Shield

An Off Hand or off-hand is an item class of equipment that counts as both armour and off-hand equipment. They provide base defences based on their attribute alignment.

Off-hands are further categorized into two sub-classes:

Shields, which grant chance to block. Certain basetypes also grant the Raise Shield skill.
Foci (or Focus), which does not grant any chance to block, and can roll caster modifiers.

Mechanics

Off hands can only be equipped in the off-hand weapon slot, and cannot normally be used with two-handed weapons unless Giant's Blood is allocated.

Types of shields

There are 5 main categories of off hands:

3 primary attribute categories which require a single attribute and provide an associated defence type.
- "Tower Shield" - Strength - Armour
- "Buckler" - Dexterity - Evasion
- '"Foci" - Intelligence - Energy Shield
2 hybrid attribute categories which require two attributes and provide both associated defence types at lower values.
- "Targe" - Strength/Dexterity - Armour/Evasion
- "Kite Shield" - Strength/Intelligence - Armour/Energy Shield

There are no dexterity/intelligence hybrid off hand base types.

List of off hands

Unique off hands

Skill gems usable with shields

Gem	Tier
Raise ShieldRaise ShieldChannelling Level: 1 Attack Time: 0.50 secRaise your shield to Block all incoming blockable hits. Blocking too much damage while your shield is raised may stagger you.Skills can be Managed in the Skills Panel.	0
Shield ChargeShield ChargeAttack, AoE, Melee, Physical, Channelling, Travel Tier: 3 Level: (1-40) Cost: (7-622) Mana Cooldown Time: 3.00 sec Attack Time: 0.50 sec Critical Strike Chance: 5.00% Attack Damage: (70-579)% of baseChannel to charge in the target direction. You will crash into enemies on your path, stopping your charge and dealing damage to enemies in an area, and extra damage to the enemies you collided with. While charging, your Shield is raised and you will Block all incoming Blockable hits.Area of Effect (4-88) to (6-132) Base Off Hand Physical Damage 6 to 8 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour on Shield Impact radius is 2.4 metres Collision Attack Damage: (210-655)% Knocks Back Enemies 50% more Stun buildup Impact radius is 2.4 metres 6 to 8 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour on Shield Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: (0-10)% increased Cooldown Recovery RatePlace into a Skill Gem socket to gain this skill. Skills can be managed in the Skills Panel.	3
Magma BarrierMagma BarrierBuff, Attack, Persistent, AoE, Melee, Trigger, Fire, Duration Tier: 4 Level: (1-40) Cost: 30 Spirit Attack Damage: (120-2172)% of baseWhen you raise your Shield it is infused with magma for a short time. Blocking during this time will spray magma at the attacker and grant you an Endurance Charge.Raising your shield infuses it with magma for 0.5 seconds Cannot perform a magma-infused block for 0.75 seconds after magma dissipates Gain Endurance Charge on Block Magma Spray Critical Hit Chance: 5.00% Attack Damage: (120-490)% of base (2-4) to (3-6) Added Fire Damage per 15 Armour on Shield (4-234) to (7-351) Base Off Hand Fire Damage Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Raising your shield infuses it with magma for (0-0.2) secondsPlace into a Skill Gem socket to gain this skill. Sockets are found in the Skills menu tab.	4
Resonating ShieldResonating ShieldAoE, Melee, Sustained, Physical, Channelling Tier: 5 Level: (1-40) Cost: (7-600) Mana Attack Time: 0.80 sec Critical Strike Chance: 5.00% Attack Damage: (25-127)% of baseRepeatedly strike your Shield with your weapon causing damaging shockwaves in an area around you. Enemies hit by the shockwave lose Armour for a duration. While using Resonating Shield, your Shield is raised and you will Block all incoming Blockable hits.Hits Break (2-1537) Armour (4-88) to (6-132) Base Off Hand Physical Damage 6 to 8 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour on Shield Cannot be Empowered by Warcries Shockwave radius is 2.3 metres Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Break (0-20)% increased ArmourPlace into a Skill Gem socket to gain this skill. Skills can be managed in the Skills Panel.	5
Shield WallShield WallAoE, Physical, Duration Tier: 7 Level: (1-40) Cost: (14-1174) Mana Attack Time: 1.25 sec Critical Strike Chance: 5.00% Attack Damage: (60-1086)% of baseRam your Shield into the ground, throwing up a semi-circular wall of earth. Enemies can attack the walls and your Slams will instantly destroy them. Each wall segment explodes when destroyed, damaging enemies around it.Can have 2 Shield Walls active at a time (4-88) to (6-132) Base Off Hand Physical Damage 6 to 8 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour on Shield Explosion radius is 4 metres Wall duration is 6 seconds Wall segments have (36-12714) maximum life Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Can have (0-2) Shield Walls active at a timePlace into a Skill Gem socket to gain this skill. Skills can be managed in the Skills Panel.	7