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Protection enchantments on shields

Protection on shields could be useful for pvp and balancing it. 
prot 1 on shield should add 2 more damage protected

1 more protection from damage per Level

 

(level 5 would block 10 damage)

This could make shields useful in late game pvp and pve and could make it not too overpowered at the beggining. Once you get one iron. 

it could be a new enchantment

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    This would probably be a new Enchantment, seeing as how Protection does a different thing.

    Though I do agree that this could be a nice thing. However, I don't think the max level should block all damage.

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    This was my post during Combat Test 7c, But I do agree do to Shields having a Protection limit, they should be able to use enchantments to increase their protection limit. But because you can now attack while behind a Shield, The enchantment should not protect you from all damage.

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    How about Fortifying for the naming?

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    I think that 4 levels would be fine, if for every level 1 point of damage is blocked. That's to not make this broken, but making it a reliable idea.

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    Protects from 1 damge point per a Level

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    Yeah we need enchantments enchantments in general. How about a few more to add on.

    Nails- basically thorns but for shields. However it only reflects melee damage. Will reflect whether player takes damage or not.

    Reflect- makes it so arrows maintain more momentum upon bouncing off a shield to make them more likely to hit an enemy.

    Counter- knocks enemies back upon dealing a melee attack on the shield. This allows a little more breathing room for the player. Much weaker than regular knockback. Knocks back more per each level.

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    I like the idea of enchantments on sheilds, but adding more protection with enchantments might be overpowered. I would suggest enchantments such as knockback, mending, and unbreaking. Or maybe a new enchantment just for sheilds!

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    Personally I think it should be called Defense and per each level it will increase the damage limit of your shield by 1.

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    Another enchantment idea for shield could be Stun- makes it so upon dealing a melee attack to a shield there is a slight chance that the player of mob doing it will be stunned for 1 second. This chance will increase per each level. When stunned players and mobs will move and attack a lot slower. Basically imagine a player that is normally walking as if they are sneaking and their attack speed limited. 

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    Shield enchantments...

    Might: reduces your knock back and increases knock back of the player or mob (if melee) or arrow. Up to level 3 mutually exclusive with resistance

    Bashing: When a shield is tased mobs or entity within one block range should get stunned (or if player get blindness and slowness 3 for 0.5 seconds this attack should have a cool down like that of an axe. This enchantment increases stun time by 0.25 seconds per level. Up to level 4

    Resistance: adds one to the protection level of the shield. Up to level 5 mutually exclusive with might

     

     

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    Should be a new enchantment.

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    Actually The Shield Can Be Enchanted But It Must Be In The Form Of Unbreaking And Mending.

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    I think the enchantments should be similar to protection enchants on armor, but they should have a different name and work slightly differently since a shield requires an active block. Maybe call it fortifying?

    There should also be a 'reflection' enchantment, similar to Thorns. Blocked melee attacks have a chance to reflect their damage back at the attacker.

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    Yes and make swords block again but only 25% of damage