Turtle Shell

Stance. Reduces damage from non-critical hits.

Stance. Reduces damage from non-critical hits.

[edit] Notes

This skill is used by many creatures of the Turtle species.
The damage reduction is equal to the creature's level. A level 23 Kappa will have all direct damage to it reduced by 23 points.
Note that this damage reduction takes place after calculating the damage reduction from the turtle's armor. In this respect, it acts like the monk spell Shielding Hands.
Wild Blow will deliver a critical hit and remove the stance, dealing full damage in the process.
Assassins with a high Critical Strikes attribute can surpass this skill and kill a turtle relatively quickly.
Repetitive, low damage attacks will be less effective. For instance, Warriors may wish to use hammers instead of swords.
The recharging mechanism is currently not known; some turtles have been observed to re-enter the stance quite quickly. The skill description shows no activation cost or recharge time, so it is possible that the skill may recharge instantly.