“Expertise in the use of a shield, both as a weapon and as a defensive tool.
Shield is an advanced skill that is taught by Tyler Green when you become Friends with him.
Additional abilities can be purchased from Gorvessa in Hogan's Keep and from Nelson Ballard in Serbule.
51-60 Shield is taught by Sir Johnson in the town of Amulna. The highest Shield level a player can reach is 61. One bonus level is gained from 44 Sword.
Contents
Overview
Shield is a secondary skill, meaning that it has no basic attack with a Combat Refresh. This skill is best used with another melee skill, but it also works for ranged fighters. Shield has a lot of defensive abilities which will greatly boost the player's overall defense.
| Stun | 36px Stunning Bash stuns the opponent. |
| Sprint | 36px Take the Lead increases your sprinting speed for 10 seconds. |
| Rage control |  Disrupting Bash reduces enemy's Rage.
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| Knockback | 36px Emergency Bash knocks one enemy back, 36px Fight Me You Fools knocks all nearby enemies away |
| Slash damage +% | 36px Strategic Preparation boosts Slashing Damage by a small amount. |
| Taunt | 36px Infuriating Bash taunts the enemy, 36px Take the Lead causes your attacks to taunt more for 10 seconds, 36px Fight Me You Fools taunts all nearby enemies. |
| Recover Armor | 36px Reinforce restores Armor, 36px Rapid Recovery restores Armor while not in combat, 36px Shield Team restores Armor to the player and all nearby allies. |
| Recover Power | 36px Vigorous Defense restores a portion of the player's Power. |
| Dodge projectiles | 36px Deflect Arrows causes the player to evade a percentage of all incoming projectiles for 10 seconds. |
| Negate damage | 36px Elemental Ward grants the player a shield that nullifies all incoming Elemental damage (Fire, Cold and Electricity). |
| Damage melee attackers | 36px Fire Shield grants the player a shield that deals Fire damage to all melee attackers for 20 seconds. |
Abilities
Equipment
Lucky Belt of the Defender increases damage dealt with Staff and Shield combat skills by 6%.
Lucky Belt of the Soldier increases damage dealt with Sword and Shield combat skills by 6%.
Lucky Belt of the Barbarian increases damage dealt with Hammer and Shield combat skills by 6%.
Lucky Belt of the Skirmish Mage increases damage dealt with Fire Magic and Shield combat skills by 6%.
Lucky Belt of the Shielder can be crafted. Requires 20 Toolcrafting.
Advanced
| Ability | Learn From | Req. Favor | Req. Level | Special |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36px Rapid Recovery (1-5) | Nelson Ballard | Comfortable+ | 14/24/34/43/54 Shield | You recover [50/80/110/140/170] Armor. This ability cannot be used in combat. Special: This ability can optionally be placed on your side-bar instead of your primary ability bars, but you must still have the Shield skill active to use it. |
| 36px Infuriating Bash (1-4) | Gorvessa | ? | 3/19/42/53 Shield | Target is taunted [+80/+120/+200/+300] |
| 36px Elemental Ward (1-2) | Gorvessa | ? | 21/39 Shield | For the next ten seconds, any elemental damage will be negated (Fire, Cold, or Electricity). |
| 36px Vigorous Defense (1-2) | Gorvessa | ? | 25/50 Shield | You recover [50/70] Power. |
| 36px Fire Shield (1-4) | Gorvessa (1-3), Sir Johnson (4) | ? | 7/27/47/57 Shield | For 20 seconds, melee attackers take [5/10/15/20] Fire damage. |
| 36px Fight Me You Fools (1-6) | Gorvessa (1-5), Sir Johnson (6) | ? | 7/19/29/39/49/59 Shield | Targets are knocked back and taunted [+40/+80/+120/+160/+200/+240] |
| 36px Shield Team (1-4) | Gorvessa (1-3), Sir Johnson (4) | ? | 15/30/45/60 Shield | You and nearby allies regain [25/45/65/85] Armor. |
Trivia
Vigorous Defense and Rapid Recovery use the same ability icon.