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Weapon Block Icon Weapon Block
Blocks incoming attacks with claw weapons instead of shields.
Class: Assassin
Skill Tree: Shadow Disciplines
Required Level: 12
Damage Type: -
Cast Delay: -
Passive
Prerequisites: Claw Mastery (1)
Skill progression
Level 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
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Damage {{{Damage1}}} {{{Damage2}}} {{{Damage3}}} {{{Damage4}}} {{{Damage5}}} {{{Damage6}}} {{{Damage7}}} {{{Damage8}}} {{{Damage9}}} {{{Damage10}}}
Chance to Block +% 26 32 36 39 42 44 46 47 49 50
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{{{Variable C}}} {{{C1}}} {{{C2}}} {{{C3}}} {{{C4}}} {{{C5}}} {{{C6}}} {{{C7}}} {{{C8}}} {{{C9}}} {{{C10}}}
{{{Variable D}}} {{{D1}}} {{{D2}}} {{{D3}}} {{{D4}}} {{{D5}}} {{{D6}}} {{{D7}}} {{{D8}}} {{{D9}}} {{{D10}}}
{{{Variable E}}} {{{E1}}} {{{E2}}} {{{E3}}} {{{E4}}} {{{E5}}} {{{E6}}} {{{E7}}} {{{E8}}} {{{E9}}} {{{E10}}}
 
Level 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Mana Cost {{{Mana11}}} {{{Mana12}}} {{{Mana13}}} {{{Mana14}}} {{{Mana15}}} {{{Mana16}}} {{{Mana17}}} {{{Mana18}}} {{{Mana19}}} {{{Mana20}}}
Damage {{{Damage11}}} {{{Damage12}}} {{{Damage13}}} {{{Damage14}}} {{{Damage15}}} {{{Damage16}}} {{{Damage17}}} {{{Damage18}}} {{{Damage19}}} {{{Damage20}}}
Chance to Block +% 51 52 53 54 55 56 56 56 57 57
{{{Variable B}}} {{{B11}}} {{{B12}}} {{{B13}}} {{{B14}}} {{{B15}}} {{{B16}}} {{{B17}}} {{{B18}}} {{{B19}}} {{{B20}}}
{{{Variable C}}} {{{C11}}} {{{C12}}} {{{C13}}} {{{C14}}} {{{C15}}} {{{C16}}} {{{C17}}} {{{C18}}} {{{C19}}} {{{C20}}}
{{{Variable D}}} {{{D11}}} {{{D12}}} {{{D13}}} {{{D14}}} {{{D15}}} {{{D16}}} {{{D17}}} {{{D18}}} {{{D19}}} {{{D20}}}
{{{Variable E}}} {{{E11}}} {{{E12}}} {{{E13}}} {{{E14}}} {{{E15}}} {{{E16}}} {{{E17}}} {{{E18}}} {{{E19}}} {{{E20}}}
Synergies
No synergies
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Description[]

Weapon Block is a skill designed to help the claw assassin survive. Since she cannot block with two claws equipped, weapon block tries to amend that deficiency for her.

Unlike regular shield block that all characters use while they have a shield equipped, weapon block is not affected either by level or dexterity. Subsequently, it is also not affected by item mods that increase chance of blocking,(though block speed can be increased through faster block rate gear). The only way for the Assassin to increase her block chance when using this skill is to pour more points into it. As with most passive skills, Weapon Block suffers from diminishing returns, and no Assassin will ever reach the block cap for shields (75% chance to block) with this skill. However, unlike normal shield blocking, Weapon Block can block almost any elemental attacks from both PvM and PvP, making this skill nearly indispensable for many assassin PvP builds. (The only skills that weapon block will not block are those that arise from or travel along the ground: blaze, firewall, fissure, and moulten boulder.)

Weapon Block will not work when running or walking. It will only work when standing still, (teleporting), or attacking.


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