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Category:Shields
List of all shields in the game. See also Orbs.
The following table lists the basic shields in the game. Note that random-gen Bound to Account shields from chain end rewards (or quest end rewards in The Sharn Syndicate quests) use an older algorithm and do not match these stats.
| Table: Basic Shields | |||||||||
| Name | Cost | Absolute Minimum Level |
Damage*1 | Shield bonus to AC |
Added blocking Damage reduction |
Max Dexterity bonus to AC |
Armor check penalty*2 |
Arcane spell failure chance |
Weight |
| Buckler | 15 gp | 1 | [1d4] | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0% | 5 lb. |
| Buckler, Darkwood | 15 gp | 4 | [1d4] | 1 | 2 | — | 0 | 0% | 5 lb. |
| Buckler, Densewood | 15 gp | 10 | [1d6] | 2 | 3 | — | 0 | 0% | 5 lb. |
| Buckler, Spiritcraft | 15 gp | 16 | [1d6] | 3 | 4 | — | 0 | 0% | 5 lb. |
| Buckler, Celestial | 15 gp | 22 | [1d8] | 3 | 5 | — | 0 | 0% | 5 lb. |
| Light Shield | 3 gp | 1 | [1d4] | 2 | 2 | — | -1 | 10% | 5 lb. |
| Light Darkwood Shield | 3 gp | 4 | [1d4] | 3 | 3 | — | -1 | 10% | 5 lb. |
| Light Densewood Shield | 3 gp | 10 | [1d6] | 4 | 4 | — | -1 | 10% | 5 lb. |
| Light Spiritcraft Shield | 3 gp | 16 | [1d6] | 5 | 5 | — | -1 | 10% | 5 lb. |
| Light Celestial Shield | 3 gp | 22 | [1d8] | 5 | 6 | — | -1 | 10% | 5 lb. |
| Heavy Shield | 7 gp | 1 | [1d6] | 3 | 3 | — | -2 | 15% | 10 lb. |
| Heavy Darkwood Shield | 7 gp | 4 | [1d6] | 4 | 4 | — | -2 | 15% | 10 lb. |
| Heavy Densewood Shield | 7 gp | 10 | [1d8] | 5 | 5 | — | -2 | 15% | 10 lb. |
| Heavy Spiritcraft Shield | 7 gp | 16 | [1d8] | 7 | 6 | — | -2 | 15% | 10 lb. |
| Heavy Celestial Shield | 7 gp | 22 | [1d10] | 9 | 7 | — | -2 | 15% | 10 lb. |
| Tower Shield*3 | 30 gp | 1 | [1d8] | 4 | 4 | 2 | -10 | 50% | 45 lb. |
| Battle Shield*3 | 30 gp | 4 | [1d8] | 6 | 5 | 2 | -10 | 50% | 50 lb. |
| Magecraft Shield*3 | 30 gp | 10 | [1d10] | 8 | 6 | 2 | -10 | 50% | 50 lb. |
| Mountain Shield*3 | 30 gp | 16 | [1d10] | 10 | 7 | 2 | -10 | 50% | 50 lb. |
| Planeforged Tower Shield*3 | 30 gp | 22 | [2d6] | 12 | 8 | 2 | -10 | 50% | 50 lb. |
Enhancing Shields[edit]
See Shield bashing for more information on attacking with shields.
- Improved Shield Bash gives +20% Shield bashing chance.
- Shield Deflection gives 20-40% (based off shield type) to completely ignore Acid, Cold, Electric, and Fire damage while blocking.
- Shield Mastery combat feats for a total of: 10% Doublestrike, 9 Melee Power and +10/15/20 PRR (depending on shield type).
- Perfect Shield Mastery feat for: +1(W), +20% AC and +5 PRR.
- Falconry Killer Instict I & II allow Wisdom to hit and damage with shields.
- Bonuses from Vanguard for Fighter or Paladin:
- +10 hit & dmg to shield bashing (c1/t1/t2/t3/t4/t5)
- +40% to Secondary Shield Bash (c2/c3/c4/t5)
- +3(W) (c4/c5/c6)
- +2 Critical Threat Range (t3/c4)
- +1 Critical Multiplier (c4)
- Bonuses from Stalwart Defender for Fighter:
- Bonuses from Sacred Defender for Paladin:
- +65% Shield AC (t2/t4)
- Lethality in Assassin gives a +1 Insight to Critical Multiplier
- Bonuses from Divine Crusader:
- +15% Shield bashing chance (t1)
- Alignment DR while in Mantle (t2)
- Magic Missile Immunity (t2)
- Counts as a favored weapon and doublestrikes as an off-hand weapon would (t5)
- +1(W) (t3)
- Bonuses from Unyielding Sentinel:
- Immunity to most forms of knockdown (c3)
- +50% Shield AC (t2)
- +15 PRR & 6% doublestrike (t3)
- Bonuses from Eldritch Knight for Sorcerer or Wizard:
- Ghost Touch and elemental Imbue (c2)
- -25% shield Arcane Spell Failure (c3/c4/t2)
- Charisma (sorc) or Intelligence (wiz) to hit for Shield Bashes (t3)
- +15% Secondary Shield Bash (t5)
- Bonuses from Swashbuckler for Bard:
- Allows both Single Weapon Fighting and Shield Mastery fighting styles simultaneously while wielding a buckler. (t3)
- Charisma, Dexterity or Intelligence to damage for Shield Bashes while Swashbuckling (t3)
- Nature's Protector, Force of Nature no longer breaks Druidic Oath for metal shields (t5).
- Dwarf: +15% AC and +3 Tower Shield Maximum Dexterity Bonus (t2).
- Wood Elf: +10% Shield bashing chance with non-metal shields (t4).
- PDK: +15% AC and +3 Tower Shield Maximum Dexterity Bonus (t2).
Subcategories
This category has the following 8 subcategories, out of 8 total.
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Pages in category "Shields"
The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.