How do you deal with armored shield rats?

[Ciaran Zagami]

Seriously, every trick that works with normal shield rats (power attacks/ranged attacks) just bounces right off them

I'm geniunely not sure how your expected to kill them since it seems like no attack can do any damage to them

[Kaslana]

Push twice to open them up, follow up with a powerful strike/shot to the head.

[Just Terrible Gameplay]

As in Stormvermin with shields? Push them until they open up or push whilst circling them and you can hit them from behind.

[Ciaran Zagami]

I gave up trying to push them cause the first shove never seemed to do anything

Glad to know I was supposed to do the thing that didn't work multiple times in a row to make it work.

[Sir Duckyweather]

Originally posted by Ciaran Zagami:

I gave up trying to push them cause the first shove never seemed to do anything

Glad to know I was supposed to do the thing that didn't work multiple times in a row to make it work.

To be fair, that's a pretty logical conclusion to draw if you don't already know what works.

"Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results."

[CopperBack]

You can also swing wildly at them until their guard breaks... specific weapons / strikes also ignore shields.

-Flail (Charge, 3rd 4th light attack)
-Dual Swords (push attack)
-Rifle
-Bolt Staff (fully charged)
-WS & Pyro abilities
....ect

someone just link the reddit post everything hidden you need to know...you know.

[Woudo]

Originally posted by Ciaran Zagami:

I gave up trying to push them cause the first shove never seemed to do anything

Glad to know I was supposed to do the thing that didn't work multiple times in a row to make it work.

An enemy hits you once. Your stamina regenerates.
An enemy hits you repeatedly. Your stamina gets broken and you open up.

Logical progression.

[PH]

Yeah they're annoying. If you're using a faster-ish weapon (e.g., A&F or Billhook on salty, 1h axe on dwarf) you can just spam light attacks until their guard breaks too. I'm pretty sure Billhook's special attack can also stagger them.

[Warhämmer |D.w.D|]

too ez with dual daggers
timing your push if he tray to attack you (you can also use the off balance trait)

[Dr. Sneedlewoods]

Or manage it to get behind their back with dodges while they are blocking, so you can attack them without their shield up.

[Deja Vu]

Originally posted by Sir Duckyweather:

"Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results."

There goes 95% of Windows troubleshooting.

[Yuuki]

As a Shade, my dd can hit them with light attack once and dodge behind them for a backstab.
Else, it’s 3 charged attacks to kill one.

[Danyaell]

Originally posted by Kaslana:

Push twice to open them up, follow up with a powerful strike/shot to the head.

This.

Push
Push
BAM!

[Horrid]

Certain weapons will knock the shield away also, Krubers bow pushes the shield in 1 hit and leaves em wide open.