Ironbark

Shield Way · tier 4 · Wall

The linden goes hard as ironbark, and does not split.

Mode: Strike
Used with: Shield
Stamina: 60
Fury: 50
Cooldown: 45s
Price: 5,200 gold
Needs first: Hail Returned, Linden Heart
Deed: A task from the teacher.

What it does

For 2.0 s you and the shield turn as one: blows and shots from every side meet it (360 degrees), it absorbs 100 % of each (not status ticks or env damage), costs no stamina, can't break, and nothing knocks you back. A fully blocked blow carries no status (applyHit already skips them), so burn, bleed and poison from blows are kept off; ticks already on you go on. You can turn and move at x0.3, not attack. Each blow absorbed gives +1 Brace and, with Linden Heart sworn, its Fury.

Edge: Old Growth

2.0 -> 2.5 s.