Shield Dash
A dash used to close distance or apply crowd control. The dash animation itself blocks, so it can be run into incoming fire. The same guide’s captions also render this skill as “shield bash”.
Applies to 30 July 2026 launch updateUpdated
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A dash used to close distance or apply crowd control. The dash animation itself blocks, so it can be run into incoming fire. The same guide’s captions also render this skill as “shield bash”.
- Class
- Mercenary
- Weapon
- Sword & shield
- Role
- Gap close / crowd control
- Applies to
- 30 July 2026 launch update
Where this comes from
Master Deemo — Best Mercenary Solo Build and Affix Guide — opens at 14:30, where the skill is explained.
When to use it
First skill in the parry build, and the one two separate talents are spent on extending.
Builds using this
- Mercenary — Parry Sword & Shield, solo — Master Deemo explains it at 18:30The build’s engine: the dash animation itself is a block, so it doubles as an approach and a defensive window.
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Sources for this page
- Master Deemo — Best Mercenary Solo Build and Affix Guide — Launch build, published 2 August 2026. Source for the parry Mercenary talents and the Elusive / Vitality / Valor solo affix core.