Halls of Torment Shieldmaiden build: Best abilities, traits & items

If you need some help with a Shieldmaiden build in Halls of Torment, this guide will tell you everything you need to know about the best abilities, traits and items to take on her. She is high in defence, so it may feel a bit harder to build her up in the game.

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Best Shieldmaiden build in Halls of Torment

Traits in Halls of Torment — Image via Chasing Carrots

There are three main things you need to consider when building any character in Halls of Torment, and that is abilities, traits and items. Starting off with traits, you’re going to want to continue to build Shieldmaiden defensively, as she has the highest defence in the game.

These are the traits you want to focus on:

Cunning Technique: Base Critical Hit Chance buff (+5%)
Parry II: Block Strength Buff (+4)
Ruthlessness I: Critical Damage Bonus buff (+20%)
Quick Hands III: Attack Speed buff (+8%)

In terms of abilities, you want to focus on abilities that will deal gradual damage or damage in a radius. This is because Shieldmaiden’s damage is very close-range and enemies are generally going to be up in her face consistently.

These are the best abilities for Shieldmaiden in Halls of Torment:

Radiant Aura: Occasionally deals damage to all enemies in a radius.
Dragon’s Breath: Create a wave of fire in front of you and have a high chance to set enemies on fire.
Lightning Strike: Lightning strikes random enemies and stuns surrounding enemies. This can be upgraded, increasing damage, crit strike and attack speed.

Due to the nature of the Shieldmaiden in Halls of Torment, you want to make sure that the items you are giving her are increasing her defences and making her as strong as possible, especially as enemies get stronger.

These are the items you should give her:

Slot	Item
Head	Wind Crown
Chest	Blood Soaked Shirt
Neck	Jade Amulet
Rings	Copper Ring
Hands	Fencer Gauntlets
Feet	Elven Slippers

That’s everything you need to know about how to build the Shieldmaiden in Halls of Torment, including the best abilities, traits and items to take on her.