Return of Reckoning

We’ve just seen a buff to the Black Guard with the change to Elite Training.
Do you think this will actually change tank priority in 6/12/24-man comps?
If we’re talking strictly about group contribution : setting aside class mechanics : why would you pick a BG over a Chosen or a BO?

I still wouldynt pick BG over, what is the grace for 2H Knight - the wounds debuff for order the chocen can do as easly. The only thing BG can bring to a WB is CD reducer witch is not needed anymore, since the changes i think from 2 years ago.

Hey there,
since we are already talking reworked elite training: how much better is the new 3 secs 100% thingy? Is the skill point worth it now?

It’s strong in situations where you’re taking heavy burst damage.
In other scenarios, not so much.

well its 100% parry and disrupt for 2 ppl for 3 secends, looks preaty decent.
It's almost like half mdps m1 every 30sec.

Cant call it a buff, u need to drop really good stuff for it if u want to have both winds and anticrit buff. Main candidate to drop is snare. Its more like new option in some environment where you dont need snare - city or some small sc. AP generation part kinda uselles cos u cant spam this button and save it for bad monents. Its a minor buff for new snb BG that dont have +2, but it dont fix any of problems bg now have. I would pref version with less defs but longer time, it would be hard to catch perfect moment to use this 3 sec, and no guarantees that buffed target will understand that they need facetank with that 3sec 100% parry. When defing heals it even feels like a nerf.

In short not the best way of that skill rework, but sometimes can save your choppas ass. And it feels really painfull to drop snare for it, it also can be used as def tool so ill prob stick with old build without ET.

Snb - FoF + ET.
FTWK - only in zerg enviroment (should be changed for good party utility, SM WW too)
2h - Immposible to use ET becosue of Crimson and parry tactic.

Anyway ET is a great change.

chookette wrote: Fri Feb 13, 2026 7:10 am Do you think this will actually change tank priority in 6/12/24-man comps?
If we’re talking strictly about group contribution : setting aside class mechanics : why would you pick a BG over a Chosen or a BO?

I’m struggling to see the advantages of the Black Guard compared to the other tanks.

Maybe I’m wrong, but I have the feeling that overall it just performs worse. Don’t you think?