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''This page is about the Shield [[stat]].  For the armour type, see [[Shield]].  For the player [[skill]], see [[Shields]].''
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'''SH''' is one of your three physical defenses, along with [[AC]] and [[EV]]. It allows you to completely negate physical attacks (both melee and ranged) and some magical attacks. SH gained from wearing a physical shield is governed by the [[Shields skill]]; magical shields are unaffected.
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''This page is about the Shield [[stat]]. For the armour type, see [[Shield]]. For the player [[skill]], see [[Shields]].''
  
SH can be improved by the following means:
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'''SH''' is one of your three physical defenses, along with [[AC]] and [[EV]]. It allows you to completely negate physical attacks (both melee and ranged) and some magical attacks. Unlike AC and EV, you have no innate SH score. SH gained from wearing a physical shield is governed by the [[Shields skill]]; magical shields are unaffected.
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You can raise your Shield stat through the following means:
 
*Wearing a [[Shields|shield]]
 
*Wearing a [[Shields|shield]]
 
*Having the [[Good mutations#Large Bone Plates|Large Bone Plates]] [[mutation]]
 
*Having the [[Good mutations#Large Bone Plates|Large Bone Plates]] [[mutation]]
 
*[[The Shining One]]'s Divine Shield ability
 
*[[The Shining One]]'s Divine Shield ability
*Learning the [[Condensation Shield]] spell
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*[[Condensation Shield]], either through the spell or by evoking a [[rod of Warding]]
*Evoking the [[Deck of battle#Helm|Helm]] card
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*Drawing the [[Deck of battle#Helm|Helm]] card
*Carrying a [[Rod of Warding]]
 
  
 
[[Category:Stats]]
 
[[Category:Stats]]

Revision as of 20:56, 25 April 2013

Version 0.11: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.


This page is about the Shield stat. For the armour type, see Shield. For the player skill, see Shields.

SH is one of your three physical defenses, along with AC and EV. It allows you to completely negate physical attacks (both melee and ranged) and some magical attacks. Unlike AC and EV, you have no innate SH score. SH gained from wearing a physical shield is governed by the Shields skill; magical shields are unaffected.

You can raise your Shield stat through the following means: