[Magic] Differences between Enchantments

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Originally Posted by roguebfl

It's not the same +1. Defending Shield is adding to the Block (effectively +2 to the Shield skill) when using that enchanted shield. And because they're not the same you cand have +3 to blocking by having Defieding Shiled +1 and Defect +2 for 1000 energy [cheaper than Deflect + 3 for 2000 or Defending shield + 3 for 2000]

Okay, so it's almost always better to stick Deflect on something first, and then use Defending Weapon or Defending Shield to get the bonus up even higher when the cost of Deflect gets higher. It just struck me as odd, since the bonus from Deflect is more general (All defenses, not just block or parry) but is cheaper at +1 and +2, and the same at +3.