The Guard Skill may boost effectiveness of the shields of certain Weapons (SnS, GS, L, GL, HBG), helping you decrease Stamina usage, damage given by blocked attacks, and the stepback while blocking.
Skill
Points
Activates
Guard +2
+15 (MHF2), +20 (MHFU)
Decreases more damage, Stamina usage, and stepback while blocking attacks.
Guard +1
+10
Decreases damage, Stamina usage, and stepback while blocking attacks.
Guard -1
-10
Increases damage, Stamina usage, and stepback while blocking attacks.
Armors with the Guard Skill
Gravios X
Indra Shin Armor (Blade)
Decorations:
(Insert Decoration Here)
Guard Up[]
This skill allows to block certain attacks that could not be blocked before like certain beam attacks (Plesioth, Gravios)
Skill
Points
Activates
Guard Inc
+10
Allows blocking formerly unblockable attacks.
Armors with the Guard Up Skill
Hermitaur U
Borealis/Auroros Haku
Hermitaur X Blademaster
Gravios X
Decorations:
Hard Wall Jewel / 200z / 0:
Guard Up +1, Stamina -1
Battlefield Jewel x1
Blk Gravios Shl x1
StrongWall Jewel / 450z / 000:
Guard Up +4, Stamina -2
LapisLazuli Jewel x1
Blk Gravios Cpc x1
Hermitaur Claw+ x4
Lunastra Shell x2
Wall Jewel / 375z / 00:
Guard Up +3, Stamina -1
LapisLazuli Jewel x1
PlumD.HermitrClw x2
HvyGraviosShell x1
Auto-Guard[]
A decent skill for Weapons with shielding capabilities, it blocks incoming attacks automatically without the press of the R Button.
Skill
Points
Activates
Auto-Guard
+10
Blocks attacks Automatically
Armors with the Auto-Guard Skill
Fatalis Z
Protection Piercing
Evade[]
Skill
Points
Activates
Evade +1
+10
Invincibility time for rolling is increased slightly.
Evade +2
+15
Invincibility time for rolling is increased drastically.