These set of Skills increases your defensive capabilities, and improves your ability to Dodge and Guard Attacks.

Contents 1 Defense 2 Guard 3 Guard Up 4 Auto-Guard 5 Evade 6 Evade Distance

DefenseEdit

This skill improves the defense power.

Skill	Points	Activates
Defense +40	+20	+40 to Max Defense
Defense +30	+15	+30 to Max Defense
Defense +20	+10	+20 to Max Defense
Defense -20	-10	-20 to Max Defense
Defense -30	-15	-30 to Max Defense
Defense -40	-20	-40 to Max Defense

GuardEdit

The Guard Skill may boost effectiveness of the shields of certain Weapons (SnS, GS, L, GL, HBG), helping you decrease Stamina usage, damage given by blocked attacks, and the stepback while blocking.

Skill	Points	Activates
Guard +2	+15 (MHF2), +20 (MHFU)	Decreases more damage, Stamina usage, and stepback while blocking attacks.
Guard +1	+10	Decreases damage, Stamina usage, and stepback while blocking attacks.
Guard -1	-10	Increases damage, Stamina usage, and stepback while blocking attacks.

Guard UpEdit

This skill allows to block certain attacks that could not be blocked before like certain beam attacks (Plesioth, Gravios)

Skill	Points	Activates
Guard Inc	+10	Allows blocking formerly unblockable attacks.

Auto-GuardEdit

A decent skill for Weapons with shielding capabilities, it blocks incoming attacks automatically without the press of the R Button.

Skill	Points	Activates
Auto-Guard	+10	Blocks attacks Automatically

EvadeEdit

Skill	Points	Activates
Evade +1	+10	Invincibility time for rolling is increased slightly.
Evade +2	+15	Invincibility time for rolling is increased drastically.

Evade DistanceEdit

Skill	Points	Activates
Evade Distance Up	+10	Rolling distance is significantly increased.