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Introduction

Shields

Shields can be really useful

Shields are a type of Armor held in the hand that can block ranged, coached and melee attacks, unlike blocking with a weapon which can only block melee from the correct angle. Shields can be used with One-handed Weapons, Thrown Weapons and most Polearms.

Blocking

Shields block melee attacks in a 90º arc in front of you, (meaning that the attack can hit the front or rim of the shield) though when an attack is ranged, the projectile has to actually hit the shield. When slung over your back, they can still block ranged attacks coming from the rear. Kicks will always stun a block regardless of the shield skill of the user or shield that is used. Board Shields cannot be used on horseback, though they usually have one of the highest durability ratings and size and are preferable if the player only fights on foot.

Shield on the back

If the player has equipped a shield that he is not holding, that shield will go on the back (like an unused weapon), however this does provide the player with some extra protection to his rear. It only works for projectiles, not melee hits. If a projectile hits the shield on the back, the damage of the shot will be mitigated or even nullified.

Projectiles hitting shields on the back will do less damage, as this formula applies to find the total armor (body armor + shield resistance + 10), whereas if it hits the player in the back whilst he has no shield there, it will just be body armor reducing the damage.

This feature doesn't work for ally nor enemy troops, only for the player. So having a companion equipped with 2 shields won't raise his survival chance in a battle.

 Piercing through a shield

Using ranged weapons at close range will sometimes completely by-pass shields due to the penetration power of their projectile speed. Technically any ranged weapon can, but it requires the projectile to hit the shield at over ~50 projectile speed in order to penetrate most shields. Most bows and crossbows have enough velocity to penetrate shields, but only at very close range or/and against low resistance shields. 

Shield resistance is added to that amount, so vs steel shields or similar hardy shields you shouldn't be seeing shield penetrations except at near point blank shots with high velocity projectiles.

Ammunition matters as well, as some preserve their velocity better and are more likely to penetrate shields at longer distances.

Shield stats

  • Name: The name of the shield.
  • Shield Durability: This is the "health" of the shield; it determines how much damage it can take before it breaks. If it runs out, the shield will be dropped and can no longer be used for the remainder of the battle. The quality of a shield can deteriorate if it breaks.
  • Base Price: Is a illustrative price. It will be available in the marketplace for a higher price than this and sold for lower than this. The buying and selling price is influenced by the city and the trade skill, as well as the modifiers.
  • Weight: This affects your overall encumbrance. The higher it is, the slower you move. Watch out for your encumbrance if you want to move fast on foot.
  • Resistance: This is the damage subtracted from every hit the shield takes (the shield's armor). For example, a 0 Resistance shield hit by a blade will take 20 damage, which will drain its Durability; instead, a 10 Resistance shield hit by the same blade will take only 10 damage (20 minus 10). Certain weapons, mainly axes and axe-like weapons, deal double damage to shields. Ranged weapons with sufficient damage and missile speed can penetrate shields that have a low resistance. This damage is always reduced, however a hard enough hitting attack will still stagger you and force you to lower your shield. Shields appear to take an absolute minimum of 1 point of damage per hit while held regardless of how high its resistance, how high the shield skill of the wielder is or how weak the enemy's weapon is.
  • Size: This determines how much of your body is covered by your shield. For example, a 79 Size shield will cover only the upper part of your body, leaving the legs and the head exposed; instead, a 85x143 size shield will cover your whole body, leaving you vulnerable only from the back. Angling the shield up or down will change its coverage of either your feet or your head, be careful when looking down from high positions when there are enemy archers at the same elevation.
  • Speed Rating: This affects how quickly you can move your shield and how fast you recover after each hit. Higher numbers are obviously better, especially when the character's Shield skill is low or non-existent.
  • Requires shield: The level of shield skill the player/companion needs to be able to equip the shield.

Shield skill

Note that use of a shield is heavily affected by the shield skill. Higher skill means higher shield resistance, speed and coverage. With high skill spent on it, you can expect your a heavy Shield to be moved as fast as wooden ones and catch projectiles out of coverage as if it were a missile magnet.

Deformation

If your shield were to be broken, the game may display the message Shield Deformed. If this happens, it means that your shield lost its good trait, or earned a bad trait. Unlike horses which heal back, shields don't; if your board shield became "Battered", there's no way to fix it. So manage your shield well; if your shield has taken heavy damage, it is better to throw your shield around to your back and block with your weapon (if you can) rather than damage a rather expensive shield such as a steel shield, unless of course it's a pick up weapon from the field.

Note: You can never in any way destroy an allied troop's shield. They'll take the damage instead, as if they didn't block the shot.

List of Shields

Name
(Item ID)
Durability
Weight
Resistance
Size
Speed
Shield
(req)
Base
Price
Other
Anaconda Shield

(itm_pl_336)

480 4.00 13 90 90 0 440 -
Anaconda Spiked Shield

(itm_pop_anaconda_shield)

600 4.00 16 100x109 80 3 823 Not Merchandise
Ancient Engraved Shield

(itm_pl_460)

600 4.00 15 119 90 5 1555 -
Bearclaw Shield

(itm_pop_myst_shield)

380 4.00 10 100x109 90 0 170 -
Board Shield

(itm_tab_shield_pavise_c)

500 4.50 16 85x143 81 0 100 Cannot be used on horseback
Braced Wooden Round Shield

(itm_pl_38)

360 4.00 9 100 90 0 110 -
Dark Round Metal Shield

(itm_pl_331)

400 4.00 12 100 90 0 140 -
Demon Shield

(itm_pl_44)

450 4.00 18 79 90 0 450 Not Merchandise
D'Shar Round Shield

(itm_pl_339)

390 4.00 10 79 90 0 340 -
Elite Cavalry Shield

(itm_tab_shield_small_round_c)

360 3.00 12 79 100 0 180 -
Embossed Round Shield

(itm_pl_41)

400 4.00 10 100 90 0 110 -
Embossed Serpent Shield

(itm_pl_37)

400 4.00 10 100 90 0 150 -
Empire Immortal Shield

(itm_pl_459)

500 5.00 16 119 75 3 223 -
Empire Infantry Shield

(itm_pl_51)

450 5.00 12 72x105 65 2 352 -
Empire Kite Shield

(itm_pl_47)

400 4.00 12 79 90 2 302 -
Engraved Round Shield

(itm_pop_engraved_shield)

420 4.00 12 96 71 2 592 -
Engraved Serpent Shield

(itm_pop_serpent_shield)

390 4.00 9 100 90 0 150 Not Merchandise
Eventide Order Shield

(itm_eventide_shield)

490 4.00 15 100 95 0 180 -
Fur Covered Shield

(itm_fur_covered_shield)

400 3.50 8 100 76 0 110 -
Golden Metal Round Shield

(itm_pop_golden_shield)

480 3.00 11 94 90 2 752 -
Heater Shield

(itm_shield_heater_c)

400 3.50 10 100 80 0 140 -
Heater Shield

(itm_tab_shield_heater_c)

400 3.00 10 72x105 90 0 160 -
Heater Shield - 3 Gold Dragons on Red Field

(itm_pl_354)

440 4.00 12 100 90 0 160 -
Heater Shield - Black and White

(itm_pl_369)

440 4.00 16 100 90 0 160 -
Heater Shield - Black and White Eagle

(itm_pl_376)

440 4.00 12 100 90 0 160 -
Heater Shield - Black and White Quartered

(itm_pl_368)

440 4.00 12 100 90 0 160 -
Heater Shield - Black and Yellow Quartered

(itm_pl_370)

440 4.00 12 100 90 0 160 -
Heater Shield - Black Eagle on Yellow Field

(itm_pl_367)

440 4.00 12 100 90 0 160 -
Heater Shield - Black Pegasus on White Field

(itm_pl_356)

390 4.00 10 100 90 0 160 -
Heater Shield - Black Rampant Lion on Yellow

(itm_pl_348)

440 4.00 10 100 90 0 320 -
Heater Shield - Black Unicorn on White Field

(itm_pl_358)

440 4.00 12 100 90 0 160 -
Heater Shield - Boar Head on Red

(itm_pl_360)

440 4.00 12 100 90 0 160 -
Heater Shield - de Fleur Adventure Company

(itm_pl_502)

440 4.00 12 100 90 0 160 Not Merchandise
Heater Shield - Eyegrim Shield

(itm_pl_504)

480 4.00 12 100 90 0 160 Not Merchandise
Heater Shield - Gold Crosses on Blue Field

(itm_pl_374)

440 4.00 12 100 90 0 160 -
Heater Shield - Gold Lion on Blue Field

(itm_pl_365)

440 4.00 12 100 90 0 160 -
Heater Shield - Gold Lions on Red Field

(itm_pl_371)

440 4.00 12 100 90 0 160 -
Heater Shield - Gold Rampant Lion on Green Field

(itm_pl_355)

440 4.00 12 100 90 0 160 -
Heater Shield - Golden Clovers

(itm_pl_388)

430 4.00 10 100 90 0 160 -
Heater Shield - Gryphonsword Company

(itm_pl_378)

440 4.00 12 100 90 0 160 -
Heater Shield - Mortal Shield

(itm_pl_503)

420 4.00 10 100 90 3 163 Not Merchandise
Heater Shield - Order of the Clarion Call

(itm_pl_384)

480 4.00 12 100 90 4 194 -
Heater Shield - Order of the Dawn

(itm_pl_377)

500 4.00 14 100 90 2 162 -
Heater Shield - Order of the Ebony Gauntlet

(itm_pl_383)

480 4.00 12 100 90 0 160 -
Heater Shield - Order of the Raven Spear

(itm_pl_505)

440 4.00 12 100 90 2 162 Not Merchandise
Heater Shield - Order of the Wyvern

(itm_pl_362)

440 4.00 12 100 90 0 310 Not Merchandise
Heater Shield - Quartered Blue and Red

(itm_pl_359)

440 4.00 12 100 90 0 160 -
Heater Shield - Royal Deer

(itm_pl_387)

450 4.00 10 100 90 0 200 -
Heater Shield - Sea Serpent

(itm_pl_385)

430 4.00 10 100 90 0 190 -
Heater Shield - Three Sages

(itm_pl_386)

430 4.00 10 100 90 0 170 -
Heater Shield - Twin Screaming Eagles on Black Field

(itm_pl_373)

440 4.00 12 100 90 0 320 -
Heater Shield - White and Black Bells

(itm_pl_350)

440 4.00 12 100 90 0 320 -
Heater Shield - White and Blue

(itm_pl_353)

440 4.00 12 100 90 0 160 -
Heater Shield - White and Red with Black

(itm_pl_364)

440 4.00 12 100 90 0 160 -
Heater Shield - White Eagle on Red Field

(itm_pl_352)

440 4.00 12 100 90 0 160 -
Heater Shield - White Fleur on Blue

(itm_pl_361)

440 4.00 12 100 90 0 160 -
Heater Shield - White Fleurs on Blue Field

(itm_pl_349)

440 4.00 12 100 90 0 320 -
Heater Shield - White Griffon on Green Shield

(itm_pl_357)

440 4.00 12 100 90 0 160 -
Heater Shield - White Lion Red Field over Gold Field

(itm_pl_375)

440 4.00 12 100 90 0 160 -
Heater Shield - White Wyvern on Red Field

(itm_pl_372)

440 4.00 12 100 90 0 160 -
Heavy Board Shield

(itm_tab_shield_pavise_d)

700 5.00 18 85x143 78 0 180 Cannot be used on horseback
Heavy Heater Shield

(itm_tab_shield_heater_d)

440 3.50 12 72x105 87 0 160 -
Heavy Kite Shield

(itm_tab_shield_kite_d)

500 3.50 14 72x105 87 0 160 -
Heavy Round Shield

(itm_tab_shield_round_d)

440 4.00 10 100 84 0 100 -
Heretic Kite Shield

(itm_pl_49)

440 4.00 10 90 100 0 110 -
Heretic Round Shield

(itm_pop_heretic_round_shield)

380 4.00 10 100 90 0 340 Not Merchandise
Hide Covered Round Shield

(itm_hide_covered_round_shield)

300 2.00 7 90 100 0 20 Not Merchandise
Horseman's Heater Shield

(itm_tab_shield_heater_cav_a)

400 2.00 10 59x79 103 0 110 -
Horseman's Kite Shield

(itm_tab_shield_kite_cav_a)

440 2.00 10 59x79 103 0 100 -
Huscarl's Round Shield

(itm_tab_shield_round_e)

500 4.50 13 100 81 0 210 -
Jarl's Shield

(itm_pl_34)

480 4.00 14 100 90 3 173 -
Jatu Nomad Shield

(itm_pop_jatu_nomad_shield)

400 4.00 10 79 90 0 70 -
Jatu Sheik Shield

(itm_pop_jatu_sheik_shield)

480 4.00 11 90 90 0 220 -
Jatu Warlord Shield

(itm_pop_jatu_warlord_shield)

530 4.00 16 100 90 0 220 -
Kajahar Shield

(itm_pop_kajahar_shield)

480 4.00 14 79 90 0 70 -
Kite Shield

(itm_tutorial_shield)

480 2.50 1 300 82 0 110 Not Merchandise
Kite Shield

(itm_norman_shield_7)

480 2.50 12 72x105 82 0 60 -
Kite Shield

(itm_norman_shield_8)

480 2.50 12 72x105 82 0 60 -
Kite Shield

(itm_tab_shield_kite_c)

360 3.00 11 72x105 90 0 80 -
Kite Shield - Black and Gold

(itm_norman_shield_3)

480 5.50 12 72x105 82 0 250 -
Kite Shield - Blue Dragon on Gold Field

(itm_norman_shield_6)

480 5.50 12 72x105 82 0 250 -
Kite Shield - Gold Waterhorse

(itm_norman_shield_1)

480 5.50 12 72x105 82 0 250 -
Kite Shield - Red and Gold

(itm_norman_shield_2)

480 5.50 12 72x105 82 0 260 -
Kite Shield - White Cross on Blue Field

(itm_norman_shield_4)

480 5.50 12 72x105 82 0 250 -
Kite Shield - White Lion on Blue Field

(itm_norman_shield_5)

480 5.50 12 72x105 82 0 250 -
Knightly Heater Shield

(itm_tab_shield_heater_cav_b)

500 2.50 15 59x79 100 0 200 -
Knightly Kite Shield

(itm_tab_shield_kite_cav_b)

600 2.50 15 59x79 100 0 180 -
Leather Covered Round Shield

(itm_leather_covered_round_shield)

310 2.50 8 90 96 0 40 Not Merchandise
Lute

(itm_lute)

480 2.50 1 180 82 0 110 Merchandise?
Lyre

(itm_lyre)

480 2.50 1 180 82 0 110 Merchandise?
Melitine Horseman Shield

(itm_pop_melitine_metal_shield)

500 3.00 14 105x123 90 0 250 -
Melitine Tear Shield

(itm_pop_melitine_shield)

440 6.00 12 72x105 85 0 210 -
Metal Embossed Star Round Shield

(itm_pl_39)

500 4.50 13 100 90 0 160 -
Metal Round Shield

(itm_pl_33)

440 4.00 13 100 90 0 70 -
Mystmountain Barbarian Shield

(itm_pl_338)

330 5.00 9 79 90 0 70 -
Netherworld Shield

(itm_pl_341)

830 4.00 25 90 90 4 444 -
Noldor Enchanted Shield

(itm_pop_noldor_ench_shield)

1000 5.00 20 72x105 100 3 1823 Not Merchandise (1)
Noldor Infantry Shield

(itm_pop_noldor_inf_shield)

480 4.00 16 100 90 3 273 (1)
Noldor Noble Shield

(itm_pop_noldor_noble_shield)

700 3.00 18 100 90 3 2503 Not Merchandise (1)
Northman Round Shield

(itm_pl_40)

400 4.25 7 100 90 0 110 -
Old Board Shield

(itm_tab_shield_pavise_a)

300 3.50 8 85x143 89 0 60 Cannot be used on horseback
Old Empire Shield

(itm_pl_332)

440 4.00 12 119 90 0 370 -
Old Heater Shield

(itm_tab_shield_heater_a)

280 2.00 6 72x105 96 0 36 -
Old Kite Shield

(itm_tab_shield_kite_a)

165 2.00 6 72x105 96 0 33 -
Old Round Shield

(itm_tab_shield_round_a)

195 2.50 4 100 93 0 26 -
Order of the Dragon Kite Shield

(itm_pl_45)

500 4.00 14 79 100 0 1000 -
Order of the Falcon Kite Shield

(itm_pl_46)

500 4.00 14 100 100 0 1100 -
Order of the Griffon Kite Shield

(itm_pl_48)

500 4.00 14 90 100 0 1004 -
Order of the Lion Kite Shield

(itm_pl_43)

500 4.00 14 119 100 0 1000 -
Ornate Kite Shield

(itm_pl_392)

500 5.50 12 72x105 82 5 765 -
Plain Board Shield

(itm_tab_shield_pavise_b)

400 4.00 12 85x143 85 0 70 Cannot be used on horseback
Plain Cavalry Shield

(itm_tab_shield_small_round_a)

220 2.00 8 79 105 0 45 -
Plain Heater Shield

(itm_tab_shield_heater_b)

320 2.50 8 72x105 93 0 70 -
Plain Kite Shield

(itm_tab_shield_kite_b)

350 2.50 10 72x105 93 0 70 -
Plain Round Shield

(itm_tab_shield_round_b)

260 3.00 8 100 90 0 35 -
Plate Covered Round Shield

(itm_plate_covered_round_shield)

400 4.00 14 90 90 0 140 -
Practice Shield

(itm_practice_shield)

200 3.50 1 100 100 0 20 Not Merchandise
Round Cavalry Shield

(itm_tab_shield_small_round_b)

280 2.50 10 79 103 0 100 -
Round Dragon Shield

(itm_pl_29)

330 4.00 12 79 90 0 170 -
Round D'Shar Cross Shield

(itm_pl_31)

360 4.00 10 79 90 0 70 -
Round Shield

(itm_tab_shield_round_c)

310 3.50 10 100 87 0 60 -
Shield

(itm_arena_shield_red)

360 2.00 1 119 100 0 42 Not Merchandise
Shield

(itm_arena_shield_blue)

360 2.00 1 119 100 0 42 Not Merchandise
Shield

(itm_arena_shield_green)

360 2.00 1 119 100 0 42 Not Merchandise
Shield

(itm_arena_shield_yellow)

360 2.00 1 119 100 0 42 Not Merchandise
Snake Circle Shield

(itm_pl_344)

380 4.00 8 79 90 0 240 -
Snake Cult Shield

(itm_pl_53)

500 4.00 10 88 90 0 820 Not Merchandise
Steel Shield

(itm_steel_shield)

600 4.00 16 79 61 0 200 -
Talon Kite Shield

(itm_talon_shield)

440 4.00 14 100 100 0 800 -
Tear Shield

(itm_pl_50)

600 6.00 10 72x105 65 0 210 -
Torbah Desert Shield

(itm_pl_340)

380 4.00 10 79 90 0 190 -
Vanskerry Heavy Shield

(itm_pop_vanskerry_shield)

460 3.00 12 100 100 0 350 -
Vanskerry Raider Shield

(itm_pl_32)

430 4.00 12 79 90 0 70 -
Vanskerry Shield

(itm_nordic_shield)

400 2.00 8 100 100 0 50 -
Wooden Shield

(itm_wooden_shield)

360 2.00 2 100 100 0 42 -
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(1) Purchasable in Quigfen's store, after giving him a Qualis Gems.

Shield Modifiers

Modifier Durability Resistance Cost
Reinforced +83 +4 +110%
Thick +47 +2 +60%
Battered -26 -2 -15%
Cracked -56 -4 -40%
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