== {{msg:BASEPAGENAME}} Overview=='''Shield Mastery''' (refered as "Shield" in the Skills panel) is an advanced a defensive skill that is taught by [[Tyler Green]] when you become '''Friends''' with himfocuses on damage mitigation and holding aggro.=== In-Game Description ===Upon learning ShieldExpertise in the use of a shield, Stunning Bash ability level 1 is received automaticallyboth as a weapon and as a defensive tool.

Additional abilities can be purchased from == Training {{msg:BASEPAGENAME}} ==* [[Tyler Green]] teaches Shield at {{Favor|Comfortable}}.* [[Nelson Ballard]] teaches Rapid Recovery 1-6 and Fire Shield 1-4.* [[Gorvessa]] in [[Hogan's Keep]] teaches many Shield abilities, see the ability table below.* [[Sir Johnson]] will unlock Shield levels 51-60, 61-70, and teaches level 51+ abilities.* [[Pegast]] unlocks 71-80.* Levels 81-90 may be unlocked by gaining favor with a mysterious entity deep beneath [[Povus]].== Connected Skills ======= Sub-Skills: =====* None===== Secondary Skills: =====* None===== Related Skills: =====* [[Armor Patching]]===== Synergy Levels: =====Bonus [[Synergy Levels]] for [[Shield]] can be obtained from the following skills and levels::; [[Nelson BallardArmorsmithing]]:: Level 48:; [[Armor Patching]]:: Level 25, Level 45:; [[Compassion]]:: Level 45:; [[Endurance]]:: Level 35:; [[Hoplology]]:: Level 10:; [[Orcish]]:: Level 15:; [[Staff]]:: Level 32:; [[Sword]] in :: Level 44:; [[SerbuleWeapon Augmentation]].:: Level 45{{:{{msg:BASEPAGENAME}}/Abilities}}

Leveling up 51-60 Shield requires speaking to [[Sir Johnson]] in the town of [[Amulna]]. == {{msg:BASEPAGENAME}} Mechanics ====Overview= Ability Use ===Shield Mastery skills covers the following mechanics: {|{{STDT}}!Effect!!Related Abilities

|style="width:180px;"|'''Stun''' || {{Ability icon|Stunning Bash|1}} '''Stunning Bash ''' stuns the opponent.

|'''Sprint''' || {{Ability icon|Take The Lead|1}} '''Take the The Lead''' increases your sprinting speed for 10 seconds.

|'''Rage control''' ||{{Ability icon|Disrupting Bash |1}} '''Disrupting Bash''' reduces enemy's Rage.

|'''Knockback''' || {{Ability icon|Emergency Bash |1}} '''Emergency Bash''' knocks one enemy back, <br>{{Ability icon|Fight Me You Fools|1}} '''Fight Me You Fools''' knocks all nearby enemies away

|'''Slash damage +%''' || {{Ability icon|Strategic Preparation|1}} '''Strategic Preparation''' boosts Slashing Damage by a small amount.

|'''Taunt''' || {{Ability icon|Infuriating Bash|1}} '''Infuriating Bash''' taunts the enemy, <br>{{Ability icon|Take The Lead |1}} '''Take the The Lead''' causes your attacks to taunt more for 10 seconds<br> {{Ability icon|Fight Me You Fools|1}} '''Fight Me You Fools''' taunts all nearby enemies.

| '''Recover Armor''' || {{Ability icon|Reinforce|1}} '''Reinforce''' restores Armor, <br>{{Ability icon|Rapid Recovery|1}} '''Rapid Recovery''' restores Armor while not in combat, <br> {{Ability icon|Shield Team|1}} '''Shield Team''' restores Armor to the player and all nearby allies. |-|'''Dodge projectiles''' || '''Deflect Arrows''' causes the player to evade a percentage of all incoming projectiles for 10 seconds.

|'''Negate damageRecover Power''' || '''Elemental Ward''' grants the player a shield that nullifies all incoming Elemental damage (Fire, Cold and Electricity).---

|'''Damage melee attackersNegate damage'''||{{Ability icon|Elemental Ward|1}} '''Fire ShieldElemental Ward''' grants the player a shield that deals nullifies all incoming Elemental damage (Fire damage to all melee attackers for 20 seconds, Cold and Electricity).

==Abilities=Weapons ===<dpl> category = Items/Shield reset = categories columns = 3 mode = userformat format = ,\n* {{:Item|%PAGE%}},, allowcachedresults=true</dpl>=== Equipment ===*{{Item|Belt of the Shielder}} increases Base Damage dealt with Shield Abilitiesby 8%. *{{Item|Belt of The Defender}}increases Base Damage dealt with Shield and [[Staff]] combat skills by 6%.

==Equipment==<!-- This section can cover notable items of interest relevant to the skill, including the skill-attuning Lucky Belts. -->*{{beltItem|Lucky Belt of the DefenderThe Soldier}} increases damage Base Damage dealt with Shield and [[StaffSword]] and Shield combat skillsby 6%.

*{{beltItem|Lucky Belt of the SoldierThe Barbarian}} increases damage Base Damage dealt with Shield and [[SwordHammer]] and Shield combat skillsby 6%.

*{{beltItem|Lucky Belt of the BarbarianThe Skirmish Mage}} increases damage increase Base Damage dealt with Shield and [[HammerFire Magic]] and Shield combat skillsby 6%.

{{belt|Lucky Belt of the Skirmish Mage:{{msg:BASEPAGENAME}}/Treasure Effects}} increases damage dealt with [[Fire Magic]] and Shield combat skills.

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{{:{{msg:BASEPAGENAME}}/Level Up Rewards}} ==AdvancedShield Experience Table =={{Spoiler| class="sortable" style="widthClick Expand to view the Experience Table for Shield|{{:100%; border:1px solid silver;" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="3" rules=allXptables/TypicalCombatSkill}}|- style="background: #ec81bf;"}}! align="left" style="width:120px;"|<span style="cursor:pointer;">'''Ability'''</span> || styleTrivia ="width:120px"|<span style="cursor: pointer;">'''Learn FromVigorous Defense'''</span> || style="width:100px"|<span style="cursor: pointer;">(an ability replaced by '''Req.Bulwark Mode'''<in the [[Game_updates/span> || align="left"|Misc. Notes|2020-| '''Rapid Recovery (111-5)''' 06|| [[Nelson BallardNovember 6, 2020 update]] || Comfortable+ || ) used to share an ability icon with '''SpecialRapid Recovery''': 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.|}== Gallery==-->[[Category:Combat Skills]][[Category:Skills]]