Shield and 1 Hander: Strength or Agility?

[RagnarLodbroke]

Im going with 18/18 on my shielder, 6 IF, 6PS, 6 SHD, 6 Atl and 6 WM!

141 in 1H atm and the rest in polearm...going with the military hammer, was supposed to go with the short nordic warsword, but it kept bouncing....Even against medium armored ppl!

[Zoidberg]

This build:   
    * Strength: 12
    * Agility: 24
    * Hit points: 49

    * Converted: 2
    * Ironflesh: 1
    * Power Strike: 4
    * Shield: 8
    * Athletics: 8
    * Weapon Master: 8
    * One Handed:how much is this'?
 or this build:   
    * Strength: 12
    * Agility: 27
    * Hit points: 47

    * Converted: 8
    * Ironflesh: 0
    * Power Strike: 4
    * Shield: 8
    * Athletics: 8
    * Weapon Master: 3
    * One Handed: 132

[Dravic]

seen here mainly strength based builds.

here is a agi build for the change,
u should use it with light armor.


Level 30 (4 420 577 xp)

    Strength: 9
    Agility: 27

    Converted: 2
    Ironflesh: 0
    Power Strike: 3
    Shield: 9
    Athletics: 9
    Weapon Master: 8

    One Handed: 173
    Polearm:
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Fixed, your build didn't include 9 skills before even tho 27:3=9

My current build with Steel Shield, but agi is SO underpowered, that even I will most likely switch to 12/24.

[kinngrimm]

Fixed, your build didn't include 9 skills before even tho 27:3=9

i asumed as he asked for advice, that he would be new to 1h/shield and gave the 2 IF deliberatly. I for myself havent got any IF if i go with agi builds.

[Dravic]

But you had 27 agi points, you didnt have 9 skills tho, and you still converted some points to have 27 agi? Stupid.

If you don't want to have 9 skills, why do you want to CONVERT points to get higher agi only?

Then 12/24 is much better choice.

[bosco]

Some more reading for ya:

http://forum.c-rpg.net/index.php/topic,3246.0.html

21:15 worked nicely with a tempered Knightly Arming Sword for me last generation.

[Rhygar666]

15 agj and 4-5 shield skill cant work properly it breaks after 2 or 3 hits, wouldnt be happy with that..

[Dravic]

Depends on shield... I use Steel Shield because:

+ style
+ resistance (I wouldn't use it, if i hadn't 9 shield skill, which raises resistance by 10%/skill point)
+ quite nice hp (maybe not best about guys with big axes, but it's perfect counter to people with weapons WITHOUT bonus against shields)
+ it's heavy - I don't care about bar mace and long iron mace, on the other hand people with heavy enough weapons (long maul, great maul) are too slow to get me - 9 athletics ftw.

There are few - :

- it's heavy. not only it slows me down in moving, but it's heavy and you feel it - you can't use it to feint, too low shield's speed. but shield skill and athletics speed up both moving speed and shield raising speed.
- to be used properly, you need high shield skill. otherwise you don't get anything more than usually - well, if you want to use it with 6 shield skill and 6 athletics, good bye. look prev point.

[Bifi]

Steel Shield has no style.
Buckler has style.

[Murchad]

27/12 is really good.
I used med armor and round shield so i wouldnt be too fast.
my wep was mw elite scimmy

[kinngrimm]

But you had 27 agi points, you didnt have 9 skills tho, and you still converted some points to have 27 agi? Stupid.

If you don't want to have 9 skills, why do you want to CONVERT points to get higher agi only?

Then 12/24 is much better choice.

you are correct about that  i still didn't  get rid of the pre-pre-patch thinking where weapon speed was dependent on agi directly.

[Socrates]

27/15

[Bobthehero]

24/12 or 27/9 worked wonderfully well for me, until I got tired of my shield :O

[Formless]

Option 3

Level 30
Strength: 21
Agility: 15
Hit points: 70
Converted: 2
Ironflesh: 7
Power Strike: 7
Shield: 5
Athletics: 5
Weapon Master: 5
One Handed: 148

I tried the 24, If 8 and ps 8 and it was fun to play but my favourite build for a 1 hander + shield is option 3.  The extra speed and wpf and shield make it a touch better then the 24, IF 8, PS8.