It ' s still a bit better than brewmaster in arena . Brewmaster has the problem that it often just sits in your hand , because you don ' t want to brew anything back . Having the option to play this as a tempo and not as a value card makes it slightly better than a brewmaster in my eyes . <| sep |> This annoys Irish people Applying the Irish label unnecessarilyIrish people should learn the difference between nationality and ethnicity . <| sep |> Shields are fine in DS 2 , they ' re just not the comfort blanket they were in DS 1 . You can make them that way , with the right combination of items from the DLC but , you ' ll be gimping your damage output . But , if the comfort blanket of DS 1 type shields matters more , then its perfectly doable .