SWTOR 7.0 Bodyguard Mercenary—PvE Healing Guide

Ability Tree

Note: Healing numbers, heat, activation times and cooldowns are based on level 80 with no gear equipped.

The Bodyguard Mercenary Tree should look like this:

Integrated Scanning

Level Granted: 23
Passive
Description: Activating Healing Scan grants Integrated Scanning for the next 15 seconds, increasing all healing you do by 3%.

Power Barrier

Level Granted: 27
Passive
Description: Power Shot and Rapid Scan generate Power Barrier, which increases damage reduction by 2% per stack for 15 seconds. Stacks up to 3 times.

Splashing Shells

Level Granted: 39
Passive
Description: When Kolto Shell heals its target, it also heals up to two additional friendly targets within 5 meters for 551.

Power Overrides

Level Granted: 43
Passive
Description: Reduced the cooldowns of Concussion Missile and Power Surge by 15 seconds each. In addition, Power Surge grants a second charge, making your next two abilities with an activation timer activate instantly.

Improved Vents

Level Granted: 51
Passive
Description: Vent Heat now immediately vents an additional 15 heat and grants 10% alacrity for 6 seconds.

Thrill of the Hunt

Level granted: 64
Passive
Description: Allows Unload, Blazing Bolts, and Progressive Scan to be activated while moving.

Responsive Safeguards

Level Granted: 68
Instant
Cooldown: 2m 00s
Level granted: 68
Instant
Cooldown: 2m 00s
Description: Activates an advanced response system that absorbs all incoming direct single target damage for the next 6 seconds, reflecting 50% of the absorbed damage back at the attacker and healing you for 5% of your maximum health each time an attack is absorbed. Can be used while stunned.

Trauma Regulators

Level Granted: 73
Passive
Description: While Energy Shield is active, you generate a stack of Trauma Regulators each time you receive direct damage. Stacks up to 10 times. When Energy Shield expires, each stack of Trauma Regulators instantly heals you for 4% of your maximum health.

Situational Abilities

Hydraulic Overrides

Level Granted: 68
Instant
Cooldown: 45s
Description: Grants 10 seconds of immunity from movement-impairing effects, knockdowns and physics and increases movement speed by 30%.

Shell Shield

Level Granted: 39
Passive
Description: When Kolto Shell heals its target, the target will gain a Shell Shield, which lasts up to 4 seconds and absorbs up to 2539 damage. This effect cannot occur more than once every 4.5 seconds.

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