Shield Bash

Dazed max 5

Stuns caused by Shield Bash last longer.

• 12% Increased Stun Duration

Wall of Shields max 1

If Shield Bash is used while Ring of Shields is active, the shields form a wall which increases the width of Shield Bash, based on the number of active shields.

• Ring of Shields Wall

Requires 3 points in Dazed

The wall can be up to a maximum of 7 shields wide.

Refreshing Smash max 3

You are granted health when you stun an enemy with Shield Bash.

• +5 Health Gain On Stun

Requires Dazed

Splintering Blow max 1

If Shield Bash is used while you have a shield equipped, it fires shield fragments in a cone in front of you.

While Shield Bash is on cooldown you cannot block.

Only works if Shield Bash has a cooldown.

• Shield Fragments With Shield
• Cannot Block While On Cooldown

Requires 2 points in Refreshing Smash

Shield Fragments deal melee damage, and added melee damage applies to them at 150% effectiveness.

Survival of the Fittest max 1

You are granted health per point of Strength, when you stun an enemy with Shield Bash.

• +1 Health Gain On Stun Per Strength

Requires Refreshing Smash

Broadened Shield max 3

Shield Bash deals damage in a wider area.

• +15% Width

Requires 2 points in Dazed

Disarming Blows max 3

Shield Bash now applies Frailty to enemies hit.

• +1 Frailty Stacks

Requires Broadened Shield

Flame Coating max 4

Shield Bash deals additional melee fire damage.

If Shield Bash has a cooldown, it also deals more fire damage per block chance (multiplicative with other modifiers) up to 100%.

• +8 Melee Fire Damage
• +0.25% Fire Damage Per Block Chance
• +25% Max Fire Damage Bonus From Block Chance

Requires Broadened Shield

Kindling max 4

Shield Bash causes your next melee or throwing attack to have additional ignite chance and critical strike chance. Excludes channelled skills.

This effect is significantly reduced if Shield Bash does not have a cooldown.

• +100% Next Attack Ignite Chance
• +5% Next Attack Crit Chance
• 80% Reduced Effect Without Cooldown fixed

Requires Flame Coating

Incinerating Blows max 1

Shield Bash no longer has a guaranteed stun, but instead applies additional stacks of ignite. All stun duration modifiers from this tree are converted to affect ignite duration instead.

Shield Bash's base physical damage is converted to fire. Consequently this damage scales with increases to fire damage, but not increases to physical damage.

Swaps Shield Bash's Physical tag for a Fire tag.

• +300% Guaranteed Stun -> Ignite Chance
• Stun Duration Mods -> Ignite Duration
• Base Damage -> Fire

Requires 2 points in Flame Coating

Protective Impact max 5

Shield Bash grant you additional block chance and block effectiveness for a short duration after use.

• +3% Block Chance
• +100 Block Effectiveness
• 4 Duration (seconds) fixed

Power Rush max 1

After you use Shield Rush or Lunge, you Shield Bash in the direction you traveled.

Shield Bash must have a cooldown, be charged and on your action bar for this effect to work.

• Shield Bash After Shield Rush Or Lunge

Requires 3 points in Protective Impact

Perfect Bulwark max 3

For 4 seconds after using Shield Bash, you are guaranteed to block a limited number of hits.

Only works if Shield Bash has a cooldown.

• +1 Hits Blocked

Requires 2 points in Protective Impact

Block Out max 1

Shield Bash now also blinds enemies hit.

• Blinds

Requires 2 points in Perfect Bulwark

Rebounding max 1

Your next Shield Throw can ricochet 5 additional times, after using Shield Bash.

• +5 Additional Shield Throw Ricochets

Requires Protective Impact or Breadth

Hindrance max 3

Shield Bash now also slows enemies.

• +1 Slow Stacks

Breadth max 3

Shield Bash deals damage in a longer area.

• +10% Length

Requires 2 points in Hindrance or Rebounding

Conjurer max 1

Shield Bash will cause one enemy that was hit to drop a potion if Shield Bash has a cooldown.

• 100% Potion Drop Chance

Requires Breadth

Impeded Movement max 2

Slows caused by Shield Bash last longer.

• +50% Slow Duration

Requires 2 points in Hindrance

Staggering Punch max 3

Shield Bash now also knocks enemies back, if Shield Bash has a cooldown.

• 1 Knockback Distance (meters)

Requires Impeded Movement

Double Bash max 1

You gain an additional charge of Shield Bash, but it has a longer cooldown.

• +1 Additional Charges
• +20% Cooldown

Requires Hindrance or Steel Coating

Fusillade max 1

Using Shield Bash consumes all charges and deals significantly more damage per extra charge consumed (multiplicative with other modifiers).

• +100% Damage Per Extra Charge
• All Charges Consumed

Requires Double Bash

Steel Coating max 5

Shield Bash deals additional melee physical damage.

• +9 Melee Physical Damage

Requires Double Bash or 2 points in Cutting Edge or Iron Arms

Juggernaut max 1

Shield Bash no longer requires a shield to use, but costs more mana.

• No Longer Requires Shield
• +25% Mana Cost

Requires 4 points in Steel Coating

Cutting Edge max 3

Shield Bash reduces enemy armor and costs less mana.

• +1 Armor Shred Stacks
• -3 Mana Cost

Serrating Strikes max 5

Shield Bash causes enemies to bleed, but costs more mana.

• +1 Bleed Stacks
• +15% Mana Cost

Requires Cutting Edge or Iron Arms

Iron Arms max 1

Shield Bash deals more physical damage per point of Strength (multiplicative with other modifiers).

• 1% More Physical Damage Per Strength

Requires Serrating Strikes or Steel Coating

Flurry of Blows max 1

Shield Bash no longer has a cooldown, but costs significantly more mana and no longer has a guaranteed stun or ignite.

• No Cooldown
• +9 Mana Cost
• No Guaranteed Stun Or Ignite

Requires Indomitable Force

High Impact max 5

Shield Bash deals more damage (multiplicative with other modifiers).

• +8% Damage

Requires Flurry of Blows

Concussive Attacks max 3

Shield Bash has an increased chance to stun and stuns it inflicts last longer.

• 80% Increased Stun Chance
• 8% Increased Stun Duration

Requires Flurry of Blows

Indomitable Force max 2

Shield Bash has added melee damage based on your block effectiveness.

• +1 Damage per 40 Block Effectiveness

Requires Cutting Edge

Shieldstorm max 1

Shield Bash has increased attack speed scaling with your uncapped block chance.

• +0.5% Attack Speed Per 1% Uncapped Block Chance

Requires Flurry of Blows