Shield Smite (PvP)

 

Shield Smite (PvP)

Acquired

 PLD (actions)

Level

30

Type

Weaponskill

Casting

Instant

Recast

24s (GCD)

Range

8y

Radius

8y

AoE Type

Front Cone

Targeting

Enemy

Patch

7.1

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Delivers an attack with a potency of 8,000 to all enemies in a cone before you.
Additional Effect: Increases target's damage taken by 10%
Duration: 10s
Halves the defensive bonus of Guard instead when targeting enemies under its effect.
This weaponskill does not share a recast timer with any other actions.

— In-game description

Shield Smite (PvP) is an action unlocked at level 30. It is available for Paladin.

Notes

• A successful application to a target under the effect of   Guard will result in the bubble color changing from blue to orange.
• Despite what the name implies, a shield is not required to perform this action.

History

• Patch 7.4 (2025-12-16): When targeting a player under the effect of Guard, the effect that increases damage taken will not be applied. Instead, the strength of Guard will be halved.
• Patch 7.16 (2025-01-21): The time between action execution and effect activation has been shortened.
• Patch 7.11 (2024-11-26): Recast time has been increased from 20 to 24 seconds.
• Patch 7.1 (2024-11-12): Added.