Shield Wall

As of Patch This information is reliable as of patch 2.0.200.79.
Shield Wall
Skill Tree

Shield

Cost

200 sp

Requirements

25 Willpower

Base Cooldown

30

ID

Shield_ShieldWall

For the next three rounds, you automatically block all incoming melee attacks (may not be used with bucklers).

Shield Wall is a skill that increases the chance of blocking melee attacks to 100% for three turns. It can be used only with hand-held shields, not arm-worn bucklers.

Ability Cooldown

Shield Wall's cooldown (CD) in rounds depends on the user's willpower (WI) attribute:

WICDWICDWICDWICD
941153221232714
1039163022212812
1138172923202911
123618272418309
133519262517318
143320242615326

Shields Eligible for Shield Wall

Shields Ineligible for Shield Wall

Bucklers (arm-worn shields) cannot be used with this skill.

Factions That Teach Shield Wall

Shield Wall 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 Shield Wall

Trivia

  • Prior to game patch 2.0.200.0, Shield Wall worked with any shield that did not have the string 'buckler' in its name, which meant that Stopsvalinn was also eligible for Shield Wall. However, this is no longer the case.