Larian Studios Forums Divinity II The Dragon Knight Saga / Flames of Vengeance (English) Divinity II - The Dragon Knight Saga I have seen people say...

...that 1handed + Shield fighting in the game is pathetic or a joke. IS that still true with DKS? Can you explain what exactly is wrong with it? Other then the obvious of not as much DPS as dual wielding.

Id like to know too. But the fact that there seems to be no active blocking in the game and shields are just to increase defense and resistances makes me not want to use the shield anyway

I have read a guide which claimed that dual wield does most damage. Weapon+shield does second most damage. That's because of the bonus the skill grants is pretty big.

I don't know if he is right, but the rest of the guide was pretty accurate. I also have tried to use 2h weapons because i like them, but on difficult spots I switch to dual wield because I really do more damage.

The guide is from before DKS, but I'm playing DKS.

I'm playing 1h+shield atm in hard dificulty and its quite OK. I wouldnt probably use it in a pure "warrior" build, but in a build with a little bit more magic usease its definately viable.

The extra survival you gain from using a shield could be better, but i understand that could give out some balancing issues on the long run.


Honestly, go with what you feel its more fun. THis game is not terribly hard that you simply CANT end the game in some playstyle.

Coming from a major theorycrafter i tell yah, honestly, always go with what seems more fun, because in the end fun>min/max.

Well i've been using 1h+shield since the beginning and from lvl 15 i had to put the game on hard because it was really too easy.

I'm now lvl 38 and i still play on hard and i can easily kill 3-5 enemies (lvl 37-38) at the same time without healing myself, i have regenerate lvl 13, Reflect Damage lvl 13, Battle Rage lvl 10, Rush attack lvl 10 and sword&shield expertise lvl 13.

My weapon dmg is 447-570
Melee Res: 62%
Range Res: 66%
Magic Res: 65%
CB: 75%
HR: 50%
IW: 75%

Ennemie don't really pose any threat at the moment