Editing Shield

{{Related|Skills|:Category:Shields|Finesse Weapons|Light Weapons|Heavy Weapons}}
{{Intro
 | Patch Introduced = [[Master of Arms]]
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 |          Updated = 
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!bgcolor=#0B2FA5 colspan=2| {{Icon|Shield}} <big>Shield</big>
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|width=150px| Description
| Use the Shield skill to make full use of shields and magic reducing properties of shields.
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| Formula
| ([[Coordination]] + [[Strength]]) / 2
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| Base Status
| Untrained
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| Cost to Train
| 2
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| Cost to Specialize
| 2
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| Buffs
| [[Shield Mastery (Spell)]], [[Coordination (Spell)]], [[Strength (Spell)]]
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| Debuffs
| [[Shield Ineptitude (Spell)]], [[Clumsiness (Spell)]], [[Weakness (Spell)]]
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== Starting Equipment ==
==== [[Character Races#|All Character Races]] ====
* {{Icon Link|Round Shield}}

== Spell Stacking ==
* [[Spell Stacking]] and override information for spells that affect X can be found at:
** [[Coordination (Spell)]]
** [[Clumsiness (Spell)]]
** [[Strength (Spell)]]
** [[Weakness (Spell)]]
** [[Shield Mastery (Spell)]]
** [[Shield Ineptitude (Spell)]]

== Images ==
{|
!Align=center| Buckler<br>[[File:Buckler Small.jpg]]
!Align=center| Covenant<br>[[File:Covenant Shield Small.jpg]]
!Align=center| Kite<br>[[File:Kite Shield Small.jpg]]
!Align=center valign=top| Olthoi<br>[[File:Olthoi Shield (Loot).jpg]]
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!Align=center| Large Kite<br>[[File:Large Kite Shield Small.jpg]]
!Align=center| Large Round<br>[[File:Large Round Shield Small.jpg]]
!Align=center| Round<br>[[File:Round Shield Small.jpg]]
!Align=center| Tower<br>[[File:Tower Shield Small.jpg]]
|}

== Notes ==
* Armor levels for a Shield are capped at your buffed Shield skill if the skill is specialized.
* Armor levels for a Shield are capped at half your buffed Shield skill if the skill is trained or untrained.
* Magic damage reduction for shields uses a formula based on Shield skill rather than Magic Defense.
* Magic damage reduction is multiplied by 0.8 if Shield skill is not specialized.
* Magic damage reduction maxes at 433 base skill.
* The formula to determine magic absorption for shields is: RED = 100% * ((CAP * ST * SKILL * 0.0030) - (CAP * ST *.3))
**RED = Reduction%
**CAP = Maximum reduction/100%
**ST = 1.0 for spec, 0.8 for trained
**SKILL = 100 to 433 (above 433 base shield you always achieve the maximum %)

{{Skills}}
[[Category:Defense Skills]]