Defense Jedi Guardian 5.x Tank Class Guide

Details: Category: Discipline Guides; Last Updated: Saturday, June 10th, 2017; Published: Thursday, January 5th, 2017; Written by Bant & Hayward

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Gearing & Stats

The tables on this page were generated using optimizer scripts created by Bant aka Goblin_Lackey. The stats were calculated to give the maximum theoretical DPS/HPS/DTPS for each discipline, however you may wish to alter the builds depending on your play style or what content you are facing in SWTOR. Each table assumes you have a full set of the specified gear.

Suggested Best-in-Slot Stats

Name	GEMINI MK-5 Tier 4: Legendary (248)	GEMINI MK-3 Tier 4: Artifact (246)	Iokath MK-5 Tier 3: Legendary (242)	Iokath MK-2 Tier 3: Artifact (240)	Eternal Commander MK-15 Tier 2: Legendary (236)	Eternal Commander MK-13 Tier 2: Artifact (234)
Mastery	7127	6850	6714	6714	6451	6315
Power	910	910	910	910	910	910
Critical	0	0	0	0	0	0
Alacrity	0	0	0	0	0	0
Accuracy	0	0	0	0	0	0
Absorb	1749 (3xE, 11xA)	1704 (6xE, 4xA)	1678 (2xE, 13xA)	1678 (2xE, 13xA)	1640 (8xE)	1600 (8xE)
Defense	4063	3875	3793	3793	3605	3523
Shield	2037 (7xE, 3xA)	1964 (4xE, 10xA)	1936 (8xE, 1xA)	1936 (8xE, 1xA)	1868 (2xE, 14xA)	1854 (2xE, 14xA)

"E" = Enhancement or Implant or Earpiece
"A" = Advanced _ Augment 45
"C" = Advanced _ _ Color Crystal (+41 ones)

Discipline Statistics

Name	GEMINI MK-5 Tier 4: Legendary (248)	GEMINI MK-3 Tier 4: Artifact (246)	Iokath MK-5 Tier 3: Legendary (242)	Iokath MK-2 Tier 3: Artifact (240)	Eternal Commander MK-15 Tier 2: Legendary (236)	Eternal Commander MK-13 Tier 2: Artifact (234)
DTPS	2,404	2,437	2,459	2,469	2,502	2,534
% Reduction	75.96 %	75.63 %	75.41 %	75.31 %	74.98 %	74.66 %

DPS Rankings

Current Rank	Previous Rank	Rank Change	DPS	Standard Error	vs Average DPS (9,991)	Imperial Class	Republic Class
5	5	-	10,336	+/- 284	+3.46%	Annihilation Marauder	Watchman Sentinel
8	8	-	10,150	+/- 299	+1.6%	Carnage Marauder	Combat Sentinel
12	8	4	9,828	+/- 351	-1.63%	Fury Marauder	Concentration Sentinel
10	10	-	10,027	+/- 372	+0.36%	Vengeance Juggernaut	Vigilance Guardian
11	15	4	9,857	+/- 488	-1.34%	Rage Juggernaut	Focus Guardian
7	7	-	10,157	+/- 582	+1.67%	Deception Assassin	Infiltration Shadow
14	13	1	9,640	+/- 346	-3.51%	Hatred Assassin	Serenity Shadow
18	18	-	9,327	+/- 304	-6.64%	Lightning Sorcerer	Telekinetics Sage
16	16	-	9,520	+/- 268	-4.71%	Madness Sorcerer	Balance Sage
9	9	-	10,054	+/- 516	+0.64%	Arsenal Mercenary	Gunnery Commando
4	4	-	10,432	+/- 414	+4.42%	Innovative Ordnance Mercenary	Assault Specialist Commando
13	12	1	9,679	+/- 505	-3.12%	Advanced Prototype Powertech	Tactics Vanguard
15	14	1	9,556	+/- 383	-4.35%	Pyrotech Powertech	Plasmatech Vanguard
17	17	-	9,448	+/- 461	-5.43%	Marksmanship Sniper	Sharpshooter Gunslinger
3	3	-	10,441	+/- 270	+4.51%	Engineering Sniper	Saboteur Gunslinger
2	2	-	10,467	+/- 161	+4.77%	Virulence Sniper	Dirty Fighting Gunslinger
6	6	-	10,157	+/- 526	+1.67%	Concealment Operative	Scrapper Scoundrel
1	1	-	10,754	+/- 322	+7.64%	Lethality Operative	Ruffian Scoundrel

Note: DPS rankings assume best-in-slot 242-rating gear.

Suggested Best-in-Slot Gear & Items

Type	Quantity	Name
Augment	3	Advanced Shield Augment 45 (228)
Augment	11	Advanced Absorb Augment 45 (228)
Enhancement Earpiece Implant	3	Sturdiness Enhancement 52 or GEMINI MK-5 Bulwark Device or GEMINI MK-5 Bulwark Package (248)
Enhancement Earpiece Implant	7	Immunity Enhancement 52 or GEMINI MK-5 Bastion Device or GEMINI MK-5 Bastion Package (248)
Color Crystal	2	Advanced _ Indestructible Crystal (136)
Mod	9	Warding Mod 52 (248)
Relic	1	GEMINI MK-5 Relic of Reactive Warding (248)
Relic	1	GEMINI MK-5 Relic of Shield Amplification (248)
Armoring	8	Resistive Armoring 52 (248)
Hilt	1	Resistive Hilt 52 (248)
Stim	1	Advanced Polybiotic Fortitude Stim
Medpac	N/A	Advanced Polybiotic Medpac
Adrenals	N/A	Advanced Polybiotic Shield Adrenal

Note: Tank B mods are to our knowledge currently unavailable, however if you find one you can swap Warding Mod 52 for Warding Mod 52B with minmal impact on mitigation.

Set Bonuses

Pieces	Set Bonus
2	Crushing Blow or Guardian Slash increases damage reduction by 2% for 4 seconds.
4	Aegis Assault or Warding Strike reduces the cooldown of Taunt and Challenging Call or Threatening Scream by 2 seconds per activation.
6	Increases the duration of Blade Turning by 1.5 seconds, and the duration of Invincible or Warding Call by 3 seconds.

Suggested Utility Skills

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Abilities

Defense Discipline Abilities

Name	Description	Type
Warding Strike	Increases damage reduction by 3% for 20 seconds, generates 6 focus, and deals <<1>> weapon damage to the target with a series of quick melee attacks. Replaces Sundering Strike.	Instant
Guardian Slash	Slashes the target with a powerful stroke, dealing <<1>> weapon damage, enabling Riposte, and impairing the target for 45 seconds. Impaired targets deal 5% less damage with Force and tech attacks. If you are protected by your Warding Strike, Guardian Slash damages up to 7 additional nearby enemies for the same amount. Does not damage sleeping, lifted, or incapacitated enemies. This attack knocks down all affected standard and weak enemies. Generates a high amount of threat.	Instant
Warding Call	Reduces all damage taken by 40% for 10 seconds.	Instant
Hilt Bash	Smacks the target for <<1>> kinetic damage, stunning it for 4 seconds. This ability generates a high amount of threat.	Instant

Jedi Guardian Advanced Class Abilities

Name	Description	Type
Focused Striking	Reduces the cooldowns of Sundering Strike and Warding Strike by 3 seconds each and increases the focus they generate by 2.	Passive
Taunt	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.	Instant
Visionary	Generates 1 focus when attacked. This effect cannot occur more than once every 6 seconds.	Passive
Guard	While active, the guarded player takes 5% less damage and generates 25% less threat. In addition, so long as you remain within 15 meters of the guarded player, 50% of all incoming damage from enemy players is transferred back to you.	Instant
Freezing Force	Freezes up to 8 enemies within 8 meters, dealing <<1>> elemental damage and reducing movement speed by 50% for 8 seconds.	Instant
Saber Throw	Throws the main-hand lightsaber at a distant target, inflicting <<1>> damage and granting 3 focus.	Instant
Focused Defense	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 for <<1>>. This ability can be used while stunned or otherwise controlled but cannot be used while above 70% health.	Instant
Challenging Call	Taunts all enemies within 15 meters, forcing them to attack you for 6 seconds, if utilizing Soresu Form. If not utilizing Soresu Form, threat will be immediately reduced by a moderate amount. Also, causes affected player targets to deal 30% less damage for 6 seconds when attacking anyone other than you.	Instant
Guardian Leap	Leaps to a friendly target, reducing his or her threat by a moderate amount and reducing damage taken by 20% for 6 seconds.	Instant
Force Push	Deals <<1>> 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.	Instant
Enure	Temporarily increases your maximum health by 30% for 10 seconds. When the effect ends, the health is lost.	Instant
Blade Turning	The first 2 seconds of Saber Ward grants 100% melee and ranged defense.	Passive
Saber Reflect	Reflects all direct single target ranged, Force, and tech attacks back to the attacker for 3 seconds. The damage done by each reflect is capped, and the cap rises with each new rank of the ability.	Instant
Combat Focus	Immediately generates 6 focus.	Instant
Riposte	Ripostes the target for <<1>> weapon damage. Cannot be parried, dodged, or miss. While utilizing Soresu Form, Riposte can only be used after successfully defending against a melee or ranged attack. While not utilizing Soresu Form, Riposte can only be used after one of your melee attacks is parried, dodged, or misses.	Instant
Sundering Strike	Generate 5 Focus and strike the target for <<1>> weapon damage, causing the target to become sundered. Sundered targets have their armor reduced by 20% for 45 seconds.	Instant

Jedi Knight Class Abilities

Name	Description	Type
Blade Barrage	Performs a series of lightsaber attacks that deal <<1>> weapon damage. Strikes with both weapons if dual wielding.	Instant
Force Kick	Kicks the target and interrupts its current action, preventing that ability from being used for the next 4 seconds.	Instant
Blade Storm	Uses the Force to project a wave of energy toward the target, dealing <<1>> kinetic damage. In addition, standard and weak enemies are knocked senseless, stunned for 4 seconds.	Instant
Saber Ward	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.	Instant
Cyclone Slash	Slashes up to 8 enemies within 5 meters in front of you for <<1>> weapon damage. Attacks with both weapons if dual wielding.	Instant
Force Sweep	Strikes the target and up to 8 enemies within 5 meters with the Force, dealing <<1>> kinetic damage. Also stuns weak and standard enemies for 2 seconds.	Instant
Dispatch	Throws the main-hand lightsaber at a target, dealing <<1>> energy damage. Only usable on targets at or below 30% max health.	Instant
Shii-Cho Form	Utilize a balanced lightsaber form, increasing all damage dealt and reducing all damage received by 3%.	Passive
Awe	Confounds up to 8 nearby enemies, preventing all action for up to 6 seconds. Damage ends the effect prematurely.	Instant
Strike	Inflicts <<1>> weapon damage with a series of quick melee attacks. Generates 2 focus. Strikes with both weapons if dual wielding.	Instant
Force Might	Increases the target's melee, ranged, Force and tech bonus damage and healing by 5% for 60 minutes. If the target is a group member, all other group members are also affected.	Instant
Force Leap	Jumps to a distant target, dealing <<1>> 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.	Instant
Slash	Slashes the target for <<1>> weapon damage. Attacks with both weapons if dual wielding.	Instant
Resolute	Purges all incapacitating and movement-impairing effects.	Instant
Force Stasis	Subdues the target, stunning it for 4 seconds. Deals <<1>> kinetic damage and builds 3 focus over the duration. This ability can be channeled while moving.	Channeled
Blade Blitz	Quickly rush forward 20 meters, dealing <<1>> weapon damage to enemies in your path and increasing your defense chance by 100% while blitzing. Cannot be used while immobilized or hindered.	Instant
Heroic Moment	Seize the moment, restoring 2% of your maximum health every 3 seconds. Requires an active companion. Lasts 60 seconds.	Instant

Rotation

Warding Strike > Force Sweep > Guardian Slash (Riposte) > Filler > Filler > Filler > Blade Storm (Riposte) > Filler
Warding Strike > Blade Barrage > Guardian Slash (Riposte) > Filler > Filler > Force Sweep > Blade Storm (Riposte) > Filler
Warding Strike > Filler > Guardian Slash (Riposte) > Filler > Filler > Blade Barrage > Blade Storm (Riposte) > Filler

Filler: Dispatch (0%/20%) / Slash (20%/0%) / Strike (21%) / Saber Throw (7%) / Force Stasis (6%) / Hilt Bash (4%) / Freezing Force (20%/20%)

Minor Rotation: 8 GCDs
Major Rotation: 24 GCDs

Comments: Tank Classes are handled differently and the dps rotation changes based on the resource proc bonuses of a boss hitting you. The absorb shield from Blade Storm is included in the calculations.

References: KeyboardNinja, Dipstik, Methoxa, Hayward

About the Author

Author: Hayward

Hayward founded TORCommunity in 2008 the day after SWTOR was announced. Engineer by day, software dev by night, he does his best to keep the site up to date.

Defense Jedi Guardian 5.x Tank Class Guide

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