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Heavy Chestpiece. Deals mostly with blocking.
Set (Mythic) bonusses:
5000 Armor.
+20% more block mitigation. (Translates to 10% flat increase, because 20% of 50% is 10%.)
Double the benefits of Shield and Ice Staff. Makes it easier to have more armor and block.
Bulwark CP is doubled.
Shield armor is doubled. This includes Reinforced and Nirnhoned.
Ice Staff effect from Ancient Knowledge is doubled.
May also double the damage shield from Ice Staff's Tri Focus effect.
Doubles the reduction to block cost from Fortress.
Doubles the block mitigation bonus from Sword and Board.
Doubles the reduction to block cost and block mitigation bonus from Guarded Stance.
Doubles the ranged block mitigation bonus from Deflect Bolts.
Doubles the armor from Defending trait on Ice staff.
Secretly also doubles Warden's Piercing Cold passive.
Same goes for any other shield or ice staff related passives on other classes or races.
Increases the armor resistance limit to 60% instead of 50%.
Increases the block mitigation limit to 95% instead of 90%.
May also grant defensive buffs at all times, like Protection or Resolve, maybe even Evasion.
May also have a perk like Thews of the Harbinger or Cutting Defense. Probably more like Cutting Defense.
Damage scales like Cutting Defense, based off your resistance.
When you block an attack, the enemy takes damage.
When you block an attack made within 7-8 meters, the damage is increased by 100%.
When you block a melee attack, this damage is increased another 100%.
Really punishes melee attackers.