Static Shield

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

Static Shield

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Profession

Engineer (skill list)

Weapon

Shield

Sequence

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

  Stun: 1 second

  Block Duration: 2 seconds

— In-game description ^[?]

Related traits

 Inventions

•  Over Shield — Shield skills gain recharge reduction and grant protection to nearby allies. Protection on you gains increased damage reduction.

Notes

• The skill will keep blocking until the end of its cast time.
• Attacking cancels the shield duration.
• The stunning discharge is only triggered by a melee attack, however, the skill still blocks ranged attacks too.
• The discharge is able to interrupt skills like Blurred Frenzy or Pistol Whip despite the dodging effect of the skills.
• The skill applies the effect Static Shield.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
October 18, 2016	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.
June 25, 2013	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.
August 28, 2012	Game release: Static Shield has been added to the game.

Trivia

• The shield in this skill's icon resembles a Whisper's Secret Shield.