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Category:Shields
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For the Shield spell, see Shield (spell).
For the type of equipment, see 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 7 subcategories, out of 7 total.
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Pages in category "Shields"
The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.