Riot Shield

RIOT SHIELD
RIOT SHIELD
Weapon Quote	“Carried shield; can be held close to the body for protection, raised to block incoming projectiles, or used as a close-range melee weapon”
Profile
Build	M Medium
Icon
Type	Melee
Unlock	500
Damage
Primary attack	Precise - 90 ; Glancing blow - 63
Alt-attack	Blocking ; Shield Bash - 50
Lunge Distance	5m
Precision zone	10°
Environmental	Primary Attack - 50 ; Shield Bash - 100

The Riot Shield is a Medium class melee weapon with the unique ability to block and negate incoming opponent fire, designed to defend and push and to engage close opponents using its baton.

Usage

The Riot Shield can be selected as the weapon of any Medium build loadout.

The attack trigger can be used to slash opponents in front of the user to damage them. The trigger must be released before attacking again.

The secondary trigger can be held down to enter a defensive stance, which can be held for any duration but stops the user from sprinting or crouching. During this stance, any incoming bullets or other small projectiles and explosion damage will have their damage to the user nullified if the user is facing in their general direction. Pressing attack while the shield is raised will perform a shield bash attack, rushing forward and knocking back opponents.

Controls	PC	PS	XBox	Key
Equip Riot Shield	1	△	Y	Weapon
Baton attack (Tap)		R2	RT	Primary fire
Defensive stance (Hold)		L2	LT	Secondary fire

Stats

The primary fire follows a pattern of alternating horizontal swings, starting with right to left.
- Timings for each individual attack are approximately: 0.44s → 0.77s → 0.85s → 0.77s → 0.85s
The alternate fire raises the shield to block incoming damage from the front. While raised, the primary fire instead performs a shield bash which pushes away enemies and damages them. The bash can be performed repeatedly as long as it hits an enemy and refreshes your stamina.
- If the shield is already raised, the timings for each individual attack are approximately: 0.45s → 0.9s → 0.9s

Damage Profile

Precision	Light (175 HP)		Medium (250 HP)		Heavy (325 HP)
Precision	Hits to kill	Time to kill (s)	Hits to kill	Time to kill (s)	Hits to kill	Time to kill (s)
Alt-Fire	4	3.15	5	4.05	7	5.85
Precise	2	1.21	3	2.06	4	2.83
Glancing	3	2.06	4	2.83	6	4.45

Values are approximate and determined by community testing (12.0.0).

Properties

Weapon

Melee — Strikes targets close to the contestant. Can attack forever without reloading.

Single Fire — Attacks once when the trigger is used. The trigger must be released before attacking again, though the next attack can be buffered.

Alternate Attack — Has an alternate attack that can be held to maintain a defensive stance.

Blocking — Absorbs damage from enemy bullets, deflects projectiles and blocks explosions.

Minor Structure Damage — Damages structures. Takes a very long time to break a concrete wall.

No Attack Sequence — Attacks from right to left and left to right, but these have no difference in timing or hit registration.

No Critical Hit — Does not critically hit for increased damage, even if the target was struck on the head.

Guide

Strengths

The Riot Shield can force a push into an opposing team in a situation where the user would normally get taken down immediately. The user can also guard their teammates using the Riot Shield, which can be useful during a steal, especially if the user does not have healing beam.
The Riot Shield excels in pushing into the comfort zones of ranged weapons on the same ground, either forcing them out of their position or to distract opponents from your teammates
The Riot Shield excels at stalling because of its innate ability to block damage, allowing the player to survive for longer, and its ability to push enemies more consistently and a longer distance with its bash, forcing an interruption.

Weaknesses

The Riot Shield is usually weaker in teams without good communication, as it is best used in conjunction with an engage from teammates.
The Riot Shield' defensive stance is easily countered if the user is attacked by multiple opponents that are not attacking from the same direction.
- If a Riot Shield user is blocking and walking up to an opponent in one direction, another opponent can assist by going around the Riot Shield user and attacking them from behind.
The Riot Shield does not block the effects of the Gas Grenade or Pyro Grenade and are used as a counter by throwing them at the Riot Shield user's feet.
Unlike Dual Blades, the Riot Shield does not block melee attacks reliably. While a sound cue can be heard of the weapon hitting the shield, the hurt boxes of the melee weapon will clip through the shield, dealing damage to the user regardless.

Tactics

The Riot Shield's blocking mechanic is active even while the shield is not raised. In this state, ranged attacks coming from the left of the user will still be blocked if they hit the shield.
Similarly to the Dual Blades, a Riot Shield user can walk up to their target while blocking, then attack when they are close enough and the opponent is reloading or trying to escape, or when the baton would outdamage them.
The Riot Shield is able to fully absorb the damage from explosions when positioned correctly.
The Riot Shield is able to negate the effects of the Flashbang when positioned correctly, allowing the user to throw them at their feet and confront opponents without getting blinded.
Similarly to Shockwave, the Riot Shield's Shield Bash can be used to knockback opponents and push them out of the interaction range of objectives, interrupting any channeling actions like stealing from a Cashout Station. The knockback itself does not interrupt any channeling actions.

Block

Unlike the Dual Blades, which block damage based on the direction of the incoming attack, the Riot Shield uses a solid surface positioned at the Riot Shield's model that blocks ranged attacks specifically. It can also block explosion damage, if positioned as a surface between the user and the explosion source.

Flamethrower projectiles are blocked, but they will still set the user on fire to deal damage over time.

Bash

Item Mastery

Item mastery XP for the Riot Shield can be earned by actively using it.

Source	XP Reward
XP Breakdown
Damage dealt by the Riot Shield	0.2 × Damage Dealt
Critical damage dealt by the Riot Shield	0.2 × Critical Damage Dealt
Opponent eliminated by the Riot Shield	50
Assist on an opponent damaged by the Riot Shield	20

Each time a certain XP threshold is reached, the item levels up. This does not improve the item, but rewards a unique item customization.

Default

Level 1

STANDARD ISSUE

9,000 XP

Level 2

DYE JOB

9,000 XP

Level 3

DYE JOB

36,000 XP

Level 4

DYE JOB

54,000 XP

Level 5

DYE JOB

162,000 XP

Level 6

TRIANGLE TWINKLE

144,000 XP

Level 7

STRIPED GRAZER

136,000 XP

Level 8

PAINTED PREDATOR

200,000 XP

Level 9

PREDASHEEN

150,000 XP

Level 10

ALTITUDE SICKNESS

200,000 XP

Level 11

CLOUDPIERCER

200,000 XP

Level 12

PEACH HORIZON

200,000 XP

Level 13

TWILIGHT RIPTIDE

200,000 XP

Level 14

MOLTEN CURRENT

200,000 XP

Level 15

WORLDSEED

200,000 XP

Level 16

RED MATTER

Cosmetics

Skins

150

150

Default

125

Animations

Name	Rarity	Source	Description
RICOCHET WAY	EPIC	150	Inspired by VAIIYA. Defend your digital frontier.
HOLD PLEASE	RARE	S10 BATTLE PASS LEVEL 86	A little juggle while you wait. We'll get to you.

Trivia

The Riot Shield is modeled after the real-life riot shield and police baton.

History

Patch	Changes
12.0.0	Primary Attack Updated the attack’s hit sweeps to make the weapon more accurate and reliable Increased the width of the weapon’s hit box from 0.8m to 0.95m to adjust for the updated hit sweeps Increased the height of the weapon’s hit box from 0.3m to 0.4m to adjust for the updated hit sweeps Increased damage for precise hits from 86 to 90 Increased the base damage from 60 to 63 Secondary Attack - Shield Bash Updated the attack’s hit sweeps to make the weapon more accurate and reliable Increased the width of the weapon’s hit box from 0.35m to 0.55m to adjust for the updated hit sweeps Increased the height of the weapon’s hit box from 0.55m to 0.9m to adjust for the updated hit sweeps Updated the Shield Bash’s lunge component to reach slightly further but overshoot less often
11.6.0	Primary Attack Increased base damage from 58 to 60 Increased damage for precise hits from 83 to 86 Increased lunge distance from 4.25m to 5m (this change was originally listed in 11.3 but didn’t work correctly. This has now been fixed.) Secondary Attack - Shield Bash Increased damage from 40 to 50 Increased environmental damage from 50 to 100 Lunge duration increased from 0.5s to 0.6s to extend the lunge’s max distance slightly
11.3.0	Increased Precision zone angle from 9 to 10 degrees, making it slightly easier to land precise strikes Increased lunge distance on primary attacks from 4.25m to 5m Increased primary attack damage from 82 to 83 Updated the Shield Bash attack to always lunge forwards when at full stamina, even when stationary. Previously the attack required some forward input to trigger the lunge
11.0.0	Added Stamina and Precision Added Stamina regeneration time of 3s Primary Attack Replaced old damage value of 90 Set damage for precise hits to 82 Set base damage to 57, this damage value is used for ‘glancing blows’ Decreased sweep range by 0.5m, to make it more accurately match the animation Increased lunge distances from 3m to 4m Decreased lunge target angle from 40° to 20°, meaning players need to be more precise with their aim to get the benefits of the lunge Set Precision zone angle to 9° Secondary Functions Shield Block Updated the Shield’s collision when blocking to now provide full frontal protection to the user Decreased movement speed while blocking by 25% Increased reliability when blocking incoming melee attacks Shield Bash Added a new Shield Bash attack that can be executed by pressing the Primary Fire button while in the Shield Block stance. This triggers a fixed distance lunge attack (no target required, forward input required) that will knockback any opponents it strikes Set damage to 40 Set lunge distance to ~3m Set knockback distance to ~5m This attack does not use Precision
8.0.0	Decreased maximum speed of an attack’s lunge to the target from 10m/s to 7m/s Decreased minimum speed of an attack’s lunge to the target from 7m/s to 5.5m/s Decreased the trigger range of the attack’s lunge from 4m to 2.5m Reworked the first-person view of the Riot Shield. You will now have a better sense of where your shield is blocking when aiming up and down
7.6.0	Updated the Riot Shield’s hit sweeps to make them slightly more reliable and to better match the attack animations Increased the hit sweep range by ~50cm, to bring it more in line with other melee weapons Increased the lifetime of the hit sweep from 0.04s to 0.12s, making the weapon more reliable Increased the outer width of the hit sweeps by ~70%, so that it better matches the weapon’s animation Decreased the inner width of the hit sweep nearest to the camera, to prevent it hitting objects just outside the player’s field of view, making the weapon slightly more reliable Decreased the attack duration from 0.9s to 0.81s, effectively increasing the attack speed of the weapon by 10%
4.0.0	Increased damage from 84 to 90 The Riot Shield will now block the Winch Claw and prevent the player from being grabbed
2.8.0	The shield can now be raised more quickly after performing an attack
1.5.0	Updated attack animations and hit sweeps, to make the weapon feel more responsive