Background It is said that Astrid laid waste to an entire demonic division in a blinding rage after finding her village destroyed by the foul creatures.
Ranged Physical attack on all enemies that knocks them Off-Balanced, lowering their ATK and increasing their chance to Miss. Damage from this Special Attack increases with each Ascension.
Effects | Off-Balance
Crippling Advance
Special Attack (3 turns), requires 1st Ascension
Melee Physical attack that Paralyzes on a hit. Starts Powered.
Effects | Paralysis| Starts Powered
Impaling Barrage
Special Attack (5 turns), requires 2nd Ascension
3 Armor-Piercing Melee Physical attacks on target enemy. If target dies, Astrid gains Haste.
Effects | Armor-Piercing| Haste
Armored
Trait (Passive)
Takes 25% less damage from Physical attacks.
Effects | Damage Reduction
Honorbound
Trait (Passive)
Takes 50% less damage from AOE attacks (attacks that hit all enemies), and buffs applied to this hero last an additional round.
Effects | Damage Reduction| buff extended
Phalanx Formation
Trait (Passive), requires 1st Ascension
Grants team +5% DEF for each Warrior or Honorbound ally.
Just a Scratch
Trait (Passive), requires 2nd Ascension
Any Melee attacker that has lower ATK than Astrid's DEF only deals 1 damage to her and grant her a stack of +20% ATK. Maximum 10 stacks, cannot expire.
Effects | Boosted Damage| just a scratch| Damage Reduction
Valkyrie Valor
Trait (Passive), requires 2nd Ascension
If there is a Legendary Fire Warrior ally on the team, Astrid becomes Fast and other Warrior and Honorbound allies start dungeons with an Aegis Shield.
Effects | Aegis Shield| Fast (Speed Change)| Buddy Synergy
This hero deals boosted damage against certain targets or under certain circumstances. See the description of the respective Trait or Ability for details. If you see this icon during events, it means that the hero gets a special event buff.
If this hero is in a team with a certain other hero, then a trait will be unlocked or enables additional effects of a trait. (Sometimes more than one other hero is needed in the team.)
Target has a chance to lose next turn and take damage. Paralyzed targets cannot Dodge, follow-up, or Revenge attack. This debuff can be resisted by a high Light Resistance.
Do a follow-up basic attack after any attack from a Light or Honorbound ally.
Valkyrie Valor (Trait) by Shieldmaiden Astrid
If there is a Legendary Fire Warrior ally on the team, Astrid becomes Fast and other Warrior and Honorbound allies start dungeons with an Aegis Shield.
Cleanses 3 Debuffs on all Demon and Fire allies at the start of this Hero's turn. (This trait replaces the trait 'Scourge Hide III' when the Epic is unlocked.)
This hero gains 10% damage reduction for each other fire hero on the team. Attacks have a [25/50/100]% chance to burn on hit. The percentage depends on the rank (I-III) of this trait. Each Ascension increases the boost.
Increase Health by [15%/20%/25%] for all Warrior allies and this character's Attack increases 10% for each other Warrior ally on the team. (Health boost increases with each Ascension.)
Melee Physical attack on target and 1 random enemy, plus additional attacks on random enemies equal to the number of Beast and/or Warrior allies on the team.
Starts with +1 Energy for each other Warrior or Spirit ally on the team.
Valkyrie Valor (Trait) by Shieldmaiden Astrid
If there is a Legendary Fire Warrior ally on the team, Astrid becomes Fast and other Warrior and Honorbound allies start dungeons with an Aegis Shield.
All allies heal [25/35/50]% of their maximum health when inflicted with Frozen. Enemy and ally skills inflicting Frozen on allies will trigger this effect. The gained health depends on rank (I-III) of this trait.
Melee physical attack on target enemy, OR heals target friendly construct, OR target ally gains a class-specific buff (Tanks get DEF+, Healers get CRIT+ and SKL+, Casters get +1 ENERGY, all others get ATK+.)
Self and allies are immune to Exhaustion (=Energy Loss that is caused by use of abilities). Note: Passive traits like epic Malice "All Hope is Lost" can still drain energy.
Heals allies when Venom is applied on the enemies by Cobressa. The heal amount increases with the rank (I/II) of this trait. Enemies immune to Venom prevent the heal effect.
All allies and self gain an additional [5%/10%/15%] Chaos Damage Reduction (max 50%), depending on the rank of this trait (I/II/III). Skill increases the percent value.
Silences all enemies and Buffs allies' Damage. This Hero gains stacks of Storm Power equal to the number of Light or Honorbound Heroes on the team. Starts Powered. (The Empowered Buff to applied to all allies and the caster to double (2x) their damage.)
Counters:
Shieldmaiden Astrid can be countered by making use of the following traits and special attacks:
Armor piercing Ranged Physical attack for [92.5% ATK] base damage that Blinds the target (lowering their attack and defense, 73%@lvl 80) and reduces the target's energy by 1. Starts Powered.
Self and allied Constructs gain 1 Energy, then does a Ranged Lightning attack on all enemies with a chance to Fear. Deals boosted damage to Armored targets.
Armor-Piercing Melee Physical attack with a chance to Wound. Rage adds additional hits on random enemies.
Uses in PvE[]
Reyla the Light bringer together with Shieldmaiden Astrid Yasmin Bloom & Ella Ametryst or Willow Swift and Daeris Shadow Queen are perfect for all Campaigns and Events where all enemies cannot stand the overwhelming amount of arrow spear spell blade and combined seed toxin arrow assault they will all fall down even in all events involving them.
Notes and Tips[]
Shieldmaiden Astrid arrived on 22th June 2016 in the Portal for a few days during the "Valkyrie Escort" event She is the 62nd Hero available in the game.