APOC:Paladin's Might
Paladin's Might is a shield in Ashes of Creation Apocalypse.[2]
This small buckler imbued with a lost paladin's soul can, with a simple command, grow into a tower shield, which will deflect any attacks that hit it.[2]
One of our designers was playing a match and he had a drop on someone and attacked them with two hits from a Halberd; and they managed just to take out their Paladin's Might and survive; and he was like "That is so OP!"[3] – Steven Sharif

One thing that we're kind of toying around with the idea of, is giving everybody a universal active block mechanic, in which case the shield version would probably be better but you'd still be able to parry or whatnot with a two-handed weapon, or even maybe a dual wield.[5] – Tradd Thompson
Active blocking is present in Alpha-2.[4] Shields are better for active blocking, but any melee weapon may be able to be used to parry.[5]
- The developers are considering the inclusion of active blocking in a subset of universal skills that apply to all classes.[5][6]
- Previously the developers had not finalized designs for active blocking and were previously leaning toward using more traditional buff-oriented universal damage mitigation for the MMO, and were also considering interaction between action-based blocking and a passive block stat.[8][9][9]
- The Paladin's Might shield in Ashes of Creation Apocalypse had its own hit box and hit points (HP); that could actively block projectiles.[10]
Contents
Abilities
Skill | Icon | Rank 1 | Rank 2 | Rank 3 |
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Divine Protection | ![]() |
For the duration of this stance, you will take cover behind your shield's enhanced protection and reduce the damage of incoming attacks. Consumes 3 Stamina per second, and each attack performed with the shied readied consumes 15 additional stamina.[11]
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For the duration of this stance, you will take cover behind your shield's enhanced protection and reduce the damage of incoming attacks. Consumes 3 Stamina per second, and each attack performed with the shied readied consumes 15 additional stamina.[12]
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For the duration of this stance, you will take cover behind your shield's enhanced protection and reduce the damage of incoming attacks. Consumes 3 Stamina per second, and each attack performed with the shied readied consumes 15 additional stamina.[13]
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Artwork
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Hallowed Shield.[1][14] | Arcanic Shield.[1][14] | Pyroclastic Shield.[1][14] | Eldritch Shield.[1][14] |
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Livestream, December 6, 2018 (28:57).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Paladin's Might.
- ↑ Interview, January 25, 2019 (9:22).
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Video, December 2, 2022 (16:55).
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Video, December 2, 2022 (34:41).
- ↑ Livestream, November 19, 2021 (50:38).
- ↑ Livestream, December 2, 2022 (1:05:08).
- ↑ Livestream, September 24, 2021 (1:22:46).
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Livestream, June 26, 2020 (1:19:50).
- ↑
- ↑ Divine Protection rank 1.
- ↑ Divine Protection rank 2.
- ↑ Divine Protection rank 3.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 Shield Skins.