Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-26259025-20150419120747/@comment-25555436-20150523025819

Yes...but it would indeed affect her heavily, for she relies too much on it compared to her skills.

If she lost her Semblance, she:

-Would not be able to make her shield bounce around and return safely to her arm.

-Her accuracy would decrease for both Sword, Javelin and Rifle forms.

-Her evasion and blocking capabilities would decrease.

Without her Semblance she's nothing but a girl with a big shield and a sword. If she tried to throw her shield (which she would do, out of simply muscle memory), she loses all her defense. Her shots won't be as precise either, and neither will her blows. And she will finally know what it feels to be hit in the face with nothing to save you.

Sure, she has some combat skill of her own. But skill is only half the battle, and everyone else (with some exceptions) has both combat skill, and something else to back it up.