Quote Originally Posted by Alerith View Post
People truly underestimate the Stun on Shield Bash. Sure, it's not 100%, but against things the Darkhold Ogre or Coincounter, you'd be VERY surprised at how often you can stun. And there is nothing more satisfying than stunning Eye of the Beholder or 100 Tonz Swing.
Definately, I use it regularly on anything that can be stunned. Actually, it's vital for a mess free hamlet when your kiting around the Beastman leader like in Aleport or occasionally Golden Bazaar and Hyristmill, but it lets you throw out the occasional combo to help whittle down it's hp and speed it up a bit in the end process.

The process is a little different for each one of course due to different Beastmen behaviors, and you stand to take a little bit of damage with this strat
Hyristmill / Golden Bazaar - Outmaneuver (if up) > Divine Veil > Phalanx > Aegis Boon (to cap HP for Spirits) > Spirits Within > Shield Bash

Aleport is a little different because you can't indefinitely kite the NM w/o taking damage, in fact you will have to run through him twice to kite him. Thankfully he rarely follows up with a second auto attack and you can minimize damage by doing the following
Ale Port - In Cave: Outmaneuver > Divine Veil > Run through him.
At Cave Entrance: Aegis Boon > Phalanx > Spirits > Shield Bash > Run through him.

At any time your hurting a little on hp just fall back on safe mode and Aegis Boon > Shield Bash and forget Spirits Within till your hp is back up in the safe zone.