Shortsword and Shield

## **Description**

A single - edged, one - handed sword with a leather or wooden grip. Paired with a shield, the shortsword is a favourite with infantry and to intercept enemy troops. Can be very aggressive and the same time tank, good mobility and strong knockdown combos.

## **Common Skills**

### **Shield Bash:**

Cooldown 14 sec.

   Bash enemy twice with shield, dealing 206% of your blunt base damage + 1207 points of blunt damage each time.

Press twice: Add a follow-up attack, dealing 93% of your slash base damage + 1288 points of slash damage.

Press three times: Finish with a vertical strike, dealing 116% of your slash base damage + 1610 points of slash damage.

### **Barricade:**

Cooldown 8 sec.

Bash enemy with shield, dealing 134% of your blunt base damage + 844 points of blunt damage and reduces target blocks.

Press twice: Add a second shield bash, dealing 134% of your blund base damage + 844 points of blunt damage.

Extra effect: Reduces target's attack damage by 50% for 6 seconds.

Extra Effect 2: Removes "Dazed" effect.

### **Shielded Charge:**

Cooldown 20 sec.

Raise your shield and charge into your foe, Deals 134% of your blunt base damage + 923 points of blunt damage and knocking them down for 2 seconds.

Extra hit 1: After that charge, hit your enemy with dealing 67% of your blunt base damage + 461 points of blunt damage and

Extra hit 2: finish the skill by smashing your enemy with your sowrd, dealing 268% of your blunt base damage + 1846 points of blunt damage.

Extra effect: You take 90% less damage during the charge.

### **Kick:**

Cooldown 12 sec.

Kick forward and deal 150% of your blunt base damage + 994 points of blunt damage and decreasing your enemy's block.

Press twice: Perform a roundhouse kick, dealing 164% of your blunt base damage + 1084 points of blunt damage.

Press thre times (Kick 3): Add powerful flying kick, dealing 171% of your blunt base damage + 1174 points of blunt damage and knocking down your opponent.

### **Ironsides:**

Cooldown 24 sec.

Cause 67% of your blunt base damage + 391 blunt damage to enemy units while also removing any concussed and dazed effects stuns.

Extra effect: Reduces incoming damage by 125% of enemy base damage for 8 seconds.

### **Throw Shield:**

Cooldown 8 sec.

Throw your shield forward, which will cause 2x times 80% of your blunt base damage + 577 points of blunt damage to the enemy when thrown and returning.

Extra effect 1: Increases your movement speed by 15% for 5 seconds.

Extra effect 2: Reduces the speed of struck enemies by 50% for 4 seconds.

## **Ultimate Skills**

### **Centurion's Battle Drill:**

Cooldown 60/55/45 sec.

Wade into battle with sword and shield, dealing 241% of your slash base damage + 3518 points of slash damage.

### **Thunderstruck:**

Cooldown 50/45/40 sec.

Leap forward and smash the ground with your shield and deal 401% of your blunt base damage + 3240 points fo blunt damage to all nearby enemy units within a 4-meter radius and konoking them down for 2 seconds.

Press 1x: to direct the position and where to hit the skill

Press twice to use it fast.

Extra effect 1: Increases defense by 20% for 4 seconds.

Extra effect 2: Removes dazed effects.

## **PVP - Tips & Tricks**

Best at holding troop/Front lines. Keep ur stamina good to push enemy heroes. Be aggressive you can combo your skills with basic attacks.

Double tap "W" for jump foward then hit the back of enemy heroes or units while pressing "Shift+LMB" for strong slash damage and "Space Bar" for jump some units and keep attacking heroes with basic attacks and skills if needed. Just combo ur skills if is good to counter or interrupt the hero retreat, keep them with you and try to block enemy skills. Keep sliding to the backs of players and block their movements with ur hit box.

**PVP - COMBO:**

**Best combo Skills: Ironsides, Throw Shield, Shielded charge and Thunderstruck.**

Best way to use it: Start with Throw shield > Shift+LMB strong basic atack > shielded charge > slide to the enemy's back hero > press 2x Thunderstuck > Shift+LMB > Throw shield > keep attacking and only use Ironsides to recovery stuns. With Ironsides activiated be 100%+ aggressive slide and basic attacks and block only enemy special attacks or dodge them with good movements with ur speed buff from Throw shield.