Guild Wars 2

Protecter’s Strike (Guardian Mace 3) has a few problems:
1. It blocks attacks using Aegis and Shield of Wrath stacks before it’s own block. So using it while having Aegis is a waste, I think it should prioritize using it’s own block rather than Aegis.
2. Sometimes it doesn’t block at all. I have noticed this mainly against ranged and boss AoE attacks, and it seems to occur randomly. Sometimes only one attack gets through and ignores the block, other times many do and the block is useless until the end of the duration, when it gives protection, or when I get attacked by a new mob.

I think I have found the cause and a way to reproduce this: Start casting while the mobs are out of combat (didn’t see you). Move into aggro range, and all their attacks (melee and ranged) will hit you, ignoring the block.