Skill / Withered Knight
Enhanced Shield Bash
Charge the shield strike to hold a lane and create space for the squad's next rotation.
Skill familyEnhanced Shield Bash
Class / weaponWithered Knight / Polearm & Shield
Combat roleLane control
Skill purpose
Enhanced Shield Bash turns a charged shield read into area control for the Knight's squad. The charge matters only when teammates can use the space it creates.
- Call the lane before charging.
- Use it to protect a crossing, revive, or extraction.
- Do not chase beyond the point where the squad can follow.
When to spend it
Use Enhanced Shield Bash when it changes the next decision: it creates an opening, protects an interaction, or makes the route home safer.
- Spend it after the enemy commits to a readable action.
- Avoid using it on a target that can simply walk out of the effect.
- Keep the next escape or control tool in mind before committing.
Pairing notes
The best skill bar has an opener, a control or protection answer, a finisher, and a way to survive the response. Test the pairing in the intended mode before upgrading around it.
- Pair damage with a way to hold the target.
- Pair support with a way to move after the protection lands.
- Use the map route to decide whether utility is worth more than burst.