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Shield Mastery

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Description

Shield Mastery.png
The Shield Mastery skill improves the effectiveness of Shields. The more you train the skill, the better your Shield defense skills will be. An experienced Shield user will be able to block enemy attacks instinctively. The Shield Mastery skill will be much more effective for larger shields.

Details

Summary

Rank N F E D C B A 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
AP Required - 1 2 3 5
Total - 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 21 24 29
Small Shield Defense Bonus - 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 13 14 15
Protection Bonus - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Magic Defense Bonus - 0.5 1 1.5 2.5 3.5 4.5 5.5 6.5 7.5
Magic Protection Bonus - 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5
Medium Shield Defense Bonus - 3 4 6 7 9 10 14 15 16 17 18 19 21
Protection Bonus - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Magic Defense Bonus - 0.7 1.4 2.1 3.5 4.9 6.3 7.7 9.1 10.5
Magic Protection Bonus - 0.7 1.4 2.1 2.8 3.5
Large Shield Defense Bonus 1 5 7 9 11 13 15 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 28 30
Protection Bonus - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Magic Defense Bonus - 1 2 3 5 7 9 11 13 15
Magic Protection Bonus - 1 2 3 4 5
Additional Auto Defense (%) 2 3 5 6 7 8
Skill CP (Total) - 10 15 20 30 35 40 50 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 100
Close Combat Talent EXP 0 2,000 3,000 3,500 4,000 4,500 5,000 6,000 7,000 8,000 9,000 10,000 12,000 14,000 17,000 20,000
Close Combat Talent EXP (Total) 0 2,000 5,000 8,500 12,500 17,000 22,000 28,000 35,000 43,000 52,000 62,000 74,000 88,000 105,000 125,000


Obtaining the Skill

Other Methods

  • Complete the quest Close Combat Basics in the Third Memoir. The skill will have training requirements up to Rank 3 completed.

Training Method

Tips

Novice Rank

  • AP: 0
  • Effects: None
Method Exp. Count Total
Take melee attacks while equipped with a Shield. 80.00 3 240
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Rank F

  • AP: 1
  • Effects: None
Method Exp. Count Total
Take melee attacks while equipped with a Shield. 32.00 7 224
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Rank E

  • AP: 1
  • Effects: None
Method Exp. Count Total
Take melee attacks while equipped with a Shield. 16.00 13 208
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Rank D

  • AP: 1
  • Effects: None
Method Exp. Count Total
Take melee attacks while equipped with a Shield. 8.00 13 104
Block attacks with the Defense skill and a Shield. 80.00 2 160
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Rank C

  • AP: 1
  • Effects: None
Method Exp. Count Total
Take melee attacks while equipped with a Shield. 4.00 25 100
Block attacks with the Defense skill and a Shield. 40.00 3 120
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Rank B

  • AP: 1
  • Effects: None
Method Exp. Count Total
Take melee attacks while equipped with a Shield. 3.20 32 102.4
Block attacks with the Defense skill and a Shield. 16.00 7 112
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Rank A

  • AP: 1
  • Effects: None
Method Exp. Count Total
Take melee attacks while equipped with a Shield. 2.80 38 106.4
Block attacks with the Defense skill and a Shield. 14.40 8 115.2
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Rank 9

  • AP: 2
  • Effects: None
Method Exp. Count Total
Take melee attacks while equipped with a Shield. 2.00 50 100
Block attacks with the Defense skill and a Shield. 10.00 10 100
Trigger Auto Defense. 80.00 2 160
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Rank 8

  • AP: 2
  • Effects: None
Method Exp. Count Total
Take melee attacks while equipped with a Shield. 1.60 63 100.8
Block attacks with the Defense skill and a Shield. 8.00 13 104
Trigger Auto Defense. 32.00 4 128
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Rank 7

  • AP: 2
  • Effects: None
Method Exp. Count Total
Take melee attacks while equipped with a Shield. 1.28 63 80.64
Block attacks with the Defense skill and a Shield. 4.80 13 62.4
Use the Charge skill after equipping a Shield. 4.80 13 62.4
Trigger Auto Defense. 16.00 7 112
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Rank 6

  • AP: 2
  • Effects: None
Method Exp. Count Total
Take melee attacks while equipped with a Shield. 1.20 69 82.8
Block attacks with the Defense skill and a Shield. 4.80 13 62.4
Use the Charge skill after equipping a Shield. 4.80 13 62.4
Trigger Auto Defense. 14.40 8 115.2
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Rank 5

  • AP: 2
  • Effects: None
Method Exp. Count Total
Take melee attacks while equipped with a Shield. 1.08 75 81
Block attacks with the Defense skill and a Shield. 4.00 15 60
Use the Charge skill after equipping a Shield. 4.00 15 60
Trigger Auto Defense. 12.00 9 108
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Rank 4

  • AP: 2
  • Effects: None
Method Exp. Count Total
Take melee attacks while equipped with a Shield. 1.00 82 82
Block attacks with the Defense skill and a Shield. 3.20 19 60.8
Use the Charge skill after equipping a Shield. 3.20 19 60.8
Trigger Auto Defense. 10.00 10 100
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Rank 3

  • AP: 3
  • Effects: None
Method Exp. Count Total
Take melee attacks while equipped with a Shield. 0.96 88 84.48
Block attacks with the Defense skill and a Shield. 2.80 23 64.4
Use the Charge skill after equipping a Shield. 2.80 23 64.4
Trigger Auto Defense. 10.00 10 100
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Rank 2

  • AP: 3
  • Effects: None
Method Exp. Count Total
Take melee attacks while equipped with a Shield. 0.80 100 80
Block attacks with the Defense skill and a Shield. 2.40 25 60
Use the Charge skill after equipping a Shield. 2.40 25 60
Trigger Auto Defense. 8.00 13 104
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Rank 1

  • AP: 5
  • Effects: None
Method Exp. Count Total
Take melee attacks while equipped with a Shield. 0.80 100 80
Block attacks with the Defense skill and a Shield. 2.40 25 60
Use the Charge skill after equipping a Shield. 2.40 25 60
Trigger Auto Defense. 8.00 13 104
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Master Title

the Master of Shields

  • Defense +10
  • Protection +10

Related Enchants

Name Type, Rank Enchants Onto Effect(s) Comes On/From
Destiny
Personalize[1]
Prefix, 4 One-handed Melee Weapons
When Shield Mastery is Rank 1 or higher Luck +15
When Smash is Rank 1 or higher Max Damage +24-32
When Sword Mastery is Rank 1 or higher Min Damage +10-20



  1. Note: Once an item is personalized by an enchant, the personalization is permanent, even if the personalizing enchant is later overwritten by another enchant.