Shields

"Shields allow you to cover yourself or your friend from enemy hits."

— In-game description

Shields provide good armour and shielding bonuses to characters. They are equipped in left hand slot. The best way to use shields is to combine them with 1-handed swords (for great shielding bonus from both) or with 1-handed axes (for good armour bonus from shields and great damage from axes).

The best shield is made of mithrill and diamond.

Unlocking shields crafting requires 1 advancement point and unlocked Light armours crafting.

Base Recipe

Primary	Wood × 8 Bone × 8 Metal × 7
Secondary	Leather × 4 Wood × 4 Gems × 6
Catalyst	Wood × 4 Leather × 3 Metal × 2 Fiber × 6

List of Shields

Best examples, based on Armour and sorted by Armour|Shielding|Weight. For full list of recipes please consult dedicated articles or this spreadsheet .

	Name	Primary	Secondary			Additional properties
	Snowy Peak			15	15	Random, +4  Perception	55	480	20
	Scale Shield			14	12	+5  Leech	96	432	18
	Spectra Kite			12	10	+2  Leech, +5  Magic	96	424	18
	Leaf Shield			11	13	+2  Leech	56	424	18
	Shield			11	9	+2  Leech	100	319	15
	Destiny Shield			10	13	Random, +2  Dexterity	76	438	18
	Floating Shield			10	10	+2  Leech	40	360	16
	Monster Shell			9	9	+2  Leech	96	344	15
	Bouche Shield			8	12	Random, +7  Will	34	403	17
	Buckler			8	10	Random	76	312	14
	Pavise			8	8	+2  Leech	96	240	11
	Dew Drop			8	7	+2  Leech, +3  Attractiveness	64	272	12
	Ribcage			8	6	+2  Leech	96	192	9
	Round Shield			7	6	+2  Leech	96	192	9

Maximum attribute bonuses

Random bonuses from gems are also applicable.

Attribute	Item	Primary Material	Secondary Material
+5  Attractiveness	Dew Drop
+3  Dexterity	Destiny Shield
+5  Leech	Scale Shield
+5  Magic	Spectra Kite		Any
+4  Perception	Snowy Peak		Any
+7  Will	Bouche Shield		Any