EON/Protector/Skills

This page details full data for the Protector's skills in Etrian Odyssey Nexus.

Force skills (Lv. 1)

Shield Protect 大盾の守護
Force Boost For 3 turns, the damage reduction of Guard skills is boosted. Imbues holy power into your shield, allowing you to really push your defensive limits. Subclassing: Has no effect on damage reduction from Hero shield skills.
Level	1
Damage Reduction Multiplier	×1.5

Painless 完全防御
Force Break Voids all damage to party for this turn. Releases the holy power imbued in your shield, unleashing a holy wall that repels all attacks. Negates all enemy attacks against the party for one turn.

Novice skills (Lv. 1)

Front Guard フロントガード
Defense Skill: Guard (Shield) Reduces physical damage to the front line for this turn. Raise your shield against enemy attacks. Effect ends if the user's arms are bound or is incapacitated by stun, petrify, sleep or panic. Body part used: Arms
Level	1	2	3	4	5	6
TP Cost	4					9
Physical Damage Decrease	30%	33%	36%	39%	42%	55%

Rear Guard バックガード
Defense Skill: Guard (Shield) Lowers all physical damage to the back line for this turn. Raise your shield against enemy attacks. Effect ends if the user's arms are bound or is incapacitated by stun, petrify, sleep or panic. Body part used: Arms Prerequisite skill(s): Front Guard, lv. 2
Level	1	2	3	4
TP Cost	3			6
Physical Damage Decrease	35%	42%	49%	65%

Ally Shield セルディバイド
Defense Skill: Guard (Shield) Take damage in place of an ally for this turn. Raise your shield to protect allies. Body part used: Arms
Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
TP Cost	3			5				7
Damage Decrease	5%	8%	11%	19%	22%	25%	28%	35%

Fortify 渾身ディフェンス
Buff Skill: DEF Increases your physical/elemental DEF for 3 turns. Level up to extend duration. Body part used: Arms Prerequisite skill(s): Cell Divide, lv. 2
Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
TP Cost	4			7				12
DEF Increase	21%	24%	27%		29%	31%	33%
Duration (Turns)	3			4				5
Activation Speed	100%			130%				160%

Shield Smite シールドスマイト
Attack Skill (Shield) Melee bash attack to 1 enemy. May bind the enemy's arms. The higher your shield defense, the stronger the attack. Uses equipped shield's DEF bonus ×3 in place of weapon ATK in damage calculation. Body part used: Arms
Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
TP Cost	5				10					16
Damage	230%	240%	250%	260%	295%	305%	315%	325%	335%	400%
Arm Bind Infliction Rate	35%				42%					50%
Activation Speed	90%
Hit Rate	96%

Taunt 挑発
Buff Skill: Draw Rate Increases your draw rate and all DEF for 3 turns. Draw enemy attacks to act as party shield. Level up to increase defense and extend duration of effect. Body part used: Head
Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
TP Cost	3			5				9
DEF Increase	3%	4%	6%		7%	9%	10%
Target Chance Increase	25%	30%	35%		40%	45%	50%
Duration (Turns)	3			4				5
Activation Speed	120%			150%				200%

Preemptive Taunt 先制挑発
Support Skill May use Taunt at the start of battle. User must know Taunt. Will not activate if another party member uses it first. Prerequisite skill(s): Taunt, lv. 2
Level	1	2	3	4	5	6
Activation Rate	25%	30%	35%	42%	49%	65%

Healing Wall ヒールウォール
Heal Skill When the user guards via DEFEND, allies in the same line recover HP. Aid nearby allies as you brace yourself. Total HP recovered is equal to base HP recovery, plus a percentage of the target's max HP.
Level	1	2	3	4	5	6
Fixed Base HP Recovery	7	8	9	10	11	15
HP Recovery (% Of MAX HP)	4%	5%	6%	7%	8%	12%

Chop 伐採
Gathering Skill Increases material yield from chopping in the labyrinth. --

Veteran skills (Lv. 20)

Recovery Guard リカバリーガード
Heal Skill: Guard (Shield) For one turn, an ally line takes reduced phys damage and recovers from binds. Raise your shield against enemy attacks. Effect ends if the user's arms are bound or is incapacitated by stun, petrify, sleep or panic. Body part used: Arms Prerequisite skill(s): Rear Guard, lv. 1
Level	1	2	3	4
TP Cost	15			20
Physical Damage Decrease	25%	30%	35%	50%

Aegis 決死の覚悟
Support Skill May survive a mortal blow with 1 HP. Can only activate once per battle. Does not protect against instant death. Prerequisite skill(s): Fortify, lv. 1
Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Activation Rate	10%	11%	12%	13%	18%	19%	20%	21%	22%	30%

Shield Bash シールドラッシュ
Attack Skill: ATK Debuff (Shield) Melee bash attack to all enemies. Lowers their physical ATK for 3 turns. The higher your shield defense, the stronger the attack. Uses equipped shield's DEF bonus ×3 in place of weapon ATK in damage calculation. Body part used: Arms Prerequisite skill(s): Shield Smite, lv. 3
Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
TP Cost	12				15					20
Damage	180%	187%	194%	201%	226%	233%	240%	247%	254%	300%
Enemy Physical ATK Decrease	8%				11%					15%
Activation Speed	60%
Hit Rate	90%

Keep Guard キープガード
Defense Skill: Guard (Shield) Lowers physical/elemental damage to an ally until end of next turn. While this is active, no other Guard skills can be used. Effect ends if the user's arms are bound or is incapacitated by stun, petrify, sleep or panic. Body part used: Arms
Level	1	2	3	4	5	6
TP Cost	3					7
Damage Decrease	25%	28%	31%	34%	37%	50%

Phys DEF Up 物理防御ブースト
Support Skill: Stats Increases your defense against physical attacks. Decreases damage from cut/stab/bash attacks.
Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Physical DEF Increase	4%	5%	6%	9%	10%	11%	12%	15%

Elem DEF Up 属性防御ブースト
Support Skill: Stats Increases elemental DEF. Decreases damage from fire/ice/volt attacks.
Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Elemental DEF Increase	4%	5%	6%	9%	10%	11%	12%	15%

Fire Wall ファイアガード
Defense Skill: Guard (Shield) Protects against one fire attack for all allies this turn. Raise your shield against enemy attacks. Level up to gain even better protection (reduced damage → null → drain). Effect ends if the user's arms are bound or is incapacitated by stun, petrify, sleep or panic. Body part used: Arms
Level	1	2	3	4	5	6
TP Cost	6			13
Fire Damage Decrease	50%	65%	80%	100%
Fire Damage Absorption	0%				40%	150%

Ice Wall フリーズガード
Defense Skill: Guard (Shield) Protects against one ice attack for all allies this turn. Raise your shield against enemy attacks. Level up to gain even better protection (reduced damage → null → drain). Effect ends if the user's arms are bound or is incapacitated by stun, petrify, sleep or panic. Body part used: Arms
Level	1	2	3	4	5	6
TP Cost	6			13
Ice Damage Decrease	50%	65%	80%	100%
Ice Damage Absorption	0%				40%	150%

Volt Wall ショックガード
Defense Skill: Guard (Shield) Protects against one volt attack for all allies this turn. Raise your shield against enemy attacks. Level up to gain even better protection (reduced damage → null → drain). Effect ends if the user's arms are bound or is incapacitated by stun, petrify, sleep or panic. Body part used: Arms
Level	1	2	3	4	5	6
TP Cost	6			13
Volt Damage Decrease	50%	65%	80%	100%
Volt Damage Absorption	0%				40%	150%

Master skills (Lv. 40)

HP Up HPブースト
Support Skill: Stats Increases maximum HP. Build up your vitality.
Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
MAX HP Increase	5%	6%	7%	11%	12%	13%	14%	20%

Heal Guard ヒールガード
Heal Skill: Guard (Shield) Restores one line's HP and lowers physical damage to them for this turn. Raise your shield against enemy attacks. Damage reduction effect ends if the user's arms are bound or is incapacitated by stun, petrify, sleep or panic. Body part used: Arms Prerequisite skill(s): Recovery Guard, lv. 2
Level	1	2	3	4	5	6
TP Cost	20					25
Physical Damage Decrease	25%	28%	31%	34%	37%	50%
Healing Power	90%	100%	110%	120%	130%	180%

Line Shield ラインディバイド
Defense Skill: Guard (Shield) Protects one line for this turn and takes any damage they would sustain. Raise your shield to protect allies. Effect ends if the user's arms are bound or is incapacitated by stun, petrify, sleep or panic. Body part used: Arms Prerequisite skill(s): Aegis, lv. 3
Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
TP Cost	8			11				15
Damage Decrease	5%	8%	11%	19%	22%	25%	28%	35%

En Garde オートガード
Defense Skill Occasionally guards to reduce damage sustained. Protect yourself with snappy reflexes. When triggered, halves the damage the Protector takes for that hit, on top of every other damage reduction effect. Does not trigger Healing Wall. Prerequisite skill(s): Line Shield, lv. 3
Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Activation Rate	12%	14%	16%	18%	20%	22%	24%	26%	28%	40%

Shield Flare シールドフレア
Attack Skill (Shield) Until the end of next turn, taking damage will trigger a ranged fire counterattack. The higher your shield defense, the stronger the attack. Uses equipped shield's DEF bonus ×3 in place of weapon ATK in damage calculation. Effect ends if the user's arms are bound or is incapacitated by stun, petrify, or sleep. If the user is panicking, counterattacks with normal attacks instead of this skill. Body part used: Arms Prerequisite skill(s): Shield Bash, lv. 3
Level	1	2	3	4	5	6
TP Cost	10					16
Damage	250%	265%	280%	295%	310%	400%
Hit Rate	120%

Full Guard フルガード
Defense Skill: Guard (Shield) Reduces damage taken by the party for one turn. Cooldown: 6 turns Only damage-dealing skills are affected. Cannot be used again for a set number of turns. Effect ends if the user's arms are bound or is incapacitated by stun, petrify, sleep or panic. Body part used: Arms Prerequisite skill(s): Fire Wall, lv. 2 Ice Wall, lv. 2 Volt Wall, lv. 2
Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
TP Cost	20				26					35
Damage Decrease	25%	29%	33%	37%		41%	46%	50%	55%
Cooldown (Turns)	6				5					3

References

• Common Passives Data by Rea
• Skill Data for Protector by Hououin Makise/Rea
• Skill simulator