Shield

A shield is an off-hand weapon that provides a bonus to a character's overall armor rating (AR). They can take up to two upgrades; in Nightfall and Eye of the North, these are provided via an inscription and a shield handle.

The maximum AR for a shield without any attribute requirement is 8; it can be as high as 16 with an appropriate rank in Strength, Tactics, Command, Motivation or Fast Casting (in case of the Anniversary Shield "Curtain"). The rules that determine the bonus for characters that do not meet the minimum rank are complicated; see below for details.

Properties

• Equip: Off-hand
• Linked attributes: Strength, Tactics, Command, Motivation, Fast Casting (Anniversary Shield "Curtain" only)
• Maximum armor rating: 16
• Upgrade components: Shield Handles and inscriptions
• inherent bonuses: Shields that drop in the Prophecies or Factions campaigns can have an inherent bonus rather than an inscription; these include bonuses that are not available via inscriptions (e.g. +8 armor vs. Trolls).

Models

Non-attribute

Each of these shields offers an unconditional AR of 8.

Core	Prophecies	Nightfall
Gingerbread Shield Peppermint Shield	Wintergreen Shield	Hassin's Shell Wintergreen Shield

Strength

Core	Prophecies	Factions	Nightfall	Eye of The North	Beyond1	Bonus Mission Pack1
Defender Draconic Aegis Eternal Shield Gloom Shield Ornate Buckler PvP Strength Shield1 Shadow Shield Tower Shield	Deldrimor Shield1 Emboldened Carapace Shield1 Magmas Shield Oppressor's Shield1 Tower Shield	Amber Aegis Bladed Shield Bronze Shield Celestial Shield Diamond Aegis Echovald Shield Emblazoned Defender Embossed Aegis Exalted Aegis Gothic Defender Guardian of the Hunt Iridescent Aegis Kappa Shield Ornate Shield Outcast Shield Plagueborn Shield Wooden Buckler2 Zodiac Shield	Diamond Aegis Forgotten Shield1 Istani Shield Kournan Defender Lotus Shield Shield of the Lion Sun and Moon Shield Tormented Shield1 Woven Shield	Asuran Shield1 Charrslayer Shield1 Darkwing Defender Destroyer Shield1 Diamond Aegis Ebonhand Aegis Militia Shield Norn Shield1 Oaken Aegis Plated Shield Reinforced Buckler3 Shield of the Lion Shield of the Wing4	Imperial Shield Oppressor's Shield Shield of Purity	Charr Shield Mursaat Shield Tengu Shield Undead Shield

1. Shield is not available as a drop.
2. Wooden Bucklers with a Strength requirement are only available from Canthan Collectors, all other Wooden Bucklers have Tactics requirements.
3. Strength versions are only available from EotN collectors.
4. Strength version only available from Hulen Hairyback.

Tactics

Core	Prophecies	Factions	Nightfall	Eye of the North	Beyond1	Bonus Mission Pack1
Aegis Draconic Aegis Gloom Shield Ornate Buckler PvP Tactics Shield1 Reinforced Buckler Round Shield Shield of the Wing Skeleton Shield Tall Shield Wooden Buckler	Ascalon Aegis1 Bulwark of Balthazar1 Crimson Carapace Shield1 Crude Shield Deldrimor Shield1 Oppressor's Shield1 Runic Shield1 Skull Shield Stalwart Carapace Shield1 Stone Summit Shield Summit Warlord Shield	Amber Aegis Bladed Shield Bronze Shield Celestial Shield Diamond Aegis Echovald Shield Emblazoned Defender Embossed Aegis Exalted Aegis Gothic Defender Guardian of the Hunt Iridescent Aegis Kappa Shield Ornate Shield Outcast Shield Plagueborn Shield Spiked Targe Zodiac Shield	Adamantine Shield Ancient Shield Diamond Aegis Forgotten Shield1 Iridescent Aegis Sea Purse Shield Sharktooth Shield Sun and Moon Shield Tormented Shield1 Tribal Shield (effigy) Woven Shield	Amethyst Aegis Asuran Shield1 Charrslayer Shield1 Darkwing Defender Destroyer Shield1 Diamond Aegis Enameled Shield Equine Aegis Great Conch Iridescent Aegis Militia Shield Norn Shield1 Oaken Aegis Spiked Targe Stone Summit Shield Summit Warlord Shield	Imperial Shield Oppressor's Shield Shield of Purity	Charr Shield Mursaat Shield Tengu Shield Undead Shield

1. Shield is not available as a drop.

Command

Core	Prophecies1	Factions	Nightfall	Eye of the North	Beyond1	Bonus Mission Pack1
PvP Command Shield1 Eternal Shield Shadow Shield Skull Shield	Deldrimor Shield Oppressor's Shield	Exalted Aegis Zodiac Shield	Ancient Shield Aureate Aegis Copperleaf Shield Daedal Shield Diamond Aegis Eagle Defender Forgotten Shield1 Goldleaf Defender Heraldic Shield Iridescent Aegis Reinforced Defender Scarabshell Aegis Skull Shield Suntouched Shield Tormented Shield1 Tribal Shield (crude) Vabbian Bastion Vabbian Defender Vabbian Tower Shield	Amethyst Aegis Asuran Shield1 Charrslayer Shield1 Destroyer Shield1 Diamond Aegis Draconic Aegis Equine Aegis Norn Shield1 Shield of the Wing2 Signet Shield	Imperial Shield Oppressor's Shield Shield of Purity	Charr Shield Mursaat Shield Tengu Shield Undead Shield

1. Shield is not available as a drop.
2. Command version only available from Hulen Hairyback.

Motivation

Core	Prophecies1	Factions	Nightfall	Eye of the North	Beyond1	Bonus Mission Pack1
PvP Motivation Shield1 Eternal Shield Shadow Shield	Deldrimor Shield Oppressor's Shield	Exalted Aegis Zodiac Shield	Aureate Aegis Copperleaf Defender Copperleaf Shield Daedal Shield Diamond Aegis Eagle Defender Forgotten Shield1 Goldleaf Defender Heraldic Shield Iridescent Aegis Reinforced Defender Scarabshell Aegis Suntouched Shield Tormented Shield1 Tribal Shield (crude) Vabbian Bastion Vabbian Defender Vabbian Tower Shield	Amethyst Aegis Asuran Shield1 Charrslayer Shield1 Destroyer Shield1 Diamond Aegis Draconic Aegis Norn Shield1 Plated Shield Shield of the Wing2 Signet Shield	Imperial Shield Oppressor's Shield Shield of Purity	Charr Shield Mursaat Shield Tengu Shield Undead Shield

1. Shield is not available as a drop.
2. Motivation version only available from Hulen Hairyback.

Promotional

No Attribute	Strength	Tactics	Command	Motivation
		Bronze Guardian Canthan Targe Hog's Gluttony Serrated Shield Japan 1st Anniversary Shield

Unimplemented

Unknown attribute
Shadow Web Shield Howling Shield

Notes

• Shield mods always take effect, whether or not the wielder meets the shield's requirement.
• Burning Shield, Shield Bash, and Shield Stance are skills that require a shield to be equipped.
• The maximum AR of shields will always be eight more than the attribute requirement, up to a maximum of 16. For example, the maximum AR for requirement 5 shields is 13.
• As a general rule, shields grant up to +8 AR for characters that do not meet the minimum requirements (shields without a requirement will always grant their stated AR). The exact amount varies depending on the shield:

Effective AR	Source	Shield's AR	Notes
+8	Drops	≤ 16	For example an Elementalist using an AR 16 Strength shield, whether requirement 8 or higher.
+8	Non-random	16	Reward shields; from weaponsmith or collectors. Unique shields.
+5	Non-random	≤ 15	"
+6	Longtooth's Shield	12	The only shield with a requirement that grants +6 AR if its requirement is not met.

Bug.PvP Strength Shields offer +9 AR to characters that do not meet the requirements.

• It is not possible for shields found as drops to grant "+X energy". Fytch the collector is the only non-random source of these shields, selling the Runic Shield

• The Chimeric Prism behaves similar to a shield when certain conditions are met. As well as behaving as a "+5 energy" shield item requiring Strength or Expertise, or as a "+8 energy" shield item requiring Divine Favor.

• The Canthan Targe grants +2 Energy when certain requirement conditions are met

Trivia

• Xun Rao's Quill is described as a Parrying Dagger; however, for all practical purposes, it functions like a shield.

See also

• Gallery of shields
• Gallery of unique shields
• List of unique Warrior shields
• List of unique Paragon shields

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