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This page compares defensive strength (DS) and avoidance for several shield setups and defensive specializations.
Test character
| Attribute
|
Value
|
| Level
|
100
|
| Stats
|
All 100
|
| Armor
|
None
|
| Spells
|
None
|
| Dodge
|
303
|
| Edged Weapons
|
202
|
| Shield Use
|
202
|
| Equipment
|
All equipment is 0×
|
| Shield Focus
|
Rank 5 Small Shield Focus and rank 5 Medium Shield Focus
|
| Specializations
|
Rank 3 Parry Specialization, Evade Specialization, and Block Specialization
|
Avoidance values are percentages. Each specialization was tested separately at rank 3.
Melee attacks
| Shield/setup
|
DS
|
Parry avoidance
|
Evade avoidance
|
Block avoidance
|
| TWC
|
377
|
49%
|
43%
|
29%
|
| Small shield
|
363
|
40%
|
43%
|
41%
|
| Medium shield
|
350
|
41%
|
43%
|
42%
|
| Large shield
|
331
|
41%
|
43%
|
42%
|
| Tower shield
|
312
|
40%
|
42%
|
41%
|
Spell attacks
| Shield/setup
|
DS
|
Parry avoidance
|
Evade avoidance
|
Block avoidance
|
| TWC
|
462
|
39%
|
33%
|
18%
|
| Small shield
|
463
|
26%
|
31%
|
16%
|
| Medium shield
|
451
|
26%
|
30%
|
15%
|
| Large shield
|
436
|
25%
|
29%
|
14%
|
| Tower shield
|
423
|
25%
|
29%
|
14%
|
Ranged attacks
| Shield/setup
|
DS
|
Parry avoidance
|
Evade avoidance
|
Block avoidance
|
| TWC
|
462
|
33%
|
33%
|
18%
|
| Small shield
|
463
|
26%
|
39%
|
38%
|
| Medium shield
|
451
|
27%
|
40%
|
40%
|
| Large shield
|
436
|
30%
|
42%
|
43%
|
| Tower shield
|
423
|
33%
|
44%
|
45%
|