Dark LegacyBlock attacks with shields (and the shield spell).
Someone proficient in the shields skill will be able to block up to 15% of all incoming attacks with a single shield, or up to 30%+ of all attacks while wielding two shields.
Shields both deflect and absorb damage. Absorbing damages the shield itself. The higher the shield's level, and the stronger its material, the more damage it can take.
In skilled hands, each equipped shield has up to a 50% chance (more for big shields, limited by your shield skill) to absorb arrow and cone spells, protecting the wearer from damage.
Details
- The Shield spell grants +20 AC plus 5 per Effect rune.
The game also finds it under: shield, shields, shielding, block.