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Best Class for Shields

Shield passives near each class start · Path of Exile 2✓ Checked against game files · 0.5.5
Blazon Crest Shield
Warrior
Warrior
14 shield passives within 20 points

Warrior reaches the most shield passives: 14 within 20 points of the class start and 19 within 30 (the tree has 20). Next: Druid (14), Mercenary (13). The nearest shield notable for Warrior is Towering Shield, 16 points away. Ascendancies with a node for shields: Warbringer. Patch 0.5.5, from the game files.

All 8 classes for shields

Passives whose text names Shield (not Energy Shield), within 15, 20, 30 points of each class start; sorted by the 20-point count.

  1. Warrior#1
    Warrior
    9 within 1514 within 2019 within 30+41 Block within 20
    starts withWooden Club
    Nearest shield notablesTowering Shield16 ptsDazing Blocks19 ptsGreatest Defence20 pts
    WarbringerWarbringer:Block Chance1 asc. ptRenly's Training2 asc. ptsBlock Chance3 asc. ptsTurtle Charm4 asc. pts
  2. Druid#2
    Druid
    3 within 1514 within 2018 within 30+39 Block within 20
    starts withVoltaic Staff
    Nearest shield notablesTowering Shield17 ptsFortified Aegis18 ptsGreatest Defence20 pts
  3. Mercenary#3
    Mercenary
    5 within 1513 within 2019 within 30+34 Block within 20
    starts withMakeshift Crossbow
    Nearest shield notablesSpiked Shield16 ptsTowering Shield20 ptsDazing Blocks21 pts
  4. Ranger#4
    Ranger
    4 within 156 within 2016 within 30+18 Block within 20
    starts withCrude Bow· same tree start as Huntress
    Nearest shield notablesSpiked Shield16 ptsDazing Blocks28 ptsTowering Shield28 pts
  5. Huntress#5
    Huntress
    4 within 156 within 2016 within 30+18 Block within 20
    starts withHardwood Spear· same tree start as Ranger
    Nearest shield notablesSpiked Shield16 ptsDazing Blocks28 ptsTowering Shield28 pts
  6. Witch#6
    Witch
    1 within 151 within 2016 within 30+11 Block within 20
    starts withWithered Wand· same tree start as Sorceress
    Nearest shield notablesFortified Aegis22 ptsTowering Shield24 ptsGreatest Defence27 pts
  7. Sorceress#7
    Sorceress
    1 within 151 within 2016 within 30+11 Block within 20
    starts withAshen Staff· same tree start as Witch
    Nearest shield notablesFortified Aegis22 ptsTowering Shield24 ptsGreatest Defence27 pts
  8. Monk#8
    Monk
    1 within 151 within 2010 within 30+3 Block within 20
    starts withWrapped Quarterstaff
    Nearest shield notablesSpiked Shield23 ptsFortified Aegis30 ptsTowering Shield32 pts

7 shield notables on the tree

  • Spiked Shieldnearest: Ranger, 16 pts
    2% increased Attack Damage per 75 Item Armour and Evasion on Equipped Shield
    50% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield from Equipped Shield
  • Towering Shieldnearest: Warrior, 16 pts
    25% increased Chance to Block if you've Blocked with a raised Shield Recently
    50% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield from Equipped Shield
  • Fortified Aegisnearest: Druid, 18 pts
    100% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield from Equipped Shield
  • Dazing Blocksnearest: Warrior, 19 pts
    100% chance to Daze Enemies whose Hits you Block with a raised Shield
  • Greatest Defencenearest: Warrior, 20 pts
    4% increased Attack Damage per 75 Item Armour and Evasion on Equipped Shield
  • Frightening Shieldnearest: Warrior, 21 pts
    Apply Debilitate to Enemies 30 Metres in front of you while your Shield is raised
  • Bastion of Lightnearest: , Infinity pts
    Blind Enemies 3 metres in front of you every 0.25 seconds while your Shield is raised
    Raise Shield inflicts Parried for 2 seconds on Hit

How this is counted

Read from the passive tree in the game files (20 passives name Shield; 59 more apply to Block). For each class we count the passives you can allocate with 15, 20 and 30 points from its start: every passive on the shortest path costs a point, and another class's start can't be walked through. Block passives also work with shields but are shared with other weapons, so they only break ties. Ascendancy nodes count the points from the ascendancy start (8 points in total). Ranger and Huntress, and Witch and Sorceress, share a start, so their tree numbers are equal. Plan the path yourself in the passive tree planner.

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