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	Passive bonus
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
Defensive Stance	Skill with name "Defensive Stance" does not exist. Add it to Skill data or fix the Skill name.	Skill with name "Defensive Stance" does not exist. Add it to Skill data or fix the Skill name.	Skill with name "Defensive Stance" does not exist. Add it to Skill data or fix the Skill name.
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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