Defender is the defensive subclass of Titan. Defender specializes in supporting and soaking up damage for her teammates. Her Super ability is Ward of Dawn. The ability creates a void shield that prevents you and your allies from taking damage for a short time.
- To unlock Defender, players must reach level 15 as a Striker.
Abilities
| | Type | Description | | Disintegrate | Melee Abilities | Killing an enemy with this powerful melee attack creates a Force Barrier around you which absorbs incoming damage. |
| Lift | Jumps | Jump and then press (X) or (A) again while in the air to activate lift. |
| Magnetic Grenade | Grenades | A grenade that attaches to enemies and explodes twice. |
| Spike Grenade (Defender) | Grenades | A grenade that attaches to any surface and emits a torrent of damaging Void Light. |
| Suppressor Grenade | Grenades | An explosive grenade that prevents enemies from using abilities for a short time. |
| Ward of Dawn | Supers | Shape Void Light into an indestructible shield to protect you and your allies from harm. |
Upgrades
Ability Upgrades
| | Ability | Description | | Armor of Light | Ward of Dawn | While inside Ward of Dawn, you and your allies gain significant damage resistance. |
| Blessing of Light | Ward of Dawn | Passing through Ward of Dawn grants you and your allies a temporary shield. |
| Catapult | Lift | Upgrades Lift to provide a strong initial burst of momentum. |
| Gift of Light | Disintegrate | While the shield created by Disintegrate is active, all of your melee kills have a chance to create Orbs of Light. |
| Increased Control | Lift | Upgrades Lift for better directional control while in the air. |
| Increased Height | Lift | Upgrades Lift to travel to greater heights. |
| Unbreakable | Disintegrate | Force Barrier continually recharges |
| War Machine | Disintegrate | While Force Barrier is active, all your weapons reload and ready blindingly fast. |
| Weapons of Light | Ward of Dawn | Passing through Ward of Dawn grants you and your allies a temporary increase to weapon damage. |
Miscellaneous Upgrades
| | Description | | Bastion (Perk) | Increases the duration of Ward of Dawn. Increases Armor by 2. |
| Gift of the Void | As Ward of Dawn takes damage from enemy fire, it creates additional Orbs of Light. |
| Illuminated | Increases the benefits granted by Blessing of Light and Weapons of Light. |
| Illumination | Seal this Subclass, locking previous choices. |
| Iron Harvest | Heavy Weapon kills have a chance to create Orbs of Light for your allies. |
| Relentless | Increases the duration and strength of the shield created by Disintegrate. |
| Untouchable | Reduces the cooldown time of Ward of Dawn. Increases Armor by 1. |
Training Upgrades
- Note that Defender shares Training upgrades with Striker
