Destructive Block
Sacrificing your shield's durability buys you extra protection in the moment, doubling both the damage you soak and the toll on the shield itself.
You can protect yourself more effectively, at the expense of your shield. When you Shield Block, you can reduce the damage to yourself by double the shield's Hardness, but if you do, the shield takes double the normal amount of damage it would have taken (before applying its Hardness). You can't use Destructive Block if your shield can't typically be broken or destroyed, such as if you're using an indestructible shield.
Level 10 · Type Archetype
Prerequisites Bastion Dedication
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