Raise Shield

Raise ShieldAttack, AoE, Melee, Physical, Channelling
Level: 1
Attack Time: 0.55 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
Attack Damage: 80% of baseRaise your Shield to Block all incoming Blockable hits. Release immediately after Blocking to perform a Shield Bash that damages and Stuns 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		UnbreakableUnbreakableSupport Category: Unbreakable Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 110%Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports any skill that you can use, making you harder to Stun while using it.30% more Stun Threshold for Heavy Stuns while using Supported Skills 200% more Stun Threshold for Light Stuns 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.	Wind WaveWind WaveSupport, AoE, Trigger Category: Wind WaveSupport Requirements: +5 DexSupports any skill that you can use, triggering a blast of wind that Knocks Back enemies if you are Stunned while using it.Trigger Wind Wave when Stunned 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.
II		Crackling BarrierCrackling BarrierSupport, Lightning, Channelling Category: Crackling Barrier Tier: 2Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports Channelling Skills. While Channelling Supported Skills, you gain Lightning Thorns based off of your maximum Mana.Gain 15% of your maximum Mana as Lightning Thorns Damage while Channelling 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.
III		IncisionIncisionSupport, Attack, Physical Category: Incision Tier: 4 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 115%Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports Attack Skills. Supported Skills inflict Incision on Hit, which causes Enemies to be increasingly more likely to be inflicted with Bleeding. All Incision is removed from a target on inflicting it with Bleeding.Hits from Supported Skills inflict Incision 3% more Magnitude of Bleeding inflicted with Supported Skills per Incision consumed Recently, up to 30%Place 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.

Related items

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See also

• Parry

Version history

Version	Changes
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 .
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.