Guarded Step

The feet move. The shield does not.

Mode

Reflex

Used with

Shield

Stamina

10

Cooldown

none

Range

1.5 tiles

Price

90 gold

Needs first

nothing

What it does

With the guard up, Space shuffles instead of dodging: 1.5 tiles in the move direction (straight back with no move key) over 0.18 s, the shield staying raised and blocking the whole way, facing the aim. No invulnerable frames. 10 stamina (a dodge costs 25 x the armour's weight factor). Two steps in a row, then a 0.6 s pause before the next. Walls stop it. In Shield-Wall and Shield-Fort it is the only footwork. With the guard down Space is the ordinary dodge.

Edge: Long Shuffle

Step 1.5 -> 1.9 tiles.