Shieldbanger

	Statistics
	Value	Stat
	–
	14
	–
	10
	–
	4
	–
	1
	–
	2
	Total
31
	1
	2
	3
Movement Range
3
Passive Ability
Shieldbanger

The Shieldbanger is the shield-carrying Varl starting melee unit. He can be recruited from the Mead House. Since he is a starting unit, his stats are already at their max when he is recruited.

Passive Ability: Return the Favor

A character who attacks a Shieldbanger loses 1 point of armor for each strike he makes.

Return the Favor triggers every time the Shieldbanger takes strength or armor damage from an adjacent enemy, which can make it devastating to hit him with attacks that strike multiple times. Ranged attacks do not Return the Favor.

Promotions

After achieving 5 total kills, the Shieldbanger is eligible for promotion to one of the following classes:

Provoker		Shieldmaster		Strongarm

Lore

When the Dredge first arose and swarmed across the land like a black-armored plague, it soon became known that the sound of beating wooden shields in the distance either meant salvation, or an early death, depending on which side of the line you stood.

Notes

During The Banner Saga: Part 1, a lone generic Shieldbanger is part of the player's retinue in Chapter 1. He does not go on to play any role after the first couple of battles.