Shield Guide
CombatExpertise in the use of a shield, both as a weapon and as a defensive tool.
Project Gorgon Shield guide — best builds, skill pairings, and all 158 abilities. Pairs with 18 other combat skills. Includes 60 treasure mods and leveling tips. Trainer: Gorvessa in Hogan's Basement.
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Abilities (158 in 15 chains)
| Name | Lv | Dmg | Power | CD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stunning Bash | 1 | 9 | 9 | 10s |
| Stunning Bash 2 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 10s |
| Stunning Bash 3 | 22 | 30 | 16 | 10s |
| Stunning Bash 4 | 31 | 46 | 19 | 10s |
| Stunning Bash 5 | 43 | 76 | 23 | 10s |
| Stunning Bash 6 | 53 | 113 | 26 | 10s |
| Stunning Bash 7 | 64 | 155 | 29 | 10s |
| Stunning Bash 8 | 74 | 196 | 32 | 10s |
| Stunning Bash 9 | 84 | 242 | 36 | 10s |
| Stunning Bash 10 | 94 | 289 | 39 | 10s |
| Stunning Bash 11 | 104 | 339 | 43 | 10s |
| Stunning Bash 12 | 114 | 394 | 47 | 10s |
| Stunning Bash 13 | 124 | 448 | 51 | 10s |
| Name | Lv | Dmg | Power | CD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disrupting Bash | 2 | 12 | 9 | 8s |
| Disrupting Bash 2 | 17 | 29 | 13 | 8s |
| Disrupting Bash 3 | 27 | 45 | 15 | 8s |
| Disrupting Bash 4 | 36 | 65 | 18 | 8s |
| Disrupting Bash 5 | 48 | 111 | 21 | 8s |
| Disrupting Bash 6 | 61 | 168 | 25 | 8s |
| Disrupting Bash 7 | 71 | 214 | 27 | 8s |
| Disrupting Bash 8 | 81 | 266 | 30 | 8s |
| Disrupting Bash 9 | 91 | 321 | 33 | 8s |
| Disrupting Bash 10 | 101 | 377 | 36 | 8s |
| Disrupting Bash 11 | 111 | 440 | 40 | 8s |
| Disrupting Bash 12 | 121 | 504 | 43 | 8s |
| Name | Lv | Dmg | Power | CD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infuriating Bash | 3 | 10 | 8 | 7s |
| Infuriating Bash 2 | 19 | 27 | 11 | 7s |
| Infuriating Bash 3 | 32 | 47 | 15 | 7s |
| Infuriating Bash 4 | 42 | 73 | 17 | 7s |
| Infuriating Bash 5 | 53 | 113 | 19 | 7s |
| Infuriating Bash 6 | 63 | 151 | 22 | 7s |
| Infuriating Bash 7 | 73 | 192 | 24 | 7s |
| Infuriating Bash 8 | 83 | 237 | 26 | 7s |
| Infuriating Bash 9 | 93 | 284 | 29 | 7s |
| Infuriating Bash 10 | 103 | 334 | 32 | 7s |
| Infuriating Bash 11 | 113 | 388 | 35 | 7s |
| Infuriating Bash 12 | 123 | 443 | 38 | 7s |
| Name | Lv | Dmg | Power | CD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quick Bash | 4 | 9 | 0 | 2s |
| Quick Bash 2 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 2s |
| Quick Bash 3 | 23 | 18 | 0 | 2s |
| Quick Bash 4 | 35 | 30 | 0 | 2s |
| Quick Bash 5 | 47 | 51 | 0 | 2s |
| Quick Bash 6 | 62 | 82 | 0 | 2s |
| Quick Bash 7 | 72 | 105 | 0 | 2s |
| Quick Bash 8 | 82 | 130 | 0 | 2s |
| Quick Bash 9 | 92 | 156 | 0 | 2s |
| Quick Bash 10 | 102 | 184 | 0 | 2s |
| Quick Bash 11 | 112 | 214 | 0 | 2s |
| Quick Bash 12 | 122 | 245 | 0 | 2s |
| Name | Lv | Dmg | Power | CD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emergency Bash | 5 | 16 | 0 | 30s |
| Emergency Bash 2 | 18 | 29 | 0 | 30s |
| Emergency Bash 3 | 26 | 43 | 0 | 30s |
| Emergency Bash 4 | 37 | 68 | 0 | 30s |
| Emergency Bash 5 | 49 | 116 | 0 | 30s |
| Emergency Bash 6 | 59 | 159 | 0 | 30s |
| Emergency Bash 7 | 69 | 203 | 0 | 30s |
| Emergency Bash 8 | 79 | 255 | 0 | 30s |
| Emergency Bash 9 | 89 | 309 | 0 | 30s |
| Emergency Bash 10 | 99 | 364 | 0 | 30s |
| Emergency Bash 11 | 109 | 428 | 0 | 30s |
| Emergency Bash 12 | 119 | 491 | 0 | 30s |
| Name | Lv | Dmg | Power | CD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fire Shield | 7 | — | 17 | 20s |
| Fire Shield 2 | 27 | — | 28 | 20s |
| Fire Shield 3 | 47 | — | 39 | 20s |
| Fire Shield 4 | 57 | — | 44 | 20s |
| Fire Shield 5 | 67 | — | 49 | 20s |
| Fire Shield 6 | 77 | — | 54 | 20s |
| Fire Shield 7 | 87 | — | 59 | 20s |
| Fire Shield 8 | 97 | — | 65 | 20s |
| Fire Shield 9 | 107 | — | 71 | 20s |
| Fire Shield 10 | 117 | — | 78 | 20s |
| Name | Lv | Dmg | Power | CD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fight Me You Fools | 7 | 18 | 11 | 20s |
| Fight Me You Fools 2 | 19 | 29 | 15 | 20s |
| Fight Me You Fools 3 | 29 | 42 | 18 | 20s |
| Fight Me You Fools 4 | 39 | 63 | 22 | 20s |
| Fight Me You Fools 5 | 49 | 99 | 25 | 20s |
| Fight Me You Fools 6 | 59 | 136 | 27 | 20s |
| Fight Me You Fools 7 | 69 | 174 | 31 | 20s |
| Fight Me You Fools 8 | 79 | 219 | 34 | 20s |
| Fight Me You Fools 9 | 89 | 265 | 37 | 20s |
| Fight Me You Fools 10 | 99 | 312 | 41 | 20s |
| Fight Me You Fools 11 | 109 | 367 | 45 | 20s |
| Fight Me You Fools 12 | 119 | 421 | 49 | 20s |
| Name | Lv | Dmg | Power | CD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Take The Lead | 8 | — | 8 | 30s |
| Take The Lead 2 | 28 | — | 13 | 30s |
| Take The Lead 3 | 42 | — | 17 | 30s |
| Take The Lead 4 | 55 | — | 20 | 30s |
| Take The Lead 5 | 68 | — | 23 | 30s |
| Take The Lead 6 | 78 | — | 25 | 30s |
| Take The Lead 7 | 88 | — | 28 | 30s |
| Take The Lead 8 | 98 | — | 30 | 30s |
| Take The Lead 9 | 108 | — | 33 | 30s |
| Take The Lead 10 | 118 | — | 36 | 30s |
Treasure Effects (60)
While Bulwark Mode is active all your attacks taunt +50% and restore 44 Armor to you
Disrupting Bash further reduces target's Rage by 1280
Elemental Ward mitigates +82 Darkness damage for 30 seconds
Elemental Ward mitigates +83 direct Trauma damage for 30 seconds
Fight Me You Fools deals +65% damage and taunts +950
Finish It Restores 92 Health
Fire Shield boosts your direct and indirect Fire mitigation +25 for 20 seconds
Infuriating Bash Damage +82%
When you are hit by a monster's Rage Attack, Reinforce restores +69 Armor for 60 seconds (stacks up to 10 times)
Shield Mastery Base Damage +60%
Take the Lead boosts the taunt of all your attacks +250%
While Bulwark Mode is enabled you recover 44 Armor every 3 seconds
Disrupting Bash causes the next attack that hits you to deal 47 less damage
Elemental Ward boosts your direct and indirect Electricity damage +67 for 30 seconds
Elemental Ward mitigates +50 elemental damage (Fire, Cold, and Electricity) for 30 seconds. Against Elite attackers, mitigates +50 more
Fight Me You Fools deals +27% damage and restores 128 Health over 8 seconds
Finish It Damage +61% and Power Cost -46
Infuriating Bash Damage +82%
When you are hit by a monster's Rage Attack, the current reuse timer of Stunning Bash is hastened by 1 second and your next Stunning Bash deals +125 damage
Reinforce restores +159 Armor and Shield Team restores +80 Armor
All types of shield Bash attacks restore 30 Armor
Shield Team grants all allies +24 mitigation of all physical attacks (Crushing, Slashing, or Piercing) for 20 seconds
While Bulwark Mode is active all your attacks taunt +50% and restore 26 Health to you
Disrupting Bash further reduces target's Rage by 1280
Fight Me You Fools deals +27% damage and restores 128 Health over 8 seconds
Finish It Damage +100%
Fire Shield boosts your direct and indirect Cold mitigation +25 for 20 seconds
Infuriating Bash reduces the Power cost of melee attacks by 25 for 6 seconds
When you are hit by a monster's Rage Attack, Reinforce restores +69 Armor for 60 seconds (stacks up to 10 times)
Reinforce boosts your Nice Attack Damage +250 for 9 seconds
Chance to Miraculously Avoid Death +178% (while using Shield)
Shield Team grants all allies 25% evasion of burst attacks for 10 seconds
Strategic Preparation boosts your Indirect Acid Damage +25% for 20 seconds
Stunning Bash Damage +125%
While Bulwark Mode is enabled, other abilities cost -22 Power to use
Fight Me You Fools boosts Core Attack Damage +300 for 6 seconds
Fire Shield deals +144 Fire damage to melee attackers
Infuriating Bash deals +54% damage and taunts +510
Reinforce causes your Major Healing abilities to restore +88 for 10 seconds
All Shield attacks have a 26% chance to conjure a force-shield that mitigates 10% of all slashing, crushing, and piercing damage for 30 seconds (or until 100 damage is absorbed). Stacks up to 5 times
All Shield Bash Abilities Damage +29%
Chance to Ignore Knockbacks +33%, Chance to Ignore Stuns +20%
Shield Team causes all targets' Survival Utility abilities to restore 148 Armor to them. Lasts 20 seconds
Strategic Preparation boosts your in-combat Armor regeneration +46 for 20 seconds
Take the Lead boosts your movement speed +3 and you recover 114 Power after a 15 second delay
Compatible Skills (18)
Quick Stats
- Abilities
- 158
- Upgrade Chains
- 15
- Treasure Mods
- 60
- Trainers
- 6
- Compatible Skills
- 18
- Damage Types
- CrushingNothingness