Shortsword & Shield

Weapon characteristics

A single-edged, one-handed sword with a leather or wooden grip. Paired with a shield, the short sword is a favourite with infantry.

Skills

Shield Bash

Cooldown: 18 seconds

Bash the enemy twice with your shield, dealing 206% of your base blunt damage and 1288 points of blunt damage. Press twice: Add a sllow-up attack which inflicts 93% of youor base slashing damage plus 1207 points of slashing damage. Press three times: Finish with a vertical strike from below which causes 116% of your base slashing damage plus 1601 points of slashing damage.

Kick

Cooldown: 16 seconds

Kick your opponent to flict 150% of your base blunt damage plus 994 points of blunt damage. This reduces the target's block. Press twice: Add a roundhouse kick that causes 164% of your base blunt damage plus 1084 points of blunt damage. Press three times: A powerful kick that deals 177% of your base blunt damage plus 1174 points of blunt damage, and knocks your opponent down.

Ironsides

Cooldown: 24 seconds

You inflict 67% of your base blunt damage plus 391 points of blunt damage on nearby enemies, while also instantly leaping to your feet and removing any Concussed or Sazed debuffs. Extra Effect: Reduces incoming damage by 125% for 8 seconds.

Throw Shield

Cooldown: 8 seconds

Throw your shielld at a foe to deal 80% of your base blunt damage plus 577 points of blunt damage. The shield returns, dealing damage to enemies it strikes on the way back. Extra Effect 1: Increases your movement speed by 15% for 5 seconds. Extra Effect 2: Reduces the speed of stuck enemies by 50% for 4 seconds.

Shielded Charge

Cooldown: 20 seconds

Raise your shield and charge into your foe, causing 1344%' of your base blunt damage plus 923 points of blunt damage, and knicking them down. After that, hit your enemy with your shield, dealing 67% of your base blunt damage plus 461 points of blunt damage. Finish the attack by smashing your enemy with your sword, dealing 268% of your base blunt damage plus 1846 points of blunt damage. Extra Effect: Your take 90% less damage during the charge.

Barricade

Cooldown: 8 seconds

Bash your enemy with your shield to cause 134% of your base blunt damage plus 844 points of blunt damage. This attack reduces target blocks. Press twice: Add a second shield bash to cause a further 134% of your base blunt damage plus 844 points of blunt damage. Extra Effect 1: This attack reduces a struck enemy's attack power by 50% for 6 seconds. Extra Effect 2: Removes "Dazed" effect.

Thunderstruck

Cooldown: 45 seconds

Leap forward and smash the ground with your shield, inflicting 401% of your base blunt damage plus 3240 points of blunt damage on all nearby enemies. Extra Effect 1: Sends enemies flying. Extra Effect 2: Removes "Dazed" effect. Extra Effect 3: Increases Defence by 4% for 20 seconds.

Centurion's Battle Drill

Cooldown: 45 seconds

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Wade into battle with sword and shield, dealing 241% of your base slashing damage plus 4501 points of slashing damage.

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