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11 Flawless Defence is a talent in the Toughguy branch of the Windrose Talent System. It reduces the Posture (Stamina-for-blocking) cost of holding a block, extending the duration of sustained defensive play before Posture breaks and the character is staggered open to a hit.
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33 Summary
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55 PropertyValueBranchToughguyTier1Max rank3Points per rank1
66 Effect by Rank
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88 RankPosture cost on BlocksRank 1-15%Rank 2-25%Rank 3-35%
99 Posture Economy
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1111 RankPosture per Heavy Swing (from 30 base)Swings Survived (100 pool)Rank 0303Rank 3205
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1414 Strong on tank-focused builds and Fencer builds that Perfect Block frequently. Frees Posture budget for long block chains against heavy-hitting bosses. Situational on pure mobility builds that dodge instead of block.
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1616 Pairs Well With
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1818 Conquistador SetPikeman Set
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2020 See Also
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2222 Toughguy branch overviewTalent System the four-branch progression frameworkStats and Talents stat allocation and respec
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2424 Build Role
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2626 Flawless Defence extends block chains. By reducing the Posture cost of holding a block, the character can tank more swings in a row before breaking posture, which buys time for a counterattack window or for an ally to peel the boss off. It pairs naturally with high Vitality so that the hits which do leak through chip a large health pool rather than a fragile one.
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2828 Math Example
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3030 A Conquistador Set tank holding block against an Israel Hands swing at rank 0 consumes approximately 30 Posture per swing from a 100-Posture pool (so 3 swings breaks posture). At rank 3 Flawless Defence (-35% posture cost), each swing consumes only 20 Posture, so the same pool survives 5 swings instead of 3.
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3232 Notes
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3434 Applies only to held blocks. Perfect Blocks have their own Posture rules.Pairs with the Conquistador Set and Pikeman Set for tank archetypes that commit to extended blocks rather than rolling away.