Guard at the Gate¶

Notable · Strength · Blocking · Show on tree

Mastery options¶

	Option	Effect
	Shield Charge	Sprint while blocking to perform Shield Charge Shield Charge deals 0.8 blunt damage and 1 knockback per point of block power ×2 Shield Charge stagger build-up Shield Charge costs 12 stamina per second Shield Charge speed: ×1.1 sprint speed; 15% additional acceleration over 1.6 s Shield Charge can hit the same target every 0.75 s; attack speed shortens this interval Shield Charge deals 0.8 chop damage per point of block power; tool tier 2 After crashing into an obstacle, Shield Charge cannot restart for 1 s Sprint with your shield raised to charge forward, dealing blunt damage to each enemy in the way once. Damage scales with block power, builds extra stagger and costs stamina. Lowering the shield ends it.
	Shield Instead of Blade	Your alternative attack becomes Shield Bash: 1 blunt damage per point of block power With a one-handed weapon and a shield, your alternative attack becomes a shield bash. Damage scales with block power.
	Two Shields	You can wield 2 shields at the same time; both contribute to blocking A shield in each hand: both of them block, and their block power adds up
	Spiked Shield	On a successful shield block, deal 150% of your thorns damage to the attacker A successful shield block deals 150% of your thorns damage to the attacker
	Challenger	Your hits provoke enemies for 15 s Your hits provoke the enemy for 15 s: it attacks only you
	Shield Throw	With no other available weapon in your hands, attacks throw your shield Thrown shields deal 1 blunt damage per point of block power Thrown shield stamina cost: ×1 the spear-throw cost With no other weapon ready, your attack throws your shield. It deals blunt damage from block power and counts as a thrown projectile. After the flight it drops to be picked up; a return effect brings the same shield back to its slot.

Details¶

Property	Value
Type	Notable
Branch	Strength
Category	Blocking
Topics	blocking, defence, from equipped, shield, thorns, damage
Position	-3570, -503
Id	`own13292`

Connections¶

	Name	Type	Effect
	Blocking	Passive	6% increased block power

Keywords¶

Block: Block power absorbs part or all of an incoming hit; remaining damage passes through. Blocking spends stamina according to the strength of the hit.

Game data

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  "mods": [
    {
      "stat": "BlockPowerPct",
      "value": 0.225,
      "kind": "cond",
      "cond": "Standing"
    },
    {
      "stat": "BlockPowerPct",
      "value": 0.15,
      "subject": "FromEquipped",
      "subjects": [
        "FromEquipped",
        "ItemShield"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "options": [
    {
      "name": "Щитовой рывок",
      "extra": null,
      "mods": [
        {
          "stat": "MasteryBlock1",
          "value": 1.0
        }
      ],
      "id": "o2035",
      "icon": "v2m:plan-block-m-f444c6c7"
    },
    {
      "name": "Щит вместо клинка",
      "extra": null,
      "mods": [
        {
          "stat": "MasteryBlock2",
          "value": 1.0
        }
      ],
      "id": "o2036",
      "icon": "v2m:plan-block-m-f65da979"
    },
    {
      "name": "Two Shields",
      "extra": null,
      "mods": [
        {
          "stat": "DualShield",
          "value": 1.0,
          "form": "flat"
        }
      ],
      "id": "o2037",
      "icon": "v2m:newtry-DualShield"
    },
    {
      "name": "Spiked Shield",
      "extra": null,
      "mods": [
        {
          "stat": "ShieldBlockThorns",
          "value": 1.0,
          "form": "flat"
        }
      ],
      "id": "o2038",
      "icon": "v2m:s3"
    },
    {
      "name": "Challenger",
      "extra": null,
      "mods": [
        {
          "stat": "ProvokeOnHit",
          "value": 1.0,
          "form": "flat"
        }
      ],
      "id": "o2039",
      "icon": "v2m:newtry-ProvokeOnHit"
    },
    {
      "name": "Бросок щита",
      "extra": null,
      "mods": [
        {
          "stat": "ShieldThrow",
          "value": 1.0,
          "form": "flat"
        }
      ],
      "id": "o2040",
      "icon": "v2m:newtry-ShieldThrow"
    }
  ],
  "masteryId": "cat:pov:plan-block",
  "icon": "v2:block"
}

Data from Path of Valheiman 5.1.0, extracted 2026-10-19.