Guardian of Ancient Kings

Guardian of Ancient Kings
Guardian of Ancient Kings Row 7 Protection paladin talent 5 min cooldown Instant Empowers you with the spirit of ancient kings, reducing all damage you take by 50% for 8 sec.
Properties
Class	Paladin
School	Holy
Cooldown	5 minutes
Talents
Talent required	[Relentless Inquisitor] or [Avenging Wrath]/ [Sentinel] or [Seal of Charity]
Other information
Improvements	[Gift of the Golden Val'kyr], [Righteous Protector]
Glyphs	[Glyph of the Queen]
Related buff
Guardian of Ancient Kings Damage taken reduced by 50%. Duration: 8 seconds

Ancient Guardian in Hearthstone.

"It came to my aid when the orc's blade was at my throat, then vanished as quickly as it had appeared." - Overheard in the Cathedral of Light

"Faith - and the Light - transcend time." - Watsun, Timewalker Lightshield

Guardian of Ancient Kings is a Protection paladin talent.

Notes

• Not affected by the global cooldown.

Trivia

• The Guardian of Ancient Kings appears as a basic card for the Paladin class in Hearthstone. The flavor text reads: "Holy beings from the beyond are so cliché!"
• Prior to Legion, this spell summoned a guardian to aid you in battle. The Protection and Holy guardians had no weapons, while the Retribution guardian used a sword made of light. During the Cataclysm beta, the weapons equipped by the Guardian of Ancient Kings were:
  • Holy:  [Val'anyr, Hammer of Ancient Kings] and  [Bastion of Purity]
  • Protection:  [Honor of the Fallen] and  [Crystal Plated Vanguard]
  • Retribution:  [Decimation]

Gallery

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  Guardian of Ancient Kings in World of Warcraft.
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   [Glyph of the Queen] altered version.
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  Guardian of Ancient Kings in the TCG.
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  A Guardian of the Ages in the TCG.
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  A Guardian of the Light in the TCG.
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  Libram of Hope in Hearthstone.

Patch changes

• Patch 10.0.0 (2022-10-25): Now a row 7 Protection talent (was a level 39 Protection ability).
  
• Patch 9.0.1 (2020-10-13): Now learned at level 39 (was 70).
  
• Patch 7.1.0 (2016-10-25): Now learned at level 70 (was 83).
  
• Patch 7.0.3 (2016-07-19): Now empowers the paladin instead of summoning a guardian to provide a buff. Now learned at level 83 (was 75).
  
• Patch 6.0.2 (2014-10-14):
  • Now only available to Protection paladins.
  • Now lasts 8 seconds (down from 12 seconds).
    
• Patch 5.4.0 (2013-09-10):
  • Holy version now has a cooldown of 3 minutes (down from 5 minutes), and summons a guardian that heals the ally that the Paladin healed for 100% (up from 10%) of the amount healed, but no longer heals nearby friendly targets.
  • Retribution version now has a reduced cooldown of 3 minutes, down from 5 minutes, and the maximum number of stacks has been reduced to 12.
    
• Hotfix (2013-07-09): Guardian of Ancient Kings (Holy version) should now properly interact with Battle Fatigue. Previously, Battle Fatigue was being incorrectly applied to the ability's subsequent heals.
  
• Patch 5.0.4 (2012-08-28): Now learned at level 75 (was 85).
  
• Patch 4.2.0 (2011-06-28): Uses the new Assist pet stance functionality.
  
• Patch 4.1.0 (2011-04-26):
  • Casting Guardian of Ancient Kings no longer resets the auto-attack swing timer.
  • The Holy version of Guardian of Ancient Kings will now more reliably heal targets at max range from the paladin.
  • The Retribution version of Guardian of Ancient Kings now benefits from the paladin's hit and expertise.
    
• Hotfix (2011-01-03): The Strength bonus from the Retribution version of Guardian of Ancient Kings now applies its bonus based on total Strength instead of just base Strength.
  
• Patch 4.0.1 (2010-10-12): Added.
  

See also

• Guardian of the Light, TCG card
• Guardian of the Ages, TCG card

Other versions

• Cataclysm Classic

  Guardian of Ancient Kings
  Guardian of Ancient Kings Level 85 paladin ability 5 min cooldown Instant Summons a Guardian of Ancient Kings to protect you for 30/12 sec. While active, your next 5 direct heals will cause the Guardian to heal the same target for the amount healed by your heal, and friendly targets within 10 yards of the target for 10% of the amount healed. While the Guardian is active, all incoming damage is reduced by 50%. While active, your and your Guardian's attacks cause you to be infused with Ancient Power, increasing your Strength by 1% per application. After 30 sec or when your Guardian is killed, you will release Ancient Fury, causing 199 damage plus 199 per application of Ancient Power, divided among all targets within 10 yards.
  Properties
  Class	Paladin
  School	Holy
  Cooldown	5 minutes
  Other information
  Level learned	85
  Improvements	[Shield of the Templar]
  Related buffs
  Guardian of Ancient Kings Protected by a Guardian of Ancient Kings. The Guardian will heal the target of your next 5 single-target heals, and nearby friendly targets for 10% of the amount healed. Duration: 30 seconds Guardian of Ancient Kings Protected by a Guardian of Ancient Kings. Incoming damage reduced by 50%. Duration: 12 seconds Guardian of Ancient Kings Protected by a Guardian of Ancient Kings. Attacks by you and your Guardian infuse you with Ancient Power and unleash Ancient Fury when your Guardian departs. Duration: 30 seconds Ancient Power Strength increased by 1%. When your Guardian of Ancient Kings departs, you release Ancient Fury, causing 234 Holy damage, split among all enemies within 10 yards. Duration: 30 seconds

External links

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