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Block allows players to block damage from melee and ranged attack when using shields, a torch, one-handed weapons, a two-handed weapons.Block allows you to do additional damage, disarm your opponent with perks. The Block skill tree has a total of 9 perks and it requires a total of 13 perk points to complete. The art of blocking an enemy's blows with a shield or weapon. Blocking reduces the damage and staggering from physical attacks.

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Skyrim Block Skill Shields

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Name	Armor Type	Weight	Armor	Effects
Chitin Shield	Light Shields	8	24.5	Can be made with the Elven Smithing perk and Smithing level 30
Dragonscale Shield	Light Shields	6	29	Can be made with the Dragon Armor perk and Smithing level 100
Elven Shield	Light Shields	4	21	Can be made with the Elven Smithing perk and Smithing level 30
Glass Shield	Light Shields	6	27	Can be made with the Glass Smithing perk and Smithing level 70
Hide Shield	Light Shields	4	15	Can be made without any Smithing perks
Imperial Light Shield	Light Shields	4	19	Can be made with the Steel Smithing perk and Smithing level 20
Stalhrim Shield	Light Shields	10	29.5	Can be made with the Ebony Smithing perk and Smithing level 80
Aela's Shield	Heavy Shields	12	24	Can be found on Aela the Huntress after completing the quest Take Up Arms
Banded Iron Shield	Heavy Shields	12	22	Can be made without any Smithing perks
Blades Shield	Heavy Shields	12	26	Can be found in the Sky Haven Temple
Bonemold Shield	Heavy Shields	8	21	Found on Solstheim Can be made with the Steel Smithing perk and Smithing level 20
Daedric Shield	Heavy Shields	15	36	Can be made with the Daedric Smithing perk and Smithing level 90 Can also be made at the Atronach Forge
Dawnguard Shield	Heavy Shields	10	26	Adds 10 damage to shield bash attacks against Vampires
Dented Iron Shield	Heavy Shields	12	15	Dropped by Hulkin Draugr
Dragonplate Shield	Heavy Shields	8	34	Can be made with the Dragon Armor perk and Smithing level 100
Dwarven Shield	Heavy Shields	12	26	Can be made with the Dwarven Smithing perk and Smithing level 30
Ebony Shield	Heavy Shields	14	32	Can be made with the Ebony Smithing perk and Smithing level 80
Falmer Shield	Heavy Shields	15	28	Can be found on Falmer and Falmer corpses
Hrolfdir's Shield	Heavy Shields	12	24	Can be obtain during the quest Recover Hrolfdir's Shield
Imperial Shield	Heavy Shields	12	20	Can be made with the Steel Smithing perk and Smithing level 20
Improved Bonemold Shield	Heavy Shields	11	26	Can be made after completing the quest Paid in Full
Iron Shield	Heavy Shields	12	20	Can be made without any Smithing perks
Nordic Shield	Heavy Shields	10	26.5	Can be made with the Advanced Armors perk and Smithing level 50
Orcish Shield	Heavy Shields	14	30	Can be made with the Orcish Smithing perk and Smithing level 50
Roggi's Ancestral Shield	Heavy Shields	12	25	Can be obtained during the quest Find Roggi Knot-Beard's Ancestral Shield
Steel Shield	Heavy Shields	12	20	Can be made with the Steel Smithing perk and Smithing level 20
Falkreath Guard's Shield	Heavy Shields	3	17	Can be found on Falkreath Hold Guards
Hjaalmarch Guard's Shield	Heavy Shields	3	17	Can be found on Hjaalmarch Hold Guards
Markarth Guard's Shield	Heavy Shields	3	17	Can be found on Markarth Hold Guards
Pale Guard's Shield	Heavy Shields	3	17	Can be found on Pale Hold Guards
Riften Guard's Shield	Heavy Shields	3	17	Can be found on Riften Hold Guards
Solitude Guard's Shield	Heavy Shields	3	17	Can be found on Solitude Hold Guards
Whiterun Guard's Shield	Heavy Shields	3	17	Can be found on Whiterun Hold Guards
Windhelm Guard's Shield	Heavy Shields	3	17	Can be found on Windhelm Hold Guards
Winterhold Guard's Shield	Heavy Shields	3	17	Can be found on Winterhold Hold Guards
Aetherial Shield	Unique Shields	12	26	Can be crafted in the Aetherium Forge during the quest Lost to the Ages
Auriel's Shield	Unique Shields	14	32	Stores the energy of blocked attacks. Performing a power bash will release the stored energy.
Dawnguard Rune Shield	Unique Shields	6	27	+10 Bash damage against vampires, and sustained blocking creates a minor sun shield doing 10 points of damage while draining the wielder's stamina.
Shield of Solitude	Unique Shields	12	26-32	Increases Magic Resistance by 10-30% Blocks 15-35% more damage
Shield of Ysgramor	Unique Shields	12	30	Increases Magic Resistance by 20% Increases Health by 20 Points.
Spellbreaker	Unique Shields	12	38	While blocking, creates a ward that protects against spells for up to 50 points
Targe of the Blooded	Unique Shields	8	20	When bashing, does 3 points of bleeding damage for 5 seconds

Skyrim Block Skill Perks

Perk Points in Skyrim

Players gain 1 perk point every time they level up their character. A player will need 251 perk points to get every perk to the maximum level which is achieved at level 252.

Before spending perk points to get the bonuses from the perk, the player must first unlock the perk. Perks can be unlocked on their respective skill trees by having enough levels in the skill as well as the prerequisite perks leading to the perk. All skills have their base perks unlocked with perks further into the tree being unlocked as points are invested and levels gained.

Perks can have multiple levels to them giving increasing bonuses with more perk points invested in them. Different skill trees will need different number of perk points to fully unlock all the perks in each tree. Players may want to check and consider the number of perk points they need for their builds and at what level they will need to be to unlock everything they want to have.

Reclaiming Perk Points in Skyrim

There are 2 ways that players can reclaim the spent perk points in Skyrim that are quite difficult to get to so players do still want to be careful with their perk points. At level 100 players can set the skill to be Legendary. This will refund all perks invested into that tree as well as set the skill back to level 15. This will also allows players to increase the skill experience once again and gain new levels and more perk points.

Alternatively players who have completed the Dragonborn main questline will be able to reclaim points repeatedly by using the Black Book: Waking Dreams. This will require them to have a dragon's soul from hunting a dragon.