Shields

Shields are items used to block attacks, preventing them from damaging the player. Skillful use of shields can empower the player's spells and attacks, making them a central element in both defense and offense.

The Player shielding against multiple enemies

Shields have an associated Shield Health (ShldHP) statistic that represents the maximum amount of damage they can take before breaking. The damage shields take is affected by the player's defense stat, and can be further reduced through Perfect Guards.

Shield Mechanics

Shield Regeneration

Shields regenerate their health based on the player's current situation:

• While the shield is raised, it will start regenerating health after 2 seconds since last attack blocked
• If the shield is lowered, recovery time is capped to 0.2 seconds
• If the shield is broken, recovery will start after 3.83 seconds (230 frames)

Shields will regenerate 18% (of Max Shield HP) + 1.2 (flat) Shield HP per second normally. While broken, they will gain an additional 33% of Max Shield HP per second to the repair rate, totalling at 51% + 1.2 Shield HP pr second.

Shield Break

If a shield's HP goes below 0, it will break. This will cause the player to be knocked back, and lose the ability to guard until the shield repairs fully. It takes approximately 6 seconds for the player to recover from a shield break.

After a shield break, the player gains invincibility for about a second (enough to protect them for the knockback animation):

• If the player's shield is destroyed by an attack that crushes shields, the player gains 0.83 seconds (50 frames) of invincibility
• If the player's shield breaks after a blocked attack, the player gains 1 seconds of invincibility
• If the player's shield breaks after a Perfect Guarded attack, the player gains 1.16 (70 frames) of invincibility

The invincibility frames can also be used to avoid certain attacks, such as some of Cursed Priestess's fan patterns, though care should be taken not to get hit just as the invincibility ends.

Perfect Guard

If shielding right before an attack, a Perfect Guard will occur. This will cause the shield to take 67% less damage from that attack, and the player will gain Perfect Stance for 1.5 seconds. If the player is using a Crystal Shield, an additonal 80% reduction is applied on top of that.

If used, Perfect Stance will empower the player's next action:

• Basic Attacks are guaranteed to Critically Hit, and will gain a 50 ASPD bonus
• Skill Charges will start at Silver Level, provided the player has enough EP

Perfect Guards will also trigger any Talents, such as Riposte, Snap Cast, Efficient Counter, and others.

Shields

List of Shields
Name	Picture	Flavor Text	Effect	Source
Wooden Shield		An old wooden shield, used by kids pretending to be adventurers.	+80 ShldHP	Chest in Startington Sold by Anne
Iron Shield		A simple shield made of relatively cheap Iron. Better than your wooden shield though!	+190 ShldHP	Sold by Anne
Barrel Shield		A piece of barrel that happened to fit perfectly as a shield. It's suprisingly sturdy!	+250 ShldHP	Dropped from barrels
Crystal Shield		A shield made by crystal shards formed together. Normally it's not strong, but if you Perfect Guard...	+125 ShldHP Shield damage on Perfect Guard is reduced by an additional 80%	Crafted
Energy Shield		The front shell of a Wisp, with its power core still attached! It adds power to reflected projectiles.	+200 ShldHP Doubles the damage of reflected projectiles	Crafted
Cog Shield		A cog perfectly shaped to be used as a shield. Blocking with this thing really winds you up!	+250 ShldHP Regenerate EP when shielding attacks	Dropped by Enraged Toy Machine
Gift Box Shield		A lid of a gift box! It's really well built. Mr. and Mrs. Claus sure know their stuff!	+350 ShldHP	Dropped from Gift and Present
Winter's Guard		The kind of shield the Winter Knights carry around! If you perfect guard with this, enemies may freeze!	+300 ShldHP Perfect Guards chills enemies	Crafted
Polished Shield		A shield of great quality, polished to a shine!	+325 ShldHP	Sold by Anne
Mushroom Shield		A mushroom cap that's the perfect size for a shield! Blows just bounce off it, but....	+500 ShldHP Shields hits spawn shrooms	Dropped from Shroomie
Thorn Worm Shield		A shield with so many pointy ends attached, enemies will regret attacking you!	+325 ShldHP Shield damage taken is returned to enemy	Crafted
Shiidu		An ancient shield that has long lost its will to fight - if it ever had one.	+5000 ShldHP Unable to shield	Freed from a display case in Tai Ming
Robust Buckler		It's not fancy, but it sure gets the job done!	+475 ShldHP	Sold by Blokke
Camera Shield		A broken camera... but its flash is working! Maybe it can be useful as a shield?	+400 ShldHP Stun attacker when perfect guarding a melee attack	Quest Even More Exposure...
Solem Shield		A shield made of sand with a creepy eye in the middle. It's not super durable, but...	+250 ShldHP On a Perfect Guard, shoot a damaging beam	Dropped from Solem
Calculator Shield		It's a calculator big enough to use as a shield! ...is that really a good idea?	+50 ShldHP +8 MATK	Chest in the Desert
Crabby Shield		A shield so hard that it reduces damage even when not held up!	+400 ShldHP +15 DEF	Crafted
Nokya 3310 Elite		The Nokya 3310 isn't as indestructible as the marketing implies, but it's still pretty sturdy!	+375 ShldHP	Frontline only Quest Sponsored Contest

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