Gear
Wardstone Shield
Base: +8% resistance to every element. +3% to +6% resistance to every element, +2 to +4 Vitality. A block raises a shield of 1% to 2% of your health for 3 seconds (once in 4 seconds). A medium shield, guard x1.25. Stalwart (melee): above half health, no hit takes over 40% of max health.
- Epic
- Shield
- Round Shield
Get it, grow it, use it
Where it comes from
- Forge it at the Starforge.
- 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 Round Shield: guard x1.25.
- Carrying it costs 10% of your damage.
- 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 | 55° |
| Guard | 50% |
| Refill starts after | 1.5 s |
| Refill takes | 3 s |
| Out of action when broken | 3.5 s |
| Perfect block window | 0.18 s |
| Damage cost of carrying | 10% |
| Speed cost of carrying | 0% |
Effects
| Effect | Rank 1 | Rank 2 | Rank 3 | Rank 4 | Rank 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All resistances | +3% | +3.75% | +4.5% | +5.25% | +6% |
| Vitality | +2 | +3 | +3 | +4 | +4 |
| Triggered effectWhen: you block · Chance: 100% · Cooldown: 4 s · Does: gives a shield · Amount: 1% → 2% · Lasts: 3 s | |||||
| Stalwart. Above half health, no hit takes more than this share of your maximum health.40% | |||||
| All resistances | +8% | ||||
What changed
- 11.7
Amount (rank 1): – → 1%
Amount (rank 2): – → 1.25%
Amount (rank 3): – → 1.5%
Amount (rank 4): – → 1.75%
Amount (rank 5): – → 2%
Chance: – → 100%
Cooldown: – → 4 s
Lasts: – → 3 s
Stalwart cap, of maximum health: – → 40%
Card changed: Base: +8% resistance to every element. +3% to +6% resistance to every element, +2 to +4 Vitality. A medium shield, guard x1.25. → Base: +8% resistance to every element. +3% to +6% resistance to every element, +2 to +4 Vitality. A block raises a shield of 1% to 2% of your health for 3 seconds (once in 4 seconds). A medium shield, guard x1.25. 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. it leans into a way of playing, here the guard.
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