Step Between

A shield is for the one beside you.

Mode

Strike

Used with

Shield

Stamina

15

Cooldown

7s

Range

5 tiles

Price

140 gold

Needs first

nothing

What it does

Dash up to 5 tiles (0.22 s) to the friend nearest the cursor (within 1.5 tiles of it and in line of sight, else refused) and land beside them on the side of the nearest foe targeting them, guard up and facing that foe. For 3 s you Cover them: a melee blow on them from a foe inside your guard's arc and within 4 tiles of you lands on your shield instead (block math, +1 Brace) and they take nothing; projectiles meet you if you stand in their path. Friends: heroes, your companions and summons, followers, band allies, townsfolk and guards not fighting you; never a mount you ride, horses for sale or wild creatures.

Edge: Long Stride

Dash 5 -> 6.5 tiles. Honed on a band hunt, not in the ring (R10): land it 3 times with a band member of its tier present.