapon, immobilizing the target for 2 seconds and interrupting the target's current action. Builds 3 focus. Cannot be used against targets in cover.

Jump to a faraway enemy.

Allows you to pause and reflect to restore your health. Cannot be used during combat.

Regain health out of battle.

Inflicts weapon damage with a series of quick melee attacks. Generates 2 focus. Strikes with both weapons if dual wielding.

Inflicts weapon damage with a series of quick melee attacks. Generates 2 focus. Strikes with both weapons if dual wielding.

Slashes the target for weapon damage. Attacks with both weapons in dual wielding.

Slashes the target for weapon damage. Attacks with both weapons in dual wielding.

Increases melee, ranged, Force and tech bonus damage and healing by 5%.

Increases melee, ranged, Force and tech bonus damage and healing by 5%.

Utilize a balanced lightsaber form, increasing all damage dealt and reducing all damage received by 3%.

Utilize a balanced lightsaber form, increasing all damage dealt and reducing all damage received by 3%.

Force Sweep deals 75% more damage and consumes 2 less focus. Additionally, the critical chance of Cyclone Slash and Blade Barrage is increased by 30%.

Force Sweep deals 75% more damage and consumes 2 less focus. Additionally, the critical chance of Cyclone Slash and Blade Barrage is increased by 30%.

Increases damage reduction by 5% at all times and by an additional 15% while Enure is active.

Increases damage reduction by 5% at all times and by an additional 15% while Enure is active.

Reduces the cooldowns of Force Sweep and Vigilant Thrust by 6 seconds each, and both abilities no longer consumed focus.

Reduces the cooldowns of Force Sweep and Vigilant Thrust by 6 seconds each, and both abilities no longer consumed focus.

Melee attacks deal 5% more damage and the damage dealt by Blade Barrage is increased by an additional 5%.

Melee attacks deal 5% more damage and the damage dealt by Blade Barrage is increased by an additional 5%.

Reduces the cooldown of Overhead Slash by 6 seconds and Blade Storm by 3 seconds.

Reduces the cooldown of Overhead Slash by 6 seconds and Blade Storm by 3 seconds.

Strikes the target and up to 8 enemies within 5 meters with the Force, dealing kinetic damage. Also stuns weak and standard enemies for 2 seconds.

Strikes the target and up to 8 enemies within 5 meters with the Force, dealing kinetic damage. Also stuns weak and standard enemies for 2 seconds.

Ripostes the target for weapon damage. Cannot be parried, dodged, or miss. Riposte can only be used after successfully defending against a melee or ranged attack or after one of your melee attacks is parried, dodged, or misses.

Ripostes the target for weapon damage. Cannot be parried, dodged, or miss. Riposte can only be used after successfully defending against a melee or ranged attack or after one of your melee attacks is parried, dodged, or misses.

Uses the Force to project a wave of energy toward the target, dealing kinetic damage. In addition, standard and weak enemies are knocked senseless, stunned for 4 seconds.

Uses the Force to project a wave of energy toward the target, dealing kinetic damage. In addition, standard and weak enemies are knocked senseless, stunned for 4 seconds.

Generate 5 Focus and strike the target for weapon damage causing the target to become sundered. Sundered targets have their armor reduced by 20% for 45 seconds.

Generate 5 Focus and strike the target for weapon damage causing the target to become sundered. Sundered targets have their armor reduced by 20% for 45 seconds.

Performs a series of lightsaber attacks that deal weapon damage. Strikes with both weapons if dual wielding.

Performs a series of lightsaber attacks that deal weapon damage. Strikes with both weapons if dual wielding.

Purges all incapacitating and movement-impairing effects.

If you are stunned and can’t move, you can use this ability to unstun yourself.

Taunts the target, forcing it to attack you for 6 seconds. Player targets deal 30% less damage when attacking anyone other than you for 6 seconds.

Taunts the target, forcing it to attack you for 6 seconds. Player targets deal 30% less damage when attacking anyone other than you for 6 seconds.

Generates 1 focus when attacked. This effect cannot occur more than once every 6 seconds.

Generates 1 focus when attacked. This effect cannot occur more than once every 6 seconds.

Ignites your burns on all targets within 10m of you, dealing a portion of their damage and generating 6 focus.

Ignites your burns on all targets within 10m of you, dealing a portion of their damage and generating 6 focus.

Raises a lightsaber ward, increasing melee and ranged defenses by 50% and absorbing 25% of the damage taken from Force and tech attacks. Lasts 12 seconds.

Raises a lightsaber ward, increasing melee and ranged defenses by 50% and absorbing 25% of the damage taken from Force and tech attacks. Lasts 12 seconds.

Engulfs your lightsaber in fiery plasma, instantly dealing elemental damage, with further elemental damage over 12 seconds.

Engulfs your lightsaber in fiery plasma, instantly dealing elemental damage, with further elemental damage over 12 seconds.

Activating Combat Focus explodes your burns on all targets within 10m of you, dealing a significant amount of damage and generating 6 focus.

Activating Combat Focus explodes your burns on all targets within 10m of you, dealing a significant amount of damage and generating 6 focus.

Utilize an offensive lightsaber form, increasing all damage dealt by 6%, melee damage by an additional 5%, damage reduction by 5% and movement speed by 15%. All attacks that consume focus will refund 1 focus when used. Replaces Shii-Cho Form.

Utilize an offensive lightsaber form, increasing all damage dealt by 6%, melee damage by an additional 5%, damage reduction by 5% and movement speed by 15%. All attacks that consume focus will refund 1 focus when used. Replaces Shii-Cho Form.

Kicks the target and interrupts its current action, preventing that ability from being used for the next 4 seconds.

Every class has an interrupt ability that allows them to interrupt an enemy while they are casting. Enemy castbars that fill up from left to right are called casts and can be interrupted and the ability will be stopped, but castbars that go from right to left deal damage the entire time they are channeling. Using your interrupt in combat is very useful as it can prevent the enemy from damaging you, or sometimes even prevent them from stunning you or knocking you back!

The first 2 seconds of Saber Ward grants 100% melee and ranged defense.

The first 2 seconds of Saber Ward grants 100% melee and ranged defense.

Plasma Brand finishes the active cooldown on Blade Barrage and generates 3 Focus. Blade Storm causes the target to burn for elemental damage over 6 seconds.

Plasma Brand finishes the active cooldown on Blade Barrage and generates 3 Focus. Blade Storm causes the target to burn for elemental damage over 6 seconds.

Plasma Brand finishes the active cooldown on Blade Barrage and generates 3 Focus.

Plasma Brand finishes the active cooldown on Blade Barrage and generates 3 Focus.

Killing a target with direct burn damage while affected by Plasma Brand causes it to explode, hitting nearby targets.

Killing a target with direct burn damage while affected by Plasma Brand causes it to explode, hitting nearby targets.

Solo Many-Enemy Suggestion: Made for AoEing trash mobs down quickly, this choice does better the more groups you can take on at once, as kills will effect more targets.

Flashpoint Suggestion: Flashpoints tend to be a lot of enemies at once until you get to a boss, you may find the experience faster by taking AoE choices like this one. Can also be used in operations to make trash go faster, or for fights with lots of opportunity to AoE, but that will be pretty niche.

Increases initial damage of Plasma Brand by 50% and reduces its cooldown by 2 seconds.

Increases initial damage of Plasma Brand by 50% and reduces its cooldown by 2 seconds.

Solo Single-Enemy Suggestion: Surprisingly, a 50% increase to the initial damage and a slight cooldown reduction is a bigger boost than 10% crit chance on your burn attacks. This is your best choice for any situation!

Operation Suggestion: Surprisingly, a 50% increase to the initial damage and a slight cooldown reduction is a bigger boost than 10% crit chance on your burn attacks. This is your best choice for any situation!

While Plasma Brand is on a target, the critical hit chance of all your burn attacks on that target are increased by 10%.

While Plasma Brand is on a target, the critical hit chance of all your burn attacks on that target are increased by 10%.

Blade Barrage immobilizes the target for 3 seconds and generates 1 focus.

Blade Barrage immobilizes the target for 3 seconds and generates 1 focus.

Slashes up to 8 enemies within 5 meters in front of you for weapon damage. Attacks with both weapons if dual wielding.

Slashes up to 8 enemies within 5 meters in front of you for weapon damage. Attacks with both weapons if dual wielding.

Blade Storm does damage to additional enemies in a cone in front and slows them by 50% for 6 seconds.

Blade Storm does damage to additional enemies in a cone in front and slows them by 50% for 6 seconds.

General Suggestion: Vigilance makes best use of Blade Storm in their rotation so making it into an area attack makes the most sense as default. If AoE isn't needed, Debilitating Slashes can generate some extra focus.

Subdues the target, stunning it for 4 seconds. Deals kinetic damage and builds 3 focus over the duration. This ability can be channeled while moving.

You can use your short stun on weaker enemies to stop them from running around, from casting abilities, to stop them from damaging you, or just to keep them out of the fight in general.

Immediately reduces threat towards all current enemies by a moderate amount. Player targets deal 30% less damage for 6 seconds when attacking anything other than you.

Your detaunt ability will cause enemies to lose interest in your character, at least for a short time. This is most useful if you're getting attacked during group fights when your tank is supposed to be taking the damage, or when your companion is set to tank.

Reduces the cooldowns of Sundering Strike and Warding Strike by 3 seconds each and increases the focus they generate by 2.

Reduces the cooldowns of Sundering Strike and Warding Strike by 3 seconds each and increases the focus they generate by 2.

When you exit combat, the active cooldowns of Force Leap, Combat Focus, and Saber Throw are reduced by 100%.

When you exit combat, the active cooldowns of Force Leap, Combat Focus, and Saber Throw are reduced by 100%.

Executes an acrobatic attack that deals weapon damage.

Executes an acrobatic attack that deals weapon damage.

Force Sweep and Vigilant Thrust spread your burning effects to all targets they damage, if at least one of the targets is already affected by your burns. In addition, Cyclone Slash deals 25% more damage to burning targets.

Force Sweep and Vigilant Thrust spread your burning effects to all targets they damage, if at least one of the targets is already affected by your burns. In addition, Cyclone Slash deals 25% more damage to burning targets.

Reduces the cooldown of Saber Throw by 5 seconds, and causes Saber Throw to sunder its target for 45 seconds. Sundered targets have their armor rating reduced by 20%.

Reduces the cooldown of Saber Throw by 5 seconds, and causes Saber Throw to sunder its target for 45 seconds. Sundered targets have their armor rating reduced by 20%.

Leaps to a friendly target, reducing their threat by a moderate amount and reducing damage taken by 20% for 6 seconds.

Jump to a friendly target (not an enemy).

Increases the damage dealt by your weapon by 20%.

Increases the damage dealt by your weapon by 20%.

Executes an acrobatic attack that leaps towards the target, dealing weapon damage and immobilizing them for 3 seconds. Replaces Overhead Slash and triggers any of its effects.

Jump to a faraway enemy.

Overhead Slash deals 10% additional damage and generates 1 focus for each of your periodic burn effects on the target it hits.

Overhead Slash deals 10% additional damage and generates 1 focus for each of your periodic burn effects on the target it hits.

Overhead Slash does additional critical burn damage when it hits and Overhead Slash's critical hit chance is increased by 20%.

Overhead Slash does additional critical burn damage when it hits and Overhead Slash's critical hit chance is increased by 20%.

General Suggestion: Bigger crits more often is the best increase a damage over time discipline can get, take this by default.

Throws the main-hand lightsaber at a target, dealing energy damage. Only usable on targets at or below 30% max health.

Throws the main-hand lightsaber at a target, dealing energy damage. Only usable on targets at or below 30% max health.

Temporarily increases your maximum health by 30% for 20 seconds and removes all cleansable effects. When the effect ends, the health is lost.

Temporarily increases your maximum health by 30% for 20 seconds and removes all cleansable effects. When the effect ends, the health is lost.

Deals kinetic damage, knocks the target back several meters and knocks the target down for 2 seconds. Force Push immediately finishes the cooldown of Force Leap.

Pushes enemies back.

Overhead Slash sets the target ablaze for elemental damage over 6 seconds and beats the target down for 45 seconds. Beat Down targets take 5% more damage from melee attacks.

Overhead Slash sets the target ablaze for elemental damage over 6 seconds and beats the target down for 45 seconds. Beat Down targets take 5% more damage from melee attacks.

Consumes all ability charges of Force Clarity and applies that many Force Clarity stacks to you for 15 seconds. Each stack increases your next direct single target melee attack by 25% and is consumed whenever you deal damage with these attacks. Recharges 1 ability charge every 30 seconds to a maximum of 4 charges.

Consumes all ability charges of Force Clarity and applies that many Force Clarity stacks to you for 15 seconds. Each stack increases your next direct single target melee attack by 25% and is consumed whenever you deal damage with these attacks. Recharges 1 ability charge every 30 seconds to a maximum of 4 charges.

Burning Focus no longer generates Focus. Instead, activating Burning Focus grants Searing Meditation, increases the critical hit chance of all your periodic burn effects by 50% and generating 1 focus each time you critically hit with an elemental burn effect for 20 seconds.

Burning Focus no longer generates Focus. Instead, activating Burning Focus grants Searing Meditation, increases the critical hit chance of all your periodic burn effects by 50% and generating 1 focus each time you critically hit with an elemental burn effect for 20 seconds.

Critically hitting with a burn effect reduces the cooldown of your Burning Focus by 1 second. Activating Burning Focus purges movement impairing effects and heals you for 2% of your max health for each burn effect it triggers, up to 20%.

Critically hitting with a burn effect reduces the cooldown of your Burning Focus by 1 second. Activating Burning Focus purges movement impairing effects and heals you for 2% of your max health for each burn effect it triggers, up to 20%.

General Suggestion: In combination with other recommended choices, the critical chance of your DoTs is really high on this discipline, and the cooldown reduction to Burning Focus is the highest DPS increase on this tier.

Throws the main-hand lightsaber at a distant target, inflicting damage and granting 3 focus.

Throws the main-hand lightsaber at a distant target, inflicting damage and granting 3 focus.

Hurls the main-hand lightsaber at a target dealing weapon damage and slowing its movement speed by 50% for 3 seconds. Only usable on targets at or below 30% max health. Replaces Dispatch.

Hurls the main-hand lightsaber at a target dealing weapon damage and slowing its movement speed by 50% for 3 seconds. Only usable on targets at or below 30% max health. Replaces Dispatch.

Increases the range of Blade Storm to 30 meters, but Blade Storm deals reduced beyond 10 meters. Additionally, Force Push deals 20% more damage and grants Unyielding Justice, allowing your next Blade Storm to deal full damage regardless of the distance from the target.

Increases the range of Blade Storm to 30 meters, but Blade Storm deals reduced beyond 10 meters. Additionally, Force Push deals 20% more damage and grants Unyielding Justice, allowing your next Blade Storm to deal full damage regardless of the distance from the target.

Flashpoint Suggestion: The increased range on Blade Storm and extra damage from Force Push can be nice in group content because even if the target is immune to the knockback effect, it should still trigger your enhanced blade storm. You can take this as default unless you'd like the faster force leap from Battlefield Command.

Operation Suggestion: The increased range on Blade Storm and extra damage from Force Push can be nice in group content because even if the target is immune to the knockback effect, it should still trigger your enhanced blade storm. You can take this as default unless you'd like the faster force leap from Battlefield Command.

You generate 4 focus when stunned, immobilized, put to sleep, or knocked around.

You generate 4 focus when stunned, immobilized, put to sleep, or knocked around.

Getting attacked reduces the active cooldown of Force Leap by 1 second. This effect cannot occur more than once every 1.5 seconds. Force Leap enables your next Dispatch or Whirling Blade to be used against a target with any percentage of health.

Getting attacked reduces the active cooldown of Force Leap by 1 second. This effect cannot occur more than once every 1.5 seconds. Force Leap enables your next Dispatch or Whirling Blade to be used against a target with any percentage of health.

Solo Single-Enemy Suggestion: As a solo DPS you'll probably take quite a few hits meaning this choice will increase your overall mobility pretty nicely!

Solo Many-Enemy Suggestion: As a solo DPS you'll probably take quite a few hits meaning this choice will increase your overall mobility pretty nicely!

Increases damage reduction by 5% at all times and by an additional 15% while Enure is active.

Increases damage reduction by 5% at all times and by an additional 15% while Enure is active.

Empowers you with 12 charges of Focused Defense, lasting up to 15 seconds. Whenever you take damage a charge of Focused Defense is consumed to heal you. This ability can be used while stunned or otherwise controlled but cannot be used while above 70% health.

Empowers you with 12 charges of Focused Defense, lasting up to 15 seconds. Whenever you take damage a charge of Focused Defense is consumed to heal you. This ability can be used while stunned or otherwise controlled but cannot be used while above 70% health.

Thrusts your weapon into the ground, causing a Force-empowered shockwave that deals energy damage to up to 8 enemies within 5 meters. Stuns weak and standard enemies for 3 seconds. Replaces Force Sweep.

Thrusts your weapon into the ground, causing a Force-empowered shockwave that deals energy damage to up to 8 enemies within 5 meters. Stuns weak and standard enemies for 3 seconds. Replaces Force Sweep.

Plasma Brand, Overhead Slash, Whirling Blade, and Vigilant Thrust increase the critical chance of your next Blade Storm by 50%. Lasts 15 seconds. Stacks up to 2 times.

Plasma Brand, Overhead Slash, Whirling Blade, and Vigilant Thrust increase the critical chance of your next Blade Storm by 50%. Lasts 15 seconds. Stacks up to 2 times.

For Vigilance and Focus, all area effect damage is reduced by 60% for 15 seconds after Challenging Call is activated. For Defense, all damage is reduced by 30% while stunned.

For Vigilance and Focus, all area effect damage is reduced by 60% for 15 seconds after Challenging Call is activated. For Defense, all damage is reduced by 30% while stunned.

General Suggestion: Area Effect damage reduction is incredibly useful for DPS disciplines and attaching it to your detaunt is also really convenient. Take this as default unless you'd like the free Dispatch usage from War Master.

Force Leap grants Unremitting granting immunity to interrupts, stuns, knockdowns, incapacitating and movement-impairing effects, and effects that push or pull you around for 4 seconds. Additionally, during this time, damage reduction is increased by 20% for 4 seconds.

Force Leap grants Unremitting granting immunity to interrupts, stuns, knockdowns, incapacitating and movement-impairing effects, and effects that push or pull you around for 4 seconds. Additionally, during this time, damage reduction is increased by 20% for 4 seconds.

Reduces the cooldown of Resolute by 30 seconds and causes Resolute to heal you for 10% of your maximum health when used.

Reduces the cooldown of Resolute by 30 seconds and causes Resolute to heal you for 10% of your maximum health when used.

Confounds up to 8 nearby enemies, preventing all action for up to 6 seconds. Damage ends the effect prematurely.

Stuns allow you to knock enemies out of the fight temporarily. Some stuns break on damage - so if you attack the enemy while they are stunned with any type of attack, they will no longer be stunned.

Reflects all direct single target ranged, Force, and tech attacks back to the attacker for 5 seconds. The damage done by each reflect is capped. In addition, Saber Reflect generates a high amount of threat on all engaged enemies within 30 meters when activated.

Reflects all direct single target ranged, Force, and tech attacks back to the attacker for 5 seconds. The damage done by each reflect is capped. In addition, Saber Reflect generates a high amount of threat on all engaged enemies within 30 meters when activated.

General Suggestion: One of the most popular abilities of the Guardian, this reflect allows you to deal pretty great damage back to a boss/high damaging enemy while saving yourself. What it ends up being able to reflect can really differ from fight to fight, so if you're struggling with something specific try looking up a guide on the fight - most will mention what can be reflected. If nothing's reflectable or you'd prefer some mobility, Blade Blitz is another super fun and easy to use movement attack you can choose

Quickly rush forward 20 meters, dealing weapon damage to enemies in your path and increasing your defense chance by 100% while blitzing. Can be used while immobilized and purges movement-impairing effects when activated.

Quickly rush forward 20 meters, dealing weapon damage to enemies in your path and increasing your defense chance by 100% while blitzing. Can be used while immobilized and purges movement-impairing effects when activated.

Increases the damage dealt by your burning effects by 15%. In addition, your Blade Barrage and burning damage has a 30% chance to trigger Keening, which finishes the cooldown on Whirling Blade and makes your next Whirling Blade free and usable on a target with any health level. This effect cannot occur more than once every 20 seconds.

Increases the damage dealt by your burning effects by 15%. In addition, your Blade Barrage and burning damage has a 30% chance to trigger Keening, which finishes the cooldown on Whirling Blade and makes your next Whirling Blade free and usable on a target with any health level. This effect cannot occur more than once every 20 seconds.

For the Defense discipline, Force Sweep slows the targets it damages by 60% for 10 seconds. For the Vigilance and Focus disciplines, Force Sweep and Vigilant Thrust sunder the targets they damage for 45 seconds. Sundered targets have their armor rating decreased by 20%.

For the Defense discipline, Force Sweep slows the targets it damages by 60% for 10 seconds. For the Vigilance and Focus disciplines, Force Sweep and Vigilant Thrust sunder the targets they damage for 45 seconds. Sundered targets have their armor rating decreased by 20%.

General Suggestion: As a melee discipline that deals some of it's damage through kinetic means, armor can be a problem. Adding a sunder to your vigilant thrust will result in a huge increase in AoE damage for you instead of applying it individually through Sundering Strike. If AoE isn't necessary, take Through Peace for a great survivability increase.

Whenever your movement speed is impaired, you gain a 10% damage bonus to your next ability that consumes focus. This effect can stack up to 5 times and lasts 15 seconds.

Whenever your movement speed is impaired, you gain a 10% damage bonus to your next ability that consumes focus. This effect can stack up to 5 times and lasts 15 seconds.

Reduces the cooldown of Focused Defense by 30 seconds.

Reduces the cooldown of Focused Defense by 30 seconds.

Increases the critical chance of Plasma Brand, Vigilant Thrust, and burning effects by 10%.

Increases the critical chance of Plasma Brand, Vigilant Thrust, and burning effects by 10%.

For each of your burning effects active on an enemy target, you deal 5% more burn damage, up to a maximum of 15% more burn damage while Plasma Brand, Burning Blade, and Burning Purpose are each burning on a target.

For each of your burning effects active on an enemy target, you deal 5% more burn damage, up to a maximum of 15% more burn damage while Plasma Brand, Burning Blade, and Burning Purpose are each burning on a target.