Guild Wars 2

A new buff, that has a 10 or 15% chance to block attacks, would work just like Protection buff, lasts 5-7 seconds and give the person a % chance to block an attack, but doesnt end after one block, remains for the full time.

I love the GW1 assassin and the way it could block, and to me it feels like a good Buff for gw2.

I feel this is not over powered, its just blocking a small amount of attacks, maybe 1 or 2 against 1 for and maybe 2-4 against 2 foes.

Could give the thief and the warrior, or even mesmer some new play styles too.

I’d love to see my warrior using his shield more in combat. +1

Too random.
All the other boons / conditions are absolutes. Block next attack. Miss next attack. It’s about using them at the right time to get the right result, instead of just throwing them out to maybe blanket cover everything.
Having something like this would heavily dilute the skill level for the game in exchange for no real benefit.

How would it dilute the skill level? You mean having a 3400 toughness with protection on is alot of skill to play?

I think this should be a base 10% chance to block all attack just by having a shield on… it makes sense, I have a shield to block thats how Im going to use it.

Carrying a shield should give 25% chance to block when attacked.