Shield Charge

ChannelChannellingChannelling Skills can be held down to gain power or continue using the Skill for a longer period of time. 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 ShieldShieldsShields are defensive items that are equipped in your off hand, usually granting Armour. While holding a Shield you have a chance to passively Block. Shields also grant a Skill that lets you Block incoming Hits more actively, either raising your Shield to absorb the Hit or Parrying the Hit depending on the type of Shield. Bucklers are a special type of Shield that do not grant any Armour and can Parry enemy skills instead of being raised to Block. is raised and you will BlockBlockBlocking completely prevents the damage of an incoming Hit. You will still take any Stun from the Blocked hit. You can't Block while Stunned or Frozen. Some Skills used by Bosses cannot be blocked. These are indicated by a red glow and audio cue during the windup of the Skill. all incoming BlockableBlockBlocking completely prevents the damage of an incoming Hit. You will still take any Stun from the Blocked hit. You can't Block while Stunned or Frozen. Some Skills used by Bosses cannot be blocked. These are indicated by a red glow and audio cue during the windup of the Skill. hits.

Skills can be managed in the Skills Panel.