Shield Swiftness

{{#if: | Shield Swiftness Mnemonic [swiftness] Activating Verb } {{#if: |	Category

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{{#if: | ! valign="top" | Subcategory | align="right" valign="top" | |- |}} {{#if: Passive Buff | ! valign="top" | Type | align="right" valign="top" | Passive Buff |- |}} {{#if: | ! valign="top" | Roundtime | align="right" valign="top" | |- |}} {{#if: | ! valign="top" | Stamina Cost | align="right" valign="top" | |- |}} {{#if: | ! valign="top" | Mana Cost | align="right" valign="top" | |- |}} {{#if: | ! valign="top" | Cooldown | align="right" valign="top" | |- |}} {{#if: | ! valign="top" | Recovery | align="right" valign="top" | |- |}} {{#if: | ! valign="top" | Hostile | align="right" valign="top" | |- |}} {{#if: | ! valign="top" | Targets | align="right" valign="top" | |- |}} {{#if: | ! valign="top" style="white-space:nowrap" | Offensive Gear | align="right" valign="top" | |- |}} {{#if: | ! valign="top" style="white-space:nowrap" | Defensive Gear | align="right" valign="top" | |- |}} {{#if: You must be wielding a shield of a size that you are maintaining the prerequisite ranks of Shield Focus in. | ! valign="top" style="white-space:nowrap" | Requirements | align="right" valign="top" | You must be wielding a shield of a size that you are maintaining the prerequisite ranks of Shield Focus in. |- |}} {{#if: | ! valign="top" style="white-space: nowrap;" | Attributes | align="right" valign="top" | {{{attributes}}} |- |}}

   ! valign="top" style style="white-space: nowrap;" | Available To
   | valign="top" style="text-align: right;" | Warriors, Rogues
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{{#if: Shield Specializations | ! valign="top" style="white-space:nowrap" | Available In | align="right" valign="top" | Shield Specializations {{#if: |
[[{{{availablein2}}}]] }} |- |}} {{#if: Small or Medium Shield Focus (at rank 3) | ! valign="top" style="white-space:nowrap" | Prerequisites | align="right" valign="top" | Small or Medium Shield Focus (at rank 3) |- |}} {{#if: | ! valign="top" style="white-space:nowrap" | Points | align="right" valign="top" | |- |}}

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|}{{#ifeq: {{{categories}}} | no ||}} {{#if: Shield Specializations | }} {{#if: | [[Category: {{{availablein2}}}]] }} {{#if: Passive Buff | }}

Rank Square {{ #ifeq: - | - | style="width:4em;"| Semi }} {{ #ifeq: - | - | style="width:4em;"| Pure }} 1 - | | - | | - | |   2 - | | - | | - }} }}{{ #ifeq: 18 | - | |   3 - | | - | | - }} }}{{ #ifeq: {{{sq4}}} | - | |   4 - | | - | | - }} }}{{ #ifeq: {{{sq5}}} | - | |   5 - | | - | | - }} }}

{{#if: Your shield is like an extension of your arm, barely weighing down your movements. |

Description

Your shield is like an extension of your arm, barely weighing down your movements.

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Reaction Trigger

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}} {{#if: The shield penalty to Dodge DS is reduced by approximately half the difference between a small and medium shield per rank. |

Mechanics

The shield penalty to Dodge DS is reduced by approximately half the difference between a small and medium shield per rank.

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}} {{#if: Each rank reduces the shield penalty by about 4%. This grants a corresponding increase of 0.04 per rank in the "Shield Factor" component of the dodge formula.

Dodge DS Penalties

Ranks	Small shield	Medium shield
0	22%	30%
1	18%	26%
2	14%	22%
3	10%	18%

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Additional Information

Each rank reduces the shield penalty by about 4%. This grants a corresponding increase of 0.04 per rank in the "Shield Factor" component of the dodge formula.

Dodge DS Penalties

Ranks	Small shield	Medium shield
0	22%	30%
1	18%	26%
2	14%	22%
3	10%	18%

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