If you didn't love your shield-Outlander before, now is the time to come back to Phalanx Shield and give it another go. The latest Heroes of Steel update, v2.2.9, brings unique new abilities to Vraes' second defensive Talent, Phalanx Shield. Not only do you gain consistent Parry and Armor bonuses, your leading warrior is now capable of deflecting a flat percentage of all ranged attacks! At Level 1 Phalanx Shield, Vraes turns aside a massive 18% of all ranged attacks - arrows, knives, magic!
v2.2.9 - 7/20/2014
- Improved balance of Phalanx Shield (+parry, auto-block % of ranged attacks)
- Improved balance of Stone Skin (+earth res)
- Improved triggers of waves in Siege of Gholla Outlook
- Improved balance of Nordhall Troll, added campsite to North Vault
- Fixed Quest Log issues: Excavation Site, Vlotgar at Hunting Lodge, lingering logs
- Improved Talent display on all devices, scrolling in list
- Restored Spear sales at Riven Field