Gear
Sphinx's Riddle
Base: +8% resistance to every element. +2% to +4% resistance to every element, +3 to +6 Vitality. A heavy shield, guard x1.45; a block marks the attacker: 4% to 8% more damage from you for 3 seconds (once in 3 seconds). Stalwart (melee): above half health, no hit takes over 40% of max health.
- Legendary
- Shield
- Tower Shield
- Sunscar Ruins
Get it, grow it, use it
Where it comes from
- The deep boss of Sunscar Ruins drops it.
- Slot opens at level 1
How it grows
- Copies raise its rank, up to rank 5; its numbers rise with each rank.
- A copy past the last rank rolls a quality; its best adds +0.1% a point to what it does.
What it goes with
- A Tower Shield: guard x1.45.
- Carrying it costs 15% of your damage and 5% of your speed.
- Stalwart. With a melee weapon in hand and above half health, no single hit takes more than 40% of your maximum health. About Stalwart
- A shield cannot be held with a two-handed weapon or a bow.
- Read how blocking works
The numbersEvery value, with its unit
The shield
| Cover | 75° |
| Guard | 80% |
| Refill starts after | 2 s |
| Refill takes | 4.5 s |
| Out of action when broken | 5 s |
| Perfect block window | 0.12 s |
| Damage cost of carrying | 15% |
| Speed cost of carrying | 5% |
Effects
| Effect | Rank 1 | Rank 2 | Rank 3 | Rank 4 | Rank 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All resistances | +2% | +2.5% | +3% | +3.5% | +4% |
| Vitality | +3 | +4 | +4 | +5 | +6 |
| Triggered effectWhen: you block · Chance: 100% · Cooldown: 3 s · Does: applies a status · Status: Vulnerable · Lasts: 3 s · Strength: 4 → 8 · Radius: 0 m | |||||
| Stalwart. Above half health, no hit takes more than this share of your maximum health.40% | |||||
| All resistances | +8% | ||||
What changed
- 11.7
Stalwart cap, of maximum health: – → 40%
Card changed: Base: +8% resistance to every element. +2% to +4% resistance to every element, +3 to +6 Vitality. A heavy shield, guard x1.45; a block marks the attacker: 4% to 8% more damage from you for 3 seconds (once in 3 seconds). → Base: +8% resistance to every element. +2% to +4% resistance to every element, +3 to +6 Vitality. A heavy shield, guard x1.45; a block marks the attacker: 4% to 8% more damage from you for 3 seconds (once in 3 seconds). Stalwart (melee): above half health, no hit takes over 40% of max health.
Why: More for melee (Expert and up). A dash into a pack or a perfect block makes the pack turn on you for 4 s. Hitting builds Grit, a thin amber edge on your health that takes blows first. Your hits can call off an attack that is winding up. Shields keep a single hit under 40% of your health while you are above half and hold a melee weapon (Stalwart). In a headset, Easy swing (on by default) swings toward where you point while you hold the trigger.
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