Im thinking doing a shield class character once cbt2 starts but i dunno if this build is good for dps…
If you guys have some builds for dps/block/cc/etc on Peltasta or Rodelero i would gladly appreciate it 
no problem in dps at all. your tankiness highly depends on your stat point allocation btw
You’ll see once you get into the beta
As for your skill build, I personally think you should get at least 1 point on shield charge just so you can knockdown opponents for good skill followup.
Also, since you are heavily saturated in skills, you’ll be running down your SP quite fast so instead of fully saturating your pain barrier, you might wanna put some points into concentrate as well so you can add to the damage of your normal attacks.
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If you’re looking for a shield character that have good dps, then peltasta -> hoplite is the way to go.
With Swordsman -> Peltasta -> Hoplite -> Hoplite -> Hoplite -> Peltasta/Rodelero, you can get:
CC:
Swordsman’s level 3 knockback-attributed Bash for knockback
Peltasta’s Umbo Blow which can stun
Peltasta’s Swashbuckling for AoE Aggro
Hoplite Spear Throw which can bound enemies,
and if you take Rodelero in R6, then Montano for another Stun, Shield Shoving for Spin, and Shield Charge for Knockback.
Block:
Peltasta/Rodelero’s active blocking attribute
Peltasta’s Guardian
Hoplite’s Finestra
and if you take Peltasta in R6, then you get High Guard for more blocking
DPS:
Hoplite’s Stabbing
Hoplite’s Spear Thrust
Hoplite’s Piercing
Also, if you take Peltasta again in R6, you can get the 250% bonus damage from level 6 Umbo Blow and Rim Blow when using High Guard.
Others:
Hoplite’s Spear Jump (what was it again? I forgot the exact name of this skill) for Gap-Closing
Swordsman’s Pain Barrier for Soft CC Nullifier (Immune to knockback)
These are only skills, I’m not taking stat build, and equipments into consideration. Please consider those things yourself in iCBT2.
If you primarily use Rim/Umbo Blow since you max them till lv15, you should lvl high guard atleast 1 then get the attributes. Shield lob for me is not worth spending 10 skill points, the same with shield shoving it only increase the dmg a little while you can spend those points in montano and atleast lv1 shield charge (this skill can be your escape mechanism or initiation)
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Oh I didn’t see the passive on the skills… Thanks guys I really appreciate the replies. I’ll try to tweak the build later and post it again and see how it goes
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This is pretty close to what I wanted to go. Horray for Shield bros! In swordie swap bash for thrust. It gives you a peirce attack. Shield is primarly strike so I’d suggest swaping something for Butterfly from Pelsta C3 since it’s offers slash. Or montano as was mentioned.
There’s alot of actives and most of them have some sort of CC/status effect on them. Finding out what’s worth taking is tough.