Talk:Ballena (Original)/@comment-25421406-20150205213356

Barriena's shield provides blocking equal to 30% of her HP for one hit, after one hit whether or not the enemy dealt enough damage to break the shield (in which case the damage taken is 1) the shield is gone. It doesn't sound like much on paper, but it makes a huge difference against higher level bosses with AoE hits.

The debuff blocking is also good to keep your backline characters from getting blinded and such.