Shieldguard is an Uncommon Spirit-affinity Defense champion of the Barbarians, a champion that stays useful surprisingly far into the game for his rarity.
Core Strengths & Abilities
DEF-Scaling AoE & Speed Debuff: His A2, Battle Stance, is an AoE attack that scales its damage off his own DEF and refills his Turn Meter by 20% on every critical hit, while his A1, Uppercut, has a 30% chance to apply a 15% Decrease SPD debuff, also scaling off DEF — giving a defensively built Shieldguard genuine damage output alongside useful control.
Self-Cleanse: His passive, Mighty Soul, removes one debuff from himself every turn, giving him reliable personal debuff resistance without needing external cleanse support.
Key Weaknesses
Debuff Chance Doesn't Scale: His Decrease SPD chance stays fixed at 30% with no listed booked improvement, keeping his crowd control inconsistent regardless of investment.
With solid Spider Den, Doom Tower, and Ice Golem ratings, Shieldguard remains a surprisingly durable and useful Uncommon champion well into the later stages of the game.
Attacks 1 enemy. Has a 30% chance of placing a 15% Decrease SPD debuff for 2 turns. Damage inflicted is proportional to DEF.
Attacks all enemies. Fills this Champion’s Turn Meter by 20% on each critical hit. Damage inflicted is proportional to DEF.
Removes one debuff from this champion each turn.