edit: also wanted to ask if tempest shield is worth considering?
Not needed on a life based build since you will only be stunned by charges or high hits.
Since you dont take unwavering stance, block will be a problem when it reaches 35%+ - Youll get perma stuns by blocks, so always stay below 35% block.
edit: also wanted to ask if tempest shield is worth considering?
Not needed on a life based build since you will only be stunned by charges or high hits.
Since you dont take unwavering stance, block will be a problem when it reaches 35%+ - Youll get perma stuns by blocks, so always stay below 35% block.
ah! I forgot about block stun. makes sense now to not use tempest shield without unwavering.
edit: also wanted to ask if tempest shield is worth considering?
Not needed on a life based build since you will only be stunned by charges or high hits.
Since you dont take unwavering stance, block will be a problem when it reaches 35%+ - Youll get perma stuns by blocks, so always stay below 35% block.
No you wont be perma stunned by blocks.
Block works the exact same way as being stunned does when it comes to the stun.
If a hit deals enough % of your total health to trigger a stun, and you block that attack, then the stunned animation is replaced with the block animation and you take no damage.
If the hit does not deal enough % of your total health to trigger a stun, and you block that attack, then the stun animation does not occur and neither does the block animation, you get a free block.
Here is the excerpt from the mechanics thread:
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When an attack is blocked, the game first calculates if the attack would have caused a stun were it not blocked. If it would have caused a stun, the blocking animation is played, stunning you briefly. If it would not have caused a stun, then you get a "free" block with no animation.
Kripparrian is the one that spouted this "too much block leads to perma stun" nonsense, but thats not how block works.
On a life based build, you will almost never be stunned by anything except by chargers, and thus the block animation will never be used.
If a hit deals enough damage to stun you, it will stun you, regardless of your block chance. Block never has any negative side effects.
edit: also wanted to ask if tempest shield is worth considering?
Not needed on a life based build since you will only be stunned by charges or high hits.
Since you dont take unwavering stance, block will be a problem when it reaches 35%+ - Youll get perma stuns by blocks, so always stay below 35% block.
No you wont be perma stunned by blocks.
Block works the exact same way as being stunned does when it comes to the stun.
If a hit deals enough % of your total health to trigger a stun, and you block that attack, then the stunned animation is replaced with the block animation and you take no damage.
If the hit does not deal enough % of your total health to trigger a stun, and you block that attack, then the stun animation does not occur and neither does the block animation, you get a free block.
Here is the excerpt from the mechanics thread:
"
When an attack is blocked, the game first calculates if the attack would have caused a stun were it not blocked. If it would have caused a stun, the blocking animation is played, stunning you briefly. If it would not have caused a stun, then you get a "free" block with no animation.
Kripparrian is the one that spouted this "too much block leads to perma stun" nonsense, but thats not how block works.
On a life based build, you will almost never be stunned by anything except by chargers, and thus the block animation will never be used.
If a hit deals enough damage to stun you, it will stun you, regardless of your block chance. Block never has any negative side effects.
^This being the case then, would tempest shield be worth using? Or would you have to sacrifice another aura to have enough mana or hp to use it. This being a LS build and all I figured Tempest shield would have some nice synergy with it.
