Feat Tree/Soldier

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[edit] Soldier

The feat tree common to all classes of the Soldier archetype - Conquerors, Dark Templars and Guardians. The Soldier feat tree is designed for a generic tanking class, equipped with taunts and self-buffs to increase the user's tanking ability.

	Feat	Ranks	Tier	Requirements	Description
	Recovery	5	1	-	Increases the soldier's rate of life regeneration both in and out of combat. The effect is greatly increased when the soldier is out of combat.
	Stone Skin	5	2	-	Increases the soldier's elemental resistances.
	Improved Frenzy Stance	5	2	-	Increases the damage multiplier benefit the soldier receives while in Frenzy Stance.
	Hateful Strikes	3	2	-	Grants a special ability that increases your hate generation for a short period.
	Goad	1	2	-	The soldier's derisory insults incense the target, making them attack the soldier and ignore other threats.
	Improved Defensive Stance	5	2	-	Slightly increases the invulnerability ratings benefit the soldier receives while in Defensive Stance. The effect of the benefit increases with the amount of points put into the feat.
	Iron Skin	5	2	-	Increases the soldier's physical resistances.
	Burning Vigor	3	3	Stone Skin (5)	The soldier has a chance of gaining a surge of health whenever they are damaged by sorcery.
	Sustained Rage	3	3	-	Increases the damage done by the soldier's attacks.
	Counterstrike Stance	3	3	-	Augments the Defensive Stance with a damage shield so any enemy striking this shield takes damage. Extra feat points invested increase the damage inflicted.
	Surging Health	3	3	Iron Skin (5)	The soldier has a chance of gaining a surge of health whenever the soldier is physically struck in combat when he is in Defensive Stance.
	Guarded Frenzy	3	4	-	Permanently decreases the defensive penalty incurred during Frenzy Stance.
	Cunning Deflection	1	4	-	This quick ability deflects half the damage inflicted by the next attack and for a short time shields the conqueror from a high amount of damage. Any enemy striking this shield takes damage.
	Anticipation	1	4	-	The soldier prepares to counter-attack incoming blows. When in defensive stance they have a high chance of automatically retaliating against enemy attacks.
	Lifesaver	3	4	-	Adds life regeneration to soldier's Defensive Stance.
	Volcanic Rage	1	5	-	This special ability increases the damage done by the soldier's attacks for a short time.
	Goad Mob	1	5	-	This ability incenses any enemies in the area, making them attack the soldier and ignore other targets.
	Improved Goad Mob	1	5	Goad Mob (1)	The will increase the range of your AoE taunt to 5 meters.