Weapon Proficiency/Protect

Protect is a proficiency skill for shield in. If the player has a shield equipped and succesfully uses Switch against an enemy, this skill buffs the player, increasing his Defense for 8 seconds. Percentage by which Defense is increased depends on the level of the proficiency skill when the player has a shield equipped.

The table below shows the level of the proficiency skill, how much Defense is increased, prerequisites to level it up, and the materials required to level up the proficiency skill.