Guard

Guard is a BuffBuffsBuffs are effects that boost a player or monster's stats for a duration or while a condition is met. Unless otherwise stated, Buffs of the same type do not stack — only the copy with the strongest effect applies. that provides a buffer against damage from HitsHit DamageAny damage that isn't damage over time is Hit damage. Damaging Ailments which result from a Hit will calculate their damage from that Hit, and will not subsequently have Damage modifiers applied directly to them. As a result of this, raising Hit Damage will result in more powerful Damaging Ailments innately., taking the damage before your Life or Energy ShieldEnergy ShieldEnergy Shield protects your Life by taking damage instead. Rapidly Recharges if you don't lose Energy Shield for a short time. Chaos damage removes twice as much Energy Shield. Damage from Bleeding and Poison bypasses Energy Shield to remove Life directly. until the buff expires or is depleted. You can only have a single Guard buff at a time. If you gain Guard when you already have it, whichever buff has the higher magnitude will be kept, and that buff's duration will be refreshed by an amount proportional to the magnitude of the discarded buff, but not to longer than its original duration. Your maximum amount of Guard is equal to 200% of your maximum Life.en