EO2/Protector/Skills

This page details full data for the Protector's skills in Etrian Odyssey II: Heroes of Lagaard.

Skill Tree

Force skills

Painless 完全防御
Force Skill Nullifies all damage, status ailments, and binds to the party for one turn. Requires a shield to use. Does not prevent debuffs or buff removal effects. Body part used: Arms

Shields branch

Shield Mastery (Shields) 盾マスタリー
Mastery Skill Needed to learn shield skills. Also reduces damage taken by the user.
Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Damage Reduction	1%	2%	3%	4%	5%	6%	7%	8%	9%	10%

Front Guard (F. Guard) フロントガード
Shield Skill Shield skill that may take physical damage in the front line's place. Reduces physical damage dealt to the front line this turn. Activation rate of this skill starts at 100% for the first hit, and subsequent hits across the front line take increasing penalties to activation rate. The effects of this skill end if the Protector dies. Body part used: Arms Prerequisite skill(s): Shield Mastery, lv. 1
Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
TP Cost	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
Physical Damage Decrease	15%	16%	18%	21%	25%	30%	36%	43%	51%	60%
Activation Rate Reduction	100%	91%	82%	73%	64%	55%	46%	37%	28%	10%
Maximum Activations	1	2					3		4	10

Rear Guard (B. Guard) バックガード
Shield Skill Shield skill that may take physical damage in the back line's place. Reduces physical damage dealt to the back line this turn. Activation rate of this skill starts at 100% for the first hit, and subsequent hits across the back line take increasing penalties to activation rate. The effects of this skill end if the Protector dies. Body part used: Arms Prerequisite skill(s): Shield Mastery, lv. 1
Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
TP Cost	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
Physical Damage Decrease	15%	16%	18%	21%	25%	30%	36%	43%	51%	60%
Activation Rate Reduction	100%	91%	82%	73%	64%	55%	46%	37%	28%	10%
Maximum Activations	1	2					3		4	10

Full Guard (A. Guard) フルガード
Shield Skill Shield skill that may take physical damage in the party's place. Reduces physical damage dealt to the entire party this turn. Activation rate of this skill starts at 100% for the first hit, and subsequent hits across the party take increasing penalties to activation rate. The effects of this skill end if the Protector dies. Body part used: Arms Prerequisite skill(s): Front Guard, lv. 5 Rear Guard, lv. 5
Level	1	2	3	4	5
TP Cost	6	8	10	12	14
Physical Damage Decrease	13%	16%	23%	24%	49%
Activation Rate Reductin	100%	56%	68%	50%	32%
Maximum Activations	1	2			4

Fire Wall (Antifire) ファイアガード
Shield Skill Protects the party from fire attacks for 1 turn. Activation rate of this skill starts at 100% for the first hit, and subsequent hits across the party take increasing penalties to activation rate. The effects of this skill end if the Protector dies. Body part used: Arms Prerequisite skill(s): Shield Mastery, lv. 3
Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
TP Cost	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
Fire Damage Decrease	50%	55%	61%	68%	76%	85%	95%	100%
Fire Damage Absorption	0%								25%	50%
Activation Rate Reduction	90%	80%	70%	60%	50%	40%	30%	20%	10%	0%
Maximum Activations	2					3	4	5	10	--

Ice Wall (Anticold) フリーズガード
Shield Skill Protects the party from ice attacks for 1 turn. Activation rate of this skill starts at 100% for the first hit, and subsequent hits across the party take increasing penalties to activation rate. The effects of this skill end if the Protector dies. Body part used: Arms Prerequisite skill(s): Shield Mastery, lv. 3
Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
TP Cost	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
Ice Damage Decrease	50%	55%	61%	68%	76%	85%	95%	100%
Ice Damage Absorption	0%								25%	50%
Activation Rate Reduction	90%	80%	70%	60%	50%	40%	30%	20%	10%	0%
Maximum Activations	2					3	4	5	10	--

Volt Wall (Antivolt) ショックガード
Shield Skill Protects the party from volt attacks for 1 turn. Activation rate of this skill starts at 100% for the first hit, and subsequent hits across the party take increasing penalties to activation rate. The effects of this skill end if the Protector dies. Body part used: Arms Prerequisite skill(s): Shield Mastery, lv. 3
Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
TP Cost	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
Volt Damage Decrease	50%	55%	61%	68%	76%	85%	95%	100%
Volt Damage Absorption	0%								25%	50%
Activation Rate Reduction	90%	80%	70%	60%	50%	40%	30%	20%	10%	0%
Maximum Activations	2					3	4	5	10	--

En Garde オートガード
Passive Skill Chance of automatically blocking enemy attacks. Halves damage taken when it activates. Prerequisite skill(s): Shield Mastery, lv. 5
Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Activation Chance	20%	21%	22%	23%	24%	25%	26%	27%	28%	29%

1 Guard チョイスガード
Shield Skill Shield skill that may heavily reduce physical damage for one party member. Activation rate of this skill starts at 100% for the first hit, and subsequent hits take increasing penalties to activation rate. The effects of this skill end if the Protector dies. Body part used: Arms Prerequisite skill(s): Shield Mastery, lv. 7
Level	1	2	3	4	5
TP Cost	2	4	6	8	10
Physical Damage Decrease	35%	41%	48%	56%	65%
Activation Rate Decrease	50%	40%	30%	20%	10%
Maximum Activations	2	3	4	5	10

Smite シールドスマイト
Shield Skill Powerful shield strike that may bind an enemy's arms. Body part used: Arms Stat(s) used: STR, LUC Prerequisite skill(s): Shield Mastery, lv. 10
Level	1	2	3	4	5
TP Cost	10	12	14	16	18
Damage	300%	310%	330%	360%	400%
Arm Bind Infliction Rate	20%	21%	23%	26%	30%
Hit Rate	200%
Activation Speed	20%	30%	50%	80%	120%

Mana Wall (Antiall) マテリアルガード
Shield Skill Protects the party from all elemental attacks for 1 turn. Activation rate of this skill starts at 100% for the first hit, and subsequent hits across the party take increasing penalties to activation rate. The effects of this skill end if the Protector dies. Body part used: Arms Prerequisite skill(s): Shield Mastery, lv. 10 TEC Up, lv. 10
Level	1	2	3	4	5
TP Cost	6	8	10	12	14
Elemental Damage Decrease	50%	55%	61%	68%	100%
Elemental Damage Absorption	0%				10%
Activation Chance Decrease	100%	82%	64%	46%	28%
Maximum Activations	1	2		3	4

TEC Up ＴＥＣブースト
Stat Increase Increase technique.
Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
TEC Increase	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10

Refresh リフレッシュ
Healing Skill Removes status ailments from one party member. Each level, up to 4, adds to the list of ailments it can cure. Body part used: Head Prerequisite skill(s): TEC Up, lv. 1
Level	1	2	3	4	5
TP Cost	1	2	3	4	1
Ailments Cured	Blind	Poison/Sleep	Fear/Paralysis	Curse/Panic	--
Activation Speed	50%	55%	65%	80%	100%

HP Up branch

HP Up ＨＰブースト
Stat Increase Increase maximum HP.
Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
MAX HP Increase	2%	4%	7%	10%	14%	21%	26%	31%	37%	45%

HP Regen 加護
Passive Skill Restores a small amount of HP after every turn in battle. Prerequisite skill(s): HP Up, lv. 1
Level	1	2	3	4	5
Fixed HP Recovery	3	4	5	6	7

Riskwall 背水の守護
Passive Skill Defense increases as the protector loses HP. Prerequisite skill(s): HP Up, lv. 3
Level	1	2	3	4	5
Defense Increase (100-76% HP)	3%	2%	4%	6%	8%
Defense Increase (75-51% HP)	4%	6%	8%	10%	12%
Defense Increase (50-26% HP)	10%	12%	14%	16%	18%
Defense Increase (25-11% HP)	14%	16%	18%	20%	22%
Defense Increase (≤10% HP)	20%	22%	24%	26%	28%

Aegis 決死の覚悟
Passive Skill Preparedness for death makes it possible to survive once per battle. Upon death, has a chance of reviving with 1 HP. Does not protect against instant death. Prerequisite skill(s): HP Regen, lv. 5 Riskwall, lv. 5
Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Activation Rate	20%	21%	22%	23%	24%	25%	26%	27%	28%	29%

Other skills

Provoke 挑発
Support Skill Increase physical defense and divert the enemy's attention to you. Buff lasts for 5 turns. Body part used: Head
Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
TP Cost	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	8	7	6
Aggro Rate Increase	20%	25%	35%	50%	70%	95%	100%
Physical DEF Increase	0%	3%	6%	9%	12%	15%	18%	21%	24%	27%
Activation Speed	100%	103%	109%	118%	130%	145%	163%	184%	208%	235%

Parry パリング
Special Skill Await the enemy's attack to parry it and negate the damage. Negates physical damage dealt to the user this turn. Activation rate of this skill starts at 100% for the first hit, and subsequent hits take increasing penalties to activation rate. The effects of this skill end if the Protector dies. Body part used: Arms Prerequisite skill(s): Provoke, lv. 3
Level	1	2	3	4	5
TP Cost	3	4	5	6	7
Activation Rate Reduction	40%	30%	20%	10%	5%
Maximum Activations	3	4	5	10	20

VIT Up ＶＩＴブースト
Stat Increase Increase vitality.
Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
VIT Increase	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10

Fortify 渾身ディフェンス
Support Skill Digs in for ironclad defense against physical damage. Buff lasts for 5 turns. Body part used: Head Prerequisite skill(s): VIT Up, lv. 1
Level	1	2	3	4	5
TP Cost	3	4	5	6	7
Physical DEF Increase	10%	15%	21%	28%	36%
Activation Speed	200%	210%	230%	260%	300%

TP Up ＴＰブースト
Stat Increase Increase maximum TP.
Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
MAX TP Increase	2%	4%	8%	14%	22%	32%	44%	58%	74%	92%

STR Up ＳＴＲブースト
Stat Increase Increase strength.
Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
STR Increase	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10

AGI Up ＡＧＩブースト
Stat Increase Increase agility.
Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
AGI Increase	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10

LUC Up ＬＵＣブースト
Stat Increase Increase luck.
Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
LUC Increase	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10

Flee 全力逃走
Escape Skill Escape from battle to the previous floor. Applies at the start of turn. Can escape from FOE battles where your back is to a wall. Does not work on scripted inescapable battles. Activation rate applies to two checks: First check is for a successful escape. This ignores the escape chance formula. If the first check is successful, the second check sees if you would warp to the last stairs used on the previous floor (if applicable). If this check fails, you escape normally. Body part used: Legs
Level	1	2	3	4	5
TP Cost	5	4	3	2	1
Activation Rate	60%	64%	72%	84%	100%

Esc Up 逃走率ＵＰ
Stat Increase Increase chances of successfully escaping from battle.
Level	1
Escape Rate Increase	30%

Mine 採掘
Search Skill Mine for materials at item points.
Level	1	2	3	4	5
Daily Attempts	1	2	3	4	5

References

• Skill simulator
• Etrian Odyssey II: Heroes of Lagaard atwiki (Japanese) - Protector page