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Templar Skills - Version 1 vs Version 2
Oct 6, 2026, 11:44 PM
Initial version (2026-10-06)
Oct 7, 2026, 12:47 AM
Added the official class selection portrait
11This page lists every Templar skill in AION 2: the twelve Mastery actives, the thirteen Stigma skills and the ten passives, with Korean names, unlock levels, cooldowns, MP costs, specialty options and a dated balance history. NCsoft's official guidebook calls the Templar the typical tank: it blocks enemy attacks with a longsword and shield, has high Defense and a range of defensive skills that protect allies as well as itself, and holds the front line in party play.22English skill names come from the global client. Descriptions follow the official Korean guidebook (skill page updated August 26, 2026) and the global client tooltips. Unlock levels, cooldowns and MP costs are level 1 values from the global client data snapshot dated September 18, 2026. The balance history comes from the Korean service's official update notes; see Global Client Differences for values that have since changed on the Korean service.45How Templar Skills Fit Together67Judgment loop: since August 26, 2026 on the Korean service, Judgment becomes available after a shield attack (Shield Smite, Warding Strike, Shield Rush or Doom Shield), so the rotation alternates shield attacks with Judgment.Punishment and Executor: Punishment is a charge skill with three charge levels; it grants Executor, which raises Accuracy and damage. Each charge level adds damage and stagger.Enmity: the Vicious Strike and Pummel chains, Judgment and Flash Rampage raise enmity; Taunt adds a large burst, and Insulting Roar doubles enmity generation.Blocks: Debilitating Smash activates after a block, Fury turns blocks into a party damage buff, and Shield of Protection guarantees shield blocks for a short time.Party protection: Nezekan's Shield shields nearby party members, Comrade in Arms splits their damage with the Templar, and a Warding Strike specialty extends Warding to the party.NPC rules: stun, root and knockdown chances that can fail against players always land on NPCs.89Active Skills1011Dodge (긴급 회피) is available to every class from level 1 with a 0.5 s cooldown and is not listed below.1213SkillKoreanUnlock LevelCooldownMP CostWhat It DoesVicious Strike맹렬한 일격1NoneNone (restores 100 MP)Basic three-step chain: Vicious Strike, Decisive Strike (회심의 일격) and Desperate Strike (필사의 일격). Each step hits up to four enemies within 4 m, raises enmity and restores MP. Non-target and usable while moving. Spec 5 adds Threatening Blow (위협의 맹타).Pummel연속 난타1None120Two-step chain with Punishing Strike (응징의 일격). Hits up to four enemies within 4 m, raises enmity and deals stagger damage; spends MP. Non-target and usable while moving.Poach포획115 sNoneHooks a target up to 20 m away and pulls it in front of the Templar, with a 75% chance to root it for 2 s (always on NPCs). No MP cost since July 8, 2026 on the Korean service.Shield Smite방패 강타310 s100Shield attack on up to four enemies within 4 m with a 60% stun chance for 3 s (always on NPCs). Opens Judgment. Usable while moving (Korean service, September 4, 2026).Judgment심판45 sNoneBecomes available when the Templar uses a shield skill (Shield Smite, Warding Strike, Shield Rush, Doom Shield); strikes a target within 4 m and raises enmity. Usable while moving. Before the August 26, 2026 rework it opened on stunned or knocked-down targets.Flash Rampage섬광 난무5NoneNoneCan only be used on a target in the Stagger (Groggy) state; raises enmity. No cooldown.Debilitating Smash쇠약의 맹타710 sNoneActivates after a successful block: hits up to four enemies around the target and inflicts Debilitate (Defense down 25%) for 5 s.Warding Strike비호의 일격830 s200Hits up to four enemies within 5 m of the Templar, heals the Templar instantly and grants Warding (+20% PvE and +10% PvP damage tolerance) for 10 s. Opens Judgment. Usable while moving.Shield Rush방패 돌격1020 sNoneUsable after Dodge or while flying: rushes a target up to 10 m away with a 30% stun chance for 3 s (always on NPCs). Opens Judgment.Annihilate섬멸1220 s200Heavy strike on a stunned or knocked-down target within 4 m with a 30% knockdown chance (always on NPCs). Has a 5% chance to become available against incapacitation-immune targets.Punishment징벌1430 s200Charge skill with three charge levels. Since August 26, 2026 on the Korean service it fires a projectile at a target up to 20 m away and hits up to four enemies around it; it grants Executor (Accuracy +200, +20% PvE and +10% PvP damage boost) for 20 s.Defiance충격 해제1660 sNoneShared escape skill. Removes Stun, Knockdown, Airborne, Grab, Frost and Fear and grants Tenacity (status immunity) for 5 s. Not affected by cooldown reduction. Spec 1 adds Capture (생포), a pull with a stun chance.1415Stigma Skills1516Every Templar Stigma skill unlocks at character level 22 and is leveled with Stigma Shards; see Stigma System.1718SkillKoreanCooldownMP CostWhat It DoesDoom Shield파멸의 방패30 sNoneRushes a target up to 20 m away with a 75% knockdown chance for 3 s (always on NPCs) and grants the Templar a shield worth 5% of maximum HP for 5 s; opens Judgment. No MP cost since July 1, 2026 on the Korean service.Shield of Protection보호의 방패20 sNoneHeld guard: frontal block damage reduction rises by 100% and every frontal hit is blocked with the shield. Restores 110 MP and stamina once on a block. On the Korean service Evasion drops by 10,000 while it is held.Taunt도발30 sNoneRanged hit on a target up to 20 m away with a very large enmity gain. Inflicts Shrink (Accuracy and Attack down) for 15 s and has a 50% chance to Taunt a player for 3 s. Usable while moving.Second Skin이중 갑옷90 sNoneRaises PvE damage tolerance by 30% and PvP damage tolerance by 15% for 10 s. Not affected by cooldown increases. Usable while moving.Armor of Balance균형의 갑옷90 sNoneRaises impact-type status resistance by 50% for 10 s. Usable while moving.Grapple나포90 s200Selects a target up to 20 m away and pulls up to four enemies around it in front of the Templar, rooting them for 3 s.Noble Armor고결의 갑주300 sNoneRaises maximum HP and restores HP instantly for its duration; cannot be removed by buff dispels. Since August 26, 2026 on the Korean service the gain scales with maximum HP.Comrade in Arms전우 보호120 sNoneFor 6 s, raises the Templar's damage tolerance and splits damage taken by party members within 40 m, half to the Templar and half to the member hit. Shares 10% more damage in the Abyss, battlefields and Arena. Not affected by cooldown increases.Empyrean Lord's Punishment주신의 징벌60 s200Selects a target up to 20 m away and hits up to four enemies around it with a 50% stun chance for 3 s (always on NPCs) and heavy stagger damage.Nezekan's Shield네자칸의 방패60 sNoneShields the Templar and party members within 40 m for 3 s; the shield is sized by maximum HP.Executing Blade처형의 검45 s100Hits up to four enemies within 4 m and lowers their Defense by 30% for 5 s; deals 20% more damage to targets under an impact-type status.Battlefield Banner전장의 깃발90 sNoneAdded March 25, 2026 on the Korean service. Raises Attack in proportion to Defense for 10 s. Usable while moving.Assault Fury강습 맹격120 sNoneSelects a target up to 20 m away and hits up to four enemies around it with a 30% stun chance for 3 s (always on NPCs); Defense rises by up to 20% with the number of targets hit.1920Passive Skills2021SkillKoreanUnlock LevelWhat It DoesEnhance Health체력 강화1More HP and maximum HP, and more healing received.Warding Shield비호의 방패6Raises Block and restores HP on a successful block.Punishing Benediction단죄의 가호9Raises Critical Hit; landing an attack grants Punishing Benediction for 10 s, giving hits a 50% chance to deal extra damage.Ironclad Defense철벽 방어11Raises Defense and Endurance (철벽).Guarding Seal수호의 인장13When HP drops to 50% or less, grants a shield sized by maximum HP (60 s internal cooldown).Impact Hit충격 적중15Raises impact-type status chance and Double Chance.Insulting Roar모욕의 포효17Doubles enmity generation (Enmity Boost +100%) and raises Attack for 5 s after a front attack (5 s internal cooldown).Fury격앙21Raises front attack damage boost. A successful block raises the PvE and PvP damage boost of the Templar and party members for 20 s; does not stack with the Gladiator's Experienced Counterstrike.Survival Willpower생존 의지23Raises status resistance; while stunned, knocked down, airborne, frozen or feared, gains damage tolerance and +10% status resistance per hit taken for 5 s (up to 10 stacks).Block Pain고통 차단25On the Korean service (guidebook) every hit taken adds a Block Pain stack, and at 10 stacks they are consumed for a PvE and PvP damage tolerance buff (인내; no official English name yet). The global client snapshot describes a simpler version: being struck grants damage tolerance for 10 s with a 20 s cooldown.2223Specialties2324Mastery skill specialties unlock at skill levels 8 (three options), 12 and 16 and are assigned to the skill's specialty slots; Stigma specialties apply automatically at Stigma levels 5, 10, 15 and 20. The options below are from the global client snapshot, in the order Korean patch notes number them (Spec 1 to Spec 5).2526How specialty slots, skill levels and presets work for every class is covered on Skills and Specialties.2728Mastery Skill Specialties2930SkillSpec 1 (Lv 8)Spec 2 (Lv 8)Spec 3 (Lv 8)Spec 4 (Lv 12)Spec 5 (Lv 16)Vicious Strike+20% MP restoredAbsorbs 1% HP+50% Multi-Hit on hit-2s Warding Strike cooldown on hitAdds Threatening Blow Chain SkillPummel-20% MP consumedPunishing Strike absorbs 3% HPDeals up to 12% more damage when less targets are hit-1s Punishment cooldown on landing Punishing StrikeActivates Punishing Strike 1 extra timePoachMoves to the target if target has Incapacitated Immunity-20% Status Effect Resist for 5s on hitResets cooldown on defeating an enemy10% Max HP Protective Shield50% chance to Stun for 3sShield Smite+1s Stun durationRemoves MP Cost and restores 200 MP on hit50% chance to trigger Debilitating Smash on hit-2s cooldownAoE StunJudgmentAbsorbs 1% HPDeals extra damage on attacking a target afflicted with Impact-type statusExtra damage on hitCritical Hit on hitRemove cooldownFlash RampageAbsorbs 5% HPRestores 120 MP on hitChanges to mobile skillMulti-Hit on hit-1s all cooldowns on hitDebilitating Smash30% chance to inflict Stun for 3s+3s Debilitate duration-60% Incoming Heal during DebilitateIgnores Block and Evasion and lands as Multi-Hit25% chance to reset cooldown on BlockWarding Strike-5s cooldown+100 Block during WardingHeal over Time during WardingAdds PvE Damage Tolerance and PvP Damage Tolerance increase effect when more targets hit to Warding+10% PvE Damage Tolerance and +5% PvP Damage Tolerance to party members on skill useShield RushRestores 300 Stamina on hit+10m RangeChanges to Charge Skill and deals AoE damage-10s cooldown+25% Stun ChanceAnnihilate+50% Multi-Hit on hit+20% Knockdown Chance+100% damage to targets with Incapacitated Immunity-10s cooldownChanges to AoE SkillPunishmentAbsorbs 10% HPInflicts Damage over Time to target on hit+30% Skill SpeedChanges to mobile skillIgnores Block and Evasion and lands as a Critical HitDefianceAdds Capture Chain SkillRestores 1000 Stamina on using DefianceRestores 20% HP on using Defiance+2s Tenacity duration+50% PvE Damage Tolerance and +25% PvP Damage Tolerance for Tenacity duration3132Stigma Skill Specialties3233SkillSpec 1 (Lv 5)Spec 2 (Lv 10)Spec 3 (Lv 15)Spec 4 (Lv 20)Doom ShieldResets Annihilate cooldown on hit+200 Block for 5s on hitResets cooldown on defeating an enemy+25% Knockdown ChanceShield of Protection+1 consecutive useChanges to mobile skill+20% Move Speed for 3s on BlockRestores 10% HP once on BlockTauntAdds 10% PvE Damage Tolerance reduction and 5% PvP Damage Tolerance reduction effect to Shrink+10% Shrink Attack reduction-5s cooldown+2s Taunt duration, +5s Shrink durationSecond Skin+10% all Element Tolerance for the duration+20% Block for the durationx1.5 Ironclad Defense effect for the duration+20% PvE Damage Tolerance increase and +10% PvP Damage Tolerance increaseArmor of Balance+20% Ailment-type, Mental-type Resist for the duration+20% Move Speed for the durationx1.5 Warding Shield effect for the duration+50% Impact-type Resist increaseGrapple50% chance to inflict Stun for 3s on hit20% of Max HP as Protective Shield for 10s on use-30s cooldownUp to +20% PvE Damage Tolerance and +10% PvP Damage Tolerance when more targets hitNoble Armor+5% Defense for the durationx1.5 Insulting Roar effect for the durationx1.5 Fury effect for the duration+10% Incoming Heal for the durationComrade in ArmsRestores 25% of Max HP once if hit during Comrade in Arms while HP is 25% or lessx1.5 Guarding Seal Protective Shield effect for the durationx1.5 Block Pain effect for the durationRestores 50% of caster's Max HP when the effect endsEmpyrean Lord's PunishmentUp to +20% damage when less targets hit+50 Stagger Gauge Damage+10% PvE damage boost and +5% PvP damage boost for 10s on hit+25% Stun ChanceNezekan's Shield+20% all Element Tolerance for Protective Shield duration+2s Protective Shield duration+20% PvE Damage Tolerance and +10% PvP Damage Tolerance for Protective Shield durationRestores 20% of Max HP when Protective Shield is removedExecuting Blade-15s cooldownInflict Exposed for 5s on hitCritical Hit on hit+30% damage on attacking a target inflicted with Impact-type statusBattlefield Banner+10% Multi-Hit Chance for duration+10% Weapon Damage Boost for duration+20% Attack increase proportional to Defense-30s cooldownAssault Fury+20% Attack for 5s on hit500 MP damage on hit+10m Range+20% Stun Chance3435Balance History3536Changes from the Korean service's official update notes and maintenance notices, November 19, 2025 to October 7, 2026. The global service, live since October 5, 2026, has not published Templar balance changes.3738DateChange (Korean and Taiwanese service)November 19, 2025Launch-day note: Vicious Strike, Decisive Strike, Desperate Strike, Pummel and Punishing Strike gained 7% damage.November 22, 2025Nezekan's Shield cooldown cut from 90 to 60 s.December 3, 2025Fury's Attack bonus raised from 6.5% to 11.5%; Comrade in Arms now also gives the Templar 20% damage tolerance.December 10, 2025Pummel and Punishing Strike +7% and Flash Rampage +20% damage; Nezekan's Shield and Doom Shield shields +15%; Noble Armor HP gain +15%; Fury's Attack bonus became a damage boost; more enmity on the Vicious Strike line, Pummel and Punishing Strike; Taunt's base enmity raised; several Judgment, Poach and Insulting Roar fixes.December 17, 2025Punishing Strike and Punishing Benediction +15%, Judgment +10% damage; stagger damage raised on Pummel, Punishing Strike, Punishment and Taunt; Taunt now applies Shrink (Attack down 10%) to NPCs for 15 s and its specialties were reworked; Empyrean Lord's Punishment spec 2 adds 50 stagger damage and spec 3 a 10% damage boost; Insulting Roar enmity from 50% to 100%; Debilitating Smash Defense cut 20% to 25%.December 24, 2025Faster Shield Smite, Judgment and Empyrean Lord's Punishment; Capture, Empyrean Lord's Punishment, Nezekan's Shield, Armor of Balance, Second Skin, Noble Armor, Comrade in Arms and Grapple now scale with Combat Speed; Noble Armor persists through death; Warding Strike spec 5 applies even with no enemy in range.December 31, 2025Ironclad Defense gained +1% Endurance per skill level.January 7, 2026Judgment: better motion, usable while moving, spec 3 extra damage, spec 4 guaranteed critical hit; Annihilate spec 3 became +50% damage to status-immune targets; Punishing Benediction gained Critical Hit.January 21, 2026Punishment gained Executor (Accuracy +200 and +10% damage boost for 10 s) and spec 5 now ignores block and evasion with a critical hit; Block Pain now triggers on being hit with a 20 s cooldown; Enhance Health HP per level 2% to 2.5%; Vicious Strike line, Threatening Blow, Judgment and Debilitating Smash +10%, Annihilate +7% damage.January 28 and February 4, 2026Executor now refreshes its duration when reapplied; Noble Armor spec 1 became +5% Defense.March 4, 2026Comrade in Arms spec 1 heal cooldown fixed; spec 4 now restores 50% of the Templar's maximum HP when the effect ends.March 25, 2026New Stigma skill Battlefield Banner. Doom Shield reworked: a 20 m rush that knocks down and grants a 5 s shield. Comrade in Arms shares 10% more damage in the Abyss, battlefields and Arena. Faster Poach, Grapple and Shield Rush; Judgment can be used more often after an activation fix.April 8, 2026Doom Shield now opens Judgment on its target for 7 s; Judgment enmity fix.April 22, 2026Life drain overhaul (specialty drains became a share of HP). Judgment enmity +40%; Punishment +15% PvE with charge stages raised from 40, 80 and 120% to 40, 100 and 200% and +20% PvP at full charge. Party synergy: Warding Strike spec 5 party tolerance set to 10% PvE and 5% PvP, Nezekan's Shield +20%, Comrade in Arms split changed from 40% each to 50% each. Pummel and Punishing Strike +7%, Punishing Benediction +20% PvE; Shield of Protection lowers Evasion by 10,000 while held.April 29, 2026Smoother Punishing Strike and Judgment animations; Annihilate spec 3 raised to +100%; Warding Strike +30% PvE; Battlefield Banner's Defense-to-Attack conversion doubled.May 13, 2026Assault Fury's stun chance had been set higher than other classes' assault skills; cut from 50% to 30% (75% to 50% with its specialty).May 20, 2026Debilitating Smash spec 3 healing cut 40% to 50%, and it no longer stacks with the Sorcerer's Firestorm or the Ranger's Drill Dart; Armor of Balance applies instantly.July 1, 2026 (Chapter 1)Fury gained a front attack damage boost, and its block buff now lasts 20 s instead of 10 with new values and does not stack with Experienced Counterstrike; Taunt's Shrink damage tolerance cut raised; Executing Blade +30% PvP with a base 30% Defense cut, 20 stagger damage and spec 2 Exposed (block and evasion down 5,000); Doom Shield no longer costs MP; Vicious Strike line spec 2 drain 2% to 1%.July 8, 2026Taunt now applies Shrink to players as a base effect (spec 5 adds a 7% critical damage tolerance cut); Poach no longer costs MP; Insulting Roar now raises Attack after a front attack instead of damaging on block; Fury party values 22, 34 and 46% PvE to 20, 30 and 40%; specialty swaps on Second Skin and Noble Armor. All classes lost 30% PvP damage.July 15, 2026Faster recovery after Second Skin and Warding Strike; Punishing Benediction Critical Hit per level 5 to 10; Insulting Roar level 1 Attack 3.3% to 5.3%.July 22, 2026Shield Rush stun chance 50% to 30%; Comrade in Arms 10 to 6 s; Noble Armor cannot be dispelled; Executor PvE bonus 10% to 15%; Battlefield Banner spec 5 Combat Speed 10% to 15%; Taunt specialty values cut; Fury front bonus 3, 6 and 9%, party values 18, 26 and 34% PvE; Insulting Roar Attack 10, 15 and 20%.July 29, 2026Judgment +5% and Punishment +7% PvE, and Punishment spec 2 damage over time scales with charge level; Taunt spec 1 cut to 10% PvE and 5% PvP; Shield of Protection spec 5 became +1 use; specialty swaps on Noble Armor and Second Skin.August 12, 2026Debilitating Smash spec 3 healing cut 50% to 60%.August 26, 2026Core rework: Judgment opens when a shield attack skill is used, loses its 7% chance on immune targets and 10% damage, and spec 2 became extra damage to impact-type targets; Punishment became a 20 m projectile area skill (+20% PvE, Executor 20% PvE and 10% PvP); Warding Strike usable while moving, 30% shorter wind-up, +10% PvE, cooldown 30 to 25 s; Doom Shield opens Judgment on the Templar for 3 s. Pummel and Punishing Strike +30% PvE. Fury party values cut to 10, 15 and 20% PvE; Vicious Strike line +30% and Threatening Blow minus 35% PvE and PvP; Annihilate +30% PvE; Battlefield Banner 2% to 3%. Guarding Seal, Nezekan's Shield (now 3 s), Noble Armor and Doom Shield shields now scale with maximum HP.August 27, 2026 (maintenance)Pummel, Punishing Strike and Judgment each lost 5% PvE and PvP damage.September 2, 2026To fix lost efficiency when chaining from Vicious Strike: Vicious Strike line +30% PvE and spec 4 Punishment cooldown cut 1 to 2 s; Judgment +15%, Punishment +20%; Pummel minus 10% and Punishing Strike minus 20% PvE.September 4, 2026 (Class Care)Shield Smite usable while moving; Vicious Strike line +20% PvE and spec 4 now cuts Warding Strike's cooldown instead; Pummel line spec 4 now cuts Punishment's cooldown, minus 7% PvP; Judgment +5% PvE, minus 7% PvP; Executor 10 to 20 s; Punishment minus 10% PvE; Warding Strike cooldown back to 30 s.September 9, 2026Fixed a delay in Judgment activation during some skill chains.September 16, 2026Longer cancel delays on Pummel, Punishing Strike and Judgment to discourage mouse macros; Pummel spec 4 also applies on Pummel hits and spec 5 became extra damage; Warding Strike, Annihilate and Punishment +10%, Shield Smite +20% PvE; Noble Armor duration and cooldown 5 to 2 minutes; Taunt enmity now scales with damage.September 23, 2026Pummel spec 5 tooltip fix.October 7, 2026All classes: fixed attacks made while in the air sometimes failing to land on a target even when in range.3940Global Client Differences4041The September 18, 2026 global client snapshot lags several Korean values, most of them from the September 16, 2026 update:4243SkillGlobal client snapshot (September 18, 2026)Korean service (current)Noble ArmorLasts 300 s with a 300 s cooldownDuration and cooldown 2 minutesTauntAdds a flat 20,000 enmityEnmity scales with the damage dealtPummel spec 4Cuts Punishment's cooldown when Punishing Strike landsAlso applies when Pummel landsPummel spec 5Punishing Strike activates one extra timeExtra damage on hitBlock PainBeing struck grants damage tolerance for 10 s (20 s cooldown)Hits build up to 10 stacks that convert into a damage tolerance buff (인내) (guidebook, updated August 26, 2026)4445Values that match on both services include Warding Strike's 30 s cooldown, Executor's 20 s duration and the Vicious Strike and Pummel specialty targets set on September 4, 2026.4546Related Pages4748Templar for the class overview.Classes for the full roster.Stigma System for Stigma slots and Stigma Shards.Status Effects for stun, knockdown and root.Gladiator Skills for the other block-based melee kit.
