Protector/Skills/Etrian Odyssey Nexus

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

Force skills (Lv. 1)

Shield Protect
Force Boost Increases damage reduction of Guard skills for three turns.
Level	1
Damage decrease	50%

Perfect Defence
Force Break Negates all enemy attacks against the party for one turn.
Level	1

Novice skills (Lv. 1)

Front Guard
Shield Skill Reduces physical damage for the front line for one turn. 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
Shield Skill Reduces physical damage for the rear line for one turn. 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
Shield Skill Takes all damage for an ally for one turn, and reduces damage taken. 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
Buff Skill Raises the user's defences for a number of turns. Affects all forms of damage. 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
Damage decrease	21%	24%	27%		29%	31%	33%
Duration (turns)	3			4				5
Activation speed	100%			130%				160%

Shield Smite
Shield Skill Deals melee Bash damage to one enemy. Has a chance to bind the target's arms. Damage is affected by the DEF of the user's shield. 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 chance	35%				42%					50%
Activation speed	90%
Accuracy	96%

Provoke
Buff Skill Raises the user's chance of being targeted by enemies, and reduces the damage they suffer. Body part used: Head
Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
TP cost	3			5				9
Damage decrease	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%

Pre-Provoke
Passive Skill Gives the user a chance to activate Provoke at the start of battle. Will not activate if another party member uses it first. Prerequisite skill(s): Provoke, lv. 2
Level	1	2	3	4	5	6
Activation chance	25%	30%	35%	42%	49%	65%

Healing Wall
Heal Skill When the user defends, heals party members on the same line. 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
HP recovery (base)	7	8	9	10	11	15
HP recovery (% of max HP)	4%	5%	6%	7%	8%	12%

Chop
Field Skill Allows the party to find more items at Chop points.
Level	1

Veteran skills (Lv. 20)

Recovery Guard
Shield Skill Reduces physical damage for one line for one turn, and removes binds for that line. 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
Passive Skill Gives the user a chance to survive mortal damage with 1 HP. Does not protect against instant death. Can only activate once per battle. Prerequisite skill(s): Fortify, lv. 1
Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Activation chance	10%	11%	12%	13%	18%	19%	20%	21%	22%	30%

Shield Rush
Shield Skill Deals melee Bash damage to all enemies. Lowers the physical ATK of all enemies for three turns. Damage is affected by the DEF of the user's shield. 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%
Accuracy	90%

Keep Guard
Shield Skill Reduces damage for one ally until the end of the next turn. Affects all forms of damage. Cannot use any other Guard skills while active. Body part used: Arms
Level	1	2	3	4	5	6
TP cost	3					7
Damage decrease	25%	28%	31%	34%	37%	50%

Physical DEF Up
Stat Up Raises the user's physical defence.
Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Physical damage decrease	4%	5%	6%	9%	10%	11%	12%	15%

Elemental DEF Up
Stat Up Raises the user's elemental defence.
Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Elemental damage decrease	4%	5%	6%	9%	10%	11%	12%	15%

Fire Wall
Shield Skill Defends against one Fire-element attack for the whole party on the turn on which it is used. At higher levels, absorbs Fire damage instead, healing the user. 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
Shield Skill Defends against one Ice-element attack for the whole party on the turn on which it is used. At higher levels, absorbs Ice damage instead, healing the user. 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
Shield Skill Defends against one Volt-element attack for the whole party on the turn on which it is used. At higher levels, absorbs Volt damage instead, healing the user. 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
Stat Up Raises the user's maximum HP.
Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Max HP increase	5%	6%	7%	11%	12%	13%	14%	20%

Heal Guard
Shield Skill Restores HP for one line, and reduces physical damage to that line for one turn. 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 Divide
Shield Skill Takes all damage for one line for one turn, and reduces damage taken. 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
Passive Skill The user may automatically defend against incoming attacks, reducing damage taken by 50%. Does not activate Healing Wall. Prerequisite skill(s): Line Divide, lv. 3
Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Activation chance	12%	14%	16%	18%	20%	22%	24%	26%	28%	40%

Shield Flare
Shield Skill The user will automatically counter all incoming attacks with ranged Fire damage until the end of the next turn. Damage is affected by the DEF of the user's shield. Body part used: Arms Prerequisite skill(s): Shield Rush, lv. 3
Level	1	2	3	4	5	6
TP cost	10					16
Damage	250%	265%	280%	295%	310%	400%

Full Guard
Shield Skill Reduces all damage for the whole party for one turn. After use, cannot be used again for a number of turns. 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

Other games for this class

• Etrian Odyssey
• Etrian Odyssey II
• Etrian Odyssey Untold
• Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold