Class Summary
The Templar is the main tanking class of Aion with many defense increasing skills that allow for the Templar to achieve a nearly invincible state for a period of time.

Play Style
The Templar is the main tank based class in Aion and as such, most Templar skills are focused on increasing defense, controlling aggro, and mitigating damage. Due to this, the Templar is lacking in high damage skills and is considered to have one of the lowest DPS rates in Aion. Templars are very limited in the weapons they can wield and usually wield a sword or mace and shield combination with a greatsword as backup. The choice to use a sword or mace is often decided by a Templar's stigma skill set. If a Templar is equipped with magical skills (Magic Smash I <Magic Smash I> or Divine Justice I <Divine Justice I>), a mace is used, as the magic boost provided by a mace can usually double the damage dealt by magical skills. If a Templar does not use magical skills, a sword is usually used, as swords have a higher critical hit chance and have a slightly faster attack speed. A greatsword is usually found in a Templar's weapon set as well, as Templars, much like gladiators, have little trouble in tanking mobs without the use of a shield. While greatswords do more damage than a sword or mace and shield combination, many of the Templar's shield skills are only usable with a shield and as such, the weapon used is usually left to the player's preference.