Sigmund the Highshield is a Legendary Magic-affinity Defense champion of the Bannerlords, introduced in October 2021's Fusion Event with a striking, detail-rich character model built around his glowing shield. His thesis is wave control through Provoke and Attack denial, tanking damage while giving the rest of the team room to breathe.
Core Strengths & Abilities
AoE Provoke & Attack Denial: His A2, Battlefield Beacon, hits all enemies twice, each hit carrying a 50% chance (75% booked) to Provoke for 1 turn and a 75% chance (also improving when booked) to apply a 50% Decrease ATK debuff for 2 turns — a powerful combination that draws attacks onto Sigmund while halving the damage those attacks deal, crucial for surviving Faction Wars without a dedicated controller.
Shield & Strengthen Follow-Up: His A3, Shield of the Realm, grants the whole team a Shield equal to 30% of his Max HP and a 25% Strengthen buff, giving allies protection for when Provoke wears off and enemies resume attacking at full force.
Key Weaknesses
Passive Chance Is Low: His passive, Equitable, only has a 20% chance to strip a turn of buff duration from attackers (40% against Bosses), making it a nice bonus rather than something to rely on.
With strong Ice Golem, Chimera, and Arena ratings, Sigmund the Highshield is a solid wave-clearing tank for Dungeons, Doom Tower, and Faction Wars, pairing Provoke-based control with meaningful team protection.
Attacks 1 enemy. Removes any [Shield] buffs. Also has a 50% chance of removing one random buff. Has a 75% chance instead when attacking Bosses. Level 2: Damage +5% Level 3: Damage +5% Level 4: Damage +5% Level 5: Buff/Debuff Chance +10% Level 6: Buff/Debuff Chance +15%
| Effect | Kind | Action | Value | Chance | Booked | Turns | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shield | buff | remove |
Attacks all enemies 2 times. Each hit has a 50% chance of place a [Provoke] debuff for 1 turn, and a 75% chance of placing a 50% [Decrease ATK] debuff for 2 turns. Level 2: Damage +5% Level 3: Damage +10% Level 4: Buff/Debuff Chance +10% Level 5: Buff/Debuff Chance +15% Level 6: Cooldown -1
| Effect | Kind | Action | Value | Chance | Booked | Turns | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Provoke | debuff | place | 50% | 75% | 1 | ||
| Decrease ATK | debuff | place | 50% | 50% | 75% | 2 |
Places a [Shield] buff on all allies for 2 turns equal to 30% of this Champion’s MAX HP. Also places a 25% [Strengthen] buff on all allies for 2 turns. Level 2: Cooldown -1 Level 3: Cooldown -1
| Effect | Kind | Action | Value | Chance | Booked | Turns | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shield | buff | place | 100% | 100% | 2 | all allies | |
| Strengthen | buff | place | 25% | 100% | 100% | 2 | all allies |
Whenever this Champion is attacked, has a 20% chance of decreasing the duration of all buffs on the attacker by 1 turn. Has a 40% chance instead when attacked by a Boss.