Shields (skill tree)

This article is about a skill tree. For the corresponding weapon class, see Shields.

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This page shows all Shield skills.

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Deflect even the most savage attacks, immediately striking back in return.

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Main focus:
Survivability, Crowd Control

Skill	Basic Stats	Description
Treatise I
Raise Shield	Maneuver Type: No Target Range: 1 Energy: 8 Cooldown: 10 Modified by: Strength, Agility, Vitality - Requires a shield	Activates "Raise Shield" for 3 turns: +10% Block Chance +15% Max Block Power -200% Dodge Chance The bonus to Block Chance depends on the equipped shield's Block Chance. If equipped with a light shield, replenishes 20% Max Block Power, grants the effect +10% Counter Chance, and doesn't penalize Dodge Chance. If equipped with a heavy shield, grants +10% Energy Restoration for 3 turns.
Breakthrough	Maneuver Type: Target Area Range: 1 Energy: 16 Cooldown: 14 Modified by: Strength, Perception, Vitality, Block Chance, Block Power - Requires a shield	Deals 6 Crushing Damage to three adjacent tiles with 85% Accuracy, 0% Crit Chance, and 80% Stagger Chance. Hitting a target applies it with -15% Control Resistance and -25% Move Resistance for 6 turns. Grants +5% Block Power Recovery for 3 turns and reduces the ability tree's cooldowns by 2 turns for each enemy within the skill's area of effect. If equipped with a light shield, grants the skill -25% Cooldown Duration. If equipped with a heavy shield, hitting a target applies it with +10% Damage Taken for 6 turns.
Embodiment of Resilience	Passive Modified by: Willpower - Requires a shield	Full blocks replenish 5% Max Energy and reduce the ability tree's cooldowns by 1 turn. Partial blocks grant -5% Damage Taken for 6 turns. The effect stacks up to 2 times.
Moment of Retribution	Passive - Requires a shield	Using the ability tree's skills grants +5% Weapon Damage and +4% Counter Chance for 5 turns. The effect stack up to 3 times. Damaging counters replenish +5% Max Block Power.
Treatise II
Shield Bash	Manuever Type: Target Object Range: 1 Energy: 16 Cooldown: 12 Modified by: Strength, Perception, Vitality, Block Chance, Block Power - Requires a shield	Deals 8 Crushing Damage with 100% Accuracy, 0% Crit Chance, 40% Daze Chance, and 80% Knockback Chance. Replenishes 15% Max Block Power. If equipped with a light shield, grants the skill -25% Cooldown Duration. If equipped with a heavy shield, replenishes Block Power for 25% of the damage dealt by the strike.
Last Bastion	Passive - Requires a shield	Grants +3% Block Power Recovery for 6 turns for each adjacent enemy. Each recieved hit grants +3% Energy Restoration for 6 turns. Both effects stack up to 5 times. If equipped with a light shield, both effects trigger twice per turn.
Treatise III
Hold the Line!	Maneuver Type: No Target Range: 1 Energy: 12 Cooldown: 12 Modified by: Vitality - Requires a shield	Activates "Hold the Line!" for 7 turns: -4% Damage Taken +4% Block Power Recovery +7% Counter Chance +10% Move Resistance +10% Control Resistance Using this ability tree's skills grants 2 stacks of the effect (up to IV) but reduces its duration by 1 turn. Each received hit prolongs the effect's duration by 1 turn (up to 10) but reduce its number of stacks (no more than once per turn). If equipped with a light shield, grants the skill -25% Cooldown Duration. If equipped with a heavy shield, grants an extra stack of the effect upon activation.
Retaliation	Passive - Requires a shield	Grants "Shield Bash" and "Breakthrough" +50% Damage and increases their Crit Chance by half. Using these skills applies their target with -10% Accuracy, -10% Counter Chance, and -10% Weapon Damage for 4 turns. The effect stacks up to 2 times.

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