Larian Studios Forums Divinity: Original Sin 2 Divinity - Original Sin 2 - General Block on Shields?

Could there not be an item skill, much like Staff of Magus, but for shields? Something along the lines of:

New Skill: Guard
Special

Raise your shield, restoring [shield physical armor, or a modest set amount] physical armor.

Special
- 0 Memory Slot(s)
- Unlimited Uses
Action Point Cost
- 1 Use
Properties
- Requires a Shield
- 2 turn(s) Cooldown

Range: 2.0m

Something like this would not require RNG, would allow shield users to occasionally avoid status effects, and fits within a paradigm already established with certain item types granting "freebie" skills.

I definitely also think it would be cool to have some Warfare skills have a shield requirement, like the shield bash mentioned above.