Mettle Shield
- Fast
- Skill Type: Buff
- Use your Mettle to defend against incoming attacks.
Gain significant incoming damage reduction. In this state, successful attacks against the Brawler will remove 2 Mettle. - +10% Mettle Shield Defence
- Toggle Skill
- Cooldown: 2s
General Information
Class: Brawler
Trait Tree: The Fulcrum
Rank Needed: 30 (trait 
Mettle Shield)
Effects
Toggling this skill applies the Mettle Shield Defence effect to the Brawler.
This effect makes all tiers of 
Battle Flow reduce 10% incoming damage. The additional damage reduction is therefore only granted to the Brawler when they have at least 1 Mettle.
Incoming Enemy Attacks remove 2 Mettle from the Brawler while 
Mettle Shield is active.
Tracery Interactions
- Mettle Shield Defence increases the potency of Mettle Shield by up to 3.3%.
Armour Set Interactions
Equipping 4 pieces of the Umbari Armour of the Iron Fist armour set acquired from the Depths of Mâkhda Khorbo Raid makes this skill apply Mettle Healing to the Brawler while toggled.
Tactical Information
Mettle Shield is a key toggle skill for the Brawler, providing a large damage reduction. Brawlers leave this skill toggled, unless they are fighting a group of enemies, as the incoming attacks will nullify all of your Mettle, and when you want to use Finisher skills or skills that cost Mettle.