Online:One Hand and Shield (Companion)

Progression

		1								Provoke
		10								Bashing Bulwark
		20								On Guard

One Hand and Shield is one of six weapon skill lines available to Companions.

Skill Perks

The One Hand and Shield skill line is immediately available to Isobel Veloise, who starts her progress at level 3. Other Companions can unlock the skill line by equipping them with any One Handed weapon and a Shield. The skill line can be leveled up from earning combat XP while your active Companion has a One Handed weapon and a Shield equipped.
Notes

• The numbers displayed here are the base values for the skills. The actual numbers you see in the game may depend on a variety of factors, such as your Companion's equipped weapons and armor, their passive skills and current level.

Skills include:

Active Abilities

These abilities will be used automatically, based on their cooldowns, priority (their order on a Companion's skill bar, where the priority is descending from left to right), and meeting conditions listed in abilities' descriptions.

	Name	Line Rank	Cast Time		Target	Range	Radius	Duration	Cooldown
	Provoke	1	0.3 seconds		Enemy	5 meters	–	–	12 seconds
		Your Companion thrusts their weapon with disciplined precision at an enemy, dealing 1575 Physical Damage and taunting the enemy to attack them for 15 seconds. Used when the enemy is not already taunted.
	Bashing Bulwark	10	Instant		Enemy	7 - 22 meters	–	–	16 seconds
		Your Companion rushes an enemy and rams them, stunning them for 4 seconds.
	On Guard	20	0.6 seconds		Self	–	–	6 seconds	8 seconds
		Your Companion bolsters their defenses, granting a damage shield that absorbs up to 25% of their Max Health for 6 seconds.