Brooch of Shielding

Version 0.18: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.

A brooch with an intricate inlaid design, providing a range of magical protections. Back in the good old days, every adventurer had one of these handy devices. That, and a pony.

the brooch of Shielding
Reflection ego
SH+8

Desirability

The brooch of Shielding is basically an amulet of reflection with a higher-than-normal SH value. It's useful, especially with a shield or other source of SH, but you might prefer some other artefact amulet with resistances or other properties.

History

Prior to 0.18, the brooch of Shielding was an amulet of warding with AC+4 and EV+4.