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Liquid metal shield

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A shield made with liquid metal slimes that guards against magical attacks.

The essentials

  • Simplest: make it in the Krak Pot, Metal slime shield ×1 + Orichalcum ×1 + Slimedrop ×6.
  • Sells for 20,000 G.
  • Defence +35: 6th of 44 shields; top: Soul sucker (+40).
  • Used to make: Metal king shield.

“Simplest”, in this order: buy it (cheapest), pick it up, from a monster (best rate), make it, then the other sources.

Defence +35Block Chance 8%

Vocations that can equip it: Warrior, Priest, Mage, Minstrel, Armamentalist, Paladin, Sage, Luminary

Resistances: all elements -7% damage

Style: Casual 47 · Vanity 38 · Allure 35 · Aloof 35 · Chic 34 · Naive 29

Alchemy Read in the code

  • Metal slime shield ×1 + Orichalcum ×1 + Slimedrop ×6
  • Recipe learnt as a reward for quest 144 “Claws for Thought” (Stornway)

Used to make

Best defence in the category, by vocation

Under the hood

Internal item number: 21193; record no. 1166 of prm/itemdt (file order); selling price in its record (u16 at +0x1A): 20000; stars: +0x09 bits 1-3.

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