Argent

Tank primary archetype combined with Bard secondary combo is an Argent class.^[1]

Skills/abilities

Tanks will not be forced to have a shield but it will definitely be a viable option.^[2] – Jeffrey Bard

This section contains information from early testing phases. It will be updated as soon as new information is made available.

Skill	Rank 1	Rank 2	Rank 3
Absorb bubble	Absorbs a fixed amount of damage then does that damage to nearby targets upon expiration.^[3]	Increases the duration of the buff.^[3]	Adds thorn damage while absorb is active.^[3]
Block (passive)	Increases your block percentage by X.^[4]	Further increases block.^[4]	Chance to deal weapon damage on a successful block.^[4]
Bulwark	Strikes your target and increases your block chance. Generates additional threat.^[5]	Increased damage. Increased duration. Increased block chance.^[5]	Increased damage. Increased duration. Increased block chance.^[5]
Cover	Target a friendly player, to absorb 50% of their incoming damage for 6 seconds.^[6]^[7]	Increases damage that's redirected.^[7]	Gives the target damage reduction buff for the duration. The damage reduction applies to both the tank and the ally.^[7]
Crowd control break	Breaks non-animated knockdown crowd control effects (such as root, snare and stun).^[8]	Increases resistances to crowd control effects.^[8]	Gain focus for each CC effect that is cleared through this use.^[8]
Hatred	Single target that adds hate.^[9]	Add a forced target lock.^[9]	Add hate over time per tick.^[9]
Heavy armor (passive)	Increases armor given by heavy armor.^[10]	Further increases armor given.^[10]	Each piece of armor added gives health percentage bonus to the tank.^[10]
Javelin	Pulls your target to your location. Generates additional threat.^[11]	Increased damage. Now pulls up to 3 targets.^[11]	Increased damage. Now pulls up to 5 targets. Stuns targets.^[11]
Lacerate	Slashes your target, dealing instant damage and bleeds the target over time. Generates additional threat.^[12]	Increased damage. If the target is bleeding from previous Lacerate, explode remaining bleed damage as instant damage.^[12]	Increased damage.^[12]
Lob Weapon	Throws your weapon at your target, dealing damage. Generates additional threat.^[12]	Increased damage. Bounces up to 2 additional targets.^[12]	Increased damage. Bounces up to 4 additional targets. When the weapon reaches its final target, explodes into extra area damage.^[12]
Longsword combo	Target an enemy and use your sword and shield to strike with multiple blows. Dealing damage and powering up your focus with this weapon attack.^[6]	-	-
Myrmidon's Fury	Strikes your target and increases your damage mitigation. Generates additional threat.^[13]	Increased damage. Increased duration. Increased mitigation.^[13]	Increased damage. Increased duration. Increased mitigation.^[13]
Onslaught	Charge your target. Provides a small damage-absorbing shield. Generates additional threat.^[14]	Increased damage. Increased shielding. Knocks down target.^[14]	Increased damage. Increased shielding. Knocks up targets along the chargepath.^[14]
Perception	Use this skill to detect threats within range of your perception.^[6]	-	-
Resounding Smash	Smashes the ground in front of you, dealing damage to all targets. A second hit resounds on the primary target. Generates additional threat.^[15]	Increased damage.^[15]	Increased damage.^[15]
Righteous fury	Use your ultimate when your focus has reached 80%, to launch spears at all targets within your forward arc. Dealing damage and pulling them to you.^[6] Pulls targets in a cone to the caster and does damage.^[16]	Adds target lock and hate. All targets pulled now target lock the Tank and their hate is increased.^[16]	Increases the arc radius to 360°.^[16]
Shield might	Single target knock down or stun (bash).^[17]	Changes to a frontal cone attack.^[17]	Increases the block chance for a duration after success. Duration of block chance increases based on the number of targets hit.^[17]
Shield throw	Throws shield and adds hate.^[18]	Changes to cone attack.^[18]	Add stun to the first target hit.^[18]
Shockwave	Stomps the ground in front of you, knocking down and dealing damage to all targets. Generates additional threat.^[19]	Increased damage. Now deals damage over time in the affected area.^[19]	Increased damage. Increased effect radius.^[19]
Ultimate Defense	Provides increasing mitigation based on missing health, up to full invulnerability. Reduces movement speed while active.^[20]	Increased duration.^[20]	Increased duration. Now applies a large mitigation increase to nearby group members.^[20]