Block

Blocking gives a chance to stop attacks from hitting.

Whenever a player's attack is blocked, he or she will briefly see yellow indicator text "block."

Multiple sources of blocking will stack multiplicatively.

Related Skills
These skills cause blocking:
 * "Shields Up!" (50% against projectile attacks)
 * Auspicious Parry (Elite) (100% against next attack)
 * Bonetti's Defense (75% against attacks)
 * Deadly Riposte (100% against next melee attack)
 * Defensive Stance (75% against melee and arrows)
 * Deflect Arrows (75% against arrows)
 * Disciplined Stance (75% against attacks)
 * Gladiator's Defense (Elite) (75% against attacks)
 * Shield Bash (100% against next attack skill)
 * Shield Stance (75% against attacks)
 * Riposte (100% against next melee attack)
 * Wary Stance (100% against attack skills)
 * Whirling Defense (75% against attacks)
 * Aegis (50% against attacks)
 * Guardian (20..44% against attacks)
 * Shield of Deflection (Elite) (75% against attacks)
 * Magnetic Aura (75% against melee)
 * Swirling Aura (50% against projectiles)
 * Ward Against Melee (50% against melee)
 * Displacement (75% against attacks)
 * Weapon of Warding (50% against attacks)
 * Flashing Blades (Elite) (75% against attacks while attacking)
 * Shroud of Distress (75% against attacks if below 50% health)
 * Critical Defenses (75% while enchantment is active)

These skills ignore blocking:
 * Jaizhenju Strike
 * Magehunter Strike
 * Pure Strike
 * Sun and Moon Slash
 * Wild Blow
 * Arcing Shot
 * Called Shot
 * Crippling Shot (Elite)
 * Crossfire
 * Precision Shot
 * Fox Fangs
 * Nine Tail Strike
 * Irresistible Sweep

These skills nullify blocking:
 * Warrior's Cunning
 * Seeking Arrows
 * Rigor Mortis
 * Illusionary Weaponry (Elite)
 * Guided Weapon
 * Expose Defenses
 * Way of the Fox
 * Guiding Hands

These skills are triggered by blocking:
 * Forceful Blow
 * Furious Axe
 * Griffon's Sweep
 * Irresistible Blow
 * Leviathan's Sweep
 * Seeking Blade
 * Swift Chop
 * Whirling Axe
 * Glass Arrows (Elite)
 * Splinter Shot