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Defender of Westmarch

Defender of Westmarch

Legendary Shield

  • Legendary
  • Level 70

Properties

1,760–2,024 Armor

Primary Attributes

  • +11% Chance to Block

Secondary Attributes

  • Blocks have a chance of summoning a charging wolf that deals 800–1,000% weapon damage to all enemies it passes through.

Random Affixes

  • +626–750 Strength
  • +626–750 Dexterity
  • +626–750 Intelligence

Ancient & primal values

Ancient

  • +825–1,000 Strength

Primal

  • +1,000 Strength

Fixed properties of the ancient form; primal items roll the top value of the ancient range. Game files, version 2.8.0.

All possible random properties (16 primary, 24 secondary)

Besides its fixed properties, this item rolls 3 primary and 0 secondary properties at random from these lists.

Primary

  • Critical Hit Chance Increased by 8–10%
  • Reduces cooldown of all skills by 5–8%.
  • Reduces all resource costs by 5–8%.
  • +10–15% Life ancient +14–18%
  • Regenerates 4,643–5,528 Life per Second ancient 6,080–7,185
  • +91–100 Resistance to All Elements ancient +110–130
  • +626–750 Strength ancient +825–1,000
  • +626–750 Dexterity ancient +825–1,000
  • +626–750 Intelligence ancient +825–1,000
  • +626–750 Vitality ancient +825–1,000
  • +11% Chance to Block
  • +559–595 Armor ancient +654–775
  • Increases damage against elites by 5–8%
  • Reduces damage from elites by 10–11%
  • 34–39% chance to inflict Bleed for 300–400% weapon damage over 5 seconds.
  • Sockets (1–1)

Secondary

  • +32–35% Extra Gold from Monsters
  • Monster kills grant +140–200 experience. ancient +220–260
  • Reduces duration of control impairing effects by 20–40%
  • Health Globes and Potions Grant +20,001–29,713 Life. ancient +32,684–38,625
  • +141–160 Physical Resistance ancient +176–210
  • +141–160 Fire Resistance ancient +176–210
  • +141–160 Cold Resistance ancient +176–210
  • +141–160 Lightning Resistance ancient +176–210
  • +141–160 Poison Resistance ancient +176–210
  • +141–160 Arcane Resistance ancient +176–210
  • +5,334–7,696 Thorns Damage ancient +7,697–9,500
  • Level Requirement Reduced by 2–30 ancient 30–40
  • 1–2.6% Chance to Fear on Hit
  • 1–2.6% Chance to Stun on Hit
  • 1–2.6% Chance to Blind on Hit
  • 1–2.6% Chance to Freeze on Hit
  • 1–2.6% Chance to Chill on Hit
  • 1–2.6% Chance to Slow on Hit
  • 1–2.6% Chance to Immobilize on Hit
  • 1–2.6% Chance to Knockback on Hit
  • Reduces damage from ranged attacks by 6–7%.
  • Reduces damage from melee attacks by 6–7%
  • Ignores Durability Loss
  • +18–20 Maximum Essence (Necromancer)

Pool of the item type from the game files, version 2.8.0. Skill damage bonuses only carry weight for their class. All properties of this slot

This aged, wolf-crested shield bears scars from hundreds of battles. It was presented to the original Knight Commander of Westmarch by King Korsikk as the first official act after his coronation. Since then, it has been borne by many of the order's greatest heroes, and its bearer is accorded all the respect such a badge of honor deserves.

Defender of Westmarch

This shield turns defense into offense: when you block an attack, there's a chance to summon a charging wolf that deals hefty weapon damage to every enemy in its path. The more you block, the more often the wolves come tearing through your foes.

Because the effect keys off blocking, it pays off most in builds with high block chance - meaning shield-wielding melee fighters who already stand in the fray and soak plenty of hits. The bonus block chance on the shield itself feeds straight into that. Practical tip: deliberately face dense packs, since a single wolf deals damage all along its run and strikes more targets the tighter the enemies are bunched together.

How hard the wolf hits

The wolf deals 800–1,000% weapon damage to every enemy it passes through. Since that is expressed as weapon damage, it grows with your weapon - a strong weapon makes the wolf more dangerous too. A high roll therefore keeps paying off as your weapon improves, and primal ancient shields reach the full 1000%.

The power text doesn't state the chance per block to summon a wolf. The one certainty: no blocks, no wolves.

Properties and followers

+11% Chance to Block is fixed - a value without a range that feeds the power directly. A random primary attribute at 626–750 joins it; take your class stat, since the shield is not tied to any specific class. Your follower can carry the Defender of Westmarch as well.

A shield with history

According to the flavor text, King Korsikk presented this wolf-crested shield to the original Knight Commander of Westmarch as the first official act after his coronation. It has since been borne by many of the order's greatest heroes and bears the scars of hundreds of battles. The wolf on the crest matches what bursts forth when you block.

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