Best Cheap Mercenary Sword and Shield
A Gyldforge affix and socket recipe.
Class and skills
Weapon 1 · Sword and Shield
Dash forward a certain distance with the shield, striking enemies in the path before stopping, dealing Physical Damage. Block attacks from the front while holding the shield. After casting a skill, Movement Speed will be briefly increased. This effect only works while wielding Sword and Shield. This skill can be cast while blocking.
Raise the shield to protect the body while stabbing the ground with the sword to deal Physical Damage, then dash forward slightly and pull the sword out for an upward strike, scattering rocks and dealing Physical Damage. Block attacks from the front while holding the shield. Perfect Block can be triggered during the shield-raising period after Stonebreaker Slash's wind-up animation. After a successful Perfect Block, your dash can slightly knock back enemies. Stonebreaker Slash has a shorter base cooldown in trio mode.
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Enabled talents
Sword Tip stacks gained from normal attacks and Impalement are replaced by Shield Pressure. Upon reaching 6 stacks of Shield Pressure, you gain 1 stack of Momentum. Momentum can accumulate up to 2 stacks. Shield attacks from skills also grant 2 stacks of Shield Pressure on hit. When you have Momentum, you can press and to consume 1 stack of Momentum and unleash Shockwave Strike.
After Block, there is a very brief window to trigger Perfect Block, but using Block consumes Energy. After a successful Perfect Block, you can immediately enter the Momentum status. Block has a lower base Energy cost in trio mode. Additionally, a special Block skill can be cast during the Breakaway window. This skill can only be used to trigger Perfect Block and cannot maintain the shield for long.
All Perfect Blocks grant you a shield and briefly increase damage dealt and your Movement Speed.
After successfully blocking during Shield Dash, enemies on hit by this skill are Stunned for a period of time.
The last hit of Shield Dash reduces the skill's remaining cooldown when hitting an enemy player.
After Stonebreaker Slash's Perfect Block succeeds, it grants Super Armor during the skill and increases the skill's damage.
Stack the Indomitable Will effect when attacked. There is a brief interval between effect triggers.
Successful Block adds 1 stack of Indomitable Will. Successful Perfect Block adds 3 stacks of Indomitable Will.
Target affixes
Lv.5 · Attack +7.5%. Defense Penetration +1.8%.
Lv.5 · Maximum Energy +25. Immune to the current Energy Overdraft state.
Lv.4 · Dodge Energy Cost Reduction +16%.
Lv.1 · Maximum Health +1.8%.
Victory Wine
Equipment recipe
Shopping list
Exact equipment variants and gem quantities stored with this build. Market prices and stock are not estimated.
Equipment
- WeaponStudded Sword and ShieldBlue
- HeadFearless HelmetBlue
- ChestFearless BreastplateBlue
- HandsFearless BracersBlue
- LegsFearless PantsBlue
- FeetVeteran BootsGreen
- NecklaceBloodborn AmuletBlue
- RingDemonbane RingBlue
Gems
- Tier IAgile Peridot×3
- Tier IResolve Amethyst×2
- Tier IResolve Onyx×3
- Tier IVital Peridot×1
- Tier IVitality Amethyst×3
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