Lightning Shield — Surrounds the caster with 3 balls of lightning that have a 50% chance of striking melee or ranged attackers for Nature damage. Each time the lightning shield strikes, a ball of lightning dissipates. Thus, the shield expires after 10 min. or after it has struck 3 times.
The Hoary Templar is a bit harder for melee classes due to his high nature-based damage hits and his Lightning Shield that he recasts often just as all the charges are used up.
His damage output is also higher than the other templars. He can, however, be stunned and interrupted.