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October 04, 2022

  • Static Shield: Reduced cooldown from 40 seconds to 30 seconds in PvP only. Reduced cooldown from 30 seconds to 24 seconds in PvE and WvW.
Static Shield.png

Static Shield

Profession
Engineer icon small.png Engineer (skill list)
Weapon
Shield
 
Weapon slot 5
Activ. type
Channeled
Sequence
Static Shield.png → Throw Shield.png
Game link
20.5½ Activation time  
24 Recharge time
30 Recharge time
 
Static Shield

Electrify your shield, preparing to throw it at foes. Stun nearby enemies that attack you while blocking.

Stun.png Stun: 1 second
Duration.png Block Duration: 20.5½ seconds
Evade.png Defiance Break: 100

— In-game description

May 10, 2022

  • Static Shield: Increased cooldown from 30 seconds to 40 seconds in PvP only.
Static Shield.png

Static Shield

Profession
Engineer icon small.png Engineer (skill list)
Weapon
Shield
 
Weapon slot 5
Activ. type
Channeled
Sequence
Static Shield.png → Throw Shield.png
Game link
20.5½ Activation time  
30 Recharge time
40 Recharge time
 
Static Shield

Electrify your shield, preparing to throw it at foes. Stun nearby enemies that attack you while blocking.

Stun.png Stun: 1 second
Duration.png Block Duration: 20.5½ seconds
Evade.png Defiance Break: 100

— In-game description

February 28, 2022

  • (Undocumented) Added tooltip fact Defiance Break.
Static Shield.png

Static Shield

Profession
Engineer icon small.png Engineer (skill list)
Weapon
Shield
 
Weapon slot 5
Activ. type
Channeled
Sequence
Static Shield.png → Throw Shield.png
Game link
20.5½ Activation time  30 Recharge time  
Static Shield

Electrify your shield, preparing to throw it at foes. Stun nearby enemies that attack you while blocking.

Stun.png Stun: 1 second
Duration.png Block Duration: 20.5½ seconds
Evade.png Defiance Break: 100

— In-game description

July 07, 2020

  • Static Shield: Increased the block duration of this skill from 2 seconds to 2.5 seconds. Improved the tooltip for better clarity.
Static Shield.png

Static Shield

Profession
Engineer icon small.png Engineer (skill list)
Weapon
Shield
 
Weapon slot 5
Sequence
Static Shield.png → Throw Shield.png
Game link
20.5½ Activation time  30 Recharge time  
Static Shield

Electrify your shield, preparing to throw it at foes. Stun nearby enemies that attack you while blocking.

Stun.png Stun: 1 second
Duration.png Block Duration: 20.5½ seconds

— In-game description

October 18, 2016

  • Static Shield: The recharge time of this ability has been reduced from 40 seconds to 30 seconds. Block duration has been increased from 1.5 seconds to 2 seconds.
Static Shield.png

Static Shield

Profession
Engineer icon small.png Engineer (skill list)
Weapon
Shield
 
Weapon slot 5
Sequence
Static Shield.png → Throw Shield.png
Game link
2 Activation time  30 Recharge time  
Static Shield

Electrify your shield, preparing to throw it at foes. If you are hit, the shield discharges, stunning your nearby attacker.

Stun.png Stun: 1 second
Duration.png Block Duration: 2 seconds

— In-game description

June 25, 2013

  • Static Shield: The Static Shield buff is now removed if the player cancels this skill. The buff is no longer removed when the player blocks a melee attack. The stun duration has been reduced from 2 seconds to 1 second.
Static Shield.png

Static Shield

Profession
Engineer icon small.png Engineer (skill list)
Weapon
Shield
 
Weapon slot 5
Sequence
Static Shield.png → Throw Shield.png
Game link
10.5½ Activation time  40 Recharge time  
Static Shield

Electrify your shield, preparing to throw it at foes. If you are hit, the shield discharges, stunning your nearby attacker.

Stun.png Stun: 1 second
Duration.png Block Duration: 10.5½ seconds

— In-game description

Original version

Static Shield.png

Static Shield

10.5½ Activation time  40 Recharge time  
Static Shield

Electrify your shield, preparing to throw it at foes. If you are hit, the shield discharges, stunning your nearby attacker.

Stun.png Stun: 2 seconds
Duration.png Block duration: 2 seconds

— In-game description