Shield V. Runestaff

[AbnInfamy]

I decided to fix stat and try a pure. What I've found is that now, even in defensive stance things 10 levels below me can hit me in defensive stance if I'm not spelled to the teeth.

Is it worthwhile to train shield use even if you have no weapon skills. I mean none at all, and just walk around with an open hand?

I'm at about 11x per train on the runestaff calcs.

I know one factor is I went from a 30x venium bound rolaren tower shield to an unenchanted runestaff. If I got a 20x runestaff would that nearly make up for it, and would my DS in offensive stance be comparable between shield and runestaff?

Skill Name | Current Current
| Bonus Ranks
Armor Use..........................| 40 8
Physical Fitness................. .| 142 42
Arcane Symbols...................| 93 21
Magic Item Use....................| 93 21
Spell Aiming.......................| 142 42
Harness Power.....................| 142 42
Mental Mana Control.............| 93 21
Spirit Mana Control...............| 93 21
Spiritual Lore - Summoning.....| 93 21
Perception.........................| 93 21
First Aid.............................| 148 48

Spell Lists
Major Spirit.......................| 19

Spell Lists
Minor Spirit.......................| 7

Spell Lists
Empath.............................| 20

I don't have a fixskill left, and don't ask about having 20 ranks of summoning and no 118.

[Axhinde]

I would have recommended you stop at 215 for heroism then worked your Minor Spiritual Circle for the DS from 102. Your 4x runestaff would help a lot, but you should not be getting hit in defensive stance by things 10 levels lower than you regardless. Make sure your runestaff is the the right hand too.