== {{msg:BASEPAGENAME}} Overview=='''Shield''' 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 ===Expertise in the use of a shield, both 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}}

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]].== {{msg:BASEPAGENAME}} Mechanics ====Overview= Ability Use ===Shield is a secondary skill, meaning that it has no basic attack with a Combat Refresh. This skill is best used with anothermelee skill, but it also works for ranged fighters. Shield has a lot of defensive abilities which will greatly boost the player's overall defense. {|{{STDT}}!Effect!!Related Abilities

|style="width:180px;"|'''Stun''' || [[File:Stunning_Bash.png{{Ability icon|Stunning Bash|36px]] 1}} '''Stunning Bash ''' stuns the opponent.

|'''Sprint''' || [[File:Take_The_Lead.png{{Ability icon|36px]] Take The Lead|1}} '''Take the The Lead''' increases your sprinting speed for 10 seconds.

|'''Rage control''' || [[File:Disrupting_Bash.png{{Ability icon|36px]] Disrupting Bash |1}} '''Disrupting Bash''' reduces enemy's Rage.

|'''Knockback''' || [[File:Emergency_Bash.png{{Ability icon|36px]] Emergency Bash |1}} '''Emergency Bash''' knocks one enemy back, [[File:<br>{{Ability icon|Fight Me You Fools.png|36px]] 1}} '''Fight Me You Fools''' knocks all nearby enemies away

|'''Slash damage +%''' || [[File:Strategic_Preparation.png{{Ability icon|36px]] Strategic Preparation|1}} '''Strategic Preparation''' boosts Slashing Damage by a small amount.

|'''Taunt''' || [[File:Infuriating_Bash.png{{Ability icon|36px]] Infuriating Bash|1}} '''Infuriating Bash''' taunts the enemy, [[File:Take_The_Lead.png<br>{{Ability icon|Take The Lead |36px]] 1}} '''Take the The Lead''' causes your attacks to taunt more for 10 seconds, [[File:<br> {{Ability icon|Fight Me You Fools.png|36px]] 1}} '''Fight Me You Fools''' taunts all nearby enemies.

| '''Recover Armor''' || [[File:{{Ability icon|Reinforce.png|36px]] 1}} '''Reinforce''' restores Armor, [[File:RapidRecovery VigorousDefense.png<br>{{Ability icon|36px]] Rapid Recovery|1}} '''Rapid Recovery''' restores Armor while not in combat, [[File:Shield_Team.png<br> {{Ability icon|Shield Team|36px]] 1}} '''Shield Team''' restores Armor to the player and all nearby allies.

| '''Recover Power''' || [[File:RapidRecovery VigorousDefense.png|36px]] '''Vigorous Defense''' restores a portion of the player's Armor. ---

|'''Dodge projectiles''' || [[File:Deflect_Arrows.png|36px]] '''Deflect Arrows''' causes the player to evade a percentage of all incoming projectiles for 10 seconds.|-|'''Negate damage''' || [[File:Elemental_Ward.png{{Ability icon|Elemental Ward|36px]] 1}} '''Elemental Ward''' grants the player a shield that nullifies all incoming Elemental damage (Fire, Cold and Electricity).|-|'''Damage melee attackers'''|| [[File:Fire_Shield.png|36px]] '''Fire Shield''' grants the player a shield that deals Fire damage to all melee attackers for 20 seconds.

==Abilities=Weapons ===<dpl> category = Items/Shield reset = categories columns = 3 mode = userformat format = ,\n* {{Item|%PAGE%}},, allowcachedresults=true</dpl>=== Equipment ===*{{:Shield AbilitiesItem|Belt of the Shielder}}increases Base Damage dealt with Shield by 8%.

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

*{{beltItem|Lucky Belt of the The Soldier}} increases damage Base Damage dealt with Shield and [[Sword and Shield ]] combat skills by 6%.

*{{beltItem|Lucky Belt of the The Barbarian}} increases damage Base Damage dealt with Shield and [[Hammer]] and Shield combat skills by 6%.

*{{beltItem|Lucky Belt of the The Skirmish Mage}} increases damage increase Base Damage dealt with Shield and [[Fire Magic]] and Shield combat skills by 6%.

{{belt|Lucky Belt of the Shielder:{{msg:BASEPAGENAME}}/Treasure Effects}} can be crafted. Requires 20 [[Toolcrafting]].

{| class="sortable" style="width{:100%; border{{msg:1px solid silver;margin:0 0 1em;" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="3" rules=all|- style="background: #ec81bf;"! align="left" style="width:180px;"|<span style="cursor:pointer;">'''Ability'''</span> || align="left" style="width:120px"|<span style="cursor: pointer;">'''Learn From'''</span> || align="left" style="width:80px"|<span style="cursor: pointer;">'''Req. Favor'''<BASEPAGENAME}}/span> || align="left" style="width:120px"|<span style="cursor: pointer;">'''Req. Level'''</span> || align="left"|Special|-| [[File:RapidRecovery VigorousDefense.png|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.|-| [[File:Infuriating_Bash.png|36px]] '''Infuriating Bash''' (1-4) || [[Gorvessa]] || ? || 3/19/42/53 Shield || Target is taunted [+80/+120/+200/+300]|-| [[File:Elemental_Ward.png|36px]] '''Elemental Ward''' (1-2) || [[Gorvessa]] || ? || 21/39 Shield || For the next ten seconds, any elemental damage will be negated (Fire, Cold, or Electricity).|-| [[File:RapidRecovery VigorousDefense.png|36px]] '''Vigorous Defense''' (1-2) || [[Gorvessa]] || ? || 25/50 Shield || You recover [50/70] Power.|-| [[File:Fire_Shield.png|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.|-| [[File:Fight Me You Fools.png|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]|-| [[File:Shield_Team.png|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.|Up Rewards}}==Trivia==

== Shield Experience Table =={{Spoiler|Click Expand to view the Experience Table for Shield|{{:Xptables/TypicalCombatSkill}}}}== Trivia =='''Vigorous Defense''' and (an ability replaced by '''Rapid RecoveryBulwark Mode''' use in the same [[Game_updates/2020-11-06|November 6, 2020 update]]) used to share an ability iconwith '''Rapid Recovery'''.<!--==ImagesGallery==-->[[Category:Combat Skills]][[Category:Skills]]