[Active]
Summon a shield of 5 swords which damage and adds a chance to inflict the  Enemy DebuffBleed debuff to enemies.
Vitality Skill
  • Consumes Vitality gauge and acquire Destruction gauge
  • MP consumption ↓ MP gains ↑ when Vitality is activated
Final Enhanced Skill
  •  Enemy DebuffBleed's effect increased.


Requirements

Class Level Required
Sheath Knight 15


Skill Information

Mode Spinning Blades (Physical)   Enemy DebuffBleed Blades Duration Max Hits MP Usage Cooldown
Activation Chance Damage (Physical/Magical) Duration Per Blade Blade Count
Normal
PvE 107% 10% 30% / 66% / 102% 4 Seconds 12.5 Seconds 3 5 25 MP 5 Seconds
PvP 43%
[Enhanced]
PvE 107% 10% 50% / 110% / 170% 4 Seconds 12.5 Seconds 3 5 25 MP 5 Seconds
PvP 43%


Skill Traits

Light Sword ShieldPersistent Sword Shield
Attribute EffectMP UsageAttribute Effect
MP Usage decreased to 70%17.5 MPSkill will reduce 3 KD per hit


Total Damage

ModeBase
PvE1,605%
PvP645%


Related Skills


Tips and Details

  • Only the summoning animation of Sword Shield inflicts any hitstun. The blades themselves, even if they have yet to come into contact with any enemies, will never inflict any hitstun.
    • Since each blade has its own hit limit, this skill is very ineffective against multiple opponents as the blades will disappear once they've dealt all their hits.
  •   Enemy DebuffBleed inflicted by Sword Shield will do 30% average attack damage per second at 1 stack. Additional stacks will increase the damage by 36% each.   Enemy DebuffBleed can be stacked up to 3 times and lasts for 4 seconds.
    • [Enhanced] Sword Shield can apply 3 stacks of   Enemy DebuffBleed at once and will do 170% average attack damage per second.
    • Interestingly, the default   Enemy DebuffBleed caused by this skill is much weaker than other sources of   Enemy DebuffBleed, dealing a total of 30% + 36% + 36% = 102% Average Attack Damage as opposed to 50% + 60% + 60% = 170% Average Attack Damage.
      • This means that [Enhanced] only brings the skill's bleed up to par with other sources of   Enemy DebuffBleed, with the added benefit of immediately applying 3 stacks.
  • Oddly enough, when Sword Shield is activated there is no way to determine the remaining time (without counting) because there is no buff icon in the top right.


Updates

Date Changes
KR NA PvE PvP
06/27/2013 11/06/2013
  • Sword Shield added.
07/04/2013 07/04/2013
  • After 2 seconds after activation, elements will not activate and there will be no more stagger for the rest of its duration.
05/15/2014 09/17/2014
  • Duration increased.
  • Hitstun decreased.
07/23/2015 12/16/2015
  • Casting speed slightly increased.
02/04/2016 03/16/2016
  • Absorbing trait changed to Persistent.
01/12/2017 01/24/2017
  • Damage increased.
04/27/2017 05/10/2017
  • Damage increased.
  • None
07/27/2017 08/09/2017
  • Damage increased.
04/05/2018 04/18/2018
  • None
  • Damage increased.


Alternative Names

Server Name Translation
  South Korea 소드 실드 Sword Shield
  Japan ソードシールド Sword Shield
  China (Simplified Chinese) 剑气护盾 Sword Wave Shield
  Germany Schwertschild Sword Shield
  Spain Escudo de espadas Sword Shield
  France Bouclier d'épées Sword Shield
  Italy Scudo di Spade Sword Shield
  Poland Tarcza Mieczy Sword Shield
  Brazil Escudo de Lâminas Blade Shield