Shield-blow
- 4m Range
- Fast
- Melee Skill
- A strike with your shield that will open a block response.
- ... Main-hand + bonus Damage
- Any Skills that are based on a successful block response may now be played.
- Duration: 6s
- Cost: [135 at Level 150] Power
- Cooldown: 10s
General Information
Class: Guardian
Level: 30
Effects
Using this skill causes the effect 
Block Response to occur on yourself.
Specializing in the Defender of the Free trait tree makes this skill have a 25% chance to apply a 
Fortification stack to the Guardian, up to tier 5.
Skill Interactions
Shield-blow is part of the Guardian's block chain. It allows the following skills to be used within 6s:
When traited, damaging skills against an enemy target when they are within the 
Bastion of Light hotspot have a 5% chance to spread 
Disorientation on up to 3 other targets within the hotspot.
Trait Interactions
- The set bonus
Strengthen the Bulwark in the Defender of the Free trait tree makes this skill apply a stack of Fortification upon a critical hit. - The set bonus
Shield the People in the Defender of the Free trait tree increases the chance for this skill to apply a Fortification stack by 25%. When at 5 stacks, the fellowship gains +2% Mitigations. - The trait Disorientation in the Defender of the Free trait tree makes this skill have up to a 25% chance to apply Disorientation to the affected target.
- The trait
Disabling Strikes in the Fighter of Shadow trait tree increases the potency of Disorientation by 2.5%. - The trait
Insult to Injury in the Fighter of Shadow trait tree makes your damaging skills have up to a 20% chance to refresh Disorientation. - The trait
Radiate in the Fighter of Shadow trait tree increases the proc chance for Bastion of Light to spread Disorientation by up to 30%. - The trait
Thrill of Battle in the Keen Blade trait tree makes this skill apply Thrill of Battle to the Guardian, up to 5 times. If this skill lands as a critical hit, all stacks are removed.
Tracery Interactions
- Shield Damage increases the damage of this skill by up to 38.5%.
Armour Set Interactions
Equipping 2 pieces of the Umbari Armour of the Protector armour set acquired from the Depths of Mâkhda Khorbo Raid makes this skill restore 1% of your Morale
Equipping 4 pieces of the Umbari Armour of the Protector armour set makes Fortification increase Max Morale by 6,000 per tier of the effect.
Equipping 6 pieces of the Umbari Armour of the Protector armour set makes this skill reduce the active cooldown of 
Guardian's Pledge by 2 seconds, and makes Guardian's Pledge improve the healing potency of this skill by 4% (up to 5%).
Tactical Information
Shield-blow is part of the Guardian's block chain. This skill is commonly used to open up the Blue Guardian's shield chain starting with Shield-swipe. This skill is also used to allow the Guardian to use Catch a Breath. Because this skill requires the use of a shield, it is only used by Tank Guardians.