Merit of Service

Merit of Service
Pelage TargeShield
Chance to Block: 25%
Armour: 18
Evasion: 14
Movement Speed: -1.5%Requires Level 8, 9 Str, 9 DexGrants Skill: Raise Shield(20-25)% increased Chance to Block
(60-80)% increased Armour and Evasion
+(60-80) to Stun Threshold
Allies in Presence have Block Chance equal to yoursLead by example, and you shall never be alone.

Acquisition
Drop disabledMetadata
Item class: Shield

Merit of Service is a unique Pelage TargePelage TargeShield
Chance to Block: 25%
Armour: 18
Evasion: 14
Movement Speed: -1.5%Requires Level 8, 9 Str, 9 DexGrants Skill: Raise Shield.

Mechanics

This item overrides the block chance of nearby allies.

Item acquisition

Merit of Service is drop disabled.

Legacy variants

Merit of Service has a legacy variant.

Version discontinued	Stats Compare each legacy variant to the current variant. Stat line – Same as current variant Stat line – Different from current variant
0.3.0	Grants Skill: Raise Shield (30-50)% increased Chance to Block (60-80)% increased Armour and Evasion +(60-80) to Stun Threshold Allies in Presence have Block Chance equal to yours

Version history

Merit of Service appears to have been drop disabled in version 0.3.0. The few that did drop in Rise of the Abyssal temporary leagues were bugged due to lacking 2D art, causing a game crash. This was patched in version 0.3.0 hotfix 10, though the bugged items now have the 2D art of Pelage TargePelage TargeShield
Chance to Block: 25%
Armour: 18
Evasion: 14
Movement Speed: -1.5%Requires Level 8, 9 Str, 9 DexGrants Skill: Raise Shield instead.

Version	Changes
0.3.0	The Merit of Service Unique Shield now has 20-25% increased Block Chance (from 30-50%) Existing items can be updated using a Divine Orb. Drop disabled. [Undocumented] (Hotfix 10) Fixed a client crash when displaying a character with the Merit of Service Unique Shield equipped.
0.1.0	Introduced to the game.