Raise Shield

Raise ShieldAttack, AoE, Melee, Physical, Channelling
Level: 1
Attack Time: 0.55 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
Attack Damage: 80% of baseRaise your Shield to Block all incoming Blockable hits. Release immediately after Blocking to perform a Shield Bash that damages and Stuns enemies. While your Shield is raised you cannot be Light Stunned by hits you Block, but Blocking too much damage may Heavy Stun you. You cannot Evade while your Shield is raised, but Evasion instead grants an equal chance to avoid this Heavy Stun buildup.Shield Bash causes 600% more Heavy Stun buildup
Shield Bash always Light Stuns
Shield Bash Dazes if holding a Tower Shield
Shield Bash can't be Evaded
Shield Bash deals 3 to 4 Physical Damage per 5 Armour on ShieldSkills can be Managed in the Skills Panel.

Acquisition
Drop restricted
Granted by Armoured ShieldsMetadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gem/SkillGemShieldBlock

Raise Shield is a channelling skill granted by Armoured shields that causes the user to hold their shield in front of them to block incoming attacks. Releasing the skill shortly after blocking a hit will perform a Shield Bash that deals damage and stuns enemies.

Skill functions and interactions

The user holds their shield in front while holding this skill to maintain an "Active Block" state. While channelling Raise Shield the character moves at 25% of their original speed. Active Block functions as a directional 100% chance to block strikes and projectiles in a cone from the direction the shield is raised towards. It cannot block area of effect skills by default. All effects related to block will trigger when blocked by Active Block.

Passive block chance still applies while using Raise Shield for any hits not blocked by Active Block. Raise Shield grants immunity to Light Stun while active.

Player Heavy Stun

Blocking hits with Raise Shield builds up the Player Heavy Stun gauge. The amount the bar fills is relative to damage and stun value of the hits. If the bar is fully filled, the player is inflicted with a Heavy Stun. Increasing the stun threshold of the character will reduce the amount the bar fills during Active Block. After not using Raise Shield for a 2.3 seconds, the Stun bar will passively empty itself.

Hits you block with Active Block cannot be evaded, but they will still roll for Evasion. If successful, the blocked hit will not build up any Player Heavy Stun.

Shield Bash

Releasing Raise Shield immediately after blocking a skill cause the player to perform Shield Bash, dealing attack damage in an area of effect in front of you. Shield Bash inflicts stun, and also inflicts Daze if you have a Tower Shield (pure strength shield) equipped. If a skill is blocked but the enemy is too far away to target with Shield Bash, and another enemy is within range, it will automatically target the nearby enemy instead.

Recommended support gems

The following support gems are recommendations by GGG as listed in-game, and do not necessarily reflect optimal combinations or the views of the wiki.

Gem tier	Support gems
I	Overpower	Unbreakable	Wind Wave
II	Blind	Crackling Barrier	File:Steadfast inventory icon.pngSteadfast
III	Culling Strike	File:Incision inventory icon.pngIncision	Mobility

Related items

The following items grant the Raise Shield skill:

Item
Blazon Crest Shield	1	0	0	0
Hardwood Targe	1	0	0	0
Splintered Tower Shield	1	1	0	0
Painted Tower Shield	6	13	0	0
Sigil Crest Shield	7	0	0	0
Pelage Targe	8	10	10	0
Braced Tower Shield	12	23	0	0
Barricade Tower Shield	16	30	0	0
Emblem Crest Shield	16	18	0	18
Studded Targe	16	18	18	0
Effigial Tower Shield	21	40	0	0
Crescent Targe	26	27	27	0
Jingling Crest Shield	28	30	0	30
Rampart Tower Shield	28	52	0	0
Chiseled Targe	33	34	34	0
Heraldric Tower Shield	33	61	0	0
Sectarian Crest Shield	33	34	0	34
Omen Crest Shield	36	37	0	37
Stone Tower Shield	36	66	0	0
Feathered Targe	37	38	38	0
Aged Tower Shield	45	83	0	0
Ironwood Targe	45	46	46	0
Painted Crest Shield	45	46	0	46
Engraved Crest Shield	48	49	0	49
Fur-lined Targe	48	49	49	0
Metalworked Tower Shield	48	88	0	0
Cultist Tower Shield	51	94	0	0
Descry Crest Shield	51	52	0	52
Mercenary Targe	51	52	52	0
Bulwark Tower Shield	55	101	0	0
Dekharan Crest Shield	55	55	0	55
Polished Targe	55	55	55	0
Noble Tower Shield	59	108	0	0
Quartered Crest Shield	59	59	0	59
Stone Targe	59	59	59	0
Goldworked Tower Shield	61	112	0	0
Avian Targe	62	62	62	0
Glowering Crest Shield	62	62	0	62
Intricate Crest Shield	65	65	0	65
Mammoth Targe	65	65	65	0
Royal Tower Shield	65	118	0	0
Baroque Targe	70	70	70	0
Fortress Tower Shield	70	129	0	0
Sekheman Crest Shield	70	70	0	70
Soaring Targe	75	76	76	0
Vaal Crest Shield	75	76	0	76
Vaal Tower Shield	75	139	0	0

See also

• Parry

Version history

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Version	Changes
0.2.0f	You will now Shield Bash if you release Raise Shield after blocking a hit from a faraway attacker, if there is a different enemy in Shield Bash range. Raise Shield is now able to be supported by Concentrated Effect.
0.2.0c	Fixed a bug where Raise Shield was missing the Melee type, so could not be supported by many Support Gems that required it.
0.2.0	Blocking a hit by raising your shield or parrying now gives you a chance to avoid accumulating heavy stun buildup equal to the chance you would otherwise have had to evade the hit. Unified stun mechanics and terminology between players and monsters. The "stagger" that players suffer when blocking too much damage with their shield raised is now a heavy stun. Players are still unable to be heavy stunned unless a mechanic specifically states otherwise. Players can no longer be light stunned while their shield is raised. Releasing Raise Shield immediately after blocking a skill now performs a Shield Bash that damages and stuns enemies in front of you, and also dazes them if you're using a Tower Shield. Added "Attack", "AoE and "Physical" gem tags.[Undocumented] Raise Shield can now be supported with support gems.[Undocumented] (Hotfix 4) Increased the damage area of Shield Bash from the Raise Shield Skill.
0.1.0	Introduced to the game.