Shield of Faith
SpellAppearance
Description
- Skill Type
- Area buff
- Effect
- +4 × rank AC (+15% of mercenary WIS), 30m
Rank 1. Base values before equipment and attribute bonuses.
Lvl 1
10 mana 16 yd range
2.1s cast 1m cooldown
Swirl divine energy around your nearby allies, increasing their AC by 4 for 30m.
Cost & Timing
- Mana Cost
- 10 × rank
- Cast Time
- 2.1s
- Cooldown
- 60s
- Range
- 16 yd
The mercenary's Spell Casting Haste shortens the cast by its percentage, so 20% Spell Casting Haste turns the 2.1s cast into 1.68s.
Buff/Debuff Effects
Does not stack with Aegolism or Divine Shield. The newest one replaces the others. Exception: a mercenary's area buff skips anyone who already has one of these effects. How effects stack
- Duration
- 30m
- Armor Class
- 4 × rank
Rank Scaling
| Rank | Mana Cost | Armor Class |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | +4 |
| 2 | 20 | +8 |
| 3 | 30 | +12 |
| 4 | 40 | +16 |
| 5 | 50 | +20 |
| 6 | 60 | +24 |
| 7 | 70 | +28 |
| 8 | 80 | +32 |
| 9 | 90 | +36 |
| 10 | 100 | +40 |
| 11 | 110 | +44 |
| 12 | 120 | +48 |
| 13 | 130 | +52 |
| 14 | 140 | +56 |
| 15 | 150 | +60 |
| 16 | 160 | +64 |
| 17 | 170 | +68 |
| 18 | 180 | +72 |
| 19 | 190 | +76 |
| 20 | 200 | +80 |
| 21 | 210 | +84 |
| 22 | 220 | +88 |
| 23 | 230 | +92 |
| 24 | 240 | +96 |
| 25 | 250 | +100 |
| 26 | 260 | +104 |
| 27 | 270 | +108 |
| 28 | 280 | +112 |
| 29 | 290 | +116 |
| 30 | 300 | +120 |
Mechanics
Mercenary Skill Rank
A mercenary uses this skill at a rank set by your level and total veteran points. See Mercenary Skill Ranks.
- Level contribution
- Your level ÷ 5, rounded down
- Veteran contribution
- Total veteran points ÷ 10, rounded down
- Skill rank
- Level contribution + Veteran contribution, at most the skill's maximum rank
Total veteran points (Veteran Level) are your unspent veteran points plus your learned veteran skill ranks. The character window shows them as the VT number beside your level, as in "Level 50 (VT 20)". Use 0 if no VT number appears.
Example ,Level 50,20 total veteran points,maximum rank 30
Skill rank 12
Level contribution: 50 ÷ 5 = 10, rounded down
Veteran contribution: 20 ÷ 10 = 2, rounded down
Skill rank: 10 + 2 = 12
Buff Scaling
Cleric mercenary
- Skill Armor Class
- 4 at rank 1, +4 per rank (120 at rank 30)
- Wisdom Armor Class
- Wisdom × 15%,
- Armor Class
- Skill Armor Class + Wisdom Armor Class
Example ,rank 12,the mercenary's 100 Wisdom
63 Armor Class
Skill Armor Class: 4 + 4 × (12 − 1) = 48
Wisdom Armor Class: 100 × 15% = 15,
Armor Class: 48 + 15 = 63
Rounded means to the nearest whole number. Exact halves go to the even number, so 2.5 becomes 2.