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Excellent alternative to Turtle Shield.

2013-04-05 22:10:29

For the Paladins curious about this shield, this is the sum up:

Size 1 shield, so it gives you a base 22% damage blocked on a shield block.

Due to it's 31 DEF (32 on HQ) you get an additional 15,5% (16%) damage reduction on shield blocks.

So in reality you only get a 37~38% damage reduction upon a shield block. Yes, you do block up to 75% of the time with capped shield skill, however, keep in mind that you can cap out shield proc rate on a size 3 too, which natively starts out at a base of 50% damage reduction on a block.

So realistically, it's great for reducing damage if you're standing around, it's horrible as a shield for use in combat. Typical mage shield or for the stats for WS mods.

2013-04-09 07:22:31

It's like a.. Diet Genbu's Shield, or something, that the melee jobs can use, instead of casters. How unique. o_O

2013-04-05 10:48:45

Pretty good shield if you are using retaliation to skill up 1 handed weapons.

From what I personally noticed retaliation seems to take priority over shield procs.

I tested it out with a Buckler and a ton of Mandragora(s). With Retaliation off my block rate was insane, with it on it rarely activated.

2015-12-31 14:31:23