Sudden Death

In the Protection Warrior talent tree, Sudden Death sits in the Protection specialization talents, row 10 of 19. It is a single-point node. Its row opens once 8 points are spent in Protection Talents.

Choice node

Sudden Death shares its node with Bloodborne. A character takes one of the two.

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  Bloodborne

  Your Bleed effects deal 25% increased damage.

Connected above

The tree draws a line into Sudden Death from Shield Wall.

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  Shield Wall

  Reduces all damage you take by 40% for 8 sec.

Connected below

Sudden Death leads on to Enduring Defenses and Unyielding Stance.

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  Enduring Defenses2 ranks

  Shield Block lasts 1 sec longer.

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  Unyielding Stance

  Defensive Stance reduces damage taken by an additional 6%.

Same row

Also on this row: Spellbreaker or Hunker Down, Defender's Aegis or Impenetrable Wall, Last Stand and Punish.

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  Spellbreaker

  You have a 8% chance to disrupt magic damage dealt to you, reducing the damage it deals by 50%.

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  Hunker Down

  Damage you take from area of effect attacks is reduced by 2%. Spell Reflection reduces magic damage taken by an additional 10%.

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  Defender's Aegis

  Shield Wall gains 1 additional charge and its cooldown is reduced by 60 sec.

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  Impenetrable Wall

  Shield Slam reduces the remaining cooldown of Shield Wall by 6 sec.

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  Last Stand

  Activating Shield Wall increases your maximum health by 30% for 8 sec and instantly heals you for that amount.

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  Punish

  Shield Slam deals 15% increased damage and reduces enemies' damage against you by 3% for 9 sec. Multiple punishments may overlap.