Blue Protocol: Star ResonanceHeavy Guardian GuideBest build and how to play the class.

Earthfort's survivability and mitigation are primarily tied to its shields, with many of its strongest talents only working while you have one. With that in mind, naturally, its gameplay revolves entirely around generating shields through abilities such as Rage Burst and Shield Bash, which you’ll access by spending Sand Crystals and Rage.

Earthfort also gains access to near-permanent Super Armor, making them an immovable object in the face of enemies, ensuring you’re always in control of your character. Despite having minimal heals, Earthfort's shields allow it to handle its own survival competently, even with minimal assistance.

If what you want is raw damage mitigation without too much else, Block is the go-to choice when tanking. Block spec is unique in that it gains 100% block for free almost permanently, thanks to its signature Special ability Countercrush, which applies a buff that temporarily maxes it out. Keeping this active is at the heart of Block’s playstyle. Much of the spec's damage mitigation comes through enhancing Block’s total damage reduction effect, which, with guaranteed blocks, can be treated as permanent.

Block also gains access to a second layer of block, “Lucky Block”, for further protection and mitigation, incentivising building Luck considerably. Finally, Block is capable of running the ability Sandgrip without sacrificing much, adding another control effect to its arsenal. This can also be swapped out for further resource generation, though.