+6% Chance to Block Attack Damage while holding a Shield
60% increased Block Recovery
Recover 30 Life when you Block [1] Testudo is a notable passive skill that grants additional chance to block attack damage with a shield equipped. It grants additional life gained on block and increased block recovery.
Anointment
Blight anointment to unlock the passive:
| Oil #1 | Oil #2 | Oil #3 | Outcome |
|---|
 Clear Oil |  Sepia Oil |  Black Oil | Testudo
| +6% Chance to Block Attack Damage while holding a Shield
60% increased Block Recovery
Recover 30 Life when you Block |
Version history
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Changes
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| 3.16.0 |
- [Undocumented This change was not documented by any official sources. It was discovered through player testing or datamining.]
- Now grants +6% Chance to Block Attack Damage while holding a Shield (up from 5%).
- Now grants Recover 30 Life when you Block (up from 20).
- No longer grants 60% increased Defences from Equipped Shield.
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| 3.11.0 |
- [Undocumented This change was not documented by any official sources. It was discovered through player testing or datamining.]
- Now grants 60% increased Defences from Equipped Shield (up from 40%).
- No longer grants +20 Mana gained when you Block.
- Instead grants Recover 20 Life when you Block.
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| 3.9.0 |
- The Ambidexterity/Blade Barrier cluster has moved east several passives.
- The Retaliation/Testudo wheel is now where Ambidexterity/Blade Barrier used to be.
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| 3.7.0 |
- [Undocumented This change was not documented by any official sources. It was discovered through player testing or datamining.]
- Now grants 40% increased Defences from Equipped Shield.
- Now grants +20 Mana gained when you Block (up from 8).
- No longer grants 4% additional Chance to Block with Shields.
- Instead, it now grants +5% Chance to Block Attack Damage while holding a Shield.
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| 2.0.0 |
- Now grants 4% additional Chance to Block with Shields (up from 3%).
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| 1.3.0 |
- Chance to block reduced from 6% to 3%. Testudo no longer grants shield defences. It now grants block recovery and mana on block.
- The Templar, Marauder, and Duelist starting areas have been reworked significantly.
- Large elemental, staff, mace, axe, sword, two-handed weapon, weapon and shield, and dual wielding wheels of passive skills have been placed on the exterior of the tree, out from the Templar, Marauder and Duelist. Special bonuses have been added to some notable passives in those areas.
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| 0.11.0 |
- Notable passives with non-unique names have been renamed to their own names.
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| 0.10.2 |
- Increased the block on the Shield Mastery passive for the Duelist.
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