Assault Shield
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The Assault Shield is a shield weapon which causes the player to dash forward when they attempt to parry, reflecting bombs caught while pushing enemies away.
Details
- Base Absorbed Damage: 75%
- Special Effects:
- The player can hold up the shield without activating its dash ability.
- On the release of the shield's assigned button, the player will charge forwards, as if they are parrying an attack, which works identically to other shields.
- Knocks back enemies on contact and deals block damage. Dashing puts the shield on cooldown for 0.4 seconds.
- Breach Bonus: -1
- Base Breach Damage: 0 (0)
- Base Breach DPS: 0 (0)
- Tags: Shield, UnlockInPublicEvent
- Legendary Version:
- Forced Affix: Heavy Stun
- "Stuns the victim."
- Forced Affix: Heavy Stun
Synergies
- Can be used with the
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Impaler to push enemies into walls to help it deal critical hits. - Pairs surprisingly well with
Kill Rhythm as a combo tool in survival focused runs as a combo tool for slower weapons to increase their attack speed while also shoving enemies around and stopping their attacks.
Notes
- Assault Shield is the only shield which has a breach bonus other than 0, namely a breach bonus of -1.
- The Assault Shield isn't able to stun enemies with the base dash, but the dash will displace enemies and interrupt them as a result.
- The dash can be used to scoop up and reflect explosives on the ground, such as those spawned by the Disgusting Worm.
- Hitting the back of a Thorny with the dash will result in a parry as the attack triggers upon melee attacks, which is what the shield's dash ability does.
- The dash performed with this shield can be used while in the air and does not use up a jump, allowing the player to move significantly further in the air than without it.
- Rolling immediately after engaging in the blocking stance grants a boost in momentum, allowing for faster run speeds.
- When performing this, the player gains I-frames, where they cannot take damage, from the roll, while still attacking with the shield bash.
- The dash can be used to push enemies around, allowing for environmental kills, primarily by pushing enemies off of ledges or into spikes.
- Notably, this can also be used to push enemies into more advantageous locations for the player: For example, if the player is using the Impaler, the Assault Shield can be used to guarantee the enemy is against a wall for critical hits.
- The displacement of enemies with the dash is less effective against Elite Enemies and Bosses, but can still be used to parry their attacks.
