Holy Shield

Enhances your shield with divine power.

Holy Shield increases

Smite damage for each point. This increase is added to the shield's base damage before any +% Enhanced Damage is applied.

Holy Shield is not a Passive skill, it is similar to the Sorceress'

Frozen Armor. To create a

Holy Shield, cast the spell. It will last until it wears off which will be determined by how many skill points you have placed in

Holy Shield.

Paladins who use shields should consider this skill. Additional defense and increased blocking are always something to be desired, and this skill can still be used in combination with his Auras, and other Combat skills. Furthermore, though the skill makes no mention of this, it decreases the Paladin's already speedy block animation to a mere 2 frames (or 1 frame with 86% or more Faster Block Rate), dramatically reducing the possibility of a "block-lock"

You may not want to use this skill in combination with the

Thorns. When using

Thorns, you want the monsters to hit you so that they will be damaged by

Thorns. However,

Holy Shield makes it more difficult for monsters to hit you.

Holy Shield is very useful to increase blocking on shields with low blocking. You may find a great rare, or unique shield with low blocking. The lack of blocking on the shield may make you think twice about using it, but with

Holy Shield you can raise the chance to block and still use this shield.