Shield Def. Bonus

Job Trait Information
Description	Reduces damage taken when blocking an attack with a shield.
Type	Level
Tier	Level Obtained		Value
I	PLD77, WAR80, WHM85		-2
II	PLD82, WAR88, WHM95		-4
III	PLD88, WAR99		-6
IV	PLD93		-8

Notes

• Reduces damage when blocking with a shield.
  • Reduces damage by a constant value regardless of shield type at all times.
• This reduction is a direct subtraction of the trait value in damage taken on block. The tier IV trait is literally minus 8 points of damage on block.
  • This is applied before PDT reductions. Thus the potency of this trait is reduced by PDT. At 50% PDT you would only see -4 damage from the tier IV trait.

 

Equipment Modifying Ability
Equipment	Lvl.	Slot	Modifier
File:Crd. Gauntlets +1 icon.png Creed Gauntlets +1File:Crd. Gauntlets +1 description.png	87	Hands	Shield Defense Bonus +1
File:Crd. Gauntlets +2 icon.png Creed Gauntlets +2File:Crd. Gauntlets +2 description.png	87	Hands	Shield Defense Bonus +2
File:Castellan's Shield icon.png Castellan's ShieldFile:Castellan's Shield description.png	92	Sub	Shield Defense Bonus +5
File:Chev. Gauntlets icon.png Chevalier's GauntletsFile:Chev. Gauntlets description.png	99	Hands	Shield Defense Bonus +2
File:Chev. Gauntlets +1 icon.png Chev. Gauntlets +1File:Chev. Gauntlets +1 description.png	99	Hands	Shield Defense Bonus +3
File:Chev. Gauntlets +2 icon.png Chev. Gauntlets +2File:Chev. Gauntlets +2 description.png	99	Hands	Shield Defense Bonus +4
File:Chev. Gauntlets +3 icon.png Chev. Gauntlets +3File:Chev. Gauntlets +3 description.png	99	Hands	Shield Defense Bonus +5
Chozor. Coselete	99	Body	Shield Defense Bonus +3

References

• Shield Defense Bonus testing (Martel, BG)
• Trait mechanics (Martel, FFXIAH)
• JP blog source