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SOUL SHIELD EXPLAINED
What is a Soul Shield in Blade & Soul?
Soul Shields are unique to Blade & Soul. They basically act as an extra ‘piece’ of equipment which increase your offensive & defensive capabilities. As Doboks (armor) do not have any influence in increasing your stats in game, soul shields are seen as a kind of replacement for them in Blade & Soul.
What are Soul Shields made up of?
Soul shields are made of 8 pieces with each piece offering a stat bonus. This could be any stat some of which include, defense, max hp, crit, evasion and parry.
You can gain ‘set bonuses’ by acquiring the same pieces of each soul shield. There is a 3 piece, a 5 piece and 8 piece set bonus for each soul shield (Note: some soul shields only have 2 set bonuses). You are also able to mix & match so you could, if you want – have 5 pieces of one soul shield & 3 pieces of another equipped at the same time.
In your inventory there is a dedicated section for soul shields allowing you to switch out & compare soul shields at ease. You have a dedicated soul shield set and a reserve soul shield set. You can switch between them very easily which is useful when encountering different types of foes or when going into player vs player mode.
Note: This can only be done out of combat!
Upgrading Soul Shields
Just as you can upgrade your weapons, you can also upgrade the stats on each soul shield piece. To do this, first you will need to get one of three ‘fusing element’. Which one you need will depend on what level of soul shield you are looking to upgrade. Level 1-20 requires green fusing element, level 21-36 requiresred fusing element & finally, level 37-45 requires blue fusing element.
The easiest way to obtain these ingredients is by ‘salvaging’ the ingredients from soul shield pieces you do not need. You can do this by clicking the ‘Salvage’ tab in your inventory. The screen shots below will show you the salvage icon and an example of an upgraded soul shield piece.
