#REDIRECT <noinclude>'''Shield of Iron''' is a [[passive skill]] available exclusively to the [[Barbarian]]. It improves the Barbarian's blocking when he has a shield equipped.   ==Lore==Not known yet.  ==Design==Increases the chance to block attacks with a shield by 10%.   ===Classes===The [[Barbarian]] acquires this skill at [[clvl|level]] 31.  ==Synergies==No [[synergies]] with any [[active skills]] or other [[passive skills]] are known.  ==Development=={{Passive history notes}}Like many passive skills, Shield of Iron was moved directly from a [[trait]] of the same name when traits were changed back to passive skills in early 2011. Neither the name nor the function changed, though the stats may have been tweaked slightly.  * [[Shield of Iron (trait)]]- As a trait. See the [[traits]] page for more details on previous versions of this and many other passive skills.   ==References==* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/forums/showthread.php?p=7716753#post7716753 JudgeHype.com BlizzCon 2010 Coverage - The Barbarian (Translated by Zediono)]* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/forums/showthread.php?p=7962606#post7962606 JudgeHype.com July 2011 Press Event Coverage (Translated by Zediono)]  {{Skill navbox Diablo III|Barbarian}}[[category:barbarian skills]][[category:passive skills]][[category:skills]]</noinclude> <!-- When this page is transcluded, only the following section appears --><includeonly>|[[File:ShieldIron.jpg|40px]] || [[Shield of Iron]] || Increases the chance to [[block]] attacks with a [[shield]] by <span style="color:lightgreen;">10%</span>. || 31 || Barbarian|-</includeonly>