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The Block skill provides bonus armor rating while holding a melee weapon and can allow a Perfect Block (unlocked at 20).

Base Skill Unlocks[]

Points Level Effect
20 Novice Perfect Block: Block just before you get hit to Stagger your attacker
40 Competent Weapon Durability Loss from Blocking -25%
60 Adept Walk Speed while Blocking +100%
80 Expert No Weapon Durability Loss on a Perfect Block
100 Master Perfect Blocks weaken opponents, increasing the damage they take by +100% for 5s
150 Virtuoso Perfect Blocks cause the attacker to take damage instead

Note(s)[]

  • The Virtuoso skill level is only available if Peril on Gorgon is installed.
  • The Stranger can start with 0-41 points in Block.