Are shields worth it?

[Doxy]

How good are shields in PoE2 in your oppinion?

+Deflect is sure nice, but - acc kinda sux.

 

From everything i've seen on ytube, not many players use them at all.

[Tommy1984]

Shields are still nice on support characters that don't rely on weapon damage or on tanks. With Weapon and Shield Style your shield bonus is still added to your Reflex defense. Also there are good modals if you take shields as weapon proficiency. The best I think is the medium shield modal - it blocks 30% of all weapon attacks. The large shield modal reduces damage from ranged attacks and attacks that target reflex by 50% and Immobilized the character ... good for blocking doorways. The small shield modal increases your accuracy by 15 if the last attack has missed you ... not that great - if you want accuracy just go single weapon style.

Edited May 5, 2018 by Tommy1984

[HAWmaro]

Shields are still nice on support characters that don't rely on weapon damage or on tanks. With Weapon and Shield Style your shield bonus is still added to your Reflex defense. Also there are good modals if you take shields as weapon proficiency. The best I think is the medium shield modal - it blocks 30% of all weapon attacks. The large shield modal reduces damage from ranged attacks and attacks that target reflex by 50% and Immobilized the character ... good for blocking doorways. The small shield modal increases your accuracy by 15 if the last attack has missed you ... not that great - if you want accuracy just go single weapon style.

Does the small shield accuracy boost affect Repost attacks?

[Balbanes]

I plan on using small shields on my casters.  Now that there are one-handed implements, might as well get that Deflection boost.