Shield

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Expertise in the use of a shield, both as a weapon and as a defensive tool.

Shield Mastery (refered as "Shield" in the Skills panel) is an advanced skill that is taught by Tyler Green after earning sufficient favor with him. As such this skill is not available to new players, even if Tyler can be found in the Tutorial Cave.

Stunning Bash, the level 1 ability, is received automatically once you reach Friend relationship with Tyler Green.

Overview

Shield Mastery skills covers the following mechanics:

Stuns	Stunning Bash
Sprint Speed	One of the main draws of this skill (+6 sprint speed for 10 seconds).
Rage control	(as with most combat skills)
Knockback	Zero power cost, but long cooldown.
Taunt	Temporary taunt power increases
Cover from projectiles	Seems of limited use at the moment

Advanced

Unknown yet if there are additional Abilities available in the world.

Equipment

Lucky Belt of the Soldier (currently limited to Sword+Shield) attunes the random-generated treasure to this skill.