Raise Shield

Raise ShieldAttack, AoE, Melee, Physical, Channelling
Level: 1
Attack Time: 0.55 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
Attack Damage: 80% of baseRequires: Armoured ShieldRaise your Shield to Block all incoming Blockable hits. Release immediately after Blocking when an enemy is close to perform a Shield Bash, damaging and Stunning enemies. While your Shield is raised you cannot be Light Stunned by hits you Block, but Blocking too much damage may Heavy Stun you. You cannot Evade while your Shield is raised, but Evasion instead grants an equal chance to avoid this Heavy Stun buildup.Shield Bash causes 600% more Heavy Stun buildup
Shield Bash always Light Stuns
Shield Bash Dazes if holding a Tower Shield
Shield Bash can't be Evaded
Shield Bash deals 3 to 4 Physical Damage per 5 Armour on ShieldSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel.

Acquisition
Drop restricted
Granted by Armoured ShieldsMetadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gem/SkillGemShieldBlock

Raise Shield is a channelling skill granted by Armoured shields that causes the user to hold their shield in front of them to block incoming attacks. Releasing the skill shortly after blocking a hit will perform a Shield Bash that deals damage and stuns enemies.

Skill functions and interactions

The user holds their shield in front while holding this skill to maintain an "Active Block" state. While channelling Raise Shield the character moves at 25% of their original speed. Active Block functions as a directional 100% chance to block strikes and projectiles in a cone from the direction the shield is raised towards. It cannot block area of effect skills by default. All effects related to block will trigger when blocked by Active Block.

Passive block chance still applies while using Raise Shield for any hits not blocked by Active Block. Raise Shield grants immunity to Light Stun while active.

Player Heavy Stun

Blocking hits with Raise Shield builds up the Player Heavy Stun gauge. The amount the bar fills is relative to damage and stun value of the hits. If the bar is fully filled, the player is inflicted with a Heavy Stun. Increasing the stun threshold of the character will reduce the amount the bar fills during Active Block. After not using Raise Shield for a 2.3 seconds, the Stun bar will passively empty itself.

Hits you block with Active Block cannot be evaded, but they will still roll for Evasion. If successful, the blocked hit will not build up any Player Heavy Stun.

Shield Bash

Releasing Raise Shield immediately after blocking a skill cause the player to perform Shield Bash, dealing attack damage in an area of effect in front of you. Shield Bash inflicts stun, and also inflicts Daze if you have a Tower Shield (pure strength shield) equipped. If a skill is blocked but the enemy is too far away to target with Shield Bash, and another enemy is within range, it will automatically target the nearby enemy instead.

Recommended support gems

The following support gems are recommendations by GGG as listed in-game, and do not necessarily reflect optimal combinations or the views of the wiki.

Gem tier	Support gems
I	Enduring Impact IEnduring Impact ISupport Category: Enduring Impact Tier: 1Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports any skill that Hits enemies, giving it a chance to gain an Endurance Charge when causing a Heavy Stun.30% chance to gain an Endurance Charge when Heavily Stunning a non-Unique Enemy with Supported Skills Gain 1 Endurance Charge on Heavily Stunning a Unique Enemy with Supported SkillPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.	Vanguard IVanguard ISupport Category: Vanguard Tier: 1 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 110%Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports Shield Skills, causing you to gain Guard on Stunning Enemies with the Supported Skill.Gain 2 Guard per ten Strength when you Stun an Enemy Gain an additional 4 Guard per ten Strength if Heavily Stunning Guard duration is 4 secondsPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.
II	Retaliate IRetaliate ISupport, Attack, Melee Category: Retaliate Tier: 2 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 115%Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports Melee Attack Skills you use yourself. Supported Skills gain much more damage the closer you are to being Heavily Stunned.Supported Skills deal up to 40% more Attack Damage, scaling up as your Stun Bar increasesPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.	Stun IStun ISupport Category: Stun Tier: 2 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports any skill that Hits Enemies, causing it to build up Stun more quickly.Hits with Supported Skills cause 50% more Stun buildupPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.	Vanguard IIVanguard IISupport Category: Vanguard Tier: 2 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 110%Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports Shield Skills, causing you to gain Guard on Stunning Enemies with the Supported Skill.Gain 2 Guard per ten Strength when you Stun an Enemy Gain an additional 6 Guard per ten Strength if Heavily Stunning Guard duration is 4 secondsPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.
III	KnockbackKnockbackSupport Category: Knockback Tier: 3Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing it to Knock Back enemies.Supported Skills Knock Enemies Back on Hit Supported Skills have 40% more Knockback DistancePlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.	MobilityMobilitySupport Category: Mobility Tier: 3Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports skills that can be used while moving, allowing you to move faster while using them.25% less Movement Speed penalty while using Supported SkillsPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.
IV	Enduring Impact IIEnduring Impact IISupport Category: Enduring Impact Tier: 4Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports any skill that Hits enemies, giving it a chance to gain an Endurance Charge when causing a Heavy Stun.30% chance to gain an Endurance Charge when Heavily Stunning a non-Unique Enemy with Supported Skills Gain 3 Endurance Charges on Heavily Stunning a Unique Enemy with Supported SkillPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.	Retaliate IIRetaliate IISupport, Attack, Melee Category: Retaliate Tier: 4 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 115%Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports Melee Attack Skills you use yourself. Supported Skills gain much more damage and are more capable of Stunning Enemies the closer you are to being Heavily Stunned.Hits from Supported Skills Stun Enemies as though dealing more Damage equivalent to the current percentage of your Stun Bar Supported Skills deal up to 40% more Attack Damage, scaling up as your Stun Bar increasesPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.	Stun IIStun IISupport Category: Stun Tier: 4 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports any skill that Hits Enemies, causing it to build up Stun more quickly.Hits with Supported Skills cause 70% more Stun buildupPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.
V	Blind IIBlind IISupport Category: Blind Tier: 5 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 110%Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing them to Blind on Hit with increased effect.Supported Skills Blind Enemies on Hit Blind inflicted with Supported Skills has 20% increased EffectPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.	Close Combat IIClose Combat IISupport, Attack Category: Close Combat Tier: 5 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports Attacks, causing them to deal more damage to enemies based on how close they are to you.Supported Skills deal 30% more Attack Damage to enemies within 1 metre of you, scaling down to no bonus at 3.5 metres or furtherPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.	Stoicism IIStoicism IISupport Category: Stoicism Tier: 5Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports Attack Skills you use yourself. Supported Skills steadily gain more Damage, up to a cap. This Damage bonus is reset if you Dodge Roll or use a Travel Skill.Supported Skills gain 2% more Damage every second, up to 20% This Damage Bonus resets if you Dodge Roll or use a Travel SkillPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.

See also

• Parry

Version history

Version	Changes
0.3.0	Monsters have 30% more Stun Buildup against players who have their Shield Raised, and ~12% more Stun Buildup vs players who are Parrying. Blocking is no longer limited to Strikes and Projectiles by default. All hits that are not specifically unblockable (with the red flash) can be blocked. Raise Shield and Parry now require you to face the enemy that is hitting you, rather than the direction from which the hit originates. Some monster skills for which directionality is unclear have been changed to be blockable from any direction using these skills.
0.2.0f	You will now Shield Bash if you release Raise Shield after blocking a hit from a faraway attacker, if there is a different enemy in Shield Bash range. Raise Shield is now able to be supported by Concentrated EffectConcentrated AreaSupport, AoE Category: Concentrated Area Tier: 1Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports any skill with an area of effect, causing that area to be smaller but any area damage it deals to be higher.Supported Skills deal 30% more Area Damage Supported Skills have 50% less Area of EffectPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill..
0.2.0c	Fixed a bug where Raise Shield was missing the Melee type, so could not be supported by many Support Gems that required it.
0.2.0	Blocking a hit by raising your shield or parrying now gives you a chance to avoid accumulating heavy stun buildup equal to the chance you would otherwise have had to evade the hit. Unified stun mechanics and terminology between players and monsters. The "stagger" that players suffer when blocking too much damage with their shield raised is now a heavy stun. Players are still unable to be heavy stunned unless a mechanic specifically states otherwise. Players can no longer be light stunned while their shield is raised. Releasing Raise Shield immediately after blocking a skill now performs a Shield Bash that damages and stuns enemies in front of you, and also dazes them if you're using a Tower Shield. Added "Attack", "AoE and "Physical" gem tags.[Undocumented] Raise Shield can now be supported with support gems.[Undocumented] (Hotfix 4) Increased the damage area of Shield Bash from the Raise Shield Skill.
0.1.0	Introduced to the game.