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The video provides an in-depth discussion about the various shields in "God of War Ragnarok," their unique abilities, and strategic applications in gameplay. The Guardian Shield, which players start with and repair after the Vanheim story arc, primarily boosts defense and offers projectile reflection and counterattacks. Other shields like the Dauntless Shield and Stonewall Shield enhance alternative stats such as cooldown and vitality. The Onslaught Shield, suitable for a mobile combat style, allows players to launch enemies but lacks a parry counter.
The Shatter Star Shield is highlighted for its concussive wave mechanic, powered by a charge that builds up while blocking and retained when the guard is dropped. Strategies include performing a shield bash to gain an extra charge level. The Dauntless Shield is noted for its parrying capabilities and stun damage, while the Stonewall Shield offers powerful slams by absorbing hits, effective against yellow-ring attacks but potentially problematic when fully charged.
Each shield's distinct benefits and limitations are discussed, with advice on maximizing their potential and a nod to practice opportunities in the E4heim training arena. Viewers are encouraged to engage with the content and explore further game tips and strategies.
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In this part of the video, the discussion revolves around various shields in “God of War Ragnarok,” their abilities, and strategic uses. It starts with the Guardian Shield, which the player begins with and eventually gets repaired after the game’s Vanheim story arc. Despite losing some moves from the 2018 game due to the absence of its skill tree, it retains the ability to reflect projectiles and perform different counterattacks.
Every shield in the game can be upgraded to level 9, using the same materials to enhance defense and additional stats from level 3 onward. The Guardian Shield uniquely only boosts defense, while others like the Dauntless Shield and Stonewall Shield offer additional boosts to cooldown and vitality, respectively.
The Onslaught Shield is highlighted for its suitability to a mobile combat style, allowing the player to charge and launch enemies into the air, making it effective—especially for stun-focused builds. However, this shield lacks a parry counter, meaning parrying won’t immediately enable a counter with the shield strike. It is obtained later in the game after a significant boss fight. Overall, the video suggests that understanding and utilizing the unique abilities of each shield can greatly enhance gameplay.
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In this part of the video, the speaker discusses various shields available in the game, focusing predominantly on the Shatter Star shield. The Shatter Star shield has a unique mechanic where you can fire a concussive wave by double-tapping L1, with the wave’s strength determined by the shield’s charge level, which ranges from 1 to 3. The charge is built by holding the block button, and the charges are retained if you drop your guard. The speaker also mentions strategies for maintaining and quickly building up the charge levels, highlighting a trick to gain an extra charge level by performing a shield bash just before an enemy attack lands. Additionally, the speaker touches on the initial shields received in the game, particularly the Dauntless shield, which is effective for players skilled in parrying. The Dauntless shield deals stun damage and charges up to enhance subsequent shield bashes, which can knock back enemies and build up further stun damage if they hit obstacles.
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In this segment of the video, the speaker explains the mechanics and benefits of using different shields in “God of War Ragnarok.” The discussion highlights the parry mechanic and the differences between performing a regular parry and a perfect parry, with the latter dealing more stun damage and enhancing the shield bash. The speaker also mentions the training arena in E4heim, which becomes available early in the game, as a practice ground.
Two shields are compared: the Dauntless and the Stonewall. The Stonewall shield allows for powerful shield slams that can knock multiple enemies airborne if fully charged by absorbing hits. It is also effective against attacks marked by a yellow ring, charging two segments instead of one for blocked hits, but it becomes less effective when fully charged as the guard will break.
The speaker advises keeping an eye on the segments to maximize the use of the Stonewall and notes its downsides, such as consuming segments without fully charging and the increasing difficulty in utilizing it due to blue ring attacks later in the game. Viewers are encouraged to comment on their favorite shields, subscribe for more content, and check out the previous video for additional game tips.