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Sub Slot

Shields are equipped in the sub equipment slot. They can only be worn with a one-handed weapon or when one is not equipped with a weapon.

The effectiveness of your shield-blocking is based upon your Shield Skill. When the Shield Skill activates, it reduces the amount of damage taken from a melee hit. The higher your shield skill, the more often it will kick in, up to a maximum block rate of 65% . To activate your shield skill, you must fail your evasion and parry checks, and you must be facing the mob (under ~60 degree angle).

The smaller shields block more frequently, but reduce the damage by a smaller amount, whereas the larger shields block more damage, but trigger less often. So, the smaller the shield, the more frequently blocking activates, and the higher the Shield Skill skill gain rate.

The Aegis is in a league of its own, being a fully upgraded Relic item: it blocks at the rate of a size 2 shield, but reduces damage more than a size 4 shield.

In addition to the type of the shield, the defense rating of the shield also affects the amount of damage absorbed during a shield block: each point of defense seems to be an additional 0.5% damage reduction.

Size 3 shields generally offer the most efficient balance of block rate and damage reduction outside of the Aegis. A Paladin with enough Shield Skill can get close to the block rate cap with a size 3 shield, but not with a size 4.

The Paladin job trait Shield Mastery gives extra TP and avoids spell interruption on shield blocks.

It is speculated that Horizon's era+ has changes in effect to increase block rate and block damage reduction but no data is currently available to verify this claim.

See also: Shield Skill

Shields By Level

Name	Level	Stats	Shield Type	Jobs	Horizon Changes
					none
Lauan Shield	1	DEF: 1	Round	WAR / WHM / RDM / THF / PLD / BST / SAM	none
Lauan Shield +1	1	DEF: 2	Round	WAR / WHM / RDM / THF / PLD / BST / SAM	none
Marine Shield	1	DEF: 1 VIT +1 AGI +1 +1	Buckler	WAR / RDM / PLD / BST / SAM	none
Ageist	1	DEF: 1			Dropped from Mammet-9999 (Hard Mode)
Hatchling Shield	1	DEF: 18 Dispense: Eggs	Buckler		none
She-Slime Shield	1	DEF: 1 HP +2	Buckler		none
Judge's Shield	1	DEF: 50 GMs Only			none
Shell Shield	7	DEF: 2 VIT +1 AGI -2 +2	Buckler	WAR / RDM / PLD / BST / SAM	none
Maple Shield	8	DEF: 2	Round	WAR / WHM / RDM / THF / PLD / BST / SAM	none
Maple Shield +1	8	DEF: 3	Round	WAR / WHM / RDM / THF / PLD / BST / SAM	none
Clipeus	9	DEF: 5 Evasion +1	Buckler	WAR / PLD / DRK	none
Parana Shield	9	DEF: 2 +4	Round	WAR / WHM / RDM / THF / PLD / BST / SAM	none
Aspis	9	DEF: 3	Buckler	WAR / RDM / PLD / BST / SAM	none
Aspis +1	9	DEF: 4	Buckler	WAR / RDM / PLD / BST / SAM	none
Elm Shield	13	DEF: 3	Round	WAR / WHM / RDM / THF / PLD / BST / SAM	none
Elm Shield +1	13	DEF: 4	Round	WAR / WHM / RDM / THF / PLD / BST / SAM	none
Fish Scale Shield	14	DEF: 3 +2 +2 -4	Round	WAR / WHM / RDM / THF / PLD / BST /SAM	none
Tropical Shield	17	DEF: 3 +3 +3	Round	WAR / WHM / RDM / THF / PLD / BST /SAM	none
Lantern Shield	19	DEF: 4 Attack +5	Buckler	WAR / RDM / PLD / BST / SAM	none
Decurion's Shield	20	DEF: 6	Buckler	WAR / RDM / PLD / BST / SAM	none
Mahogany Shield	20	DEF: 4	Round	WAR / WHM / RDM / THF / PLD / BST / SAM	none
Strong Shield	20	DEF: 5	Round	WAR / WHM / RDM / THF / PLD / BST / SAM	none
Turtle Shield	24	DEF: 6 VIT +3 AGI -6 +6	Buckler	WAR / RDM / PLD / BST / SAM	none
Turtle Shield +1	24	DEF: 6 VIT +4 AGI -7 +7	Buckler	WAR / RDM / PLD / BST / SAM	none
Bastokan Targe	25	DEF: 7 HP +6	Buckler	WAR / RDM / PLD / BST / SAM	none
Republic Targe	25	DEF: 8 HP +8	Buckler	WAR / RDM / PLD / BST / SAM	none
Kite Shield	28	DEF: 8	Kite	WAR / PLD / DRK	none
Frost Shield	28	DEF: 5 +3	Round	WAR / WHM / RDM / THF / PLD / BST / SAM	none
Kite Shield +1	28	DEF: 9	Kite	WAR / PLD / DRK	none
Faerie Shield	29	+3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3	Round	WHM / BLM / RDM / PLD / DRK / SMN / BLU / SCH / GEO / RUN	none
Ashigaru Targe	30	DEF: 4 Latent effect: Throwing Skill +5	Buckler		none
Beater's Aspis	30	DEF: 3 Latent effect: Evasion +2	Buckler		none
Flat Shield	30	INT +1 MND +1 MP recovered while healing +2	Round	WHM / BLM / RDM / PLD / DRK / SMN / BLU / SCH / GEO / RUN	none
Genin Aspis	30	DEF: 6 Latent effect: Attack +5	Buckler		none
Healer's Shield	30	DEF: 2 Latent effect: DEX +2	Round		none
Killer Targe	30	DEF: 4 Latent effect: MP +5 CHR +2	Buckler		none
Magician's Shield	30	DEF: 2 Latent effect: HP +10 MP +5	Round		none
Mercenary's Targe	30	DEF: 6 Latent effect: HP +5 MP +10	Buckler		none
Pilferer's Aspis	30	DEF: 3 Latent effect: Shield Skill +5	Buckler		none
Singer's Shield	30	DEF: 4 Latent effect: Parrying skill +5	Round		none
Tortoise Shield	30	INT +1 MND +1 In areas under own nation's control: Converts 15 HP to MP	Buckler	WHM / BLM / RDM / PLD / DRK / SMN / BLU / SCH / GEO / RUN	none
Trimmer's Aspis	30	DEF: 4 Latent effect: MND +2	Buckler		none
Varlet's Targe	30	DEF: 6 Latent effect: AGI +2	Buckler		none
Warlock's Shield	30	DEF: 4 Latent effect: HP +7 MP +7	Round		none
Wizard's Shield	30	DEF: 2 Latent effect: STR +2	Round		none
Wrestler's Aspis	30	DEF: 4 Latent effect: INT +2	Buckler		none
Wyvern Targe	30	DEF: 4 Latent effect: Haste +1%	Buckler		none
Targe	31	DEF: 7	Buckler	WAR / RDM / PLD / BST / SAM	none
Targe +1	31	DEF: 8	Buckler	WAR / RDM / PLD / BST / SAM	none
Oak Shield	36	DEF: 6	Round	WAR / WHM / RDM / THF / PLD / BST / SAM	none
Coated Shield	36	DEF: 6 Enchantment: "Shell"	Round	WAR / WHM / RDM / THF / PLD / BST / SAM	none
Oak Shield +1	36	DEF: 7	Round	WAR / WHM / RDM / THF / PLD / BST / SAM	none
Jennet Shield	38	DEF: 10 VIT +1	Kite	WAR / PLD / DRK	none
Nymph Shield	39	DEF: 2 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3	Round	WHM / BLM / RDM / PLD / DRK / SMN BLU / SCH / GEO / RUN	none
Nymph Shield +1	39	DEF: 3 +4 +4 +4 +4 +4 +4 +4 +4	Round	WHM / BLM / RDM / PLD / DRK / SMN / BLU / SCH / GEO / RUN	none
Royal Squire's Shield	40	DEF: 7 Evasion +3	Round	WAR / WHM / RDM / THF / PLD / BST / SAM	none
Light Buckler	40	DEF: 6 Shield Skill +5	Buckler	WAR / WHM / RDM / THF / PLD / BST / SAM	none
Balance Buckler	40	DEF: 9 Accuracy +3	Buckler	WAR / RDM / PLD / BST / SAM	none
Elegant Shield	40	DEF: 1 MP +6 CHR +1	Buckler	BLM / BRD / SMN / PUP	none
Strike Shield	40	DEF: 6 Attack +6	Round	WAR / WHM / RDM / THF / PLD / BST / SAM	none
Heater Shield	43	DEF: 12	Kite	WAR / PLD / DRK	none
Heater Shield +1	43	DEF: 13	Kite	PLD / DRK	none
Royal Squire's Shield +1	43	DEF: 8 Evasion +3 In areas under own nation's control: HP +7 MP +7	Round	WAR / WHM / RDM / THF / PLD / BST / SAM	none
Royal Squire's Shield +2	43	DEF: 9 Evasion +3 In areas under own nation's control: HP +8 MP +8	Round	WAR / WHM / RDM / THF / PLD / BST / SAM	none
Buckler	45	DEF: 10	Buckler	WAR / RDM / PLD / BST / SAM	none
Buckler +1	45	DEF: 11	Buckler	WAR / RDM / PLD / BST / SAM	none
Viking Shield	45	DEF: 8 Attack +12	Round	WAR / WHM / RDM / THF / PLD / BST / SAM	none
Hard Shield	48	DEF: 10 HP +5	Kite	WAR / RDM / PLD / BST / SAM	none
Leather Shield	48	DEF: 8	Round	WAR / WHM / RDM / THF / PLD / BST / SAM	none
Leather Shield +1	48	DEF: 9	Round	WAR / WHM / RDM / THF / PLD / BST / SAM	none
Royal Knight Army Shield	50	DEF: 14 STR +2 MND +1	Kite	WAR / PLD/ DRK	none
Temple Knight Army Shield	50	DEF: 14 STR +1 MND +2	Kite	WAR / PLD / DRK	none
Divine Shield	50	DEF: 14 HP +15 MP +15 MND +2	Kite	WHM	none
Holy Shield	50	DEF: 13 HP +10 MP +10 MND +1	Kite	WHM	none
Sentinel Shield	50	DEF: 10 STR +3 Haste +1% Besieged: Haste +2%	Kite	WAR / RDM / PLD / BST / SAM	none
Serket Shield	51	DEF: 12 -5	Buckler	WAR / WHM / RDM / THF / PLD / BST / SAM	none
Master Shield	52	DEF: 18 Shield Skill 10	Kite	WAR / WHM / RDM / THF / PLD / BST / SAM	Defense 18 Shield type Kite
Royal Knight Shield +2	52	DEF: 16 STR +2 MND +1 In areas under own nation's control: STR +4	Kite	PLD / DRK	none
Temple Knight Shield +1	52	DEF: 15 STR +1 MND +2 In areas under own nation's control: VIT +3	Kite	WAR / PLD / DRK	none
Temple Knight Shield +2	52	DEF: 16 STR +1 MND +2 In areas under own nation's control: VIT +4	Kite	WAR / PLD / DRK	none
Royal Knight Army Shield +1	52	DEF: 15 STR +2 MND +1 In areas under own nation's control: STR +3	Kite	PLD / DRK	none
Royal Knight Army Shield +2	52	DEF: 16 STR +2 MND +1 In areas under own nation's control: STR +4	Kite	PLD / DRK	none
Scutum	54	DEF: 14	Tower	PLD / DRK	none
Scutum +1	54	DEF: 15	Tower	PLD / DRK	none
Musketeer Commander's Shield	55	DEF: 12 AGI +3 Attack +5	Buckler	WAR / RDM / PLD / BST / SAM	Attack +5
Royal Guard's Shield	55	DEF: 15 MND +3 CHR +3 +12	Kite	WAR / PLD / DRK	none
Hoplon	55	DEF: 11	Round	WAR / WHM / RDM / THF / PLD / BST / SAM	none
Hoplon +1	55	DEF: 12	Round	WAR / WHM / RDM / THF / PLD / BST / SAM	none
Spartan Hoplon	55	DEF: 11 Enchantment: "Phalanx"	Round	WAR / WHM / RDM / THF / PLD / BST / SAM	none
Astral Shield	58	+2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 Converts 30 HP to MP	Round	WHM / BLM / RDM / PLD / DRK / SMN / BLU / SCH / GEO / RUN	none
Flame Shield	58	DEF: 12  +20 Physical damage: "Blaze Spikes" effect	Buckler	WHM / BLM / RDM / PLD / DRK / SMN / BLU / SCH / GEO / RUN	none
Wivre Shield	58	DEF: 12 Enmity +5	Kite	WAR / PLD / DRK	none
Wivre Shield +1	58	DEF: 13 Enmity +6	Kite	WAR / PLD / DRK	none
Darksteel Buckler	59	DEF: 14 Attack +3	Buckler	WAR / RDM / PLD / BST / SAM	none
Spiked Buckler	59	DEF: 15 Attack +5	Buckler	WAR / RDM / PLD / BST / SAM	none
Patriarch Protector's Shield	60	DEF: 5 Converts 30 MP to HP	Round	WHM / BLM / SMN / PUP / SCH / GEO	none
Darksteel Shield	60	DEF: 16 +5 +5	Kite	PLD / DRK	none
Darksteel Shield +1	60	DEF: 17 +6 +6	Kite	PLD / DRK	none
Round Shield	61	DEF: 9	Round	WAR / WHM / RDM / THF / PLD / BST / SAM	none
Round Shield +1	61	DEF: 10	Round	WAR / WHM / RDM / THF / PLD / BST / SAM	none
Charging Shield	63	DEF: 16 STR +1 INT +2 Dark Magic skill +5 Converts 10 HP to MP	Kite	WAR / PLD / DRK	none
Gilt Buckler	65	DEF: 16 +4	Buckler	WAR / RDM / PLD / BST / SAM	none
Gold Buckler	65	DEF: 15 +3	Buckler	WAR / RDM / PLD / BST / SAM	none
Tower Shield	65	DEF: 18	Tower	WAR / PLD / DRK	none
Tower Shield +1	65	DEF: 19	Tower	WAR / PLD / DRK	none
Diamond Shield	66	DEF: 18 VIT +2  +10	Kite	PLD	none
Diamond Shield +1	66	DEF: 19 VIT +3  +12	Kite	PLD	none
Astral Aspis	68	DEF: 3 AGI +3 INT +3 -5 +5 +5 Converts 25 HP to MP	Buckler	WHM / BLM / RDM / PLD / DRK / SMN / BLU / SCH / GEO / RUN	none
Admiral's Shield	69	DEF: 16 CHR +4 Enmity +3 Enhances "Aquan Killer" effect	Kite	WAR / PLD / DRK	none
Dominus Shield	69	DEF: 10 MP +10 MND +2 +10 +10 +10 +10 +10 +10 +10 +10 Enchantment: Recover MP	Round	WAR / WHM / RDM / THF / PLD / BST / SAM	none
General's Shield	69	DEF: 15 CHR +3 Enmity +2 Enhances "Beast Killer" effect	Kite	WAR / PLD / DRK	none
Numinous Shield	69	DEF: 10 MP +10 MND +2 +10 +10 +10 +10 +10 +10 +10 +10	Round	WAR / WHM / RDM / THF / PLD / BST / SAM	none
Numinous Shield +1	69	DEF: 11 MP +15 MND +3 +15 +15 +15 +15 +15 +15 +15 +15	Round	WAR / WHM / RDM / THF / PLD / BST / SAM	none
Caballero Shield	70	DEF: 21 "Magic Def. Bonus" +2 Enmity +2 Physical damage: "Blaze Spikes" effect Set: Increases VIT	Kite	PLD / DRK	none
Hickory Shield	70	DEF: 9 STR +3 DEX -6 AGI -6	Round	WAR / THF / PLD / DRK / BST / SAM	none
Highlander's Targe	70	DEF: 23 "Shield Bash" +15	Buckler	PLD	none
Picaroon's Shield	70	DEF: 10 STR +4 DEX -5 AGI -5	Round	WAR / THF / PLD / DRK / BST / SAM	none
Storm Shield	70	DEF: 19 Assault: Shield skill +5	Round	WAR / WHM / RDM / THF / PLD / BST / SAM	none
Absorbing Shield	71	DEF: 18 HP +16 VIT +2 Enchantment: Contagion Transfer	Round	WAR / WHM / RDM / THF / PLD / BST / SAM	none
Legion Scutum	71	DEF: 16 MP +20 Enmity -2 MP recovered while healing +5	Tower		none
Ritter Shield	71	DEF: 21 HP +10 MP +10  +8  +8 PLD: DEF: +2	Kite	PLD / DRK	none
Ritter Shield +1	71	DEF: 22 HP +11 MP +11  +9  +9 PLD: DEF: +2	Kite	PLD / DRK	none
Tatami Shield	72	DEF: 24 STR +5 Evasion +3 Enhances "Killer Effects" effect	Tower	WAR/THF/PLD/DRK/BST/SAM	none
Ice Shield	72	DEF: 23 VIT +2 +20 +10 Physical damage: "Ice Spikes" effect	Kite	WAR / RDM / PLD / BST	none
Ice Shield +1	72	DEF: 24 VIT +2 +25 +10 Physical damage: "Ice Spikes" effect	Kite	WAR / RDM / PLD / BST	none
Palmerin's Shield	72	DEF: 20 Damage taken -2%	Kite	PLD	none
Januwiyah	73	DEF: 21 HP 25 Enhances "Resist Petrify" effect	Tower	WAR / PLD / DRK	none
Januwiyah +1	73	DEF: 22 HP +30 Enhances "Resist Petrify" effect	Tower	WAR / PLD / DRK	none
Januwiyah -1	73	DEF: 1	Tower	WAR / PLD / DRK	none
Kaiser Shield	73	DEF: 23 VIT +6 CHR +6 Enmity +4 Enhances "Beast Killer" effect	Kite	WAR / PLD / DRK	none
Koenig Shield	73	DEF: 22 VIT +5 CHR +5 Enmity +3 Enhances "Beast Killer" effect	Kite	WAR / PLD / DRK	none
Tariqah	73	DEF: 18 Accuracy +4 Evasion +4	Round	WAR / WHM / RDM / THF / PLD / BST / SAM	none
Tariqah +1	73	DEF: 19 Accuracy +5 Evasion +5	Round	WAR / WHM / RDM / THF / PLD / BST / SAM	none
Tariqah -1	73	DEF: 1	Round	WAR / WHM / RDM / THF / PLD / BST / SAM	none
Genbu's Shield	74	DEF: 24 -10 +10 Evasion +10 Physical damage taken -10%	Buckler	WHM / BLM / RDM / BRD / SMN / BLU / SCH / GEO	none
Muse Tariqah	74	DEF: 15 MND +7 CHR +7 Spell interruption rate down 10%	Round	WAR / WHM / RDM / THF / PLD / BST / SAM	none
Riot Shield	74	DEF: 21 Latent effect: DEF: 71	Kite	PLD / DRK	none
Aegis	75	DEF: 40 Augments "Shield Bash" Magic damage taken -25%	Aegis	PLD	none
Acheron Shield	75	DEF: 27 -10 Shield skill +10	Kite	WAR / RDM / DRK / BST / BLU	none
Acheron Shield +1	75	DEF: 28 -11 Shield skill +11	Kite	WAR / RDM / DRK / BST / BLU	none
Relic Shield	75	DEF: 1	Buckler	PLD	none
Ancile	75	DEF: 32 In Dynamis: Augments "Shield Bash"	Buckler	PLD	none
Bulwark Shield	75	DEF: 1 In Dynamis: DEF: 22	Buckler	PLD	none
Dynamis Shield	75	DEF: 22 In Dynamis: DEF: 28	Buckler	PLD	none
Simba Buckler	75	DEF: 24 HP +10 MP +10 Enmity +2	Buckler	WAR / PLD / DRK / BST	none