Shield

An Off Hand or off-hand is an item class of equipment that counts as both armour and off-hand equipment. They provide base defences based on their attribute alignment.

Off-hands are further categorized into two sub-classes:

Shields, which grant chance to block. Certain basetypes also grant the Raise Shield skill.
Foci (or Focus), which does not grant any chance to block, and can roll caster modifiers.

Mechanics

Off hands can only be equipped in the off-hand weapon slot, and cannot normally be used with two-handed weapons unless Giant's Blood is allocated.

Types of shields

There are 5 main categories of off hands:

3 primary attribute categories which require a single attribute and provide an associated defence type.
- "Tower Shield" - Strength - Armour
- "Buckler" - Dexterity - Evasion
- '"Foci" - Intelligence - Energy Shield
2 hybrid attribute categories which require two attributes and provide both associated defence types at lower values.
- "Targe" - Strength/Dexterity - Armour/Evasion
- "Kite Shield" - Strength/Intelligence - Armour/Energy Shield

There are no dexterity/intelligence hybrid off hand base types.

List of off hands

Unique off hands

Skill gems usable with shields

Gem	Tier
Raise ShieldRaise 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.	0
Shield ChargeShield ChargeAttack, AoE, Melee, Physical, Channelling, Travel Tier: 3 Level: (1-20) Cost: (7-48) Mana per second Attack Time: 0.60 sec Critical Strike Chance: 5.00% Attack Damage: (30-94)% of baseRequires: Armoured ShieldChannel to charge in the target direction. You will crash into enemies on your path, stopping your charge and dealing damage to enemies in an area, and extra damage to the enemies you collided with. While charging, your Shield is raised and you will Block all incoming Blockable hits.Area of Effect (3-85) to (5-128) Base Off Hand Physical Damage 3 to 5 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour on Shield Deals up to an additional +100% more Damage, based on the distance travelled Run speed is affected by movement speed modifiers instead of Attack speed modifiers Impact radius is 2.4 metres Collision Attack Damage: (60–217)% of base (3-85) to (5-128) Base Off Hand Physical Damage Knocks Back Enemies 6 to 8 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour on Shield 50% more Stun buildup Deals up to an additional +100% more Damage, based on the distance travelled Impact radius is 2.4 metres Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Deals up to an additional +(2-40)% more Damage, based on the distance travelledSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel.	3
Magma BarrierMagma BarrierBuff, Attack, Persistent, AoE, Melee, Trigger, Fire Tier: 4 Level: (1-20) Reservation: 30 SpiritRequires: Shield, BucklerWhile active, increases your Block Chance passively and imbues your Shield with lava over time. When fully imbued, your next Block with your Shield raised will expend the lava to create an explosion, granting you an Endurance Charge.Fully imbues Shield in 8 seconds Grants 25% increased Block chance Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: +(0.25-5)% increased Block chanceSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel.	4
Resonating ShieldResonating ShieldAttack, AoE, Melee, Sustained, Physical, Channelling Tier: 5 Level: (1-20) Cost: (6-46) Mana per second Attack Time: 0.80 sec Critical Strike Chance: 5.00% Attack Damage: (30-94)% of baseRequires: Armoured ShieldRepeatedly hammer your Shield with your weapon causing damaging shockwaves in an area around you. Enemies hit by the shockwave lose Armour for a duration. While Channelling Resonating Shield, your Shield is raised and you will Block all incoming Blockable hits.Hits Break (2-1537) Armour (4-103) to (6-155) Base Off Hand Physical Damage 6 to 8 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour on Shield Modifers to Attack speed also affect this skill's cost Cannot be Empowered by Warcries Shockwave radius is 2.3 metres Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Break (1-20)% increased ArmourSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel.	5
Shield WallShield WallAttack, AoE, Melee, Physical, Duration Tier: 7 Level: (1-20) Cost: (13-92) Mana Attack Time: 1.25 sec Critical Strike Chance: 5.00% Attack Damage: (65-235)% of baseRequires: Armoured ShieldRam your Shield into the ground, throwing up a wall of earth. Enemies can attack your wall segments, and your Slams, Warcries, and Shield Charge will instantly shatter them all. The segments explode when shattered, damaging enemies in front of and around them.(4-103) to (6-155) Base Off Hand Physical Damage 6 to 8 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour on Shield 80% less damage if destroyed within 0.5 seconds by something other than you Explosion length is 4 metres Limit 2 active Shield Walls Wall duration is 6 seconds Wall Segments have (36-12714) maximum Life 100% more Damage if destroyed by your Skills Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: (2-40)% more Damage if destroyed by your SkillsSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel.	7
Fortifying CryFortifying CryWarcry, Attack, AoE, Melee, Trigger, Physical, Duration, Nova Tier: 9 Level: (1-20) Cost: (19-85) Mana Cooldown Time: 8.00 sec Can Store 1 Use(s) Use Time: 0.80 secRequires: Armoured ShieldPerform a Warcry that grants Guard and Triggers Shield Wave when subsequent Shield Attacks deal damage. This Skill's cooldown can be bypassed by expending an Endurance Charge.Warcry radius is 4 metres Guard duration is 4 seconds Can Trigger Shield Wave once per 5 enemy Power in range, counting up to 50 Power Grants (2-92) Guard for every 5 enemy Power in range, counting up to 20 PowerSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel.	9