Protection Circle Chanter passive skill · unlocks at level 9 · max level 40
Protection Circle is a Chanter passive skill in AION 2 that unlocks at level 9 and can be raised to skill level 40.
Grants a Protection Circle that lasts for 5s on landing an attack. Removes the Protection Circle at 10 stacks and grants Divine Barrier to the caster and party members, which blocks damage equaling 3.1% of Max HP for 10s. The Divine Barrier refreshes upon reaching 10 stacks of Protection Circle while Divine Barrier is active. Grants a Noble Protective Shield for 5s that blocks 21% damage when the caster's HP drops below 50%. Protection Circle Cooldown: 0.5s Noble Protective Shield Cooldown: 60s
- Class
- Chanter
- Type
- Passive skill
- Learned at
- Lv. 9
- Max level
- 40
- Cooldown
- None
What Protection Circle does
The game's own tooltip at max level; drag the slider to see any level.
Grants a Protection Circle that lasts for 5s on landing an attack. Removes the Protection Circle at 10 stacks and grants Divine Barrier to the caster and party members, which blocks damage equaling 7% of Max HP for 10s. The Divine Barrier refreshes upon reaching 10 stacks of Protection Circle while Divine Barrier is active. Grants a Noble Protective Shield for 5s that blocks 60% damage when the caster's HP drops below 50%. Protection Circle Cooldown: 0.5s Noble Protective Shield Cooldown: 60s
"+X% Attack" is the share of your Attack added to the base damage, so real damage depends on your gear.
- Damage type
- Magic
- Effect type
- Buff
Protection Circle by level
Character level needed, cooldown, MP cost and points for each of the 40 levels.
| Level | Required Level | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lv. 9 | — |
| 2 | Lv. 9 | 1 |
| 3 | Lv. 12 | 1 |
| 4 | Lv. 15 | 1 |
| 5 | Lv. 18 | 2 |
| 6 | Lv. 21 | 2 |
| 7 | Lv. 24 | 2 |
| 8 | Lv. 27 | 4 |
| 9 | Lv. 30 | 4 |
| 10 | Lv. 33 | 4 |
| 11 | — | — |
| 12 | — | — |
| 13 | — | — |
| 14 | — | — |
| 15 | — | — |
| 16 | — | — |
| 17 | — | — |
| 18 | — | — |
| 19 | — | — |
| 20 | — | — |
| 21 | — | — |
| 22 | — | — |
| 23 | — | — |
| 24 | — | — |
| 25 | — | — |
| 26 | — | — |
| 27 | — | — |
| 28 | — | — |
| 29 | — | — |
| 30 | — | — |
| 31 | — | — |
| 32 | — | — |
| 33 | — | — |
| 34 | — | — |
| 35 | — | — |
| 36 | — | — |
| 37 | — | — |
| 38 | — | — |
| 39 | — | — |
| 40 | — | — |
★ = stigma points; other levels cost skill points.
Plan your Chanter Daevanion boards node by node
The Daevanion Planner adds up every stat and skill level as you pick nodes, saves your builds and shares them as a MetaBot.GG link.
- All 5 boards per class with live stat and skill totals
- Shift-click finds the cheapest route to any node
- Save builds and copy a link that opens on MetaBot.GG
Gear that can roll Protection Circle
920 gear pieces and Arcana in 11 categories can roll Protection Circle as a random skill option for the Chanter when soul-bound, up to Lv. 4.
| Category | Items | Chance | Max level | Highest item level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bell | 8 | 20% | Lv. 4 |  Bell of Vigor |
| Chalice | 8 | 4.55% | Lv. 4 |  Chalice of Vigor |
| Shoes | 115 | 10% | Lv. 1 |  Splendent Wise Dragon Lord Boots |
| Cloak | 115 | 10% | Lv. 1 |  Splendent Wise Dragon Lord Cloak |
| Gloves | 115 | 10% | Lv. 1 |  Splendent Wise Dragon Lord Gloves |
| Helm | 115 | 10% | Lv. 1 |  Splendent Wise Dragon Lord Helm |
| Legs | 115 | 10% | Lv. 1 |  Splendent Wise Dragon Lord Greaves |
| Pauldrons | 115 | 10% | Lv. 1 |  Splendent Wise Dragon Lord Pauldrons |
| Top | 115 | 10% | Lv. 1 |  Splendent Wise Dragon Lord Breastplate |
| Earrings | 50 | 10% | Lv. 1 |  Splendent Wise Dragon Lord Earrings |
| Necklace | 49 | 10% | Lv. 1 |  Splendent Wise Dragon Lord Necklace |
Chance is the share of the class's skill option pool on one piece. Each category's highest item level piece is linked as an example.
Protection Circle: used by top players
Share of tracked top players of each class (level 45, highest combat power) who use Protection Circle.
Chanter Passive skill2,005 of 2,005avg. Lv. 13.2100%
Pick rates, not a strength rating. Recomputed every 6 hours from the characters MetaBot tracks.
Other Chanter skills of this type
| Skill | Unlocks |
|---|---|
 Blessing of Life | Lv. 1 |
 Crossguard | Lv. 6 |
 Inspiring Spell | Lv. 11 |
 Attack Preparation | Lv. 13 |
 Impact Hit | Lv. 15 |
 Raging Spell | Lv. 17 |
 Earth's Promise | Lv. 21 |
| Survival Willpower | Lv. 23 |
 Wind's Promise | Lv. 25 |
Data read from the AION 2 global client (build 0.0.4387.0). Updated for the Nov 4, 2026 patch. How we read the game files
Protection Circle is a passive skill for the Chanter, learned at level 9 and raised to level 40. Its cooldown is —s at level 1 and —s at max level. It has 0 specializations and 4 Daevanion nodes that add extra levels.
See Also
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Protection Circle FAQ
What does Protection Circle do in AION 2?
At level 1: Grants a Protection Circle that lasts for 5s on landing an attack. Removes the Protection Circle at 10 stacks and grants Divine Barrier to the caster and party members, which blocks damage equaling 3.1% of Max HP for 10s. The Divine Barrier refreshes upon reaching 10 stacks of Protection Circle while Divine Barrier is active. Grants a Noble Protective Shield for 5s that blocks 21% damage when the caster's HP drops below 50%. Protection Circle Cooldown: 0.5s Noble Protective Shield Cooldown: 60s
When does the Chanter learn Protection Circle?
At character level 9. It can then be raised to level 40.
How do I raise Protection Circle above its max level?
Take its skill-level nodes on the Daevanion boards (Nezekan, Vaizel, and Triniel). There are 4 such nodes for Protection Circle.
Which gear can roll Protection Circle?
920 gear pieces and Arcana can roll Protection Circle as a random skill option, up to Lv. 4, mainly Bell, Chalice, Shoes, and Cloak.