How would you improve the Paladin's Cover skill?

[Mikey_R]

Cover should stay and not be gotten rid of since it is the iconic Paladin/Knight ability in the series, the problem with it is that it got watered down over time and was essentially "replaced" in terms of what it's usage could have been by Intervention.
They simply need to "fix" it by changing it and making it have more worth and usability as a party defensive.

Just an off-the-cuff idea for reworking it to make it more worthwhile ...

Cover - Lvl.58 (switches places with Clemency) - Ability - Instant - 120s recast - 30y range
Effect: Creates a barrier around target party member that absorbs damage equivalent to 15% of your maximum HP - duration: 30s
Grants the effect of Communion to the Paladin when the barrier is completely absorbed.
Communion effect: Allows the next Clemency to be cast immediately and with no MP cost.

So, you want to make it Intervention, but different? Rather than % mitigation, it is a shield and instead of a regen, it is a free Clemency. Don't see the point to be honest.