Erm... what? There was patch changing how WM works? When? For me 111 wpf was perfectly playable a few weeks ago.
At lvl 32 my shielder has 18-24
Are you interested in duel me?
Oh i saw you sayed few weeks ago,well things are changed now, i feel wm is much,much more important now then it was. Nordic champion sword with 111wpf with shield combined it is impossible to play,you will get spammed by every 2h.
I abandoned shielding,just playing in plate with military hammer now.