Deft Blocking

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Deft Blocking
Skill Tree

Shield

Cost

200 sp

Requirements

19 Agility

ID

Shield_DeftBlocking

Your chance to block with a shield improves to 75%.

This skill increases the chance to block with a shield to 75%.

By default, an unskilled creature wielding a shield has a 25% chance to block. The Block skill raises that chance to 50%, and Deft Blocking further raises the chance to 75%.

Available Shields

This section is an excerpt from Shield#Available Shields.

Arm-Worn Bucklers

Shield AV DV
Stopsvalinn ♦3 ○0
steel buckler ♦2 ○-1
iron buckler ♦2 ○-3
wooden buckler ♦1 ○-1

Factions That Teach Deft Blocking

Deft Blocking is not taught by any of Qud's persistent factions. However, procedurally generated factions such as village factions can teach randomly chosen skills as part of their water ritual.

Creatures That Have Deft Blocking

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Cudgel Proficiency&nbsp;-&nbsp;</span><span style="display:inline-block"> Bludgeon&nbsp;-&nbsp;</span><span style="display:inline-block"> Charging Strike (Cudgel)&nbsp;-&nbsp;</span><span style="display:inline-block"> Conk&nbsp;-&nbsp;</span><span style="display:inline-block"> Backswing&nbsp;-&nbsp;</span><span style="display:inline-block"> Slam&nbsp;-&nbsp;</span><span style="display:inline-block"> Demolish
Strapping Shoulders&nbsp;-&nbsp;</span><span style="display:inline-block"> Tank&nbsp;-&nbsp;</span><span style="display:inline-block"> Sweep
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Block&nbsp;-&nbsp;</span><span style="display:inline-block"> Shield Slam&nbsp;-&nbsp;</span><span style="display:inline-block"> Swift Blocking&nbsp;-&nbsp;</span><span style="display:inline-block"> Deft Blocking&nbsp;-&nbsp;</span><span style="display:inline-block"> Staggering Block&nbsp;-&nbsp;</span><span style="display:inline-block"> Shield Wall
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Multiweapon Proficiency&nbsp;-&nbsp;</span><span style="display:inline-block"> Flurry&nbsp;-&nbsp;</span><span style="display:inline-block"> Multiweapon Expertise&nbsp;-&nbsp;</span><span style="display:inline-block"> Multiweapon Mastery
Menacing Stare&nbsp;-&nbsp;</span><span style="display:inline-block"> Intimidate&nbsp;-&nbsp;</span><span style="display:inline-block"> Snake Oiler&nbsp;-&nbsp;</span><span style="display:inline-block"> Berate&nbsp;-&nbsp;</span><span style="display:inline-block"> Proselytize&nbsp;-&nbsp;</span><span style="display:inline-block"> Inspiring Presence
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Opportune Attacks&nbsp;-&nbsp;</span><span style="display:inline-block"> Weapon Expertise&nbsp;-&nbsp;</span><span style="display:inline-block"> Penetrating Strikes&nbsp;-&nbsp;</span><span style="display:inline-block"> Weapon Mastery
Hurdle&nbsp;-&nbsp;</span><span style="display:inline-block"> Deft Throwing&nbsp;-&nbsp;</span><span style="display:inline-block"> Charge&nbsp;-&nbsp;</span><span style="display:inline-block"> Kickback&nbsp;-&nbsp;</span><span style="display:inline-block"> Juke
Gadget Inspector&nbsp;-&nbsp;</span><span style="display:inline-block"> Scavenger&nbsp;-&nbsp;</span><span style="display:inline-block"> Disassemble&nbsp;-&nbsp;</span><span style="display:inline-block"> Lay Mine / Set Bomb&nbsp;-&nbsp;</span><span style="display:inline-block"> Repair&nbsp;-&nbsp;</span><span style="display:inline-block"> Deploy Turret&nbsp;-&nbsp;</span><span style="display:inline-block"> Tinker I&nbsp;-&nbsp;</span><span style="display:inline-block"> Tinker II&nbsp;-&nbsp;</span><span style="display:inline-block"> Reverse Engineer&nbsp;-&nbsp;</span><span style="display:inline-block"> Tinker III
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