Guild Wars 2

Aside from Backstab, which needs to be primed anyways…how is Aegis of any use?

Aegis is a 1 boon counter to the high burst backstab combo. Guardians basically can’t be “instakilled” by glass cannon thieves using basilisk venom. If a guardian puts it on the whole group when engaging multiple thieves, it’s a guaranteed victory if everyone isn’t terrible. Granted you said beside backstab, but it’s technically negating mug and basilisk venom, and sometimes cloak and dagger.

It’s also very good against any attack that does something extra only if it hits. Any ability with a stun, condition, or boon attached to it for example. Especially if the blocked ability has a long cooldown.

Aegis Blocks the next incoming attack iirc.

If that attack is Backstab (or some boss ability) for example, that’s quite useful.

Equip mace/forcus
Push 3 + 5 + F3 and u will have 5 blocks-aegis (push all of them in the same time , starting from 3)
Combine the Ray of Judgment + 2 dodge + 2 sec block heal and u will get somewhere :P

Edit: Sword <<3>> attack blocks range + even meele attacks for 3 sec

It’s great for getting stomps

Thanks a lot or providing some insight