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Shield Strike is a martial stance and shield specialization allowing you to disarm your opponents when you successfully block their melee attacks. The effectiveness of your disarm attempts is determined by your ranks in Disarm Weapon. Each attempt costs you two seconds of roundtime.
- Rank 1: 30% chance to attempt disarm, one attempt per 5 seconds
- Rank 2: 50% chance to attempt disarm, one attempt per 4 seconds
- Rank 3: 70% chance to attempt disarm, one attempt per 3 seconds