Behind the Shield

Behind the Shield

30m Range
Ranged Skill
Skill Type: Builder
A quick throw from behind a shield.
...% of Ranged + bonus Damage
Cost: [68 at Level 150] Power
Adds:
• Cooldown: 0.5s

Skill Information

Class: Warden

Level: 10

This is the version of 'Shield-bash' in the stance Assailment. Using In the Fray stance, this skill becomes  Shield-bash.

When Battle Preparation is active, this skill becomes  Prepare Shield.

Effects

This skill activates effects on the Warden based on their specialization:

Specialization	Effects
	Guaranteed	10% Chance
Determination	A Warden's Skill - Tier 1  A Warden's Skill - Tier 2  A Warden's Skill - Tier 3	Shield-bash - Block
Recklessness	A Warden's Strength - Tier 1  A Warden's Strength - Tier 2  A Warden's Strength - Tier 3	Shield-blast - Morale-tap Enhancement
Assailment	A Warden's Cunning - Tier 1  A Warden's Cunning - Tier 2  A Warden's Cunning - Tier 3	Behind the Shield - Marked

Trait Information

The set bonus Revel in Combat in the Determination trait tree adds a Morale-tap to this skill.
The trait Basic Strikes in the Recklessness trait tree increases the damage of this skill by up to 25%.
The set bonus Unconventional Strikes in the Recklessness trait tree increases the chance for this skill to apply the Morale-tap Damage buff by 15%.
The set bonus Snap Shot in the Assailment trait tree gives this skill a chance to enable one of your Javelin skills, even if it is on cooldown.

Tactical Information

This skill is one of the Warden's three Gambit Builders. It adds a Shield to the Gambit panel. Gambits that start with a Shield tend to focus on buffing or healing the Warden.

Although the tooltip states that this skill does Ranged damage, it in fact does damage based on the type of Shield-spikes currently applied.