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: Might]/ [Sentinel] or [Seal of Charity]
Improvements	[Gift of the Golden Val'kyr], [Righteous Protector]
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

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

External links

• Wowhead
• WoWDB