Shield Of Stamina - Blocking Redux
⚪ Last updated 2022⚠️ Install Order · 6 steps
Install in this order, then this mod last — most mods fail to load without their framework and dependencies in place.
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 1.2% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #15 of 36 Combat mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
-<|The Issue|>-
In vanilla Skyrim...
even after maxing out your blocking skill and acquiring all perks, blocking with a shield still damages your health.
This is immersion breaking.
blocking as a low level character hurts a great chunk of your health.
This makes blocking in early game pointless.
shielded enemies(especially guards) always have their shields raised whenever you try to land a hit.
This makes battle against them annoying.
Shield Of Stamina(SOS) fixes those tragedies through the following Core Features
Stamina blocking: blocking now costs stamina only. As long as you block a hit and have enough stamina to take all the damage, you receive no health damage.
Guard break(optional): when stamina is less than enough to block an incoming hit, you(or NPCs) take the portion of damage that's not covered by stamina, and optionally stagger. Just like Dark Souls.
No Regen on Blocking(optional): when blocking, stamina does not regenerate. This is to balance NPCs that always have their shield raised.
Configuration: Stamina consumption can be tweaked in .ini with separate multipliers for weapon/shield stamina costs & player/NPC stamina costs.
Stamina cost does not follow your difficulty settings. That means if you're playing at higher difficulties that x3 your received damage and x0. 5 your damage output, you may want to x3 the stamina damage mult for player and x0. 5 for NPC for better consistency. I'm not synchronizing them because I want to give players more freedom.
Script-free: Everything is handled through a few lines of simple SKSE codes. There will be no script lag and you can safely install and uninstall it on an existing save as you wish.
Unlike in Reliable Blocking, blocking efficiency is affected by your perks and magic effects, and your skill level increases as you block.
This makes this mod compatible with all perk and magic overhauls: Ordinator, Vokrii, Adamant, Perma, SPERG, Requiem, Sexlab, Osex, etc... are all compatible.
Unlike Vigor that utilizes a clever workaround to achieve stamina blocking(recovering the health damage instantly on blocked hit and transferring the damage to stamina), SOS does its calculation at the very moment when health damage is applied onto the blocker. This means you won't get killed when blocking with enough stamina at super low health.
Shield Of Stamina - Blocking Redux is an SKSE plugin that overhauls Skyrim's blocking mechanic, making stamina the sole cost for blocking instead of the vanilla system. It's a lightweight, performance-friendly mod for players who want more strategic combat without extra complexity.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Huge community trust with 4,290 endorsements and 343k downloads
- Simple, focused fix that solves a common annoyance
- No extra bloat—just the blocking change you want
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in 2022—might have issues with the latest Skyrim version
- Requires SKSE, so you need to set that up first
- Only changes blocking; if you want more combat overhauls, look elsewhere
For Skyrim players who find vanilla blocking clunky and want a more stamina-driven combat feel. Perfect for those who already use SKSE and want a lightweight tweak without overhauling the whole combat system. Skip if you're on console or prefer all-in-one combat mods.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure you have the latest SKSE64 installed and launch the game through the SKSE loader.
- If you're using a mod manager, let it handle the plugin file—just drop it in your Data folder or use the manager's install feature.
- Check your load order to ensure this mod loads after any other combat overhauls to avoid conflicts.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- dTry
- Version
- 1.1b
- Downloads
- 343,490
- Endorsements
- 4,290
- Category
- Combat
- Created
- 1/17/2022
- Updated
- 2/20/2022
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